Owing to their somewhat cut-and-paste aesthetic, I thought a lot of the songs on Fol Chen’s debut “Part I: John Shade Your Fortune’s Made” already sounded like remixes. But apparently there is more room to fidget in the L.A. avant-poppers’ sonic world. Now Fol Chen is releasing the super-single “The Longer U Wait” – a […]
Who knows when the Henry Clay People are going to have time to record a follow-up to “For Cheap or For Free” – besides upcoming tour dates with the Airborne Toxic Event and a date Aug. 7 at Lollapalooza, their name is on a list of local bands slated to play the Lobsterfest on Sept. […]
[Marky Ramone celebrates a birthday with his blitzkrieg today.] UPDATED: The Veils finish their West Coast run at Club NME at Spaceland, with Luke Top and Other Girls supporting. … At Pershing Square in downtown, Fol Chen and 60 Watt Kid play an evening show. … Jonneine Zapata [pictured] performs at 3 Clubs along with […]
L.A. art-pop ensemble Fol Chen warmed up for a trip across the pond on Thursday by playing to a nearly full house at the Echo. Frontman Adam Goldman (aka Samuel Bing, pictured above) leads his charges on a seven-day, six-show tour of the U.K. beginning Monday. Thursday’s bill almost qualified as a sonic experiment – […]
[Twenty-five years ago today, Bruce Springsteen released “Born in the U.S.A.” Salute something, even if it’s Annie Leibovitz’s album cover.] Around the clubs, for folks who don’t have tickets the to the big Green Day show at the Music Box @ Fonda, or who aren’t going to brave the elements for Video Games Live at […]
[Happy birthday to Ed O’Brien from Radiohead. Now on with the shows …] Big doings tonight at the Sports Arena, where Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band play the first of a two-night stand; at the Palladium, where Bloc Party [pictured] holds forth; and Club Nokia, which features India.Arie. … There’s another pre-Coachella show at […]
[Happy April 1. Don’t do anything silly, I’m gullible …] Big night to be at Spaceland – Austin rockers White Denim will be on hand to play Club NME, joined by NYC (and, recently, SXSW) darling the Pains of Being Pure at Heart [pictured]. … At the Troubadour, London’s the Rakes, whose new album “Klang” […]
I thought the album “Rearrange Beds” by Australian duo An Horse was out in February, but it turns out March 17 is the physical release date. Whichever, the music of Damon Cox and Kate Cooper is crackling-good indie pop. Their North American tour starts this week at Noise Pop in Francisco, but skips L.A., for […]
Fol Chen, “Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made” (today, Asthmatic Kitty) – As with his previous project Bedroom Walls and its self-christened genre appellation “romanticore,” Adam Goldman remains just as much about creating mythos as music. Oh, he’s still twee as heck, and every bit the art-schooler, only cleverer now. He goes by Samuel […]
[If I had time to trawl all the Hollywouldya sites, I’d clue you in on all the Grammy parties you won’t see me at. As it is, read about some of them here. Meanwhile, it’ll be a busy weekend even without the award-dispensing, or the Garth Brooks birthday party …] Tonight: What a night to […]
