[One more day of vacation, and then I am back at the helm on Monday. Meanwhile:] Mark Sovel (aka Mr. Shovel) – who during his tenure at the late, lamented FM outlet Indie 103.1 was one of the most fervent champions of the local music scene – will serve as guest host of the L.A. […]
Well hello, Sunday. What can we do for you? And vice versa. ‣L.A. darlings Airborne Toxic Event headline tonight’s L.A. 101 fest at the Gibson Amphitheater along with Tokyo Police Club, Delta Spirit, Built To Spill, Electric Guest and Jenny O. Indoor/outdoor stages, exhibits, vendors and food trucks, oh my! ‣The co-headlining tour of L.A.’s […]
Voxhaul Broadcast is one Los Angeles’ finer musical offerings who offer up a tight package of bluesy rock with melody and grit. Earlier this year they released “Timing Is Everything” (their debut full-length album which boasts the passionate “Leaving on the 5th” and the funky punk of “Cheetah”) and now the boys are taking it […]
Easy like Sunday morning…even though it’s Saturday. ‣Philadelphia trio the War on Drugs may sound firmly rooted Americana, but listen deeper and you’ll hear (or feel) hypno-melodies and the shoegaze sect of alt-rock. Their second album, “Slave Ambient”, is an intricate weave of reflection: plaintive vocals, washes of cascading guitars”¦the pieces just fit. See for […]
The clip for the Airborne Toxic Event‘s new single, “All I Ever Wanted” may play it safe with the storyline of boy meets girl, but to be perfectly honest, it’s a big relief after what we experienced from the “little band from Los Feliz” in their last music video. With Nora Kirkpatric of Edward Sharpe […]
After changing their name from the Smiles to the Miracals due to legal complications, the John McGrath, Will Sturgeon and Mark Edwards follow up their sunny “Hermosa” EP with sophomore effort “Give Me a Chance” (out Nov. 7). Leaving behind the jangly afro-beat influences of Vampire Weekend and embracing an indie pop sound that aligns […]
Unlike their humorous video for “We Don’t Want Your Body”, the new clip for Stars‘ track “Dead Hearts” is a somber one starring a man who constantly sees a large heart everywhere he goes after attending a funeral. Although death and love are not unusual subject matters for the Montreal-based band, the conceptualization and images […]
[It’s Friday… Add these covers to a mixtape soundtracking your forthcoming weekend shenanigans.] Asobi Seksu, “Never Understand (Jesus & Mary Chain cover)” ”“”“ New York’s shoegaze dream-poppers take on one of the classics from the album “Psychocandy.” The musicality on their rendition is spot on with the exception of Yuki Chikudate’s sweet vocals. The cover […]
‣Best Bang For Your Buck Award goes to: Taylor Locke & the Roughs along with Sabrosa Purr and Miracle Parade at Bootleg Bar. It also gets my vote for the sexiest rock show of the night and, yes, I’m talking about the music and the musicians. ‣Aussie-to-L.A. seems to be a running theme this week. […]
Almost as if these images were taken straight out of a teenager’s Tumblr feed, Bleeding Knees Club‘s clip for their new single “Teenage Girls” is a live collage of kittens, cigarettes, apple bongs and hipster gals staring into the lens with ultimate apathy. Fortunately, the music of Jordan Malane, Alex Wall and Matt Woods is […]
