From the monthly archives:

December 2009

An oddly collection from space to pop to funky rocks ++ plus treats: ted leo, the soft pack, grizzly bear

12.08.2009

Deep Sea Diver [mp3] – Grizzly Bear a nice one. This and a eleven other goodies came from the Kanine Records Sampler. Follow them on Twitter and they send it your way. Even Heroes Have To Die [mp3] – Ted Leo and The Pharmacists whoop, now on Matador Pigeon Toes [mp3] – Absofacto Tweetie Bird [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Mannequin Men, Live @ Chessvolt Studios with Video and Mp3

12.08.2009

Noted from the git as noisy and belligerent, Mannequin Men from Chicago visited us with a boyish slurry of rusty garage rock-original punk, rife with honest and clever lyrics cultured in a stinky bedroom under some kind of influence. Maybe the earliness had an impact (it was 11 in the morning), but the guys were [...]

Monday Forecast: It’s Gonna Rain in LA. Jake LaBotz mp3 + video

12.07.2009

It’s Gonna Rain Again [mp3] – Jake LaBotz True. Our parched desert megametropolis is due for a quenching. Looks like it’ll pour cats and dogs all day Monday. Jump down to a video of Jake LaBotz howling out a classic traditional, It’s Gonna Rain Again. Regarding favorite musicians, there are so many amazing time periods, [...]

Top two most notable albums we should have reviewed earlier: Chll Pll – Agressively Humble; Talk Normal – Sugarland. With Mp3s and Videos.

12.06.2009

In mid-October, we at Luxury Wafers closed our former studio hub, Chessvolt Studios. It was a case of eminent domain: our local government opted to build an elementary school at that site and we didn’t have a choice in the matter. So, reluctantly, sadly, we packed up and said goodbye. The effects have been immense [...]

Luxury Wafers Legacy Sessions: The Monthlies live @ Chessvolt Studios in Los Angeles

12.06.2009

Sometimes good things require a wait. That’s the case with this Luxury Wafers session from The Monthlies, a fun local LA band who visited us almost a year ago! These guys are festive and friendly. If you’re lucky enough to run into Jana in holiday-times, make sure you get to sample her homemade White Chocolate [...]

Little Dragon, Feather (mp3) and Blinking Pigs (mp3); Jim Hanft; Fink; Girls

12.04.2009

Feather [mp3] Blinking Pigs [mp3] Tonight at El Rey in LA, Little Dragon, delightful electro-pop quartet from Gothenburg, Sweden led vocally by Swedish-Japanese Yukimi Nagano. I highly recommend you check out their newest album, Machine Dreams (Peacefrog with Caroline/EMI, 11/3), featuring Nagano’s silky vocals plus a good mix of spacey-strange, cool effects. Bonus -the Swedes [...]

Deer Tick: Baltimore Blues No. 1 – Live (mp3)

12.04.2009

Deer Tick offered this live recording up to military folks in honor of Veterans Day. Baltimore Blues No. 1 (mp3) The site, Military.com, hosted the track in its entertainment section, stating: “Unlike some other bands who’ve offered free downloads to us, Deer Tick make great music and the song’s lyrics aren’t insulting to people who’ve died [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Langhorne Slim, live @ Chessvolt Studios with Videos and mp3s

12.01.2009

We’ve long been enamored by Langhorne Slim’s compelling, gritty goodness. Hardscrabble character combined with the blood of a tent revivalist or prohibition distiller rapidly shot the deep-rooted folk singer, who stole his nickname from his Pennsylvania hometown, into the ears and hearts of folks around the country and beyond from 2005 on. Since then, Slim’s [...]

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