‣ Red Cortez is throwing everything it has at this month’s residency at the Satellite. Well, not everything, because Red Cortez has a wealth of music, the best of which will emerge on the L.A. quartet’s debut album later this year. But some of the rest of the songs will be released in the form […]
[Shows to consider while waiting to hear Jason Bentley interview electro-pop sensation David Lynch this morning on KCRW (10:15 a.m.):] Tonight’s top outings: ‣ Olin & the Moon, their new album “Footsteps” getting them some deserved attention, continue their residency at the Echo with fine support from Wire in the Walls and Family of the […]
It’s been a rockin’ year for Eastern Conference Champions. The L.A. trio of Joshua Ostrander, Melissa Dougherty and Greg Lyons landed their song “A Million Miles an Hour” in the soundtrack to “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” They did a bang-up Spaceland residency. They finished work on their next full-length “Speak-ahh” while entertaining dalliances with record […]
Tonight’s top 4 shows: ‣ Glasser [pictured] headlines the Troubadour behind her debut album “Ring.” Which is good. Teen Inc. opens ‣ Voxhaul Broadcast and Eastern Conference Champions team up for Buzz Bands-approved show at Spaceland ‣ Electro pioneer Gary Numan performs his seminal album “Pleasure Principle” at the El Rey Theatre ‣ And Paul […]
Two reasons I wish I could be in two places at one time: ‣ Shadow Shadow Shade celebrates the release of its debut album [preview here; download here] at the Echoplex, supported by Eastern Conference Champions and Lesands. ‣ The Morning Benders headline the Music Box, with Twin Sister and Cults opening. Photo of Shadow […]
[It’s Lil Wayne’s birthday, but there probably won’t be much of a party in Rikers Island, where he’s currently doing time. Over the weekend, Eminem led the Epicenter Festival crowd in chants of “Free Lil Wayne.” Come November.] Top 6 shows on an inordinately busy and usually warm Monday night: ‣ The Black Keys tee […]
[Are actors being phased out of music videos? Somebody start an in-depth probe:] Sack puppets are the stars of Sara Radle’s self-directed video for her song “Stars,” off her new album “Four.” And it’s marionettes who string you along through the Jess Bressler-directed video for “Bloody Bells” [downloadable for free], off the “Santa Fe” EP […]
[Birthday greetings go out today to old pal Don Was. Here’s your Monday menu:] Tonight’s top 4 week-starters: ‣ L.A. lost an indie-pop contender last fall when You Me & Iowa decided to call it quits, but from the ashes of that quintet has sprung the Lonely Wild [pictured], a new project from YM&I’s Andrew […]
Eastern Conference Champions bandmates Joshua Ostrander and Greg Lyons go back a long way. Ostrander was an admiring kid in the days of long-ago Philadelphia-area bands Trip 66 and Dandelion, played in local heroes Ty Cobb and eventually teamed up with the left-handed drummer in Laguardia, who released one major-label album, in 2003. Five roller-coaster […]
[Birthday greetings go out today to Cisco Adler …] Four fine ways to wrap up your holiday weekend: ‣ Eastern Conference Champions kick off their residency at Spaceland. Newbies Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits were originally scheduled to support but have had to cancel; O.C.’s the New Limb replaces them on the bill. ‣ Vanaprasta and Pacific […]
