Wow, Pomona, aren’t you the center of the universe … ‣ How to Destroy Angels, Trent Reznor’s new project with Atticus Ross, Rob Sheridan and Mariqueen Reznor, alights at the Fox Theater in Pomona for a Coachella warm-up show that features extravagant visuals by Sheridan. That’s the video for “How Long?,” above, from HTDA’s debut […]
If you live in New York, Cat Power‘s music video for “Manhattan” may warm your heart. Even for those of us in L.A., the clip directed by Chan Marshall and Greg Hunt (who also helped direct “Cherokee”) featuring Marshall walking the streets and subway may prompt a visit to the Big Apple. And for those […]
You can almost hear the floorboards of the saloon creak during Pony Boy’s new single “Greatest Unknown,” singer Marchelle Bradanini’s continuing adventures in casting dark spells over vintage Americana. Bradanini’s Old West soundscapes are places there might be cowboys and there might be aliens, and there certainly are mysterious heroines who can stop either in […]
It’s been more than two years since psych-folk band Young Hunting unveiled their velvet atmospherics, and after a long tour schedule and studio time, their debut full-length “Hazel” is en route June 4 via Gold Robot. There’s melancholic beauty in early tracks “Rust” and “Into Your Mind,” as well as lighter ballads such as “Sweet Bird” […]
Meg Myers came out of nowhere – well, actually a diner in Echo Park, via a church in Tennessee – early last year to plant her flag in the fertile soil once tilled by the like of Dolores O’Riordan and Sinead O’Connor. Myers’ six-song “Daughter in the Choir” EP was a mix of razor-sharp rock, […]
Totally Tuesday things: ‣ Red Hot Chili Peppers stop by the Fonda Theatre before they headline two weekends at Coachella. ‣ Pop star Rihanna plays the Staples Center. ‣ Broadheds – the new band from Eulogies’ former frontman (and Dangerbird’s co-founder) – headlines the Bootleg with solid support from fellow L.A. bands Eastern Conference Champions […]
Hot As Sun’s blissful debut “Night Time Sound Desire” came out two weeks ago on Last Gang Records, and even if you’re not the disco type, it’s an album that works for the dance floor in your imagination as well as sweaty clubs. The new video for “When We Fell” stars Jeremy Allen White and […]
Sometimes misfortune can lead you down unexpected paths. So it was with singer-songwriter Brandi Emma, whom we last spotted aiding and abetting Charlie Clark on his new EP. During a time she was injured and not able to play guitar, Emma found herself hanging out with friends Steven Evanne Heinstein and Thomas Schobel in Schobel’s […]
Start your week off right: ‣ Indie-rock provocateurs Thao & the Get Down Stay Down headline the Troubadour behind their great new album “We the Common” – and, by the way, the band’s recent webisode series is recommended too. Portland’s Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside supports. ‣ Chicago folkie Angel Olsen, newly signed to […]
