The Donnies The Amys – the glorious confluence of singer-songwriter Donnie Stemp’s emotive paeans and drummer Amy Wood’s artful rhythms – have decided to capitalize after all. Their name, that is. The pair have already capitalized on their collaboration; their debut album (which you should have by now) is a collection of agile indie-pop that […]
He’s My Brother She’s My Sister is thick with the schtick – between the thrift-store costumes, tap-dancing percussionist and the sibling revelry of vocalists Rob and Rachel Kolar, they’ve constructed an indie-Vaudeville aesthetic that asks, if you please, to check your practiced sense of cool at the door. There’s more than a kernel of truth […]
It’s all about expectancy. L.A. trio-turned-quartet the Happy Hollows have unveiled their first new material since their 2009 debut “Spells.” “Endless” reveals a different tonality in Sarah Negahdari’s guitar playing while still serving as a (fast-moving) vehicle for the frontwoman’s prodigious talents. The foursome – now Negahdari, Charlie Mahoney, Richy Epolito and Matt Fry – […]
Thursday’s things: ‣ South African quartet Civil Twilight headlines the El Rey Theatre behind its latest album “Holy Weather. ” Morning Parade and Frank + Derol support. ‣ La Santa Cecilia performs at this week’s edition of the Sunset Concerts series at the Skirball Center. ‣ The Rescues preview their new album “Blah Blah Love […]
Must’ve missed the press blast on this one, but if your dance card is still free on Saturday night: Geographer, the Bay Area synth-pop band who were so much fun when they played the Skirball Center in July, performs Saturday night at LACMA as part of “Muse Til Midnight: Listen to Art.” The night also […]
Voxhaul Broadcast has been added to the Echo Park Rising lineup to anchor the Echo stage, and Hands, Calvin Love, Oh Boy Les Mecs and the Dead Ships have been slotted to play the Echoplex as plans are finalized for the free, one-day neighborhood festival on Saturday. Fool’s Gold (previously announced) highlights a big lineup […]
New York quartet the Men have proven as difficult to pigeonhole and they are to Google over three albums. They’ve dabbled in punk, psych-pop, hard rock and even a little classic rock, but the tie that binds the material on last spring’s album “Open Your Heart” (out on Sacred Bones) is the consistently good songcraft. […]
So how’s your summer going? Great? Well, this will make it even better. Soft Swells – whose bright self-titled debut album gave everybody a head start on the summertime vibe when it was released back in February – have unveiled a new single. “Summer” sounds like a classic the moment Tim Williams picks the first […]
Blondfire, the brother-sister electro-pop duo who have just signed to Warner Bros. Records, heads up the lineup for the September edition of the KCSN / Buzz Bands LA local music series at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood. The band, anchored by Bruce and Eric Driscoll, will be joined by newcomers Western Scene and Go […]
Jesus and Mary Chain acolytes Tashaki Miyaki have the shimmer down. And if you hang with their languorous new single “Best Friend” long enough, the L.A. duo has something else too – a mystery, or deadpan sense of danger. Juan Iglesias’ black-and-white video for their new single “Best Friend” stars a couple, a dog and […]
