Artist: Jamie Drake

Tonight in L.A.: Dam-Funk, Big Moves, AWOLNATION, Fay Wolf/Jes Hudak/Jamie Drake

Nov 3, 2011, 2:32pm Buzz Bands

► Stones Throw Records' Dam-Funk brings his music diplomacy — he has, after all, earned the nickname "Ambassador of Boogie Funk" — to the El Rey Theatre, where he will team up with Master Blazter for an evening of sizzle. Above is the video for "It's My Life," which the duo recorded, without editing, direct to vinyl. ► AWOLNATION brings the bombastic dance-rock on its debut album "Megalithic Symphony" to the Music Box, supported by Middle Class Rut and Twin Atlantic. Fans who bring canned goods to support the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank will [...]

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Video: Brian Wright, 'Live Again'

Mar 24, 2011, 2:14pm Buzz Bands

Brian Wright is no stranger to the L.A. music scene as he and his backing band, the Waco Tragedies, have also gained a loyal following across the nation. However, hometown fans will see Wright boldly stepping into the spotlight all on his own as he gets ready to release his solo debut, "House on Fire." Whereas he and the Waco Tragedies recorded the two previous albums within a span of three days to capture the band's true energy, Wright has been able to take the time and fulfill his dream of playing every instrument on a new record. Old [...]

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My Favorite Songs of 2010

Mar 20, 2011, 3:00pm Audiography: Stop. Pause. Play.

A bit late, but as I just remembered I have a LJ and have long loved this community, I thought I would share my top 40 favorite songs of 2010, accompanied by vintage photographs that capture the mood of the songs: I've put free and legal downloads where available. 40. Alcoholic Faith Mission - My Eyes to See Founded by Danish musicians transported to Brooklyn, Alcoholic Faith Mission brings a fresh [...]

• Beach House - Norway
• Blitzen Trapper - Heaven and Earth
• Caribou - Odessa
• Destroyer - Chinatown
• Fang Island - Daisy
• Franz Nicolay - This Is Not A Pipe
• Jamie Drake - Plumbline
• Jukebox The Ghost - Empire
• Maps & Atlases - Solid Ground
• Moon Duo - Stumbling 22nd St
• of Montreal - Coquet Coquette
• Ravens & Chimes - Division Street
• TOBACCO - Fresh Hex (Feat. Beck)
• Wolf Parade - Ghost Pressure
• Wye Oak - I Hope You Die
• Yeasayer - Ambling Alp

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Artist:	Beach House
Title:	Norway
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	Beach_House_Norway_128.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Blitzen Trapper
Title:	Heaven and Earth
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	Blitzen_Trapper_Heaven_and_Ear th_128.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Alternative & Punk
Year:	2010

Artist:	Caribou
Title:	Odessa
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	d8ea6d77-13dc-456c-ad08-6ee886 a5f660.mp3
Bitrate:	279 kbps
Genre:	255
Year:	2010

Artist:	Destroyer
Title:	Chinatown
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	chinatown.mp3
Genre:	Alternative
Year:	2011

Artist:	Fang Island
Title:	Daisy
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	Daisy.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Franz Nicolay
Title:	This Is Not A Pipe
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	thisisnotapipe.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Jamie Drake
Title:	Plumbline
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	01 Plumbline.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Genre:	Folk
Year:	2010

Artist:	Jukebox The Ghost
Title:	Empire
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	Jukebox_the_Ghost_128.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2010

Artist:	Maps & Atlases
Title:	Solid Ground
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	Maps&Atlases_SolidGround.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Moon Duo
Title:	Stumbling 22nd St
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	Moon Duo - Stumbling 22nd St.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	of Montreal
Title:	Coquet Coquette
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	of_Montreal_Coquet_Coquette_12 8.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Ravens & Chimes
Title:	Division Street
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	Ravens_&_Chimes_-_Division_Str eet.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Genre:	Indie
Year:	2010

Artist:	TOBACCO
Title:	Fresh Hex (Feat. Beck)
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	TOBACCO_-_Fresh_Hex_(Feat._Bec k).mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Genre:	Electronica/Dance
Year:	2010

