Stream: Dios, ‘Life Between the Tides’
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Dios unveils an epic eight-minute jam along with the bulletin that a new album, their first since 2009, is in the works.
Album stream: Joel Jerome, ‘Psychedelic Thriftstore Folk’
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Joel Morales’ ascent to stoner svengali of the nascent psych-pop/garage-rock/all-things-retro scene in L.A. has to put a smile on the face of everybody who’s followed him in the past decade. Now using the name Joel Jerome, he makes music and produces young artists associated with the Manimal, Burger and Lolippop labels, his wizened ways earning […]
Dios reunion show recalls just how transcendent (and timeless) their first album remains, 10 years after
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Every psych-pop rugrat in the city should have been at the Echo for the Dios reunion on Sunday night, but it was 4/20 and, who knows, maybe they were on their couches practicing being psychedelic. This was reason enough to man up, though: Dios, who later went by Dios (Malos) after catching some legal flak […]
Tonight in L.A.: Coachella, Dios, Howls, more
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It’s Easter, it’s 4/20 and it’s a good day for an anniversary party: ‣ Ten years ago next week, a great little band from Hawthorne played Coachella on the strength of its its debut album. Dios, who were later known as Dios (Malos) after they got some legal flak from Ronnie James Dio over their […]
The Week Ahead: April 14-20
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Incoming: Coachella, Brokechella, Joywave,  Blood Orange, Lawrence Rothman, Banta, Mystic Braves, Mosco Rosco, David Crosby, Kate Nash, Bryan Ferry, Broken Bells, Au Revoir Simone, RAC, Sam Smith, Birds of Tokyo, Factory Floor, the Bloodhounds, Temples, Future Islands, Ellie Goulding, Cage the Elephant, Heaps N Heaps, Bombay Bicycle Club, MGMT, the 1975, Cobalt Cranes, The Jon Spencer […]
Tonight in L.A.: The Reflections/Tashaki Miyaki, the Bush Tetras/Terry Malts, Froth
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Happy Superbowl Sunday: ‣Â Â The Reflections kick off their residency over at the Satellite. Tashaki Miyaki [that’s their video for “Tonight” above] and Joel Jerome (of Dios) support. ‣Â Â Bush Tetras return to the stage in Los Angeles for the first time since 1981 as part of Part Time Punks at the Echo. Terry Malts and Swahili […]
Premiere: Joel Morales of Dios, ‘Cyanide Breath Mint,’ from his tribute album ‘When Beck Was Cool’
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Before Beck was a platinum record-selling superstar, he was a DIY folk singer, whose sense of whimsy and experimentation shone through on indie albums he released both before and after he signed his major-label contract. This is the Beck to whom fledgling songwriter Joel Morales was drawn. “He was so insouciant and carefree, and, maybe […]
Video: Dios, ‘Stare at Wheel’
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I’m not sure from whose imagination this video sprang, but Dios’ trippy song “Stare at Wheel” deserved better than some cut-and-paste psychedelia. In fact, the Hawthorne band’s early-2010 “We Are Dios” deserves a better ride than it’s gotten. Worth revisiting. The album, I mean.
Ears Wide Open: White Arrows
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Fun facts you should know about L.A. rockers White Arrows: They make synth-addled indie rock that makes me imagine the Strokes, in a happier place, with big breakers. They are Mickey Schiff, JP Caballero (Dios), Steven Vernet, Rob Banks and Damon Kellard – and sometimes Schiff’s teenage brother Henry, when the venues let him in. […]
Silverlake Jubilee sets sail on Saturday and Sunday with 50 bands on 3 stages, plus food, arts and fun
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The Silverlake Jubilee arrives with a bang this weekend, the first-year music and arts festival bringing some 50 bands to a three-stage neighborhood fair featuring cutting-edge DJs, comedy, spoken word, film, art and fashion – not to mention three dozen or so food trucks to satiate attendees’ appetites. Buzz Bands LA has joined with Jubilee […]
