Psychic Twin - Gonna Get Her Some of my favorite label buds around, Lefse Records , just announced their inaugural 7" series. Starting in just a month, and spanning the course of several months, Lefse will release limited edition 7"s of some of their greatest and newest artists. The first 7" to kick of the series is the gem above by Psychic Twin with b-side Deepest Part . Like some kind of mysterious dream from the 80's, those vocals hypnotize, while [...]
[With Fool's Gold's show last week still fresh in my mind, it seemed appropos to share this:] It's unlikely (not to mention unfortunate) that we will ever hear from Foreign Born again. With Lewis Pesacov and Garrett Ray having a good time in Fool's Gold, Matt Popieluch making sweet music as Big Search and Ariel Rechtshaid producing anybody who wants to sound great, Foreign Born this month announced an "indefinite hiatus," releasing one final B-side via Secretly Canadian (the label that released [...]
MUSIC IN THE ZOO WITH ABE VIGODA, KITTEN, HANDS, HONEYHONEY, MINI MANSIONS, POLLYN, ALLAH LAS, AND BIG SEARCH ON FRIDAY JUL. 15TH AT THE LA ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, 5333 ZOO DRIVE, LOS ANGELES. 6:00PM/ $13/ ALL AGES
Entrance Band "I Want You" (out April 16 on Black Tent Press) The Entrance Band has done a mighty cover of The Troggs' "I Want You," which will be released on April 16th as a vinyl single for Record Store Day through Black Tent Press . The B-side is a cover of Love's "A House Is Not a Motel." Until then, Los Angeles has a chance to hear the trio do these tunes live during Entrance's March residency, Thursdays at the Satellite in Silverlake. It ain't free. Before getting [...]
Cass McCombs' drop-dead-beautiful 2008 album "Catacombs" embraced a welcome candor — intimate and open-hearted, his songs rode in on simple guitar chords and made themselves at home on his velvety vocals. Now the 33-year-old has prepared a follow-up, "Wit's End," his fifth album, due April 12 on Domino. Like on his previous record, McCombs worked with L.A. producer Ariel Rechtshaid (of Foreign Born). Exhibiting the same spaciousness as the best stuff on "Catacombs," the teaser track "County Line" seems to have a heartbeat all its own. ||| Stream: "County Line": [...]
Big Search BIG SEARCH 73 RELEASE SHOW w/ JOHN WEBSTER JOHNS + WHITE FENCE ON WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2 AT THE ECHO, 1822 WEST SUNSET BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES. 8:30PM/ $5 / 18+.
2010 was the first year of the new decade, and as the rest of the world speeds up for the impending future, we decided to take one last dip in the warm, settling waters of the last decade, and seal its lips with a salty kiss. Here, Luke Top from Fool's Gold indulges his favorite topic—love and/or love-making—with You Aught To Choose Love: Top 10 Love Songs Of The 002s . Words by Luke Top. 1. R. Kelly -- Echo (2009) [...]
Sweaters Monday night was the opening of the Sweaters Spaceland residency, presented by L.A. RECORD and SESAC, celebrating their latest release, the second edition of their manifesto, Can't Stop Winning, on Echo Park Books, packaged lovingly with their new White Iris 7", featuring "Like Ur Killing A Man" b/w "Can't Stop Winning." No Monday night residency I've ever seen at Spaceland was as packed as the Sweaters show, especially not as early as 10PM. I've seen Sweaters play a dozen times in the last year but they've always been playing short sets [...]
Night Beats Recommended Shows :: December 6th – December 12th Monday, December 6th Big Search @ Spaceland The Greenhornes with Hacienda @ Troubadour Tuesday, December 7th Spin Magazine Presents: Warpaint / WAVVES / Peanut Butter Wolf @ The Music Box Wednesday, December 8th The Fling with Darker My Love and Delta Spirit @ The Music Box Mt. [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Anika : "Yang Yang (Yoko Ono cover)" [mp3] search for more Anika posts at Largehearted Boy Atlas Sound : free and legal Bedroom Databank Vol.1 album [mp3] search for more [...]
Matt Popieluch, frontman for Secretly Canadian band Foreign Born, has been making music as Big Search since 1999. After making significant aesthetic breakthroughs in his dorm room at San Francisco State University, he embarked on a four-track recording spree that lasted the remainder of his collegiate experience, resulting in several 90-minute "albums" destined for the [...]
Record Release Show!! Big Search plays Lay of the Land in it's entirety. One time only! Tuesday, October 12th @ Echo Country Outpost (1930 Echo Park Ave) 7:30pm - 10pm. FREE. $2 Beers. Special Guests may also perform. Selling limited edition vinyl with hand-made covers and t-shirts.
Big Search : "You'll Often Change" [mp3] from Mysticism Vs. Classicism Big Search : "Sun's Gonna Shine on My Wall" [mp3] from Mysticism Vs. Classicism Big Search : "I Long for You" [mp3] from Mysticism Vs. Classicism other Big Search music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws [...]
Matt Popieluch is the lead singer in Foreign Born , one of Los Angeles' very best bands. In the group, he's complimented by Ariel Rechtshaid 's melodic bass playing, Lewis Pesacov 's distinctive effects-laden guitar, and Garrett Ray 's innovative drumming. They have had one proper release, the "In the Remote Woods" EP on Startime, and have had their debut LP "On the Wing Now" available to buy at shows for the past few months. I got in contact with Matt because "On the Wing Now" is the best LP I've [...]
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Friday Remixes
Song Of The Week: Glass Candy "Life After Sundown"
Princeton – Grand Rapids (RAC Remix)
