trailer fire records ist eine kleine kitsche aus kalifornien, die einen stapel postfolk (selbst definiert und nicht ganz ernst genommen) scheibchen für all jene vorbereitet hat, die noch nichts von dieser unternehmung gehört haben, die aber umso interessierter sind an einer discographie, die sich wenig homogen geriert und so fast schon popfolkiges neben old tyme mäßigem und countryeskem aufweist. wir waten da mal ganz gemächlich durch die gesignten herrschaften hindurch und versuchen, die perlen aus den muscheln zu pulen. jüngstes produkt ist [...]
Leslie Stevens of Leslie & the Badgers says her band specializes in shenanigans.
Sunday at Sunset Junction was as pretty as, well, Leslie Stevens' smile. (Yeah, that sounds country, but so are Leslie Stevens & the Badgers, and besides, look at that first gallery photo.) Anyway, besides the Badgers, a couple of our other favorite "ampersand" bands — Fitz & the Tantrums and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros (that's Alex Ebert, aka Edward Sharpe, at top) — played killer sets. Photograph Laurie Scavo sent along this gallery. Bookmark It [...]
Here's an encouraging note for the bands around town who try and try and try some more: Leslie & the Badgers' self-released album "Roomful of Smoke" (which we loved when it came out last year ) has been picked up by Nashville-based label Thirty Tiger (home to Elizabeth Cook, Justin Townes Earle, Jim Lauderdale and Those Darlins). A slimmed-down, re-sequenced version will be out on Aug. 17. Heck, the press release even called Leslie Stevens a "starlet." ☛ More than 25 venues across the country — four in L.A. — will be hosting [...]
[Birthday greetings to Rivers Cuomo, who hits the big Four-Oh on Sunday ...] My top 5 reasons to leave the house this weekend that don't involve Kustom culture or Bill Cosby : ☛ DeLorean , the hotly tipped synth-wielding kids from the coast of Spain, play the Echo tonight. Have a taste of "Stay Close." Oh, and Wait. Think. Fast open. ☛ The best anthemic rock band in these parts, Helen Stellar , headlines Spaceland tonight, supported by U.K. quartet [...]
[Items for your calendar ...] And now for something a little bit different: An event called End Times Opry goes off Friday night at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock, and while the press release promises something "off-centered and rowdy," it will be, at the very least, diverse. It's a mélange of music, comedy, poetry and spoken word featuring artists with some pretty impressive resumes — including Old 97's bassist Murry Hammond [pictured]. Musically, the evening — hosted by "Last Comic Standing" finalist Rebecca Corry — leans toward [...]
Check out my photos of Roky Erickson and Okkervil River at the Music Box over at Stereogum .
Love the tagline on the MySpace page of trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack : "If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing slowly." “Heligoland,” the band's fifth album and first in seven years, was worth the wait — the duo of Robert "3D" Del Naja, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall tapped contributors such as singer Horace Andy (a Massive Attack regular) and the likes of Tunde Adebimpe (TV on the Radio), Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz), Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star) and Martina Topley-Bird (Tricky), among others. On their tour, which kicks off a three-night at the Wiltern tonight, Del Maja and Marshall [...]
Hi Ho Silver Oh, Breathe Owl Breathe, and Megafaun were all really funny. I didn’t know Hi Ho Silver Oh was even playing until I got to the Echo. I think they were last minute add-ons. I saw them play on the Charlene Yi Show at UCB recently and was immediately hooked by singer Casey Trela’s introspective-yet-humorous lyrics. Trela started the show off by telling us we were in for a “homey night,” and the entire show felt like we were sitting in a living room listening to close friends telling jokes and stories and playing music for each othe
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Leslie Stevens, c'est un peu toutes les femmes qu'on aime réunies en une. Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell, Julie Miller, Dolly Parton, Iris Dement, Nanci Griffith... on les entend toutes un peu dans la voix de Leslie. Accompagnée des Badgers, la Californienne sort son deuxième album*, Roomful of Smoke, et l'on peut parler d'une fracassante révélation dans le paysage americana. La chanteuse et son
Download: Fruit Bats "Beautiful Morning Light" Download: Leslie and the Badgers "Los Angeles" Download: Breathe Owl Breathe "Dog Walkers in the Modern Age" Download: Shakey Graves "I'm On Fire" (Bruce Springsteen)
Review and Photos by: Nic Buron One of the many strengths of the Noise Pop Festival is its ability to bring together such solid and eclectic bills. Of course tonight’s show was no exception. Show opener Tiny Television is a San Francisco band (by way of Denver, Colorado), that prove difficult to describe. Their sound is so familiar, but feels undeniably new: think hard charging, dark Americana, but with something that you just can’t put your finger on. Tonight they played as a six-piece: two [...]
It was a revisit to the scene of the crime, a reunion with my new favorite band, and an attempt to pay attention after a double mocha and six donuts from All Star Donuts, the only place at 9 p.m. that's still open in Hayes Valley when you need to work. I'd been to a Rickshaw [...]
Noise Pop Death March begins! What with all the head-turning headliners, it can be easy to miss one of the major highlights of Noise Pop : loads of interesting openers. This is where you find the gems - these are no random acts thrown on by the label or venue, each show has like three opening bands that have all been given the once-over by someone who was paying attention. As I've said repeatedly and with relish, festivals are where you get the chance to see a ton of acts you've never heard or even [...]
Thank you Gordon Elgart for handling last week's list. He did a wonderful job. Sorry about this week's list. I'm in charge again. Wednesday, February 3rd The Downer Party, Hot Toddies, Tempo No Tempo, Fighting The Villain at Bottom Of The Hill, 8:30 PM The Downer Party have the cutest bio in the history of music and the Hot [...]
The following ten records were my favorites during the "aughts" or "O"s or "aughties" or whatever we're referring to them as now that it's the "tens" or "teens" or "tweens" or what have you.
[Fun, festive fundraisers. Cool concerts. Punchy parties. And the Pity Party. This weekend has it all, and I must be quick so I can try to find my godawful-est sweater for the Christmas Sweater Festival on Saturday:] Tonight: Foreign Born [pictured] headlines Spaceland. I hope they use the sleigh bells if they play "Union Hall." ... Red Cortez , the VLA , Rademacher and the Growlers play a benefit for Artists in Aid at the Edgar Varela Fine Arts [...]
das klienicum
L.A. RECORD
Buzz Bands
Amateur Chemist
owl and bear
There's Always Someone Cooler Than You
The Bay Bridged
Spinning Platters
Hello Vegetables
Holy Ghost! "Dumb Disco Ideas"
The Weeknd - Kiss Land
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories Unboxed
MØ - Waste Of Time (Audio)
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (Explicit)
Beat Surrender
Big Wave - GW Bridge free MP3
おしえて- Avec Avec
Yuksek feat. Oh Land: “Last Of Our Kinds” Video
Ecology of Eden
Old Portraits of Anna May Wong – The First Chinese American Movie Star
