Your Tuesday things: ‣ Lifehouse headlines the Troubadour behind this month’s release of their sixth album “Almeria.” ‣ Zak Waters winds up his residency at the Central SAPc in Santa Monica, joined on this night by pop singer Jhameel. That’s Waters’ video for “Skinny Dipping in the Deep End,” above. ‣ Magic Wands wind up […]
Between holiday parties, shopping and anxiety attacks over the looming 12-12-12, here are tonight’s shows: ‣ Graham Parker & the Rumour, reunited after three decades (and even with a bit playing themselves in the upcoming film “This Is 40”) haedline the Roxy Theatre. ‣ John Cale visits the El Rey Theatre behind last month’s release […]
Random encounters of the festival kind from the second evening of Filter magazine’s Culture Collide in Echo Park: Highlight of the night It was hard to find a tigher, more exuberant band than New Orleans’ Royal Teeth. The six-member crew enveloped the Echoplex in its bright indie rock with boy/girl vocals, triple percussion, anthemic pop […]
Post-holiday fun: ‣ Gotye continues touting songs off his album “Making Mirrors” at the Greek Theatre. New York’s Chairlift and fellow Aussie electronic artist Jonti support. ‣Divine Fits play another L.A. show in support of their album “A Thing Called Divine Fits” at the Echo, and Daughn Gibson supports. ‣ The Tallest Man On Earth […]
No aliens were harmed during Magic Wands’ album-release show on Tuesday night at the Satellite. A few sensibilities, maybe. The Silver Lake venue was decked out rather garishly in a tropical theme for the occasion – the band’s long-awaited debut “Aloha Moon” orbiting around the concept of an island in outer space, after all. But […]
‣ Almost three years after their debut EP of propulsive dream-pop came out, Magic Wands today release their first full-length, “Aloha Moon,” and it’s very good. The duo of Chris and Dexy Valentine celebrate with a headlining show at the Satellite, supported by Blue Jungle and the Sister Ruby Band. That’s Magic Wands’ video for […]
And then there was Saturday: ‣ Two bands with highly anticipated albums on the way – Magic Wands (pictured) and Gliss – team up with Sabrosa Purr and Harper Blynn at the benefit show for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s SXSW efforts at the Satellite. Magic Wands’ “Aloha Moon” is en route April 24, and […]
