Incoming: Future Bible Heroes, Todd Rundgren, Western Lows, Tokimonsta, the Webb Brothers, Amadou & Miram, Queen Latifah, Crash Kings, Yes, Surfer Blood, Inc., Ximena Sariñana, Incan Abraham, Olafur Arnalds, Portugal. The Man, Akron/Family, Hunter Hunted, Say Anything, Vieux Farka Touré, Young Dubliners, Las Cafeteras, Lightning in a Bottle festival Slightly Stoopid, Colbie Caillat, Psychedelic Furs, […]
Sunny pop, wacky rap, mind-bending psychedelia, indie anthems, roaring blues-rock – Day 2 of the Jubilee Music & Arts Festival had a little bit of everything. On a gorgeous Saturday night, it was reason, as DWNTWN’s Jamie Leffler [top photo] showed, to toss your hair around. Here are some photographic highlights from Carl Pocket, and […]
The Jubilee Music & Arts Festival made it official tonight: The Drums, Black Lips, Free Energy and Kitten top the bill for the two-day event June 7-8. Promoters have extended the availability of pre-sale weekend passes, at $35, until Thursday. Formerly known as the Silver Lake Jubilee, the festival this year has moved from the […]
In one of the more unusual stunts in the annals of festival promotion, the newly relocated and newly re-christened Jubilee Music & Arts Festival today leaked a flyer for its two-day event. Local blog The Scenestar published the big reveal, and you don’t need an advanced degree in the Daily Jumble to figure it out: […]
Since we premiered the first song from Western Lows back in January, the L.A. trio’s debut album has found a nice home. “Glacial” will be out June 4 via local imprint JAXART Records (whose recent releases include Incan Abraham, So Many Wizards and Steffaloo, among others). Western Lows, of course, is the new vehicle for […]
Songwriter Jack Burnside has been laying relatively low since the popgazing quartet Mezzanine Owls went away, but now his creative juices are flowing again and Western Lows are his new outlet. The trio, which includes Michael Orendy on bass and Julien Bellin on drums, metes out hazy-but-not-lazy sonics commingled with Burnside’s contemplative lyrics. As with […]
Seven Saturdays and Western Lows – two L.A. artists with enticing album releases on the horizon – highlight an eclectic lineup for Buzz Bands LA’s monthly showcase of new music on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at the Satellite. The show is free. Seven Saturdays, the nom de tune of songwriter Jonathan Haskell, has a impressive catalog […]
