Stream: Giant Waste of Man, ‘Swim’
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Giant Waste of Man’s new single “Swim” is an alternately lulling and pummeling indie-rocker weighted with existentialist wonder. File under: deeply introspective mini-epics.

Giant Waste of Man’s new single “Swim” is an alternately lulling and pummeling indie-rocker weighted with existentialist wonder. File under: deeply introspective mini-epics.
Last Monday of the year, so make it good: ‣ The New Year’s Eve celebration starts early – the three-night “OMFG! NYE” shows at the Shrine Expo Hall kick off with Chicago duo Flosstradamus, along with GTA, Branchez, Curtis Williams with Two-9. ‣ Their new EP “In With Them” just out, Kissing Cousins wind up […]
Incoming: Flosstradamus, Kissing Cousins, the Sunset Drifters, the Aggrolites, Sublime With Rome, Together Pangea, Deooro, Boots Electric, Donavon Frankenreiter, Eric Prydz, Tyler the Creator, Bassrush, Fool’s Gold, the Dustbowl Revival, Helmet, Banks, Social Distortion, Blood Orange, Fitz & the Tantrums, Youngblood Hawke, Mr. Little Jeans, the Roots, Foxygen, Slow White, Dorothy, Cherry Glazerr, Trombone Shorty, […]
Free residencies and more for your Monday night: ‣ “Make It Together,” a benefit for Josh Schwartz, goes off at the Echoplex with with Beachwood Sparks, Allah-Las, Ariel Pink, John C. Reilly, the Tyde, Tomorrows Tulips and more. ‣ The three-headed album tour featuring Say Anything [pictured], Saves the Day and Reggie & the Full […]
Incoming: Josh Schwartz benefit, Girlpool, the Black & the White, Kissing Cousins, the Sunset Drifters, Zame Carney, Say Anything, Hobart W Fink, Earl Sweatshirt, Blackalicious, the English Beat, Face to Face, Murs, R. Kelly, the Aggrolites, Nadia Ali, Nosaj Thing, Casey Veggies, Sublime With Rome, Fedde Le Grand, Go Betty Go Above: That’s the Nadia […]
Have a Monday: ‣ Goo Goo Dolls perform at the Embrace the World Benefit Concert, benefiting the Good Shepherd Shelter, at the Troubadour. Run River North open. ‣ Another benefit at the El Rey Theatre – Lord Huron headlines a show for the David Lynch Foundation, with Escondido opening. ‣ Tijuana Panthers head up the the […]
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Back in 2009, when then-emerging producer Richard Swift was recording Kissing Cousins’ debut full-length “Pillar of Salt,” he described the L.A. quintet as “the Shangri-Las meets Black Sabbath.” It’s still rather appropos. The band – frontwoman Heather Heywood, singer-guitarist Amanda Paganini, bassist Melissa Pleckham, keyboardist Alexis Martin Woodall and drummer Beth Ziegler – are still busy turning […]
New month, new week … here’s Monday: ‣ Ben Watt, the longtime electronic music provocateur and one-half of the duo Everything But Girl, headlines the Troubadour behind his new solo album “Hendra” – which 31 years after his first solo album returns to his folk roots. Get there early for Itasca. ‣ His second album […]
Incoming: Alex Clare, Ben Watt, Michael Franti, Kissing Cousins, Girlpool, the Black & the White, the Sunset Drifters, Mereki, Cass McCombs, Gateway Drugs, Joomanji, Dance Gavin Dance, Caught a Ghost, Jamie T, Jonathan Richman, Molotov, Mickey Avalon, Ryan Bingham, Angel Solsen, Say Hi, Act As If, Animal Games, Sarah McLachlan, Christopher Owns, Avi Buffalo, Ryan […]