
L.A. Record + The New L.A. Folk Fest + Grand Ole Echo are co-hosting The Return Of Murder Ballads tonight at the Echoplex. Here's the lineup of musicians performing songs about killing times! For more info, go to the folk fest website . Get a little appetizer by listening to the bands or watching some videos .
ECHO COUNTRY OUTPOST FROG LEG CHICKEN WING VEGGIE FRY WITH MOOMAW, CROOKED LETTER I, RUTHANN FRIEDMAN, GOLD PAINT, WHITMAN, MIWA GEMINI, CHRISTINA ANTIPA, PAULA FRAZER, CABINET OF NATURAL CURIOSITIES, HAROULA ROSE, AND FORT KING ON SATURDAY JUL, 16TH AT THE ECHO COUNTRY OUTPOST, 1930 ECHO PARK AVENUE, LOS ANGELES. 1:30PM/ $7/ ALL AGES

Wimberley Bluegrass Band Read Tiff Reldon's review of the show after checking out these photos by Kate Rentz. The photo gallery begins with Emily Lacy, then Fort King, Olentangy John, Stone Darling, I See Hawks In L.A., Wimberley Bluegrass Band, The Chapin Sisters, The Driftwood Singers, Jenny O, Tom Brosseau + John C Reilly, RT N' The 442s, and a little bit more Stone Darling. [View with PicLens] [...]

Tom Brosseau and John C. Reilly photo by Kate Rentz The New L.A. Folk Festival put together a cozy Louvin Brothers tribute show at HM157 featuring covers of Louvin classics by an array of L.A. folk-inspired bands. Fort King started the night off a little rocky by cutting a song in the middle when singer Ryan Fuller could not hear his guitar, but the crowd would have preferred he just play through to keep the vibe magical and not stall. When you're only playing two songs, it seems like you gotta be a trooper and keep [...]

Today is the birthday of Ira Louvin, one half of the great country music pioneering Louvin Brothers. He was the dark half of the cookie and God bless him and the wife that shot him. Celebrate tonight at HM157 with The New L.A. Folk Fest and a dozen bands performing Louvin covers. Want to know what songs will be performed tonight by the likes of Tom Brosseau, John C Reilly, Stone Darling, Chapin Sisters, Emily Lacy, Wimberley Bluegrass Band, RT N' The 442s, Olentangy John, Fort King, The Damn Sons, Jenny O and Driftwood Singers? ...We [...]

Monday February 7th Jenny Owen Youngs @ Hotel Cafe - Hollywood, CA - $12.50 - 10pm - 21+ The perfect show to catch for you folkie type. The Hotel Cafe always offers a wide variety of music and intimate setting. Chrystal (YTC Nashville) caught Jenny Owens Youngs a few years back and the reviews from the show were all very positive so I am sure this show will be a good one. Jenny Owen Youngs - First Person [...]

DISTRO HAS BEGUN! SIDE A LACO$TE by Daiana Feuer HANNI EL KHATIB by Lainna Fader DEATH by Kristina Benson GANG OF FOUR by Lainna Fader TEEBS by Kristina Benson OFF! by Chris Ziegler TOM TOM CLUB by Daiana Feuer FORT KING by Dan Collins LUIS & THE WILDFIRES by Lainna Fader MY DRY WET MESS by Lainna Fader BEST COAST by Dan Collins WANDA JACKSON by Daiana Feuer WHITE FENCE by Daniel Clodfelter [...]

DISTRO HAS BEGUN! SIDE A LACO$TE by Daiana Feuer HANNI EL KHATIB by Lainna Fader DEATH by Kristina Benson GANG OF FOUR by Lainna Fader TEEBS by Kristina Benson OFF! by Chris Ziegler TOM TOM CLUB by Daiana Feuer FORT KING by Dan Collins LUIS & THE WILDFIRES by Lainna Fader MY DRY WET MESS by Lainna Fader BEST COAST by Dan Collins WANDA JACKSON by Daiana Feuer WHITE FENCE by Daniel Clodfelter [...]
By the time you read this, we'll have been in the fields for two days already, camping out just a short hop from the Falcon Ridge Folk Fest mainstage while we help build the place from the ground up - and I'll have spent Saturday at Grey Fox Bluegrass Fest , too, so it's a reasonable bet that I've got a starter burn across my neck and nose, and a camera full of close-up press-access shots and shaky video of the best cover sets I could find. I'll have a lovely guest post [...]

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Ed Harcourt , the Londoner who just released the gorgeous EP "Russian Roulette" [see last week's post ], plays an intimate show at downtown's Bordello. ... John Vanderslice [pictured], getting some of the best reviews of his already well-reviewed career for his new album "Romanian Names" [downloads below], visits the Troubadour, accompanied by Sweden's the Tallest Man on Earth . ... Cursive segues from Sunday's show at the El Rey to a gig tonight at the Glass House. ... June residencies wind up in celebratory fashion, with newly signed Fool's Gold supporting [...]

This Friday May 29: Fort King Cat-Foot Spirit The Preacher's Son Crater Farmer Cave Country 8 pm sharp Sharp SHARP til the partyin's done! after party and frolicking on the roof as always full [...]

SIDE A 1. Fort King - Loretta (Townes Van Zandt Cover) 2. Spoon - Set Me Free (Kinks Cover) 3. Damien Jurado - Pink Moon (Nick Drake Cover) 4. Oldham Brothers - Wouldn't It Be Nice (Beach Boys Cover) 5. Scout Niblett feat. Will Oldham - Comfort You (Van Morrison Cover) 6. Bat For Lashes - Use Somebody (Kings Of Leon Cover) 7. Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes) - It Ain't Me Babe [...]

Sorry for the no post yesterday, just lost a bit of love for the blog for a day, what can I tell ya? Well there might be a day or two that gets missed this long weekend as well due to an "over-nighter" with the Mrs. for a couple of nights HERE . It pays to know people. Thought I would simply keep you all up to date with some thoughts and few things I have been listening to lately. First off, things I know: [...]