PAPA's hometown blowout on Thursday night at the Troubadour came off as a little ... well, loose — especially if you'd seen them this spring at South by Southwest , where they hit every note as if they were playing for lunch money. The perils of performing to a sold-out crowd of friends and family? Perhaps. But make no mistake, PAPA sounded like the real deal Thursday, soulful and sturdy, romantically yearning yet frantically self-reliant. After kicking off the show with the galloping single "Put Me to Work," the quartet mostly gave a preview of songs [...]
Something about the letter "H" today: ► Hot As Sun's debut album "Night Time Sound Desire" is out this week on Last Gang Records, and tonight the band [pictured] hosts the second of its "Sweaty Disco" nights" at Los Globos, syupported by TV Girl and Mirror Talk. ► Hunter Hunted wraps up its residency at the Bootleg Bar, supported by Miracle Days and Sympathetic Frequencies, along with DJs from Buzz Bands LA. ► It's a big finish for Harriet's run of March shows at the Echo — [...]
Fresh off the plane from Austin and already plotting tonight's adventures: ► The Thermals , fresh off torching Austin in seven shows at SXSW, head up the Check Yo Ponytail 2 night at the Echoplex. The Portland trio, whose sixth album "Desperate Ground" comes out April 16, will be supported by Joyce Manor, Dunes and Death Hymn #9. ► Hey, it's the Specials , who did pretty well themselves at SXSW. The ska veterans headline Club Nokia, supported by Little Hurricane. ► Latin Grammy winners Bajofondo visit the Fonda Theatre behind [...]
Photos and words by Brittany Kalaj Margulieux The second night of Harriet's residency was opened by Wall, an up-and-coming UK sensation, followed by Portland's Aan. Harriet played to a full house of dedicated fans and frontman Alex Casnoff let everyone know the band was stoked about their upcoming EP release. They were joined by one big purple dinosaur (guess who!). The relaxing evening closed with a performance by the Song Preservation Society trio. [...]
Your Monday show options: ► MØ — aka Danish electro-soul singer Karen Marie Ørsted — is featured in the lineup at It's a School Night at Bardot, along with Austin Brown , Hamburg duo BOY and Mikhael Paskalev. That's MØ's video for "Glass," above. ► Hunter Hunted vault into Week 2 of their residency at the Bootleg Bar, supported by Alto and Time & Energy. ► The second week of the Harriet residency at the Echo features Song Preservation Society, Aan and Wall. [...]
First Monday of March: ► Harper Simon is doing the free Mondays in March at the Satellite, and to get things off on the right foot the support lineup on this opening night features Jenny O ., the Living Sisters and Stephen Sowan . ► Sudan-born, New York-based Sinkane brings his wild funk to the RSVP-only It's a School Night at Bardot , joined by three artists making their L.A. debuts, Alpine, Fetsum and Isaac Delusion. That's Sinkane's video for "Runnin'," above. and the Living [...]
Incoming: Sinkane, Alpine, Harriet, Hunter Hunted, Harper Simon, Marcus Foster, Spain, Maserati, Amanda Palmer, Frank Turner, the View, Black Label Society, Youngblood Hawke, the James Hunter Six, Lavender Diamond, Laidback Luke, Swedish House Mafia, Moe, Johnny Gill, Darwin Deez, Matt & Kim, Flogging Molly, Efterklang, the Men, Buckcherry, Pennywise, KMFDM. Reverend Horton Heat, Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Above: Matt & Kim's video for "It's Alright," from their latest album "Lightning." They play Friday night at the Observatory in Santa Ana. Our staff picks of the week: [...]
Photos by Charlie Homo I've had the distinct pleasure of catching Social Studies two years in a row at Noise Pop : I saw them open for Wye Oak last year , and I caught them again Wednesday night with Ramona Falls . While this review isn't quite a "What a difference a year makes!" piece, because the band was excellent on both nights, the evolution of the band has been pretty exciting to watch. But before [...]
On February 26, Noise Pop returns for its 21 st year to bring us independent music, film, and art. There'll be some incredible emerging—and not so emerging—musicians playing this year, but there's only room for one preview per blog entry. Here's the first: Ramona Falls , Social Studies , Mahgeetah , and LA's Harriet rock the festival on February 27 at Brick & Mortar . The lineup is a smart gradient from Mahgeetah and Harriet's rootsy, Wilco-esqe airs, through Social Studies' pared-down dark pop, to Ramona Falls' heavily-layered [...]
Pacific Air are rolling into 2013 strong. With a phenomenal debut EP - Long Live Koko - under their belt, the L.A. duo have already kicked off a tour opening for Walk the Moon and will soon be taking over the West Coast as support for Ra Ra Riot. Those of you lucky enough to snag tickets for the Walk the Moon show tomorrow at the 9:30 Club should make sure to get their in time for Pacific Air's set. It's well worth it. To get you excited for the show, [...]
