From the monthly archives:

March 2010

News and New Listening: Holly Golightly and The Brokeoffs; Villagers; A Weather; Communist Daughter; Plants and Animals; The Henry Clay People

03.31.2010

Attend a haunting soiree with Holly Golightly and The Brokeoffs: Forget It [mp3] The new album, Medicine County, officially emerged in the US on 3/30/10 (Transdreamer). No doubt video is an effective means for sharing a song without giving away the track. Becoming A Jackal from Irish artist, Villagers (Conor J. O’Brien, formerly of The [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: AM, Live@Chessvolt Studios with Video and Mp3s

03.22.2010

Drawing from myriad genres, AM‘s sonic creations, which rely heavily on well-arranged and well-executed full band sound, evoke comfortable reminiscence and – dare I say it – easy listening, not in the elevator sense, but in the sense of not aggressively in-your-face, rather pleasantly uplifting pop you can work to, answer the phone by, kick [...]

It’s not too late for Chickens in Love.

03.21.2010

Everybody’s got space for a little chicken love in their heart. 826LA and a bunch of local students, artists and businesses are showing the way. 826LA, a generous and creative non-profit writing/tutoring center that works for free with LA’s school children, presents Chickens In Love. Sponsored by large-hearted hipsters Origami Vinyl, Bedrock LA, Echoplex, Engine [...]

SXSW 2010 – 5 days of full-contact aural inundation; Free parties, music, booze, food … Ready, Go!

03.16.2010

Right, they’ve got Smokey for the keynote address and a bunch of panels and whatnot to attend, but the ambrosia of SXSW manifests in an already-musically-inundated town soaked through to overflowing with amazing artists and music lovers from around the world, largely just for the price of getting to Austin with a comfortable pair of [...]

Last night at the Troubadour: Cory Chisel, Dawes and Jason Boesel

03.12.2010

Last night’s show at the Troubadour was super sweet. The highlight for me was seeing Cory Chisel work the room, crisply present yet smooth as mellow tobacco. Ever gracious and humble, Chisel masterfully plied the crowd, alternating between high-energy, full-band rockers and introspective solo or duet pieces (joined by lovely Adriel Harris). He shared one [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Jaguar Love, Live in our Living Room for Luxury Wafers with Videos and Mp3s

03.11.2010

Jaguar Love is Johnny Whitney and Cody Votolato, both formerly of The Blood Brothers, a now-defunct, screamy-hard, well-loved Seattle crew of 5 who enjoyed a decade-long spell before splitting to move on to other projects. Of The Blood Brothers, our in-house critic who represents the tweens of 2010 mentions, “Oh it’s hard …. hard to [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Dengue Fever, live@Kingsize Soundlabs with videos and mp3s

03.05.2010

Dengue Fever’s live session is an incredibly special treat for us. The collection of six all-pro musicians concocts such a groovy vibe with their tripped-out, psychedelic, California surf foundation infused with lowing horns and breathy flute and topped with the cherry of Nimol’s royal Cambodian pop vocals. Their songs, palpably jungle thick, range from hypnotically [...]

Love Him More. Elliott Smith reissues from Kill Rock Stars: From A Basement On A Hill and Roman Candle; Twilight (mp3), Last Call (mp3) + Cecilia/Amanda (mp3)

03.02.2010

Cecilia/Amanda [mp3] Twilight [mp3] Last Call [mp3] It’s hard to listen and not well with tears. Here they are: Cecilia/Amanda (previously unreleased until the very end of 2009; recorded at Jackpot! Recording Studio in 1997 by Larry Crane); Twilight, from From A Basement On The Hill; and Last Call from Roman Candle, Elliott Smith‘s first [...]