Couple of big shows go head-to-head tonight, so if you’re out purely for the music, you really can’t go wrong. She Wants Revenge [pictured] headlines the “Kick Out of the Clots: A Benefit for Jennifer Tefft” event at the Echo/Echoplex — the fundraiser offers a long night of music (doors at 7 p.m.) featuring Living […]
Seems like Spaceland talent buyer Jennifer Tefft has been a fixture on Silver Lake scene since before there was a Silver Lake scene. She’s worked with thousands of bands along the way, and now some are rallying to help her raise funds to defray the daunting costs of medication for her ongoing battle with blood […]
Add another name to the lineup for the Sunset Junction Street Fair – breakout San Diego folk-rockers Delta Spirit [pictured]. The quintet, who supported the Shins on their recent tour and also played Bonnaroo, is still making hay with its twice-released (once by themselves, then last year by Rounder) debut “Ode to Sunshine.” They join […]
The show calendar overfloweth: The Dead Weather’s gnarly blues-rock sounds exactly like what you’d expect, considering the players in the side project – Jack White (White Stripes), Alison Mosshart (the Kills), Jack Lawrence (the Raconteurs) and Dean Fertita. [Stream: “Treat Me Like Your Mother.”] Their debut, “Horehound,” is out July 14, and quartet makes its […]
If I had to guess, I’d say Sunset Junction is going to happen this year. I know its status still seems to be a subject of debate in some circles, but suffice to say things will be worked out in time for the big charity street fair Aug. 22-23. Can’t get anyone to clue me […]
Some great reasons to get out of the house tonight: The big shows have the Decemberists (supported by very talented Oklahomans Other Lives) at the Palladium, and a lot of people my age heading to see the brother acts – the Allmans and the Doobies – at the Greek Theatre. … Ex-rapper Hesta Prynn (Northern […]
Join me this morning on Little Radio for the weekly Buzz Bands show – my guest will be Los Angeles rocker Nico Stai. We’ll talk about his musical adventures, spin some of his selections and discuss the traffic patterns in downtown L.A. Or something like that. The show starts at 10 a.m. – listen in, […]
[Happy 30th birthday to Norah Jones …] Nico Stai’s residency at Spaceland this month has been a high-energy affair, owing first to his quartet’s squeezing every ounce of juice out of his ’90s-vintage pop-rock, and second, to a lineup of buzzy opening bands that got things tingling. Tonight’s Flaunt Magazine-stamped finale (which follows Stai’s taping […]
[Birthday greetings go out today to Lou Reed, Chris Martin and Jon Bon Jovi. Now that’s a trio …] This month’s residencies start in a big way: At Spaceland, where Nico Stai has the headlining slot, Hesta Prynn (pictured, of Northern State) gets the ball rolling early [Download: “Seven Sisters”]. Pop Noir and Eastern Conference […]
[Today we quickly bid happy birthday to David Bowie and move on to our regularly scheduled madness …] The lovely dreampop quartet Wait Think Fast [pictured] was so psyched to play tonight’s Spaceland On Ice that they have offered their latest single for free download. You should be psyched to add it to your playlist […]
