Tonight in L.A.: Omar Souleyman, Foxy Shazam, White Arrows, Hundred Waters, Hamilton Leithauser, the Budos Band, Modern Time Machines, Hayley Kiyoko, Marques Wyatt/Doc Martin, Colin Hay, IPO
A monstrous selection of shows for your Thursday: ‣ Syrian pop phenom Omar Souleyman [pictured last year at FYF Fest] teams up with De Lux at the free Twilight Concert Series at the Santa Monica Pier. ‣ Foxy Shazam rocks the El Rey Theatre behind their latest album, “Gonzo.” ‣ Ex-Walkmen main man Hamilton Leithauser […]
Your slew of Saturday shows:Â ‣Â The Eagles return to the Forum to play their third of four shows at the venue. ‣Â Volcano Choir [pictured], the collaboration between Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Collections of Colonies of Bees, headlines the Fonda Theatre in support of their sophomore album “Repave.” Minneapolis’Â The Cloak Ox open. ‣Â Gungor, led by […]
Here’s what’s in store for your last Friday of 2013: ‣ Dillon Francis and Anamanaguchi play another SoCal date this week. This time, they’re joined by gLAdiator at the Fonda Theatre. ‣ Murs heads up a night at the House of Blues that features a couple other artists on his new Label 316, Reverie and […]
[A few new tunes from L.A. bands we had recently written about…] Hands, “Come to Know” – Although their name has only gotten slightly easier to Google, Hands finally released their long-awaited “Massive Context” EP this week, via Small Plates. Based on their live shows (like this one), the six genre-melding and multi-textured songs are […]
Modern Time Machines’ don’t make songs as much as they make dervishes, swirling blasts of guitar that sound as if they’ve been picked up by a bold Santa Ana wind and, circular melodies and featherweight vocals intact, deposited in your consciousness like a slap on the ears. The quartet of Ben Golomb, Dean Estella, Satu […]
Friday fun, and we mean fun: ‣ First Fridays at the Natural History Museum roars into its third month of 2012, bringing Zola Jesus and EMA to the North American Hall of Mammals. ‣ Ohio’s Cloud Nothings headline the Echo behind their new album “Attack on Memory.” That’s the video for “No Future / No […]
[Birthday greetings to Ross Flournoy of L.A.’s own Apex Manor. And tonight …] Top picks for your Wednesday: ‣ Liverpool pop whippersnappers the Wombats hit the Troubadour behind their latest album “This Modern Glitch” (remember the fun video we posted in January?). Wild Party and Pop Noir open. ‣ Super Furry Animals main man Gruff […]
Top 5 shows on a very good night for local music: ‣ It’s officially the release date for Olin & the Moon’s new album “Footsteps” – the L.A. quintet (augmented by string players) is celebrating with a Tuesday residency this month at the Echo, where tonight Coyol and Paulie Pesh support. ‣ Willoughby, with Henry […]
Modern Time Machines’ cocktail of fuzzed-out dissonance and cirrus melody gets sweeter with each outing, and on “Mammoth” the L.A. quartet of Ben Golomb, Chanda Dancy, Dean Estrella and Nicole Smith fashions a four-minute cloud of melancholic shoegaze that gets under your skin a little. The new video for the song features Chervine Naamani ”Žand […]
[Birthday greetings go out today to piano man Dustin O’Halloran …] Top 4 local shows on a good night for local shows: ‣ Highland Park’s Seasons premier their video for “Light, Lost” (that’s a photo from the video shoot, left) at 9 tonight at Spaceland, kicking off an excellent night that includes Modern Time Machines, […]
