Anybody who checked out Joseph Arthur’s remarkable residency in February at the Bootleg Theater knows the 39-year-old artist is more than just a songwriter. You could get as lost in the Bootleg’s auxiliary rooms – which, during the residency, were turned into a Museum of Modern Arthur to display his paintings and prints – as […]
[Happy March. It’s Justin Bieber’s birthday … whoever he is …] Tonight’s bowl of ear candy: ‣ Baltimore psych-rockers Arbouretum (that’s their video for “Destroying to Save,” above) visit the Satellite on a night featuring an opening set by L.A.’s Imaad Wasif. ‣ Joseph Arthur winds up his music/art residency at the Bootleg Theater (Line […]
[Birthday greetings today to Light FM’s Josiah Mazzaschi. And here’s tonight’s menu:] Tonight’s entirely biased show recommendations, or Things to Ponder While Listening to Gang of Four on “Morning Becomes Eclectic” (11:15 a.m.): ‣ Buzz Bands LA’s night at the Satellite features Army Navy (pictured) – the L.A. quartet returning with an album’s worth of […]
Top show to consider while you keep tabs on @FooFighters for news of a surprise show by that up-and-coming little band: ‣ Canadian five-piece Mother Mother brings its hooky tunes to the Satellite – the Vancouver band’s full-length “Eureka” is out March 15. ‣ Musical storyteller/humorist Todd Snider, his double-disc live album out earlier this […]
[Some mellow stuff in today’s three-pack. Enjoy …] ‣ Micol Cazzell, “Hollowed Out.” Young Central Valley folkie Cazzell self-released his DIY album “Spinner’s Yarn” this summer. I like this song, and some of my favorite musicians are from Modesto. Hear some more here. ‣ Fistful of Mercy, “Father’s Son.” Acoustic goodness from the triumvirate of […]
[We now return to our regularly scheduled programming:] Singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur has been doing a residency at the Stronghold in Venice, and playing some tunes from a new album due out this year, but tonight he heads for the other side of town for a show at the Bootleg Theater. L.A. quintet Line and Circle […]