Artist:	Wolf Parade
Title:	Ghost Pressure
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	6909.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Alternative & Punk
Year:	2010

Artist:	Wye Oak
Title:	I Hope You Die
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	ihopeyoudie.mp3
Genre:	20
Year:	2010

Artist:	Yeasayer
Title:	Ambling Alp
Link Text:	Download
File Name:	amblingalp.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2009

Tonight in L.A.: Seven Saturdays, Princeton, Ty Segall

Sep 1, 2010, 4:40am Buzz Bands

[Happy September. And happy 35th to Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of the Mars Volta.] Top show I will attend tonight if I can remove the headphones long enough to attend a show: ☛ Sometimes when I'm lost in the ambient music made by Jonathan D. Haskell — aka Seven Saturdays — I feel like I'm hearing the soundtrack to a dream I haven't had yet. His new album, out this week, is titled "The Snowflakes That Hit Us Became Our Stars" [ pay what you want, [...]

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Los Angeles Loves... A Night at pehrspace

Apr 23, 2010, 7:10am la-underground: los angeles loves you

This night almost took the life out of everyone involved but somehow we managed to get everything in order. Tonight at pehrspace we're hosting an intimate little show featuring a few of our favorite singer-songwriters of the past few years.Let's start with Ms. Nettie Rose beginning with the one thing that's on everyone's mind when they see her: She's the granddaughter of Alan Freed (yes, that

• HT Heartache - Turn Black
• Jamie Drake - Daydream
• Nettie Rose - Ride Ride Ride

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Artist:	HT Heartache
Title:	Turn Black
Link Text:	"Turn Black"
File Name:	HT Heartache - Turn Black.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Jamie Drake
Title:	Daydream
Link Text:	"Daydream"
File Name:	Jamie Drake - Daydream.mp3
Year:	2010

Artist:	Nettie Rose
Title:	Ride Ride Ride
Link Text:	"Ride Ride Ride"
File Name:	Nettie Rose - Ride Ride Ride.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2009

Daily Downloads (Pernice Brothers, Gayngs, and more)

Apr 20, 2010, 8:43am largehearted boy

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: Antimc : free and legal It's Free But It Ain't Cheap album [mp3] Gayngs : "Faded High" [mp3] from Relayted (out May 11th) other Gayngs posts at Largehearted [...]

• Gayngs - Faded High
• Indian Jewelry - Oceans
• Jamie Drake - Being Alone
• Jamie Drake - Plumbline
• Morningbell - Hello, Dali
• Night Driving in Small Towns - Barstool
• Pernice Brothers - Jacquline Susann
• The One AM Radio - Credible Threats
• TOBACCO - Fresh Hex (Feat. Beck)

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Artist:	Gayngs
Title:	Faded High
Link Text:	"Faded High"
File Name:	fadedhigh.mp3
Year:	2010

Artist:	Indian Jewelry
Title:	Oceans
Link Text:	"Oceans"
File Name:	ijoceans.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Jamie Drake
Title:	Being Alone
Link Text:	"Being Alone"
File Name:	08 Being Alone.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Jamie Drake
Title:	Plumbline
Link Text:	"Plumbline"
File Name:	01 Plumbline.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Morningbell
Title:	Hello, Dali
Link Text:	"Hello, Dali"
File Name:	morningbell_hellodali.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Night Driving in Small Towns
Title:	Barstool
Link Text:	"Barstool"
File Name:	nightdriving_barstool.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Pernice Brothers
Title:	Jacquline Susann
Link Text:	"Jacqueline Susann"
File Name:	jacquelinesusann.mp3
Year:	2010

Artist:	The One AM Radio
Title:	Credible Threats
Link Text:	"Credible Threats"
File Name:	crediblethreats.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	TOBACCO
Title:	Fresh Hex (Feat. Beck)
Link Text:	"Fresh Hex (featuring Beck)"
File Name:	TOBACCO_-_Fresh_Hex_(Feat._Bec k).mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2010