On this Sunday, some of the good stuff starts early: ‣ Philadelphia trio Good Old War visits the Avalon Hollywood behind its new album “Come Back As Rain,” with L.A.’s own the Belle Brigade and Family of the Year opening. ‣ Big doings at the Bootleg Theater, where KXLU’s LA Psych Fest brings the Entrance […]
Philadelphia trio Good Old War seems to have struck a chord with its third album “Come Back As Rain,” which is charting well after its release earlier this month. Theirs is an easy-breezy take on folk music, with Keith Goodwin, Dan Schwartz and Tim Arnold punctuating saccharine melodies with acoustic plucking and buoyant harmonies. They […]
Autolux, Aloe Blacc (pictured), Eastern Conference Champions, Chasing Kings, Family of the Year, Incan Abraham and Robert DeLong are among the first round of artists announced to play the Silver Lake Jubilee on May 26 and 27. After the jump, the list:
The moniker is Cillie, as in “silly,” and Barnes, from a family name. But Cillie Barnes is not a new, honey-voiced angel dropped from the heavens – it’s just the new musical incarnation of Vanessa Long, co-founder of the L.A. folk-pop outfit Family of the Year. The O.C.-bred songstress departed FOTY last year, deciding after […]
L.A.’s Family of the Year never seemed comfortable with staying inside the lines that separated the genres of folk, pop and electronica. But within that rebellious songwriting, hooks have never been a problem for the band whether they came forward with raw, harmony-laden ballads such as “Summer Girl” or explored Euro-disco soundscapes with jams such […]
Your Wednesday show picks: ‣ Happy times and exuberant music at the El Rey Theatre, where Grouplove and Family of the Year hold forth. Grouplove’s debut “Never Trust a Happy Song” came out in September (that’s the video for “Tongue Tied,” above), and Family of the Year this month released its new “St. Croix” EP. […]
Welcome to the Thursday Roundup. I call it that for no other reason than just because I can. ‣Ahhh, Foo Fighters at the Forum with Cage the Elephant and Mariachi El Bronx. Really don’t need to say much about this, do I? Do I? Just look at them… ‣Mercury Prize winners in 2010 for album of the […]
Artistic growth is one thing, but the sonic left turn on Family of the Year’s new “St. Croix” EP smacks of something else. Their 2009 full-length “Songbook” revealed the band as purveyors of earnest, harmony-rich folk-pop, but the new EP (four new songs and a Hooray for Earth remix of the title track) seems bent […]
Happy Wednesday, have fun: ‣ My Morning Jacket roars into the Pantages Theatre behind its new album “Circuital,” and if you aren’t lucky enough to see the sold-out show, there’s plenty of footage online – including director Todd Haynes’ narrative for the “Unstaged” series from MMJ’s May 31 show in Louisville (which included a guest […]
Tonight’s top shows: ‣ USC’s favorite a cappella gone instrumental boys, Lady Danville, headline a sold-out Troubadour show with Buzz Bands favorites Family of the Year and Voxhaul Broadcast as support. ‣ Worcester, Mass-based band, DOM, plays another L.A. show. This time they headline the Satellite with Miniature Tigers and Heavy Hawaii opening. ||| Download: […]
