In three short years, So Many Wizards have become a staple in the DIY scene for L.A., and they’ve never been afraid to color outside of the lines during their time together. Experimenting with unpredictable song structures and textures, Nima Kazerouni, Erik Felix, Frank Maston and Geoff Geis have released two EPs that have continually […]
The Other Side of Morning gets up on the same side of the bed as a lot of ’90s alt-rock giants without really stretching the formula, but the L.A. quartet of James Werner, Kyle Wyman, Thomas Yagodinski and Tim McDonnell has watched is album “Letters From Your Love, The Madman” rise and shine. Since its […]
The Breakups are one of those local bands you should never take for granted – steady hands, making music around their day jobs and responsibilities in other bands and, in songwriter Jake Gideon’s case, confidently carrying the torch of true-blue power-pop. “Running Jumping Falling Shouting,” out today, is the Breakups’ first release since 2008’s “Eat […]
Ah, FIDLAR are at it again. And we’re not referring to whatever Zac Carper has going on in the press photo. The quartet is leading the charge among the cadre of young L.A. bands doing stripped-down garage-pop that’s skate-, surf- and party-friendly. From their early digital singles to last year’s “DIYDUI” EP for White Iris, […]
Perhaps you’re craving something a bit more brooding on this sentimental holiday. It’s understandable, and Jack White‘s new music video for “Love Interruption,” the lead single off his debut solo record “Blunderbluss,” arrives just in time for your viewing pleasure. In contrast to the optimistic “LOV” from Fitz & the Tantrums (see previous post), White’s […]
No matter the message of the song, Fitz & the Tantrums‘ new music video for “LOV” might even make those who usually scowl at Valentine’s Day events a bit more upbeat about the Hallmark holiday. Combining old clips from just about any genre and era of dance (highlights including Bollywood scenes, ABBA stare-offs and showgirls), […]
♥: (click on the heart to get a download of a song by one of my favorite Paul Epworth-produced bands): ‣ These guys know how to do special occasions: L.A. quartet Saint Motel does a night called “Heartbreaker’s Hideaway” at downtown’s Belasco Ballroom. Races also performs at the KCRW-sponsored event that features burlesque dancers, DJs, […]
The brothers Wardell – Patrick, Sean and Brian, who hail from Huntington Beach – have a lot going for them: Sibling harmonies, crisp guitar work that blurs the line between Americana and indie-rock and a band name that’s sure to get a chuckle: Moostache. If the band’s 2009 debut album “The Body Disagrees” felt merely […]
Heady stuff, this new video from Autolux. The L.A. art-rock trio’s 2010 album “Transit Transit” has a way of getting inside your head, and the video for the album’s closing track “The Science of Imaginary Solutions” suggests that if you spend too much time there you might not like what you find. The animated piece […]
NO seemed to materialize out of nowhere last fall, a DIY quintet with a seemingly career-assassinating name, fronted by a genial man with a Kiwi accent, and dispensing hopeful, noir-ish indie-rock that recalls the National. The genial man is Bradley Hanan Carter, who first came to the U.S. as guitarist/backup singer for New Zealand rockers […]