From the monthly archives:

May 2009

The Wooden Birds, Magnolia; Sugar mp3

05.10.2009

The Wooden Birds, a new band for Andrew Kinney (American Analog Set), releases Magnolia, their new album, tomorrow, May 12th, 2009 on Barsuk Records. A mellow, straight-ahead, Neil Young sounding 12-track continuum, Magnolia highlights Kinney’s natural singer/songwriter knack, elegantly centering round the simplicity of a few chords of acoustic guitar and easy, albeit prominent, percussion [...]

Cause Co-Motion! Because Because Because; You Lose [mp3]

05.09.2009

The equation works. Simplicity, the hollows of reverb and ringing guitar coupled with just enough cacaphonous tension housed in a garage Brit-pop sound with fab lyrics: “You never win, oh no, you get jealous, oh yeah, and then you lose…” You Lose Brooklyn’s Cause Co-Motion! nails it on their new EP, Because Because Because, out [...]

Heartless Bastards, Live@Chessvolt Studios

05.08.2009

There was a day, once – a far-less-wise time in life long ago – when i peeled open my eyes and dragged myself, blinking and gasping, onto the sun-soaked concrete of my back patio, alarmed to have survived the volumes of alcohol imbibed the previous night, suffering like a near-dead lizard. When the ground eventually [...]

Abe Vigoda, Reviver, Don’t Lie Mp3 and Video

05.08.2009

Abe Vigoda‘s Reviver was released back in February on the awesome PPM, offering a crisply atonal haunted wall of sound, a very cool shift forward into darkness for these twisted so-cal punks. So good. They’re playing tonight in LA at the Echo. Here’s the killer rush, Don’t Lie and video:

Tonight at Spaceland in Silverlake, LA: Voxhaul Broadcast, Rumspringa, Local Natives, Aushua

05.08.2009

Tonight at Spaceland in Silverlake, a great lineup: One of my favorite bands (local or otherwise), Voxhaul Broadcast, with genuine, all-around-good-guys Rumspringa, Local Natives and Aushua. Enjoy these exclusive live tracks and videos to get you pumped for the night ahead: The Echo -Voxhaul Broadcast Trickle Charge – Rumspringa World News – Local Natives Voxhaul [...]

Malabomba! Opening at Bordello Bar, May 13th

05.08.2009

Spawn of beloved Killsonic, DJ Jason Savvy and friends embark on a mad international dance adventure Wednesday, May 13th at LA’s Bordello Bar downtown. Malabomba! This will be the inaugural delectable rumpus. We heartily advise attendance. Get ready to move!

Deer Tick, Born on Flag Day; Easy and Art Isn’t Real (City of Sin)-[mp3s]

05.08.2009

photo by Sayard EganTo follow the reissue of Deer Tick’s War Elephant, Partisan Records will release the band’s follow-up album, Born on Flag Day, June 23rd in clear vinyl. Exciting for fans and friendlier for the environment, too. Deer Tick continues to tour this grand USofA non-stop through October, playing shows with Jenny Lewis and [...]

Glasser, Glad and Glad (Delorean remix) mp3s

05.08.2009

photo by Timothy MurrayLA’s Cameron Mesirow and Matt Popieluch are Glasser, an unbearably nouveau blend of electronica with beautifully hypnotic, ethereal vocal liltings. Glad The original is sparse, decorated by Japanese sounding synth scales, low harmonies and rhythmic shaker. Glad (Delorean Remix) Spanish remixers extraordinaire, Delorean added further attractive components: buckets of reverb, pounding drums, [...]

Crystal Antlers, Live@Chessvolt Studios

05.08.2009

Crystal Antlers, the ironically endearing Long Beach group of 6 skyrocketing to popularity across an increasingly diverse range of listeners, spews a veritable miasmatic carnival of instrumentation flanged with primal vocals from singer, Jonny Bell, who also kills it on bass. The line-up: Kevin Stuart, drums; Damian Edwards, percussion; Andrew King, guitar; Jonny Bell, bass, [...]

Liechtenstein, Survival Strategies In A Modern World; Roses in the Park mp3

05.07.2009

Liechtenstein, from Goteborg, Sweden, deals saturatedly luscious post-punk pop on their new nine-song LP, Survival Strategies In A Modern World (Slumberland, June 2, 2009). These girls are a sweet and satisfying treat – more along the lines of a wholesome banana cream pie than a cloying, empty confection. Any of the songs on the record [...]

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