[Happy July. In some parts of the world, today is known as Canada Day. In other parts, it's Sufjan Stevens' birthday.] Holiday weekend starts here: ► Oklahoma's Other Lives , whose album "Tamer Animals" should be part of your lives by now, visit the Satellite for the second time in the past six week. This time they're supporting the Rosebuds , whose fifth album "Loud Planes Fly Low" just came out on Merge. ► [...]
Ages ago (i.e. October of last year), Scion held the Scion Garage Fest and showcased a bunch of - you guessed it - garage rock bands. One such band, which doesn't exactly exist anymore, is Costa Mesa, California's Japanese Motors , a band made up of surf enthusiasts and one professional surfer in Alex Knost. But, as they insist in the following interview brought to you by Scion A/V , Japanese Motors were definitely not a surf rock band, despite winning an OC Music Award for surf rock. The band [...]
[Catching up on some recent developments ...] File this under interesting twists: the next album by the Bird and the Bee will be "Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates" (March 23 on Blue Note Records). No irony from the mouths of Greg Kurstin and Inara George here, says the press release: "Their love for the music is genuine." Included: eight cover songs, a new original, and a bit of a mystery — if [...]
It seems like a pretty sweet line-up, in fact, it's near perfect. I'm having a pretty hard time trying to figure out who I should see (wait until SXSW...ugh!). I'm happy to see our friends The Limousines on there, John Vanderslice, Mark Kozelek, and Atlas Sound have me pretty much sold right now. Plus double Magnetic Fields shows. One at Oakland's Fox Theater and another at the Herbst Theater. Here's the full list of performers; Magnetic Fields Rogue Wave Harlem Japanese Motors Foreign Born [...]
Some tracks that have popped up in my inbox lately. I Was Totally Destroying It - Come Out Come Out Japanese Motors - Whatever Dead Kids - German Heart (Invasion Remix) Bottle Up & Go - Until The Day I Die Mist and Mast - X-Ray
Japanese Motors Live EP Available on iTunes Costa Mesa's Japanese Motors, known locally "for the insane, all-night blowouts they put on as much as for the driving, raucous garage pop they set the partying to" recently dropped in at Chessvolt Studios in LA for a Luxury Wafers Live Session. Incorporating the sun-baked sound of their native surf environs with lead vocals from Alex Knost delivered
Luxury Wafers is similar to Daytrotter, but there are some notable differences. Luxury Wafters offers up video, but the site isn't nearly as easy to navigate as Daytrotter's. Both sites are provid... Continue reading "MP3: Japanese Motors, "Whatever" (Luxury Wafers session)" >
Japanese Motors on Luxury Wafers Live Sessions Costa Mesa's Japanese Motors recently dropped in at Chessvolt Studios in LA for a Luxury Wafers Live Session. The session is available now on iTunes , click on over to Luxury Wafers for a preview of the sounds with " Whatever ," and check out the sessions photos.
Luxury Wafers is excited and proud to present our first live EP digital release! ++ Japanese Motors Luxury Wafers Live EP ++ Click here to get it ---> Seven completely fresh songs from Costa Mesa's Japanese Motors , known locally "for the insane, all-night blowouts they put on as much as for the driving, raucous garage pop they set the partying to." Incorporating the sun-baked sound of their native surf environs with lead vocals from Alex Knost delivered eerily a la Lou Reed, plus [...]
Love As Laughter on Me + You Freeform Brooklyn radio station Viva Radio has certainly earned bragging rights for their new compilation, The Best of Me + You Vol. 1 . Named for the station's signature show, hosted by DJ Tedward, this puppy is packed with 30+ interviews and songs from Jay Reatard , Black Lips , King Khan , Sebastien Tellier , The Homosexuals , The Fiery Furnaces , party animal Andrew W.K. and scads more. Think of it as the Daytrotter sessions [...]
On October 17th, Scion, aka the car company, will celebrate one of music's most rocking genres, aka garage rock, with the first ever Scion Garage Fest . The 43 confirmed acts, which will play four of Portland's finest venue, includes Roky Erickson, Black Lips, Jay Reatard, The Almighty Defenders, King Khan and BBQ Show, The Dutchess and the Duke, Gino Washington, and Japanese Motors among others. Oh, and did we mention the whole shindig is free? Just hit up scion.com to RSVP and get all the other necessary info.
The Black Lips, King Khan & BBQ Show, The Dirtbombs, Jay Reatard and Roky Erickson are among the acts confirmed for the Scion Garage Fest . The free event will take place in Portland, Oregon on October 17th. Also on the bill are The Almighty Defenders, The Strange Boys, Japanese Motors, Fresh & Only's, Those Darlins and Box Elders. The full lineup can be found over at the Scion website . To RSVP to the event (click here) . RSVP closes on September 29th @ 11:59 PM, Pacific Daylight Time. [...]
[Happy birthday, Juliana Hatfield, and thanks for songs.] July goes out with a bang this week, starting with some enticing shows tonight: Jarvis Cocker headlines the Wiltern behind his recent release "Further Complications," an album that, owing to the strength of its storytelling, keeps on giving. [Cocker is giving away a remix of "You're in My Eyes (Discosong)" here .] ... I also haven't been able to stay away from "Alone," the new album from New York-based Australian psych-rockers the Morning After Girls [...]
Japanese Motors Monday, July 27th: Jarvis Cocker @ Wiltern Starlight Mints @ Troubadour Pierre de Reeder (Rilo Kiley) @ Bootleg Theater Japanese Motors @ Spaceland Tuesday, July 28th: Magnolia Electric Co. with The Donkeys @ Echo Regina Spektor @ El Rey Theatre Etienne De Creçy @ Cinespace Wednesday, July 29th: No recommendations Thursday, July 30th: [...]
Los Angeles is a permutation of New York with a mildly less bad attitude. Part of that charm is that on Monday nights some of the venues out in Silverlake host bands for month long residencies. The shows are free and the bills are packed front-to-back with bands looking to break. New York has Piano's four-week residencies but this makes that looks positively fascist. Out here the people know each
[Salutations to birthday guy Carlos Santana today. Here's what's up tonight:] NYC shoegaze/jangle-pop quartet the Pains of Being Pure at Heart [pictured], who played great shows at SXSW and at Spaceland earlier this year, return to L.A. — fresh from the Pitchfork Music Festival — for an engagement at the Echo. ... If you like a little more sizzle on sweltering summer night, there's plenty for you too: The Growlers and Sweaters provide support for Japanese Motors' residency at the [...]
[Check it out now: Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim) celebrates a birthday today.] Monday residencies continue tonight with notable support: At Spaceland, Andy Clockwise leads the indie dance party with Natalie Portman's Shaved Head [pictured]. ... Japanese Motors revs up the Echo with Correatown . ... And Last American Buffalo brings noir-tinged americana rock to the Silverlake Lounge with Long Beach's Avi Buffalo (no, Grant Lee Buffalo and Buffalo Springfield will not be performing) and Evan Way , frontman [...]
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Monday Music – 28 May 2012
