What do you get when you combine rock ‘n’ roll musicians, a love for trompe l’oeil and a fascination with 18th- and 19th-century portraiture? “Gooseberries,” apparently. Which is not the same as goosebumps, although L.A. photographer Sterling Andrews might have gotten some of those too in creating the images in her “album,” which will be […]
[Birthday cheers to Steve Tyler, even if Blender magazine won’t be celebrating any more …] I’ll start with a couple of fun-sounding under-the-radar things: Canadian genre-hoppers Hot Panda [pictured] plays the early set at the Silverlake Lounge. Then there is the electro-cool Alaska in Winter at Bordello. [Sample both below]. … Rosemary’s Garden, the new […]
[The Henry Clay People continue their tour diary, getting all sweaty about last week’s frolicking at the South by Southwest Music Festival.” Joey Siara reports:] So we officially survived our second SXSW. It’s kind of like running a marathon, not that I would know, but I imagine the exhaustion is comparable, except instead of drinking […]
[The Henry Clay People’s adventures on tour opening for the Airborne Toxic Event continue:] Sorry, it’s been a while since we spoke to you last. We’ve been busy and computer access proves to be tough to come by. Anyhow, we just played the East Coast. Here are a few notes on the experience: Boston: Boston […]
[The Henry Clay People’s tour in support of the Airborne Toxic Event got back on track for a week or so – and then Airborne was forced to cancel shows Thursday and today in Canada because frontman Mikel Jollett took ill. THCP’s Joey Siara was inspired to write some verse …] Hey there, friends. It […]
[The Airborne Toxic Event’s show postponements due to singer Mikel Jollett’s laryngitis have wreaked havoc in the camp of tourmates the Henry Clay People. But …] I woke up in Denver at 4:30 this morning with a blinking phone and a text: “You’re at the part of the Muppet movie when it seems like all […]
[Some background on this update: The Airborne Toxic Event has been forced to postpone three shows — and maybe more to come — because frontman Mikel Jollett has laryngitis. For supporting band the Henry Clay People, who were eking out an existence and covering their tour costs with their small guarantees and revenue from merchandise […]
[Here’s the second installment from the Henry Clay People – Joey and Andy Siara, Jonathan Price and Mike Hopkins, along with tour manager Dane Sundseth – who are on their first major tour of the U.S., with the Airborne Toxic Event and Rademacher. While Joey authored the first chapter, this time kid brother Andy weighs […]
[The Henry Clay People – singer-guitarists Joey and Andy Siara, bassist Jonathan Price and drummer Mike Hopkins – are doing their first national tour, as the support for fellow L.A. band the Airborne Toxic Event. The brothers Siara are sharing their adventures in a tour diary for Buzz Bands. Here goes:] Day 1: House of […]
Photo gallery courtesy of Jeff Koga The Airborne Toxic Event played a sold-out show at the Music Box @ Fonda on Thursday night, and I am here to recount a little bit of it, but to tell you the truth, I don’t know why. Seems as if everybody has his mind made up about the […]
