5/31/11 – Eternal Summers w/ The Beets @ Echo Drawing on influences as diverse as Beat Happening and The Ramones, Eternal Summers are a self-described “dream-punk” band, and likely the first of their kind. This raucous duo strikes the perfect balance between haze and fervor, and they’ll be accompanied by another great summer pop group, [...] ...
5/23/11 – School Night @ Bardot If you’re looking for a chill evening after a stressful Monday, Bardot is the place to be. Tonight’s School Night will feature shimmery, folk-tinged indie pop from Seattle’s Motopony. Singer-poet Iyeoka Okoawo will also perform some of the smoothest neo-soul around, with Austin dream pop quartet Love Inks rounding [...] ...
Thank God for musicians who uphold the art of album-making. Moby, the long-time maestro of electronica symphonica, has done it again with “Destroyed”, his latest oeuvre that is an ode to the solitude of a modern traveling minstrel. The album was written in anonymous hotel rooms while on tour, during jet-lag-induced off hours when, Moby [...] ...
Los Angeles is host to many talented musicians and serves as the epicenter of brilliant, cutting-edge bands. A residency at any venue in this city could lead to notoriety that spreads like wild fire across the country. So, it’s really no surprise then that La-La land is churning out another group soon to be mentioned [...] ...
When they dropped Hospice in 2009, the Antlers already had a masterpiece on their hands. Powerful and raw, yet delicate and exquisitely conceived, the album captures the triumphs and tragedies of love in its full complexity. As they started to work on their second record as a band, the question on everyone’s mind was how this prodigious Brooklyn [...] ...
If you’re looking for some good, green fun this weekend, Silverlake Jubilee is a sure shot! The Silverlake Jubilee – hosted by local non-profit LA Arts & Athletic Alliance – makes a comeback this weekend with 50+ live music acts on various stages peppered in and around Sunset Junction, epicenter of East Side cool. Here [...] ...
Don’t worry, Bon Iver fans. We understand. For three years, you’ve been waiting for the follow-up to For Emma, Forever Ago. The excellent Blood Bank EP was such a tease, and meanwhile, Justin Vernon has been occupying his time with bizarre side projects like Volcano Choir and Gayngs. Fortunately, all your waiting has finally paid off! Well, [...] ...
How does a 13-year-old, tree-hugging volley ball player become a rock star? Brett Anderson, lead singer of The Donnas, says “The two things I never wanted to be when I was growing up were a singer and a hairstylist, because both seemed too hard”. Classmates Allison, Maya and Torry had other plans for the would-be [...] ...
5/16/11 – School Night @ Bardot Where else do you get to see three great local bands for free? First off is Gardens & Villa, a bouncy chillwave group that recently signed to the hot indie label Secretly Canadian. Up next is Obi Best, whose electro-influenced dance tunes are sure to enchant you, and capping [...] ...
There is a quiet East-side movement underfoot. No, it’s not a trucker hat resurgence, skinny jeans, or horn-rimmed glasses. This time…it’s folk music. At the helm of this revival is local L.A. act The Broken Numbers Band, a motley group of musicians who look like they’re channeling Johnny Cash with a dash of punk rock. Don’t be [...] ...
