[Some of the lots and lots of things that have come to my attention …] Coming soon to the Beck.com website will be a section called Record Club – which will feature mp3s of songs from studio sessions during which Beck and his pals will re-record an entire album in a single day, sans rehearsal. […]
[More L.A. releases, and surprises …] Olin and the Moon, “Terrible Town” (self-released) – Not to sound too hayseed, but this album’s like beer. Sometimes you cry in it; sometime you raise your glass. The L.A. quintet with roots in Sun Valley, Idaho, have birthed a “No Depression”-worthy recording that, while hardly straying from country […]
[Kylie Minogue celebrates a birthday today, and on a more modest scale I submit to you a celebratory list of fine shows tonight …] St. Vincent, the nom de tune of Annie Clark, returns to L.A. for a show at the El Rey Theatre behind her new album, “Actor.” Should be good: The Times spent […]
[Twenty-seven years after the Grammys anointed her best new artist, Sheena Easton celebrates a milestone birthday today. Cheers to her as we rocket into the final week of the month …] Yes, the Henry Clay People’s residency at Spaceland this month has been raging, but they are not all the rage. Two other Monday night […]
Depeche Mode, Tool, the Killers, Jane’s Addiction, the Beastie Boys and Kings of Leon were announced as headliners for this summer’s Lollapalooza – topping a roster that includes the strong Los Angeles contingent of the Silversun Pickups, the Airborne Toxic Event, No Age and the Henry Clay People. Silversun, Airborne and No Age represented for […]
[Just got back into town from the desert, and darn if it doesn’t feel like the desert here …] Quickly: The buzziest show of the evening is the Whip’s unlikely slot at the Henry Clay People’s residency at Spaceland. Not exactly a good fit, bill-wise, but the Manchester, U.K., foursome [pictured] are as good as […]
[New L.A. sounds for your ears, and your iTunes …] Links are an L.A. quartet with a Robbie and Robby (an Arnett and Barnett, go figure), and a passion for simmering, ’70s-styled blues rock, which they bring to a boil on their debut EP, “Tip Your Jester” (released in March). Singer-guitarist Arnett yowls like a […]
[Happy 63rd birthday to the Rev. Al Green … now for some sermonizing of my own:] As if the heaping helping of Monday night residencies don’t have your concert-going plate full, some great touring acts are hitting town: U.K. dance-gazers Friendly Fires (whose self-titled debut was one of my favorite ablums of 2008) play the […]
In what has become de rigeur over the past year-plus, the Henry Clay People thrilled an Eastside crowd thick with friends and family on Monday night, kicking off their April residency at Spaceland with a surprise appearance from the members of the Airborne Toxic Event, as well as a strong lineup of supporting acts. Thee […]
[Happy birthday to Merle Haggard, good riddance to my jet lag, and let’s see if after a few days in a land far, far away I can get back in the swing of things …] I only need to visit my Midwestern hometown a few days before realizing how good, as a fan of live […]
