Luxxury: Blake Robin on getting original, and how to ‘Take It Slow’
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Luxxury’s Blake Robin talks about new music, depressing strip clubs, collaborating with Billy Caruso and playing his first show with a full band in three years.
Download: Baron von Luxxury, ‘Hotel California’ (Eagles makeover)
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We remain just as disinterested in hearing every silly remix that lands on Soundcloud as we are in hearing the Eagles’ “Hotel California” for the zillionth time. That said, electro mad scientist Baron von Luxxury – aka Blake Robin – has, well, a way with things. For lack of a better description. He up to the […]
Tonight in L.A.: The Jim Jones Revue, Baron von Luxxury, Spain, Reel Big Fish, Fellow Bohemian, Patrolled by Radar, Tonopah
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Happy Jan. 2: ‣ Think of this as a wake-up call for the new year: London garage-rockers the Jim Jones Revue play their first West Coast show in two years at the Viper Room. ‣ Satellite Nights – the Silver Lake venue’s annual run of free shows (eight in 2014) to kick off the new […]
The Week Ahead: Dec. 30-Jan. 5
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Incoming: Common, the Wild Reeds, the Aggrolites, Sergio Mendes, the Entrance Band, Fool’s Gold, Quetzal Guerrero, Fedde Le Grand, the Dustbowl Revival, Jane Monheit, Camp Freddy, Goo Goo Dolls, the English Beat, Capital Cities, Baron von Luxxury, Spain, Reel Big Fish, the Jim Jones Revue, Avid Dancer, Fever the Ghost, Hindu Pirates, Evan Voytas, Meiko, […]
Download: Fleetwood Mac, ‘Rhiannon’ (Baron Von Luxxury Dreams Unwinding Re-edit)
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Anybody who’s heard the cringeworthy cover of “Rhiannon” by Best Coast on the otherwise-OK Fleetwood Mac tribute album might appreciate what synth-pop alchemist Baron Von Luxxury has done with the song. No matter what you think about electro artists getting their bytes on classic tunes, at least Von Luxxury (the producer/songwriter born Blake Robin) has […]
Tonight in L.A.: Voxhaul Broadcast, Caught a Ghost, Baron Von Luxxury/Harlan, Daniel Bedingfield, Harriet, Barcelona, Jazz Reggae Fest, Fishbone
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Monday holiday offerings: ‣ L.A. quartet Voxhaul Broadcast (pictured), hard at work on new music following up last year’s album “Timing Is Everything,” heads up a big local lineup at the Viper Room. Also on board: Wildcat! Wildcat!, LA Font and the Mowgli’s. ‣ May’s free residencies take a bow in fine fashion: Baron Von […]
Tonight in L.A.: Daniel Bedingfield, Harriet, Caught a Ghost, Baron Von Luxxury/Harlan, Lianne La Havas, Hell or Highwater/Lady Sinatra
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For the third Monday in May: ‣ Resurgent U.K. pop singer Daniel Bedingfield (remember “Gotta Get Thru This” from 2002?), on the heels of his first release since 2004, plays the Hotel Cafe tonight as part of the SuperSoul Mondays 3-Year Anniversary Party, along with Jason Joseph & the Spectacular and more. Bedingfield’s new EP […]
Tonight in L.A.: The Henry Clay People, Meiko, Harriet, Caught a Ghost, Baron Von Luxxury/Harlan
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Nothing mundane about this Monday: ‣ If this isn’t the most helter-skelter It’s a School Night ever, you can slap my hand with a ruler. On the bill (chronologically) for the RSVP-only night at Bardot are Malibu-bred beach-vibe duo Brandon & Leah; followed by Bobby Woods’ horn- and string-laden Les Deux Love Orchestra featuring special […]
Tonight in L.A.: Vintage Trouble, Summer Darling, Rumspringa, George Stanford, Stonefeather
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Thursday’s toil and trouble: ‣ L.A. four-piece Vintage Trouble spent much of 2011 thrilling audiences in the U.K., where their retro rock ’n’ soul transported Jools Holland fans back to the ’50s and ’60s, they opened for Bon Jovi and they earned reviews comparing singer Ty Taylor to a young James Brown. They bring their […]
Ears Wide Open: Baron von Luxxury
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Disco is not dead, as Blake Robin, aka Baron von Luxxury, reminds us with his shimmering and witty synth-pop. As the newest addition to the Manimal Vinyl family, (a label that is home to bands with a darker edge – Warpaint, Sister Crayon, Bat For Lashes), Robin’s persona as Baron von Luxxury blissfully bumps into […]
