Friday night: ‣ Swedish rockers the Hives roar into the Wiltern for a close-up – and speaking of close-ups, that’s their video for “Wait a Minute,” above – with L.A. quartet FIDLAR in tow. “Cheap Beer” all around. ‣ Her fans’ hearts still atwitter from July’s show at the Palladium, Fiona Apple comes back around for […]
The neurotic feel of Chelsea Wolfe’s 2011 album “Apokalypsis” was deeply rooted in its production, and its layers of instrumental and vocal effects. But the L.A.-based songstress adds by subtraction on this first song from the follow-up, “Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs” (due Oct. 16 on Sargent House). To great effect, Wolfe’s virtually […]
Nine SoCal bands are playing Buzz Bands LA’s “Dear Austin: Love, L.A.” day party next Wednesday on the first day of the South by Southwest Music Festival. It seems like 999 SoCal bands are actually headed to Austin. When we started culling music from those artists, our uploader begged for for mercy. So we called […]
A manic Monday, starting with four fine free residencies: ‣ Voxhaul Broadcast, the release of their debut album and a follow-up EP in 2011’s rear-view mirror, roar into 2012 with some new songs and the Satellite residency. Opening night features support from Eastern Conference Champions, sibling duo Blondfire and the Little Richard tribute band Big […]
On the menu tonight: ‣ Big Freedia brings the bounce to the Bootleg Barfor a party with Franki Chan and BLOK. That’s Big Freedia’s video for last year’s single “Y’all Get Back Now,” above. Do not try this at home. ‣ Chelsea Wolfe, already at work on her third album and with a big European […]
No sooner had we digested all the dark matter on Chelsea Wolfe’s debut album “Apokalypsis” than the L.A. songstress unveils a new song. “Sunstorm” is a chilling, minimalist missive about death and its emotional entrails – no massive wall of sound here, just a repeating synth line and call-and-response vocals. The song doesn’t need […]
[Covers that have recently come across our radar…] Tokyo Police Club, “Kim & Jessie” ft. Jamie Jackson (of Hot As Sun) (M83 cover) – Tokyo Police Club recently partnered up with Polaroid for a project titled “10 Songs, 10 hours, 10 days, 10 years” where they cover a single from the last 10 years in […]
Whether you find beauty in darkness or just think it’s downright scary, the gothic sheen of Chelsea Wolfe’s ethereal pop noir can be pretty compelling. Whereas Austra’s dark disco is rooted in pop-opera and Tamyrn’s brew is a mixture of psychedelia and stoicism, Wolfe’s reverb-heavy doom-folk bristles with bluesy elements, her shadowy guitar riffs and […]
