Midweek meanderings: ‣ Flying Lotus over the weekend released another mixtape, “Lover Melt 2,” that’s a 2 1/2-hour head trip, and tonight the Brainfeeder main man plays Low End theory at the Airliner. ‣ Jackson Browne visits the Satellite, with Dawes backing both him and opener Jonathan Wilson. ‣ Ex-Jealous Girlfriends siren Holly Miranda, pictured, […]
[Birthday greetings today to Jason Mraz and KT Tunstall. Now for the daily dose …] Top picks on the first of many busy Thursdays the rest of the summer: ‣ One national magazine calls Will Sheff “Dylan for the Facebook generation.” Don’t know about that, but his band Okkervil River has made another fine album, […]
[Holiday parties, holiday shows, holiday shopping … Anybody else want to rewind to Thanksgiving and do the last couple weeks over?] My favorite holiday specials: ‣ Not only is the annual Christmas Sweater Festival a hoot because of all the cheesy sweaters that emerge, but it’s for a good cause – and we get to […]
Flying Lotus let his musical imagination run wild on his sprawling new EP “Pattern+Grid World,” the follow-up to his acclaimed album from earlier this yer, “Cosmogramma.” In the video for “Kill Your Co-Workers,” the man born Steven Ellison has found a visual collaborator with an equally wide vision. Animator Beeple has made available for download […]
[Things to do this weekend: Wish David Byrne a happy birthday. Find a way to see one of those Flying Lotus shows. Use this post as a opportunity to remind folks that Patrick Park has a new album out.] As downright pretty as Patrick Park’s third album is, “Come What Will,” like its title, sometimes […]
The new music from SoCal quintet Mississippi Man pulls the heartstrings into the penumbra between giddy folk/blues and vintage pop, and that is A-OK. Actually, “A-OK” is the title of the debut album singer-guitarists Luke Messimer and David Knight and their bandmates plan to release this summer. They’ve been recording since earlier this spring in […]
Who: Flying Lotus at the Gobi Tent. In 3 or Fewer Words: New Los Angeles. I’ll Remember This a Long Time Because: The man born Steven Ellison put on a show worthy of his reputation as one of music’s forward-thinkers. FlyLo’s electro-hip-hop is a quilt of ones and zeroes and found sounds, and in front […]
G is for Goldenvoice. G is for all the grousing I heard about the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival lineup when it was announced three months ago (all but silenced now). G is for all the grumbling about the festival’s new policy to not sell one-day passes (still hearing that). And G is for […]
[Birthday cheers go out to Art Alexakis (on Sunday) and to brother of Buzz Bands, Aaron (today). Have some fun, guys …] Tonight: It’s another busy Friday for shows big (Leonard Cohen, first of two nights at the Nokia Theatre) and small (Seasons celebrating the release of its “Spring” EP at the Echo, along with […]
There are 112 albums in my “L.A. stack” for this year, and a few might have been misplaced in my job transition. Here are my favorites: 1. Darker My Love, “2” (Dangerbird) — A wide-ranging psych-rock record with the legs to take you almost anywhere. 2. Everest, “Ghost Notes” (Vapor) — Indie Americana that will […]
