Snow Patrol plays the Wiltern in advance of the Nov. 10 release of their best of compilation "Up to Now" and the Nov. 3 release of their (wait for it) DJ mix CD, "Late Night Tales". There are several new recordings between these two releases, which means there may just be a few surprises tonight. … Until the Pavement reunion kicks off next year, satiate your addiction with guitarist Scott Kannberg's solo project Spiral Stairs (his moniker on the early Pavement records), playing with Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman/guitarist Bob Mould tonight at the Troubadour. [...]
Light FM revealed themselves as the best kind of band to see live—genuinely talented and committed to playing their songs well, but also fun and filled with youthful energy. It was clear that all five members of Light FM put their hearts into it, and the crowd certainly did the same. All you had to do to was look towards the front row, where you would find the most enthusiastic pair of dancing Converse in all of Los Angeles.
[It's Colin Meloy's birthday, so we send best wishes to him as we dive headlong into a new week ...] Three excellent residencies start in Silver Lake/Echo Park environs, all featuring artists whose albums I have touted in this space. Jonneine Zapata [ album , tour diary ], fresh off the road with Soulsavers, does Mondays this month at the Silverlake Lounge, and tonight the support includes the Faraway Places and newbies International Tennis Champions , who just finished recording their new material at [...]
Rumors of Light FM's demise were not exaggerated — Josiah Mazzaschi had fully intended this spring to move on from the moniker under which he made music dating back to his Chicago days and the 2004 debut, "This Is the Beginning of My Golden Age." Now, after aligning with the MySpace Friends & Family Network in hopes the company's artist development program will give his music the marketing muscle it's never had, Mazzaschi is sticking with the Light FM name, and sound. Less than a year after his underpromoted second album "Black [...]
We continue with more of our favorite bands appearing at this year's South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. The full schedule of showcases is here. More such posts will appear here at Powerpopulist in the coming days. Previous SXSW posts, with lots of mp3s, can be found here.A Mix of Known & New (to Me)The Asteroid #4 - These Flowers of Ours mp3The Transpersonals - Twenty Twelve mp3Magic
[Happy birthday, Roberta Flack ...] Cat Power , with local purveyors of tropicalia Fool's Gold opening, plays the Avalon. .. The Gutter Twins — that's Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan — hold forth at the Troubadour. ... The Parson Red Heads swoop into the Echo for their first show of 2009 — frontman Evan Way says they've tweaked the lineup a little and they have new songs to share — when they join headliner Light FM , the Spires [...]
Here is the music from last night's episode of Gossip Girl - "Carnal Knowledge" Brighton, MA - Bet You Never Thought [alt link] Does It Offend You, Yeah? - With a Heavy Heart (I Regret to Inform You) [alt link] Jessica Lea Mayfield - Kiss Me Again [alt link] The Dandy Warhols - Mission [...]
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Light FM "Black Magic Marker" @ boardners 10.21.08 Video by: elainelayabout
The Mae Shi (Los Angeles, CA) Tonight Classical Geek Theatre , KXLU , and Filter Magazine will present The Mae Shi , Death to Anders , DiE! ROCKERS DiE! , and Light FM at Spaceland . 3 of the 4 bands on the bill are Rock Insider Show alumns and are positively awesome live. This bill is yet another example of the beautiful diversity of the LA music scene. Every band playing tonight sounds completely different but the spirit and passion is all the [...]
Sunday, October 21st: The Go! Team @ Echoplex I haven't been able to get into The Go! Team's newest, Proof Of Youth , but that's not stopping me from recommending checking out their live show, sure to still be steller. w/Bodies of Water, Grand Ole Party The Go! Team - We Listen Everyday ( mp3 ) Monday, October 22nd: Radamacher @ Viper Room In a warm up to a East Side semi-November residency, Rademacher will be playing the [...]
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