Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Division Day, Live @ Chessvolt Studios with Video and mp3s

12.12.2009
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LA’s Division Day headed in a new direction on their latest album, a direction concertedly marked by dark and eerie undertones and the addition of technological gear to their repertoire. Describing the style, they say, “We’re calling it post-industrial blackened romantigaze.” Though the subject matter is thematcially death and devil-focused, the sound is attractively cool. [...]

Virgin Galactic?! Whether or not the eagle actually landed, check out this rad video with music from Above and Beyond

12.11.2009
Above and Beyond

Thinking of ways to spend your extra dough? How about a little space tourism? Virgin Galactic is at the ready to accomodate. Cool footage from NASA in the video below with trance electronica from Above and Beyond.

Luxury Wafers Legacy Sessions: Melineh Kurdian, Live @ Chessvolt Studios with Video and mp3s

12.11.2009
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Local LA artist and Hotel Cafe regular, Melineh Kurdian brought her guitar, smooth voice and innate sweet sunshine along with her all-pro band (Steve Krugman on drums, Carl Byron on accordion and keyboards and Eric Holden on electric & upright bass) for a Luxury Wafers session back in the springtime. In addition to tendencies toward [...]

“Do you EAR what I EAR?,” a holiday album for the Association to Benefit Children; If You Hear A Knock [mp3] by Sean Bones

12.11.2009
Association to Benefit Children Album Cover

If You Hear A Knock [mp3] – Sean Bones EAR FARM and LET ‘EM IN STUDIOS present Do you EAR what I EAR? a holiday album for the Association to Benefit Children. Featuring original and classic holiday songs from Tom Tom Club, Asobi Seksu, Sean Bones, Julie Doiron, Sharon Van Etten, and more, All of [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Princeton, Live@Chessvolt Studios

12.10.2009
Princeton

Emitting smooth pop marked by an erudite swagger, the four Eagle Rockers of Princeton (Twins – Jesse and Matt Kivel, Ben Usen and David Kitz) make music that could easily find its way into a quirky Wes Anderson film. Enjoy these live tracks from their Luxury Wafers session. Go see them in action at Spaceland [...]

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

12.08.2009
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“The Violent Femmes meet James Brown on the back porch of your old Kentucky home.” That’s how Peter describes these guys from Bucks County, Pennsylvania (not Illinois). Led by Arch, who writes, sings, plays guitar, banjo and keys and endearingly pours his humble heart – all the sad, raw, unwanted, cocky and desirous emotions – [...]

Ola Podrida; Belly of the Lion; This Old World Video, The Closest We Will Ever Be mp3

12.08.2009
Ola Podrira - Belly of The Lion

The Closest We Will Ever Be [mp3] Ola Podrida’s  Belly of the Lion released 11/10/09 on Western Vinyl. The very first moment of Ola Podrida’s Belly of the Lion is perfect.  Really.  Without a count, the bass drops on the downbeat and a warm bodied Telecaster sings; for a moment, it seems like this little [...]

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

12.08.2009
The Cassettes - free mp3

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
Mannequin Men Live at Chessvolt Studios in Los Angeles for Luxury Wafers

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
Jake Lazbotz during his live Luxury Wafers session

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
Chll Pll record album review on Luxury Wafers

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
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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
Langhorne Slim performing live at Chessvolt Studios for Luxury Wafers

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 [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Lissie, Live @ Chessvolt Studios with Videos and mp3s

11.30.2009
Lissie Playing Live for Luxury Wafers at Chessvolt Studios in Los Angeles.

Lissie Maurus, from Rock Island, Illinois, sings like the coal miner’s daughter with bubblegum-sweet edges. Picture Loretta Lynn with organic munchies and a designer dog. Comfy country flannel paired with a shiny pedicure. Lissie can do it any way she wants. Remarkably unselfconscious and naturally beautiful with a black gold voice of fertile southern dirt, [...]

Jackpot! Sessions in Portland … Day Two

11.25.2009

Typhoon, just after their Luxury Wafers Session @ Jackpot!Sessions are underway. We just enjoyed Nick Jaina and his crew on standup bass, violin, trumpets and clarinet. Right now we’ve got World’s Greatest Ghosts. Up later: Y La Bamba, Rauelsson +++. We tore it up on Monday (there were little trails of smoke following Kendra heels [...]

An Interview with The Drums. They Do Whistle. They Don’t Surf. Plus refresher mp3s

11.25.2009

The Drums, embrace the ’50s aesthetic of songwriting simplicity, pairing it with just enough echo and contemporary synthetic goodies. Love the infectious whistle line and summertime theme, fireworks and all, on Let’s Go Surfing. I Felt Stupid feels like a 2009 Wham! adaptation of superpop. The four guys, based in Brooklyn, sported us a few [...]

Jackpot! Sessions in Portland … Gearing Up for Day One

11.23.2009

Here we go. Day one at Jackpot! Studios in Portland, OR. We’re bummed Larry won’t be around, but stoked to hang with Kendra and the awesome cast of bands we have lined up for the next few days. Stay tuned for sessions from Greg Ashley, Benoit Pioulard, Forro In The Dark, Jarred Mees and the [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Tim Exile, Live @ Chessvolt Studios with Videos and Mp3s

11.23.2009
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Tim Exile, also known simply as Exile, recently came in for a visit from his current home in Berlin to perform and record a high-energy, experimental/electronic improvisational set live in the studio with us. Surrounded by his computers and keyboards, faders and knobs, you might not guess that Exile (aka Tim Shaw), originally from the [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Mason Proper Live@Chessvolt Studios

11.19.2009
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Alarmingly brilliant. You might not see or expect it in this group of four rather regular-looking guys from the Great Lakes State, but Michigan’s Mason Proper, led by the ingenious Jonathan Visger, creates an endless geometric array of patterns and textures that flow with fascinating angularity over a limestone groove riverbed. The band’s boggling resourcefulness [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Cory Chisel, live@Chessvolt Studios with Videos and mp3s

11.18.2009
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Cory Chisel (Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons) exudes a forcefield of palpable anguish. It squeezes through his pores and squinted eyes and lassos ears and bleeding hearts through swaying seranades you’d expect to hear on a back porch next to rocking chairs and whiskey bottles, overlooking vast fields and accompanied by choruses of chirping [...]

New Capgun Coup: Sitting on the Sidewalk [mp3] from Maudlin; Tour with Cursive

11.18.2009

Sitting On The Sidewalk [mp3] – Capgun Coup This second single up from Maudlin (Team Love, 11/2/09) conjures old school country/rockabilly the likes of Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis. I’ve been trying to catch up with Sam for an interview for a few days now. After a couple of missed calls, I decided he’s [...]

Monday Mish Mash: Music for the Muddy Mind and More … mp3s

11.16.2009

Polka Dot Dot Dot I’m up in the mornings but not well known for a cheery demeanor or much in the department of cognizance till noonish approaches. Monday morning especially. I offer you a bizarre collection of tunes below to help shake the weekend dust. Work your way down. Stiff coffee helps too. The super [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Jen & Abby, Live @ Chessvolt Studios with Video and mp3s

11.15.2009
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A whole lotta lovin’s going on with the bubbly-bright Jen & Abby and their sunshiny LA crew (Sebastian Aymanns, Leslie Lowe, Mike Lee and Gaby Moreno). Jen Trani on guitar and Abby Miller singing are the dynamic duo, regularly playing LA’s Hotel Cafe and fashioning dramatic pop pieces with Natalie Merchant-like flow and a generally [...]

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