[MP3] Downtown/Union - Bright Idea [MP3] Downtown/Union - Wake Up Call from the Nexus of Me and You Downtown / Union have been dear friends for years and TONIGHT they are celebrating the release of their fabulous new album Aurora Ahora . Mouse over at Classical Geek Theatre said it bes t - They are "the underdog superheroes of the Los Angeles rock world." The band's stripped down Pavement meets The Replacements sound was [...]
Xu Xu Fang like pictures of horses better than pictures of people and will release their new EP Seven Days Now this week. Founder Bobby Tamkin speaks to Scott Schultz about radio drama, fog machines and stoned Oklahomans who like Gossip Girl .
Seems it's that time of year when there's so much new music being released by new bands as well as established ones. We start with the debut studio album by Hill Country Revue, Make A Move, 10 tracks of raw blues and classic southern rock recorded at Jim Dickinson's famed Zebra Ranch Studio as well as at Young Avenue Sound in Memphis. The band features a great combination of musicians, and will touring extensively through September. The album will be released May 12th. mp3: Alice Mae [...]
Los Angeles based band Downtown/Union have performed with the likes of Radar Bros., The Henry Clay People, Fol Chen, and other LA fixtures. Last year, the duo released Six Song Super Set EP; and now, with the additions of Andy and Joey Siara from The Henry Clay People, Downtown/Union will release their debut full length, Aurora Ahora , out April 28th. The band will celebrate the release on April 30th at The Echo in Los Angeles. audio: Wake Up Call from the Nexus of Me and You [...]
[New L.A. sounds for your ears, and your iTunes ...] Links are an L.A. quartet with a Robbie and Robby (an Arnett and Barnett, go figure), and a passion for simmering, '70s-styled blues rock, which they bring to a boil on their debut EP, "Tip Your Jester" (released in March). Singer-guitarist Arnett yowls like a higher-register (and mercifully less forced) Caleb Followill behind bassist Barnett and drummer Curtis Marrero's sharp beats and lead guitarist Eric Frank's tasteful licks. Good [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Baby Teeth : "Big Schools" [mp3] from Hustle Beach (out July 14th) other Baby Teeth posts at Largehearted Boy The Bats : "Castle Light" [mp3] from The Guilty Office (out June 23rd) other Bats posts at Largehearted Boy Brian Olive : "There [...]
Phoenix to play the Varsity, Pitchfork reviews Bob Mould, Bob Dylan rips the Stones & Brother Ali heads East.
[Happy birthday to Yoko Ono, 76 years young. Not that she isn't getting birthday greetings from all over ...] Mystery Jets , the Syd Barrett-worshiping, 1980s-channeling quintet from London, are newly aligned with Rough Trade Records. Their "Twenty One" [video for "Half in Love With Elizabeth," above] was No. 8 on NME's top albums of 2008, though it was barely a blip on anybody's radar here, except maybe the Anglophiles who will visit Spaceland tonight for Club NME. ... Andrew Bird , with Loney Dear [...]
TONIGHT the place to be is Eagle Rock Lanes for LA-Underground and Classical Geek Theatre 's 3rd installment of Rock With A Twist . Tonight's lineup is completely solid with performances from The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra , Jack Wilson Jr , Downtown/Union , and The Monolators . Free Admission, cheap booze, All your besties, and did I mention FREE HOMEMADE PRETZELS courtesy of Mary Monolator ? No seriously. I watched her make about 13 dozen with my own two eyes last night. [...]
The Henry Clay People @ The Scene (3/26/08) I've been under the weather and recovering from The Henry Clay People 's awesome seven inch release show on Wednesday with The Natural Disasters , Downtown/Union , and Aushua . Classical Geek Theatre and Squaregirls have a pair of mighty fine reviews of the show up on their site worth checking out. Read Classical Geek Theatre Review [...]
This is it. The last First Friday of the year and the last show we're helping with of '07. It's the holiday season and there's nothing like spending some time with friends and listening to great bands at T's. And, as always with T's shows in December, if you see someone running around with a mistletoe on their belt buckle please don't call the cops. We need Arlo to do sound. December 7, 2007
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