What a start to the weekend: ‣ Richard Thompson, the 64-year-old legend whose latest album “Electric” solidifies his place in the pantheon of guitar greats, brings his electric trio to the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre. ‣ Seven Saturdays [see our post on “One in 3”] celebrates the release of their self-titled album by bringing its […]
Incoming: The Rolling Stones, KROQ Weenie Roast, Serena Ryder, Motorhead, Sara Bareilles, Bob Schneider, Gold Panda, Devendra Banhart, Andrew McMahon, Matt Costa, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., PAPA, Appleseed Cast, Andy Grammer, Richard Thompson, Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale, Seven Saturdays, Ariel Pink, Sonny & the Sunsets, Fabolous, Sea Wolf, Digitalism, Filligar, Big Boi, Quadron, the […]
One of those mammoth Mondays: ‣ It’s release week for Local Natives’ sophomore album “Hummingbird,” and the L.A. quintet plays the first of two sold-out shows with Superhumanoids. Tonight’s show is at the Fonda Theatre. ‣ Niki & the Dove play the El Rey Theatre behind their album “instinct,” supported by Vacationer and Kan Wakan. […]
‣ U.K. folk rockers Mumford & Sons join up with Dawes for a night at the Hollywood Bowl. That’s the new video for “Lover the Light,” above. ‣ Sea Wolf headlines the El Rey Theatre behind his new album “Old World Romance.” ‣ Afghan Whigs and Van Hunt do a second night at the Fonda […]
Incoming: Leonard Cohen, Refused, Jens Lekman, A Place to Bury Strangers, Andrew W.K., Metz, Japandroids, Titus Andronicus, Cat Power, Delta Spirit, Smoking Popes, Barbra Streisand, Afghan Whigs, Minus the Bear, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Trail of Dead, Y La Bamba, Tilly & the Wall, Sea Wolf, Mumford & Sons, the Monkees, the Sea & Cake, […]
This will come as no bulletin to anybody familiar with Alex Brown Church’s music, but Sea Wolf is not a party band. Not a single crowd surfer, stage diver or glowstick was spotted during the Los Angeles folk-pop outfit’s first local show in two years last Friday night. This despite the vaguely suggestive name of […]
Too much of a good thing on this Friday the 13th: ‣ Aesop Rock headlines the El Rey Theatre behind his new album “Skelethon” (that’s the video for “Zero Dark Thirty,” above), with Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz supporting. ‣ L.A.’s Sea Wolf, San Francisco’s Geographer and all manner of games and fun are […]
Alex Brown Church’s songs as Sea Wolf unfold like dog-eared photographs come to life, his pastoral imagery (and equally lush arrangements) not only carrying the weight of nostalgia but the sense that by articulating it his protagonists can somehow free themselves of the burden. So it is with “Old Friend,” the new single from Sea […]
Incoming: Family of the Year, Of Verona, P.O.D., Eleni Mandell, Oak & Gorski, Sea Wolf, Mustard Pimp, Andy Clockwise, Marina & the Diamonds, Robert DeLong, the Bouncing Souls, X, Thao With the Get Down Stay Down, Sonny & the Sunsets, Aesop Rock, Azealia Banks and more. Above: Azealia Banks’ video for “Liquorice.” The 21-year-old, with […]
What a week ahead for new music, and the L.A. Buzz Bands Show, tonight at 7 on KCSN, is the place to start. To kick off this week’s edition of the local music program, I’ll premiere a new song from Sea Wolf, whose third album “Old World Romance” will come out Sept. 11. I’ll also […]
