Radical Face , the nom de tune of Florida's Ben Cooper [see last week's post ], will cap Buzz Bands LA's monthly SecondTuesday songwriter night at Lot 1 Cafe tomorrow with an acoustic set. Coming off Saturday's impressive performance at the 2nd New L.A. Folk Fesival, Radical Face will preview material from his forthcoming album "The Family Tree: The Roots." Tuesday's lineup is not lacking for diversity. Brooklyn-based Cerise [see last week's post ] brings a batch of gothic dream-pop from her Joseph Arthur-produced album-in-the-works. Paulie Pesh [see April's [...]
Download EMERGENCY SONGS: Before, During, and After , a new concept album by Monk Turner with singer/lyricist Fascinoma that's got a variety of flavors. Even when the music gets "rough," her voice remains rather soothing. You can see some pics from the recording process at Monk Turner's blog . Here is Monk Turner's official concept: LA is due for a massive earthquake but no one is ready. Also, the city, ergo, the state is broke, so if The Big One hits—the earthquake scientists are [...]
Vetiver Sunday, April 12 Vetiver with Adam Stephens @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts Monday, April 13 Vetiver with Richard Swift @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts The Henry Clay People with The Broken West @ Spaceland Tuesday, April 14th Eleni Mandel @ The Grammy Museum Kimya Dawson @ The Troubadour The Middle Class @ Crane's Hollywood Tavern [...]
Download: MP3: Corporate Love Breakdown - Paranoid Android [Radiohead] MP3: Fascinoma - Straight Up [Paula Abdul Cover] MP3: M. Ward, Conor Oberst & Jim James - Girl From The North Country [Bob Dylan] Bookmark It [...]
25.) Fascinoma - Don't Go 24.) The Kills - Cheap And Cheerful 23.) Tyler Ramsey - Ships 22.) Deerhoof - Offend Maggie 21.) Drive-By Truckers - 3 Dimes Down 20.) King Khan And The Shrines - Welfare Bread 19.) Clinic - Tomorrow 18.) Glen Campbell - Sing 17.) Little Joy - Unattainable 16.) Department of Eagles - No One Does It Like You [...]
Singer-songwriter Alanna Lin (Fascinoma) was flying under the radar until her song " I'm Walking This Road Because You Stole My Car (Don't Go) " was featured on an episode of Fox's animated series 'American Dad' . The Los Angeles native released her self-titled album today. Her voice reminds me of Cat Power's earlier work mixed with Feist & Dido influences. She proves that she is no one hit wonder. Key Tracks: Who's Gonna To [...]
Alanna Lin AKA Fascinoma A couple weeks ago a friend of mine emailed me a song " I'm Walking This Road Because You Stole My Car (Don't Go)" by Los Angeles singer-songwriter Alanna Lin . For whatever reason I've been putting off posting it and then last night I got scooped by Fox's American Dad . The animated series featured the entire song in the "Choosey Wives Choose Smith" episode. I emailed Alanna today to ask her permission to post the song. She informed me that's the only [...]
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