It was kind of director Christopher Wilson to speed up the video for the new Band of Horses single “Knock Knock” – from the first note Ben Bridwell and his South Carolina-based quintet can’t wait to get to the next chord. It’s the first taste of Band of Horses’ forthcoming album “Mirage Rock,” due Sept. […]
All over the map tonight: ‣ Spindrift, L.A.’s singular purveyor of spaghetti Western psychedelia, celebrate the release of their new album “Classic Soundtracks Vol. 1” at the Echoplex, supported by the Icarus Line and the Gram Rabbit side project the Country. The videos and trailers for the music on Spindrift’s new collection – all collaborations […]
Review and gallery by Laurie Scavo Band of Horses could not have have brought their pastoral music to more picturesque location than the tree-lined alcove of the Greek Theatre on Saturday night. Too bad lead singer Ben Bridwell could not have brought his best voice. Bridwell, his normally soaring tenor cracking round the edges, joked […]
[Massive weekend ahead, but not so big that we shouldn’t pause to wish Janet Weiss a happy birthday – and note that she’s in a new band, Wild Flag, coming to Spaceland on Nov. 19:] Top 4 shows near and dear to my L.A.-centric heart: ‣ Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits celebrate their EP release tonight at […]
[Happy birthday, Paul Weller. What I wouldn’t give for a little Jam this morning:] Top 5 ways to make merry musically in Los Angeles tonight: ‣ Watch enchanting Australian brother-and-sister folkies Angus & Julia Stone – their new album “Down the Way” is awfully sweet – on the first of their two sold-out nights at […]
Most-heard question last week: “So how was your South by Southwest?” Me: “Kind of a blur … I think … I mean …” My assignments for SPIN.com kept me beyond busy, so the week was a parade of bands, sleep deprivation and more bands, and I didn’t get to catch a lot of the buzzy […]
Austin is just getting warmed up. I covered seven bands Thursday while on assignment for SPIN.com: ‣ Band of Horses played a resplendent set to a full house at Stubb’s outdoor theater. ‣ L.A.’s Radar Bros. [that’s Jim Putnam, pictured] playing to a packed Merge Records showcase at the Cedar Street Courtyard, previewed their sixth […]
[Birthday shout-out to L.A. musician/producer Aaron Embry today. Meanwhile, there is an enormous confluence of concerts for a Monday night — here goes:] The first time I saw U.K. punk-rockers the Cribs play in Los Angeles, frontman Gary Jarman bloodied himself on the microphone, and it was love at first gush. It’s not likely that […]
[Our weekly Stolen Lyric …] ||| Source: Band of Horses, “I Go to the Barn Because I Like the” ||| Live: Band of Horses plays Monday at Club Nokia.
