Brite Futures brought a lot of pink. Linda Perry brought two decades-plus of rock ’n’ roll experience and her brand new band, Deep Dark Robot. Other Lives brought enough gear to stock a music store. And Eastern Conference Champions and Voxhaul Broadcast brought new songs from albums arriving soon. Those were among the highlights Wednesday […]
[Third of a 5-part series previewing Los Angeles acts headed to Austin to play SXSW:] HANDS If you like: Tough-to-Google band names, nifty use of samples, drama. What’s up with them: It’s no accident Hands have scored some prime gigs opening for big acts – the latest being Saturday night with DeVotchKa. Their sweeping,
So much free music, so little time: ‣ Red Cortez kicks off its residency at the Satellite by releasing the first of this month’s four free EPs. [Watch this space for a link later today.] Supporting tonight will be Herman Dune (frontman David-Ivar performing solo), the Silent Comedy and Rocco Deluca. ‣ Very good lineup […]
[Birthday greetings go out today to Portishead’s Geoff Barrow …] Tonight’s top 3 ways to get an earful: ‣ The Satellite (f/k/a Spaceland) will be decked out in black light and ready for an alien invasion to welcome the L.A. debut of Epic Ruins, the stoner rock project of L.A.-based drummer Jordan Richardson and his […]
