Artist: The Happy Hollows

Los Angeles outfit Happy Hollows is proud to announce the release of their sophomore album Amethyst, due out July 30th (Pesky Fruit Music). Amethyst was recorded with producer Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast, Fools...

February goes out like a lion on this Thursday: ► Australian electronic dance-rockers Gold Fields [pictured] — impressive last fall when they visited for Culture Collide and with their new album "Black Sun" out this week — headline the Troubadour, supported by A Silent Film and Royal Teeth. ► The albums of Matt Pond — who's now lost the "PA" appellation that accompanied his name for eight albums and about as many EPs  — occupy a large slice of real estate on the Buzz Bands LA shelves. The pop [...]

Incoming: The Residents, Gliss, Kan Wakan, A House for Lions, Warships, Ramona Falls, Goldroom, Com Truise, the Lions, Anberlin, Reckless Kelly, Flosstradamus, Francisco the Man, Willie Nelson, Califone, Surfer Blood, Dada, Happy Hollows, Hustle Roses, Rumours, Jukebox the Ghost, Galactic, the Breakestra, Bomb the Music Industry, the Devil Wears Prada, Gold Fields, Morrissey, Allah-Las, the Used, Method Man, Dilated Peoples, G. Love & Special Sauce, Snowden, Tiesto, Kitten, Starf*cker, Rhett Miller, the Muffs, STS9, Toro y Moi Above: Who would've thought that Chazwick Bradley Bundick would someday be headlining the Fonda [...]

Photos and words by Debi Del Grande Does Sarah Negahdari ever rest? Doesn't seem like it. The talented singer/guitarist just got off the road with Silversun Pickups, filling in on bass for Nikki Monninger, who gave birth to twins. Now Negahdari is back, front and center, with Happy Hollows. At the KROQ "locals only" at The Satellite, many many friends of the band showed up to support. Negahdari, along with Charlie Mahoney (bass/keys) Matthew Fry (guitar) and former drummer Chris Meanie (who stepped up to help his friends when new drummer Richy Epolito suddenly departed) played [...]

Music in the key of February: ► Sonic explorer the Gaslamp Killer , along with Adventure Time (the collaboration between Daedelus and Mark "Frosty" McNeil of Dublab), is the big attraction at the February installment First Fridays at the Natural History Museum . "Seven Years of Bad Luck for Fun" (featuring Dimite), above, will mess with your brain. ► Tegan & Sara's sseventh album "Heartthrob" came out last week, as the sisters play Club Nokia with a supporting set from up-and-comers Night Terrors of 1927 . ► Malian [...]

Incoming: Local Natives, Niki & the Dove, the Who, Lisa Loeb, Ron Sexsmith, Two Gallants, Dead Sara, Jon Foreman, Sound City Players, Meiko, Tristan Prettyman, Tegan and Sara, the Gaslamp Killer, the Happy Hollows, Vieux Farka Touré, the Bronx, Radar Brothers, Branford Marsalis, Augustana, Benjamin Francis Leftwich Above: Tegan and Sera return this week with the seventh full-length album, "Heartthrob." That's the video for the first single, "Closer" (co-written by Greg Kurstin), above, and the Quin sisters headline Club Nokia on Friday night, supported by Night Terrors of 1927. [...]

Welcome to our annual countdown of the 50 best songs of the calendar year . Songs must be from an EP, LP or demo released during 2012 and no band may appear twice. Today, we count down 20 to 11. 20. Jinja Safari - "Hiccups" It was post-Vampire Weekend pop, but it didn't make it any less fun, or any more awkward when the band balked at questions about Graceland . When you're the seventh layer in the seven-layer derivative [...]

• Cantora Records - Slam Donahue :: "Bug in the Sun"
• Capybara - Neighbor Crimes
• Challengerforever - I Am Switches
• Happy Hollows - Endless
• Poliça - Lay Your Cards Out
• Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrassing
• The Tallest Man On Earth - "1904"
• Wild Ones - Its Real.mp3

             Looks like we will be able to celebrate the return of The Happy Hollows in February! The bands lead singer/guitarist Sarah Negahdari has been out on tour with Silversun Pickups to fill for Nikki Monninger who is pregnant with twin girls. But with that tour coming to an end, it's time that Sarah returns to The Happy Hollows . The band have scheduled a show to take plat at The Satellite on Friday, February 1st. Tickets for this headlining show are [...]

