Tonight’s recommendations, and more: ‣ The Henry Clay People, last spotted working up an afternoon sweat at Coachella, return to the cozy confines of the Satellite for the first of two nights celebrating the release of their new EP “This Is a Desert.” The great supporting cast includes Shadow Shadow Shade, Apex Manor and the […]
Who: The Henry Clay People in the Mojave Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Guided by brothers. I’ll Remember This Until: The next time I hear “Born to Run” covered. Silver Lake favorites the Henry Clay People might be the band most likely to win a bar brawl on pub trivia night, but their clever, […]
The Henry Clay People released “Somewhere on the Golden Coast” in 2010 only to take off on the road with Silversun Pickups and the Drive-By Truckers for the rest of the year. So, it was surprise to hear they’ve already got a new material in the works. Their forthcoming EP, “This Is a Desert,” is […]
The favorite 40 local albums of 2010 as rendered by a listener who tries be open to sounds from every niche in our fair region, who tries not be swayed by hype, and who makes no apologies for liking his meat and potatoes. 1. Local Natives, “Gorilla Manor” (Frenchkiss) This was more of a 2009 […]
Dig this: New York City four-piece the Dig – not to be confused with old ’90s faves Dig – named their band in honor of the movie “Dig,” the Brian Jonestown Massacre/Dandy Warhols documentary. (I know, that’s a lot of Digs in one sentence.) The Dig’s sometimes-atmospheric, always-hooky indie-rock only has a little bit in […]
The big, chiming folk rock of Fullerton quintet the Steelwells went over big at this year’s Orange County Music Awards – the band scored two victories, including best song for “El Capitan.” And there was a nice bonus: Akorn Entertainment got behind the song and produced a very topical video starring some very cardboard characters. […]
The Henry Clay People, resident wiseguys, nice guys and now fixtures on the Silver Lake scene, are about to embark on a two-month tour, starting this weekend with the Drive-By Truckers. In the way of a parting gift, the band is giving away a download of “Switch Kids,” a live favorite that didn’t appear on […]
The easy way to find Buzz Bands tonight: ‣ Radars to the Sky celebrate the release of their new album “Supra/Infra” at Spaceland, supported by Death to Anders and Smokers in Love – and, playing the late set, the Henry Clay People. I had a sneak peek of the album last week. [And on a […]
I was out of town for the Silversun Pickups’ hometown show Friday night at the Greek, cursing the gods for scheduling it the same weekend as Lollapalooza. I have, however, lived vicariously through the Times’ review, and, even while on vacation, coerced little elves into posting this gallery of Debi Del Grande’s photographs from the […]
This slice of mayhem and merriment comes via the Henry Clay People, who’ve been known to play local shows as the Ronald Reagan People, the Santa Claus People and maybe a few other persons you had too many beers to remember. Uber-fan Fieron Santos shows surprising footspeed as the star of this single from THCP’s […]
