[Happy birthday, Louise Wener. With all these girl groups cooing at me so many years later, I really miss Sleeper.] Too much of a good thing this weekend – here are my picks: Friday ‣ Catch Pepper Rabbit while you can. They headline Spaceland supported by Candy Claws. ‣ Manchester quintet the Answering Machine do […]
If the forests made music, it would sound like Colorado’s Candy Claws. The duo of Ryan Hover and Kay Bertholf, which expands to a thicket of musicians when they tour, trade in lush, intricately arranged orchestral pop with vocals so hushed you need to wait for the wind to die down to hear them. They’ve […]
[Smile, break into song and wish the man born Stevland Hardaway Judkins, whom you know as Stevie Wonder, a happy 60th birthday. As icing on the cake, I offer tonight’s music desserts:] Massive shows, mini shows, tonight has it all – just for grins, I’ll start out small: The lineup of local bands at the […]
[Win Butler of Arcade Fire hits the big Three-Oh today. Cheers.] Quite a night for concerts, if you’re warming up your Coachella ears. Me, I’m thinking parking is going to be a bear in downtown Pomona, with Vampire Weekend (Fox Theater) and Deerhunter (the Glass House) play about one block apart. … Closer to Buzz […]
Tim Rogers, who makes music as Jack Ladder, is very tall, 6-foot-5 to be precise, and his quartet’s sound seems to have an equally broad wingspan, covering territory including classic rock, R&B and hazy, dark ballads. The Sydney, Australia-based songwriter, with a new album on the way, is touring the U.S. behind his sophomore release, […]
The music of L.A.’s Pepper Rabbit – the duo of Xander Singh and Luc Laurent – clatters with orchestral charm. Think a low-fi (and more organic) MGMT, with vocals that (as Rawkblog accurately notes) recall Mercury Rev’s Jonathan Donahue. The pair released two EPs to iTunes this year, “Clicks” and “Shakes.” Guitars and ukelele, keyboards […]
La Crescenta-bred rapper Kenan Bell debuts a new single today when “Good Day” hits iTunes – the B-side is track called “T.G.I.F.” that features a guest turn from Aceyalone. Bell, who headlines Spaceland tonight, has been busy finishing up his debut album “Until the Future,” which will be released in March on Sonata Cantata, a […]
