If nothing else, the new video from Santa Monica-bred indie quartet Princeton solved one mystery for me: Whatever happened to Active Child? Harp-wielding Pat Grossi seemed poised to take over the indie universe last year, and there was talk of an album early this year. (It apparently needed more TLC, because now the as-yet-untitled album […]
[Three remixes of three local artists to pump you up for the week ahead…] Alexander, “Truth (White Arrows Remix)” ”“ Alexander, the solo project of Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros), gets remixed by L.A. band White Arrows (and Bootleg Theater residents this month). The original “Truth” is whimsically filled with whistling, but […]
Jesse Kivel may have branched off to work on Kisses with his girlfriend Zinzi Edmundson, but that doesn’t mean he has neglected his duties in indie outfit, Princeton. The L.A. band, which also includes twin brother Matt, Ben Usen and David Ktiz, has returned with the single “To the Alps,” and it’s much more keyboard-oriented […]
Where to find the Wednesday warriors: ‣ Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Pete Yorn debuted with “Musicforthemorningafter.” The 36-year-old songwriter, who bounced back last year with a sharp self-titled album produced by Frank Black, hits Wiltern Theatre tonight and will mark the anniversary of his first album by playing it in its […]
Tonight’s top 4 shows that won’t dent your holiday shopping budget (because they’re free): ‣ Tonight’s installment of Sweaters is local collective Black Iris’ holiday party, featuring the Dead Trees (pictured; they just released a 7-inch on the collective’s White Iris imprint) and El Sportivo, the side project of Foreign Born/Fool’s Gold guitar god Lewis […]
[Happy September. And happy 35th to Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of the Mars Volta.] Top show I will attend tonight if I can remove the headphones long enough to attend a show: ‣ Sometimes when I’m lost in the ambient music made by Jonathan D. Haskell – aka Seven Saturdays – I feel like I’m hearing the […]
The new single from Kisses – the collaboration between Princeton’s Jess Kivel and his girlfriend Zinzi Edmundson – is even better than the first (which we took a shine to back in March). “People Can Do the Most Amazing Things” (out next week digitally and on 7-inch vinyl on IAMSOUND Records) is a sleek, simmering […]
At first blush, the Smiles confirmed my worst fears: Vampire Weekend is contagious. But the L.A.-based quartet composed of four guys who met at USC aren’t quite the pop sophisticates of the East Coasters – the strain of indie on the Smiles’ debut EP falls has more in common with the bouncy, winsome pop of […]
Good night for garage rock – Japandroids [pictured] hit the Echoplex, and Awesome Color are the main attraction at Spaceland. … Hole plays a sold-out show at the Fonda Theatre. … Good lineup of L.A. bands at the Troubadour, where Princeton headlines and Active Child and Pocahaunted support. … The Bronx do double duty at […]
Jesse Kivel is the latest local indie-rocker to set off on a Disco Detour, with surprising results. The Santa Monica native, who with his twin Matt form the creative core of the pop quartet Princeton, has collaborated with Zinzi Edmundson on the new project Kisses. In style and in name, the band is inspired by […]
