"Gold Star came to fruition when Lucinda Williams asked the frontman of 'The Sister Ruby Band', Marlon Rabenreither, to be the solo supporting act for one of her acoustic shows. Rabenreither's foray into retrospective melancholy looks through the prism of acoustic American music with an unapologetic vulnerability and an eye towards loss and heartbreak. Gold Stars self-titled debut EP was released on March 5, 2013 and is an organic collection of songs within a stripped-down sonic environment; it fuses acoustic simplicity and warm harmonies with deconstructed Americana elements and intertwines intricate finger-picking with ambient organ, wurlitzer and steel guitar, all [...]
Here are your Tuesday show options: ► Flume , the nom de tune of Sydney, Australia's Harley Streten, brings his electro constructs to the Echoplex, supported by Para One and Dauwd. That's his video for "Sleepless," above. ► It's an electro night at the Satellite too, with Ghastly — the nom de tune of David Crow — heading up a lineup that includes Draemings and Swan. ► Heartless Bastards bring their bluesy roar to the Troubadour, supported by Nashville's Jonny Fritz at the Troubadour [...]
Marlon Rabenreither AKA Gold Star came about after the The Sister Ruby Band (who we've featured on a couple of previous occasions) frontman supported Lucinda Williams for one of her acoustic shows which led to recording a series of tracks and this self-title EP, love the ambience, mood and vocals on that pervades the music on this EP, more at http://www.goldstarlovesyou.co m/ and https://www.facebook.com/golds tarlovesyou Gold Star - Heaven Can Wait Gold Star - Back To Me from Gold Star [...]
Singer-guitarist Marlon Rabenreither's work in the Sister Ruby Band is the stuff that outlasts trends, psychedelic Americana that's rich in texture and songcraft. So it's no surprise that, stripped-down, Rabenreither's songs seem more than the sum of their parts. Under the name Gold Star , the former art-schooler is releasing a five-song EP of lightly orchestrated twang next week; its gorgeous simplicity belies the push and pull of melancholy and hope in Rabenreither's songs. He first undertook the project after the legendary Lucinda Williams invited him to do an opening acoustic set at one of her shows. [...]
Getting the new year off to a good start: ► Michael Davis With Lions , whose EP was one of our favorites of 2012 , celebrates the release of his full-length, "Real Love," with a free show at the Echo. Soviet Red and Merry Christmas support. ► The Sister Ruby Band , hard at work on the follow-up to 20112s "In Cold Blood" album, plays the Silverlake Lounge along with L.A. Witch , Son of the Velvet Rat and the Hallucinations . That's the [...]
"The Sister Ruby Band is the psych-rock project of 23 year old Los Angeles based Marlon Rabenreither aka Johnny Ruby. The brand new single `Oh Mercy` was produced by Rick Parker (Brian Jonestown Massacre, BRMC) and is accompanied by a music video directed by Focus Creeps' Aaron Brown and Ben Chappell (Girls, Cass McCombs, Arctic Monkeys, Beach Boys). The Sister Ruby Band just released two digital-exclusive singles. The songs pitch Rabenreither’s brutally honest vocals into a plexus of dreamy riffs and boil it black". A Sister Ruby Band post has become an annual occurrence on mojophenia, [...]
Great Wednesday night, especially for local shows: ► Indie-blues trio Armada [that's their video for "Callanwolde," above] celebrates the release of its album "Paper Ghosts" with a show at the Hotel Cafe on a night that also features performances by Emma Louise, Kita Klane and David & Devine. Check out another track from Armada, "Pick Up the Pieces": ► Jillinda Palmer celebrates the release of her debut EP "Lazy Sun" [see Tuesday's post ] with a show at the Satellite, supported by Geronimo [...]
[Before we join the SOPA blackout, and in consideration for the bands playing, here is a list of shows and recommendations for tonight:] Wednesday's shows: ► The new duo The donnie the amys — the Donnie Stemp/Amy Wood collaboration we introduced you to in December — bring their wry indie-pop to the Satellite, supported by Night Rainbow and White Lights. ► Riverside duo Summer Twins (pictured) celebrate the release of their self-titled debut with a show at Harvard [...]