T he art of the cover song is one all musicians have practiced at some point in their lives, some just stick with us more than others. 2012 was filled with fantastic covers, but after a very *ahem* scientific study, the ones below were last year's stand outs. In our minds and hearts anyway... 1. Heart of Mine (Bob Dylan) Blake Mills, Danielle Haim and Taylor Goldsmith | Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Click here to view the embedded [...]
Harriet , a young band from Los Angeles that I'm excited about, is soon going to begin working on their debut full-length album. They need some help before they can do so. Which is why they launched a kickstarter campaign . They are almost at their goal, but they can use some additional funds in order to make the best album that they can. If the fund helps them make songs as solid as "No Way Out" , it is well worth every penny. Read about the kickstarter here , and download "No [...]
Even though Christmas is looming and the deluge of end-of-year best of lists are starting to appear on the horizon, November still gave us plenty of cracking new tunes to enjoy. Here are our pick of the best of the downloads from November's posts, together with a few newbies to tickle the earbuds too. Dive in. Download Crushed Out – Push Down & Twist mp3 (from Want To Give) Primal surf-garage rock'n'roll. Download Split Screens – Born mp3 (from Split Screens EP) Subtle psychedelia with an expansive feel, dense layers [...]
Photos and words by Leslie Kalohi “I don’t think I’ve ever been to Echo Park” mused AC Newman of The New Pornographers fame as he began his set at the Echoplex on Tuesday night, backed by a solid five-piece band. Newman brought his latest solo effort, Shut Down the Streets , to shimmery, harmonious life with layers of woodwinds, keyboards, and melodica. The evening was almost entirely focused on Newman’s trademark pop soundscapes with only brief moments of stage banter, the highlight being an “argument” if one of the songs played could be considered [...]
Between his solo tours and his dates with The New Pornographers , it was hard to believe A.C. Newman (or Carl to his friends) when he noted early in his Tuesday night set that he thought this was his first time in Echo Park. But, if he had indeed managed to avoid playing until yesterday in the area's primary venues, the Echoplex and Echo, it was for the better. These two havens for up-and-coming indie, dance, and hardcore artists are generally suited for loud bills, where start times are often past midnight, the majority of the young crowd smoke [...]
Marine Electric – “Murder Mile” (Brooklyn-based band released their highly-anticipated debut album, Restrained Joy this week through Insrgnt/Unbuckled. The emotionally-strained dueling vocals that are reminiscent of Hot Water Music combined with an energetic blend of nostalgia-laced emo punk and melodic and anthemic indie rock is sure to incite unrestrained joy in their listeners.) http://www.facebook.com/marine electric [...]
Fronted by Alex Casnoff, former keyboard player for Dawes and PAPA , Harriet released their debut EP Tell The Right Story for free download earlier this year. The five song offering straddles the line between classic Americana songs and the sonic experimentation of electronic music and earned the band praise from many sources including us. The band is currently supporting AC Newman on a run of west coast dates and have made a new track No Way Out available for free download. It is inspired by Casnoff's [...]
Harriet - No Way Out A lex Casnoff's, Harriet recently released their new single "No Way Out," a harrowing real story about Casnoff's experimentation with entirely too much marijuana. It sounds like a campy idea, but the song is far darker than one would suspect based on the subject matter. It's full of deep, dark piano riffs and Casnoff's vocals that create a sense of darkness and regret. Read the entire story: “Two years ago on the holiday known as 4-20 I overdosed on weed. My [...]
There are intimate venues in LA and then there is Pappy & Harriet's out in Pioneertown. Inside the western-style restaurant/bar out in the middle of Nowhere U.S.A., Cold Cave (dressed in all black, of course) stood out amongst the locals and high school prom zombies. Wesley Eisold came out sans glasses in complete darkness on the tiny stage area and stared at the crowd as he belted out a short, but stellar set. Drummer London May almost sent food flying from a table of a family sitting nearby. Classic sitcom material. Bassist Hunter Burgan had little room to move [...]
Los Angeles band and QM friends Harriet have been recording a new album and releasing cover videos while they’re doing it. They put up the first session on YouTube the other day, and it’s a split of John Hiatt’s 1988 “Have A Little Faith in Me” and Frank Ocean’s recent “Lost.” In the days before the researching wonders of the Internet, I still remember sitting in the pews during elementary school mass practice wondering what secular song was playing (“Wait a minute, this isn’t ‘Emmanuel’….) during the Eucharistic procession that I at that [...]
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