Joachim Cooder has deep roots in L.A. music – he’s the son of guitar legend Ry Cooder, for one, and Joachim has made his own mark starting in 2006 with Hello Stranger (fronted by his now-wife Juliette Commagere) and then as a drummer and session player for a host of A-listers. His new “solo” project […]
[Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, whom you know as Katy Perry, was born on this day in 1984. Cheers.] Tonight’s top 3 visitors from foreign lands: ‣ UNKLE (new album “Where Did the Night Fall” and new EP “The Answer”) makes its first visit to L.A. in more than three years at the El Rey Theatre. That’s […]
L.A. songstress Juliette Commagere goes a little bit tropical – with very good results – on the first song to emerge from her new album, “The Procession” (due Sept. 20). The electro-flavored number showcases the supple voice that has earned her collaborative work with the Bird and the Bee, the Tool side project Puscifer and […]
Surf’s up – and, in a manner of speaking, down – in the new video for Juliette Commagere’s song “Berceuse.” The languid ballad off the L.A. songstress’s 2008 debut “Queens Die Proudly,” turns downright haunting in director Ara Reo Mann’s video, shot in infrared on a chilly night in Laguna Beach. Commagere, by the way, […]
By Meriah Doty It was a night of surprises and emotion at the sold-out El Rey Theatre on Friday as a very pregnant Inara George walked onstage with crimped hair, an ’80s-styled frock and an ear-to-ear grin. Joined by her collaborator in the Bird and Bee, keyboardist Greg Kurstin, and an all-star band that included […]
[It’s John Frusciante’s 40th birthday today; think I’ll revisit one or two of his solo albums to mark the occasion. Which should put me in the mood for this busy weekend …] Today: The Clientele’s fifth full-length album, last fall’s “Bonfires on the Heath,” provided another sylvan scene in the U.K. quartet’s pop dream; the […]
The Abbot Kinney Festival is suddenly serious about offering good music. The just-announced lineup for the Sept. 27 neighborhood fair features the likes of Juliette Commagere, Haim and Kenneth Pattengale on one stage, and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Chief [pictured], Eskimohunter, Dios, the Parson Red Heads, the Damselles and Matt Ellis on another. […]
[Let’s start Thursday by wishing Kate Bush a happy birthday …] And let’s continue it with with a song off the Sounds’ new album, “Crossing the Rubicon”: ||| Download: “Dorchester Hotel” The Swedish quintet’s Blondie-indebted rock has cast quite a spell on SoCal audiences the past couple of years. Their new album, recorded in L.A., […]
Buzz Bands photographic contributor Kristy Sparow has relocated to Paris for a creative freshener, and in addition to adding an intercontinental edge to her portfolio, she will be sending this website occasional music-related galleries. In one of her first outings last week, she visited Olympia Hall, where L.A. songstress Juliette Commagere was opening for Ry […]
[Cheers to Paul Weller, who’s celebrating a birthday today … and here’s how you can usher out your holiday weekend:] The three Silver Lake/Echo Park residencies end with a bang: Gangi wraps things up at Spaceland with support from Local Natives and Warpaint; soulful kids Mississippi Man and shoegazers Lower Heaven [pictured] help residents Golden […]