Like Fleetwood Mac roughed up and taken downtown, the Happy Hollows and mercurial lead singer Sarah Negahdari return with lead single, "Endless" from a new EP forthcoming this fall. "Endless" elevates behind Negahdari's effortless vocal control, pitching through octave size tweaks in the song's first lyrics and finally slipping into a dull roar, a moan that serves as the chorus, the melody slipping through steps, modular and like the title, endless. The guitars are of the winsome post-punk variety giving "Endless" this sort edgy Stevie Nicks quality, a buzzing, neon take on [...]

The Happy Hollows are back, baby! Their new track "Endless," dials down the guitar fuzz and ends up with a song that's a bit like Metric. No word yet on a release date for new material, but you can keep updated at their bandcamp and their blog. Endless by The Happy Hollows

It's all about expectancy. L.A. trio-turned-quartet the Happy Hollows have unveiled their first new material since their 2009 debut "Spells." "Endless" reveals a different tonality in Sarah Negahdari's guitar playing while still serving as a (fast-moving) vehicle for the frontwoman's prodigious talents. The foursome — now Negahdari, Charlie Mahoney, Richy Epolito and Matt Fry — expects to release their sophomore album (produced by Lewis Pesacov) in early 2013. Meanwhile, it was announced that Negahdari will join Silversun Pickups as their touring bassist while Nikki Monninger is on maternity leave. Monninger is expecting twin girls later this [...]

Here's your super Saturday: ► Jack White does a second night at the Shrine Auditorium in support of his album "Blunderbuss." ► Austin's psychedelic rockers White Denim headline the Troubadour with L.A. band Seasons as support. ► '80s pop legends Duran Duran continue touring and stop by the the Pacific Amphitheatre. ► Red Hot Chili Peppers plays a rescheduled date at the Staples Center in support of "I'm With You Outtakes." ► The one and only Neil Diamond headlines [...]

LA rockers, The Happy Hollows, are bringing their noise to the Satellite...and you can get in for free on The Owl Mag.

A steamy Saturday all around: ► Bloomfest , the downtown arts and music event featuring Superhumanoids, the Neighbourhood, Grace Woodroofe, Helena, Robotanists, Light FM, Yellow Alex & the Feelings, Mike Watt & the Missingmen and more, goes off at 3rd and Traction streets in downtown L.A. Above is the video for "Sunlight," the first single from the India-born, Pennsylvania-reared Helena. [Full set times at the end of this post.] ► Ray Davies plays a special show (at the Wiltern backed by L.A. rockers the 88. ► Power-pop stalwarts [...]

After a tour along the West Coast, Torches are back home in LA and gearing up for the release of the new music video, "I Want Something," directed by Mike James. KXLU presents Torches, Seasons, Body Parts, and Manhattan Murder Mystery (also releasing their video for "Owen Hart") on Monday, July 30 at 8PM. The [...]

By Ace Ubas Simply put, Sarah Negahdari is an artist. She has creativity flowing through her veins constantly and will share it with the world by any means possible. Whether she’s writing music, drawing promotional posters for her band The Happy Hollows , or working with time-based media, Ms. Negahdari has an endless supply of creative ideas in her mind that she’s looking to express. Based out of Los Angeles, Negahdari and The Happy Hollows are a staple in the ...

By Ace Ubas Living in Los Angeles, I’ve had the pleasure to see The Happy Hollows live many times. It didn’t take long for me to come to the conclusion that the quartet is easily one of the most impressive and fun bands to see live. They kicked off Make Music Pasadena with an impressive set as the crowd began to settle in under the blazing sun. Afterwards, I had a chance to speak to all four members – Sarah ...

Incoming: Gary Lucas, Frank Ocean, Peter Case, Trash Talk, Amanda Palmer, Adam Lambert, Al Green, Nick 13, Fountains of Wayne, Bloomfest, Ray Davies, Smokey Robinson, Ringo Starr, the Ettes, the Happy Hollows, more. Above: The uncensored, NSFW video for Amanda Palmer's "Want It Back." You've been warned. The pop provocateur and Kickstarter sensation visits the Roxy Theatre on Thursday; her new album "Theater Is Evil is out Sept. 11. Our staff picks of the week: [...]

Written by Ace Ubas, Photos by Marcello Ambriz There really is nothing better than free festivals, especially Make Music Pasadena which has been going on for five years strong in the gorgeous city of Pasadena and has been growing vastly each time. Stages were located throughout the historic Old Town, while shutting down a portion of Colorado Boulevard. This year’s lineup featured bands that have been on the rise in the past year or so such as Electric Guest, Grouplove, ...

A FREE solid lineup of so many bands on so many stages and little nooks on a beautiful sunny day in Pasadena! Photos by Debi Del Grande. Grouplove: [View with PicLens] [...]