Incoming: My Morning Jacket, Dave Matthews Band, Fiona Apple, the Walkmen, Blondie, Silversun Pickups, the Vaccines, Robert Francis, Adam Ant, the Hives, Peter Murphy, Rascal Flatts, Lobsterfest, Joe Walsh, Pretty Lights, Poolside, Austra, Avicii, Brian Setzer Orchestra Above: My Morning Jacket hits the Wiltern for three nights starting Tuesday. That’s the video for the title […]
[Happy 11/11/11 …] ‣ Canadian trio Austra plays a sold-out show at the Echo, with Grimes and Baron Von Luxxury supporting. That’s Austra’s video for “Lose It,” above. And Baron Von Luxxury has remixed Austra’s song “Spellwork” – it’s worth checkout out here. ‣ Brooklyn duo Holy Ghost rocks the Music Box. They’ve just released […]
[Happy birthday to Pete Yorn, 37 years old today. Here’s what’s up tonight …] Your midweek mix: ‣ It’s a homecoming of sorts for Richie James Follin, the O.C. native who fronts (fronted?) the Willowz for four albums and now lives on the other coast making doo wop-meets-Kinks music as Guards. Guards have more substance […]
[My recap of Thursday outings at SXSW… New Wave x Twitching R&B x Gothic Glam x Aching Feet.] Jamie Woon (at Windish House) — If Michael Jackson had discovered dubstep three decades ago, his smooth sounds would have been a tad moodier and a bit twitchier. In fact, he would sound like Jamie Woon does […]
It’s always nice to be able to see some of the big names in music all in one spot. The South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin is one of the best places to do that, but with bands passing through Los Angeles every night, it’s hard to say we haven’t seen our share of […]
