The eighth annual gathering of psych-rock and shoegaze standouts goes off Sept. 25-26 at Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown, with 32 bands and two stages of music.
Reunions can be as much about watching the fans as the bands. Take Swervedriver’s show at the Roxy Theatre on Thursday, prime eavesdropping territory. Long time no see. Nice T-shirt, dude. The Swervies, man. I saw them open for [fill in the band] at the [fill in the venue] in [fill in the date]. Never […]
Great lineup of shows for your Thursday: â–º Swervedriver headlines the Roxy Theatre behind “I Wasn’t Born to Lose You,” their first album in 17 years. Opening for the U.K rockers on their American tour are young L.A. band Gateway Drugs, who just released their debut album “Magick Spells.” â–º New Orleans’ Galactic bring their […]
Incoming: Spindrift, Conway, Mikky Ekko, the Elovay, Kali Uchis, Theophilus London, Dugas, the Kennedy Administration, The New Peter Gabrielz, The Americans, Heaps N Heaps, Turnstile, Dutch Party, Ben Caplan, Nicholas David, Fruition, Old Man Gloom, Tuxedo, Austin Klobe, Low Cut Connie, Brandi Carlile, R5, Galactic, Broods, Leland, Damsel Trash, Eleanor Friedberger, Dorothy, Appendix, Alexz Johnson, […]
When Swervedriver released the single “Deep Wound” in late 2013 — their first new music in 15 years — the reunited Londoners promised a new album in ’14. But what’s another year between friends? The Swervies, who straddled the line between ’90s British shoegazers and American grunge bands, today announced that the new album “I […]
When 1990s shoegazers Swervedriver first played the song “Deep Wound” last year, it stoked anticipation for fresh material from a band that hadn’t released new music in about 15 years. Frontman Adam Franklin had engaged in several projects since the band’s breakup in 1998 – Toshack Highway, Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody and Magnetic […]
A superb Saturday for all tastes: ‣ Nineties alt-rock innovators Swervedriver swing through L.A. for its first show since last summer, this one at the Key Club; Adam Franklin and crew have some new songs, including a made-for-a-movie track called “Good Times Are Hard to Follow,” sung in the movie by Robert Caryle (“Trainspotting”). Heaven, […]
Story and photos by Matt Draper In 1983, after his fanzine and club night had culminated, a Scot named Alan McGee formed an imprint he called Creation to release records from like-minded friends. “73 in 83”, a single from art-rock band The Legend! became the label’s first release after McGee secured a £1,000 loan. Though […]
From the depths of my reporter’s notebook (yeah, I still carry one): ‣ Swervedriver’s recent blast from the past at the Echoplex felt like a class reunion. Could’ve sworn I recognized two dozen faces from their great performance a couple years ago at Coachella. And it’s not out of the question that Adam Franklin and […]
Think of these as punctuation marks for your weekend: ‣ Swervedriver (pictured) is back, Adam Franklin bringing his band to North America for four shows. The finale is tonight at the Echoplex (7 p.m.), with the Black Watch opening. ‣ Ya La Bamba frontwoman Luz Elena – who delivered a rapturous set last week at […]