Tonight's touts: ► Andrew McMahon brings Jack's Mannequin to the Viper Room for a sold-out show behind the October release of his third album, "People and Things." Don't stay out too late, though (or set your DVR), the band also appears tonight on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." Jack's Mannequin kicks off a nationwide tour on Jan. 19, but McMahon and gang will do one more gig before they leave, appearing Thursday at the Troubadour with headliner Thatwasthen as Bikelock. ► Idle Warship , the collaboration between hip-hop star [...]
A shorter schedule as we wind down toward the holiday: ► Rachel Goodrich and the Sister Ruby Band team up for a show at the Bootleg. Goodrich's self-titled album came out early in the year (that's the video for the non-album track "Wereman," above), and Johny Ruby this fall released one of our favorite local albums of the year, "In Cold Blood." ► A benefit for New York DJ Jonathan Toubin, who was critically injured in a freak car crash in Portland, Ore., in early [...]
2011 was a robust year for music in Los Angeles. Bands broke through, bands broke down; newbies arrived in swarms, some with a bang; and old favorites raised their game, or lost their way. Today, I start a countdown of Buzz Bands LA's 20 favorite album of the year. [ Last year's list .] First up: Nos. 20 through 16: 20. Voxhaul Broadcast , "Timing Is Everything" (self-released) Where timing might not be everything. The O.C.-bred, L.A.-based [...]
The Sister Ruby Band is the brainchild of 22-year-old art student, Johnny Ruby. Just like the young musician, who was born in Los Angeles and educated in London, his music straddles both continents, oscillating between wailing British shoegaze and gritty American folk. At times, Ruby's warbling wall of sound screams of the reverb-drenched psych-rockers Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and at others, his grizzled folk sounds like a younger Cass McCombs. These influences are evident on the band's debut record, In Cold Blood, which is a solid collection of songs that showcases the singer/songwriter's ability to write meticulous, shimmering psych-rock. [...]
► Rachel Yamagata headlines a sold-out Troubadour behind her first release in three years, "Chesapeake." Mike Viola, who released his own new album "Electro de Perfecto" in September, opens. That's Yamagata's video for "Even If I Don't," above. ► Sting does a second night at the Wiltern. ► Downtown/Union rocks the Echo behind its new EP "Deal Gone Wrong," with Tumbleweed Wanderers opening. ► A couple of Tuesday night residencies end, each with good lineups: Races and Touché help Kiev close out its November stand at the [...]
Happy Halloween — hope everything's ghoul with you: ► Zola Jesus , the Wisconsin-bred, L.A.-based purveyor of brooding darkwave, brings her small frame and big pipes to the Echoplex as her fall tour behind the release of her debut album "Conatus" nears an end. That's the video for her song "Vessel," above, directed by Jacqueline Castel. [Download "Vessel" here .] ► Stellar lineup at the Echo, with the Icarus Line headlining, supported by the Sister Ruby Band and Stab City . ► Perfect for the occasion, the [...]
MIND THE GAP, HELENA, SISTER RUBY BAND, AND OBI NIMBUS ON MONDAY OCT. 17TH AT THE BOOTLEG THEATER, 2220 BEVERLY BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES. 8:30PM/ FREE/ 21+
Midweek madness: ► The Smashing Pumpkins visit the Wiltern, promising to preview some material off their forthcoming album "Oceania" (due in 2012). Fancy Space People (featuring Don Bolles) and Light FM open. ► Blondie plays Club Nokia behind their new album "Panic of Girls," and L.A. trio Nico Vega opens. ► Devotchka does a cozy show at the Bootleg Theater, with Mini Mansions supporting. ► Peter Bjorn & John wind up a string of SoCal dates with a show at the El Rey Theatre, with Hanni [...]
Your picks for Tuesday: ► Buzz Bands LA's SecondTuesday songwriter night at Lot 1 Cafe goes off with Nik Freitas , the Sister Ruby Band , Ben Heywood of Summer Darling and Adeline & the Philistines . The festivities start at 9; details here . ► We Are Augustines , the new project from Pela's Billy McCarthy and Eric Sanderson who were explosive when they visited the Roxy back in May, swings back through L.A. for a show at the Bootleg Theater behind their album "Rise Ye Drunken [...]
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Beat Surrender
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The Deli Magazine
Boards of Canada – Reach For The Dead
Black Hippy - U.O.E.N.O.
HAERTS: “All The Days”
Macklemore + Ryan Lewis – Can’t Hold Us (Major Lazer Remix)
