‣ Facts and things … Twin Shadow is the nom de tune of George Lewis Jr. His second album “Confess” will be out July 10 via 4AD. On June 18, his video for the new song “5 Songs” will premiere in Times Square as part of the “Art Takes Time Square” event. And tonight he […]
George Lewis Jr., who releases music under the moniker Twin Shadow, has poked his well-coiffed head into new wave, electro-pop and R&B, and has come out groomed to be a pop star. His debut “Forget,” a hybrid of all those genres topped with yearning Morrissey vocals, made a memorable splash in 2010, and he’s well […]
Your midweek options: ‣ Athens’ purveyors of Southern Gothic twang Futurebirds (pictured) headline the Satellite on a buzzy night that also features Van Pierszalowski’s post-Port O’Brien project Waters and Portland chamber-pop sextet Loch Lomond. ‣ The Quebec in Hollywood festivities at the El Rey Theatre offer four bands seemingly only connected by geography – Patrick […]
Cozy shows, crazy shows – we’ll start small and work our way big: ‣ Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday songwriter night at Lot 1 Cafe features Luz Elena (pictured), Chris Accardo and Mark Lane. Luz Elena is the frontwoman of the Portland indie-folk Y La Bamba, and she’s in town working on material for a solo […]
The third and final day of Coachella 2011 was a blur of electro, rock, rap, pop and folk. Indefatigable photographer Scott Dudelson did his usual stage-hopping and offers these glimpses.
[My recap of Thursday outings at SXSW… New Wave x Twitching R&B x Gothic Glam x Aching Feet.] Jamie Woon (at Windish House) — If Michael Jackson had discovered dubstep three decades ago, his smooth sounds would have been a tad moodier and a bit twitchier. In fact, he would sound like Jamie Woon does […]
Tonight’s top 3 shows that don’t involve hitting one of the very good October residency kickoffs: ‣ I don’t usually post amateur live video, but I’ll make an exception for the clip above from Guided by Voices’ Sunday night show at Matador at 21. It’s nice to see that a guy in my age bracket […]
