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 […]
You’d better tread carefully when you cover Sam Cooke, and L.A. electro-soul collective Caught a Ghost have tackled Cooke’s 54-year-old gem “You Send Me” with proper reverence here. The brainchild of principals Jesse Nolan and Stephen Edelstein, the nine-piece band has been short on formal releases, but bit by bit (and video by video), Caught […]
It’s March already? Tonight certainly feels like it: ‣ Brooklyn-based dance-punks !!! (Chk Chk Chk) are assembling material for their first album since 2010’s “AM/FM” and doing a run of club shows to try out new songs. They visit the Echoplex tonight supported by Wild Belle. ‣ Veteran psych-rocker Roky Erickson returns for a show […]
Here’s something for your Sunday: ‣ Japanese noise-punks Melt Banana wind down their two-month North American tour with a date at the Echoplex. 400 Blows roars in to support. ‣ Caught a Ghost rocks the Hotel Cafe, along with Das Tapes and Weapons of Audio. That’s Caught a Ghost’s video for “Sleeping at Night,” above. […]
Jesse Nolan and his new soul project Caught a Ghost, which he started with longtime pal (and former Red Arrow Messenger bandmate) Stephen Edelstein, has been churning out the the tunes rather quickly for a new band. Not that they’ve sacrificed substance in their electro twists on pop, rock and even a little dubstep. “Sleeping […]
For songwriter/producer Jesse Nolan, it’s not a matter of finding soul in the machine – it’s eliciting soul from the machine. The songs from Nolan’s new project Caught a Ghost offer a rump-shaking hybrid of electronica, Stax horns and R&B crooning. Think Fitz & the Tantrums transported to the Holodeck. Nolan, who made some very […]
Hard to go wrong at any of the free residencies tonight. To recap: ‣ Expansive Americana with Robert Francis at the Bootleg Theater, where Blair, Papa and Cave Country support. Francis’ new material impressed last week, and the singer-songwriter was joined by his sister Juliette Commagere (pictured) for a couple of songs. ‣ Tuneful indie-rock […]
