[Folks, today is 07/08/09, and maybe a numerologist could explain it to me, but I remember have a distinctly crappy 06/07/08 and 05/06/07. So I might not get out of bed today, even to wish Beck a happy 39th birthday.] The acclaimed Brooklyn avant-pop group Dirty Projectors hit town tonight behind their new release “Bitte […]
[Ears Wide Open highlights new and forthcoming music from SoCal artists:] Last American Buffalo made ripples on the L.A. scene with its 2007 debut “Marquis for the Debutante,” and now principal songwriter Kevin Tyler Compton, surrounded by a new lineup, is back with a new EP, “Bohemian Blues.” The vibe is Americana-tinged classic rock, a […]
[Have a safe holiday weekend. And raise a glass for birthday boy Robbie Robertson on Sunday.] Today: ‘Tis the season … for music outdoors. Among the many offerings around SoCal is a free concert series at Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena, where French songstress Emilie Simon [pictured] performs at 8 tonight. She’s also at the Bootleg […]
Details on funeral arrangements and a memorial service for Pablo Castelaz, the 6-year-old son of Dangerbird Records co-founder Jeff Castelaz who died of cancer on Saturday, have been posted on the PABLOg! website. In addition, it was announced today that the concert Wednesday night at the Echo featuring Dangerbird bands Eulogies and Bad Veins, along […]
Deastro, the nom de tune of synth-wielding 22-year-old Randoph Chabot [pictured] of Detroit, released his debut album, “Moondagger,” this week, and fans of the likes of M83 and New Order will want to have a listen. [Download, via Pitchfork: “Vermillion Plaza.”] Deastro visits Spaceland tonight, supported by Telephone Jim Jesus. … Wilco ends its L.A. […]
[It’s Kanye West’s birthday, and I wonder what you’d get a guy who has his own line of limited-edition glow-in-the-dark sneakers.] Can’t think of another album from this year that has been a more slam-dunk mood elevator that Metric’s “Fantasies.” The Canadian-bred band, who seem to have had more homes that an Army brat (they […]
[Stevie Nicks blows out birthday candles today, though the big party with her admirers isn’t until Thursday, when Fleetwood Mac plays Staples Center. Meanwhile, tonight …] With her new album “Jigsaw” finally out, British rapper Lady Sovereign hits the El Rey Theatre tonight. supported by Harvard-bred pop lads Chester French. … Quality country at Spaceland, […]
Some great reasons to get out of the house tonight: The big shows have the Decemberists (supported by very talented Oklahomans Other Lives) at the Palladium, and a lot of people my age heading to see the brother acts – the Allmans and the Doobies – at the Greek Theatre. … Ex-rapper Hesta Prynn (Northern […]
Operation Aloha sounds like the Hawaii travel bureau’s latest promotion, but it’s actually a supergroup of sorts, including members of Maroon 5, Gomez and Phantom Planet. During a 30-day hiatus on Maui, the band – all 14 of them – made an album of chill, occasionally island-flavored pop music, and tonight they bring that music […]
[Happy Cinco de Mayo, and here are a few musical party options;] Iglu & Hartly, the Los Angeles-via-Colorado quintet who hit it big in the U.K. with its party-minded amalgamation of rock, rap (lite) and cheesy synths, brings its dance show back to the U.S. in earnest, playing a KROQ-sponsored record release show at the […]
