[Happy birthday, Julian Casablancas, who, the archives tell me, was born in 1978 on the day Keith Moon died.] Top 4 detours from the Hollywood Bowl traffic jam for the Dave Matthews Band concert there: ‣ MNDR (pronounced Mander), the nom de dance music of Amanda Warner (pictured) and Peter Wade, play the RSVP-only It’s […]
Fun facts you should know about L.A. rockers White Arrows: They make synth-addled indie rock that makes me imagine the Strokes, in a happier place, with big breakers. They are Mickey Schiff, JP Caballero (Dios), Steven Vernet, Rob Banks and Damon Kellard – and sometimes Schiff’s teenage brother Henry, when the venues let him in. […]
[If you root through the archives, you find that Aug. 16 is a pretty momentous day in music history. Robert Johnson (1938) and Elvis Presley (1977) died on this day. Madonna (1958) and LL Cool J (1968) were born. Any headlines so far today?] Top 3 reasons to open your ears (and possibly wallet) tonight: […]
[Birthday wishes go out today to Butch Vig.] One album-release show, three residency openers, and more: ‣ Ferraby Lionheart plays the Bootleg Theater to mark the release Tuesday of his sophomore album “The Jack of Hearts.” ‣ White Arrows has the Spaceland residency (with Kenan Bell and the Franks supporting tonight). ‣ Fol Chen is […]
[Smile, break into song and wish the man born Stevland Hardaway Judkins, whom you know as Stevie Wonder, a happy 60th birthday. As icing on the cake, I offer tonight’s music desserts:] Massive shows, mini shows, tonight has it all – just for grins, I’ll start out small: The lineup of local bands at the […]
[Who stole my Feburary?] March isn’t exactly coming in like a lion, show-wise, but there are some reasons to get off your couch. Two residencies kick off tonight, including shoegaze foursome Seaspin [highlighted last summer] at the Silverlake Lounge with Corridor and Yours Til Death supporting, and the Delta Mirror [highlighted last week] at the […]
[One in a series on notable new music from SoCal artists …] Long Beach quartet Parade of Lights – first heard here back in April – has released its debut EP, full of gorgeously crafted anthems that float somewhere between the youthful, earnest pop of artists such as Jack’s Mannequin and the expansive, Anglophile-leaning romanticism […]
[Getting back into town today after a little road trip. Thanks to my pinch-bloggers the past few days; happy birthday to Stewart Copeland; and here’s a full plate of music goodies from which to sample tonight:] My trip to the heartland yielded a good read or two, including this Riverfront Times interview with Son Volt’s […]
