As part of The Echo ’s ten year anniversary month this December, The Soft Pack will headline their own show. This is fitting since I remember seeing The Soft Pack there about 3 years ago when they started off as The Muslims. Now they will take the stage on Friday, December 9th along with Abe Vigoda , Devon Williams and So Many Wizards . Pretty awesome line up if you ask me. Tickets for this show are [...]
A festival and other festivities: ► Hard to believe there's a better bargain than this year's FYF Fest (especially if you bought your tickets at the screamin’-cheap presale rate). If the involvement this year of über-promoter Goldenvoice eliminates or even alleviates the embarrassing logistical problems of the past two years, FYF 2011 could be a landmark day. It's highlighted by Guided by Voices , Explosions in the Sky , Descendents , Broken Social Scene , Death From Above 1979 and Cold War Kids , any one of [...]
The San Diego punk band plays the Soda Bar tomorrow // Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.
These mixes were posted in January and February 2010, the winter of our discontent. Seriously, the blog was on life support during this time. We're through that storm now. 2010 was such a great year for music, and these early mixes show why. Many of the tracks were available in late 2009, but appeared on 2010 releases. Tracks are from late October through late November 2009 Gapless mix ripped at 256k VBR. Download all tracks in one zip file [...]
The Soft Pack and Hanni El Khatib accentuated the rock in the Also I Like to Rock series on Thursday night, delivering scorched-earth performances to a big crowd in the Hammer Museum courtyard. The Soft Pack previewed a handful of new songs the L.A. quartet has in the works for a new album, and Hanni El Khatib and drummer Nicky Fleming-Yaryan made as much as a two-piece possibly could, previewing material off his forthcoming album "Will the Guns Come Out." ||| Photo galleries by [...]
Three fantastic free shows, and other fabulous ones: ► The first week of this year's Also I Like to Rock at the Hammer Museum was a smash hit — and tonight's second installment of the four-week series promises to be every bit as rockin'. The Soft Pack (pictured), who are working on a follow-up to their 2010 Kemado Records debut, headline. Opening is Hanni El Khatib , who will be performing material off his forthcoming debut "Will the Guns Come Out." The free show in the museum’s courtyard kicks [...]
Seun Kuti Plays a Free Show on Friday Sorry my post from last week didn't make it. I was on vacation and scheduled a post, but blogger crapped out on me. There are no excuses this week - great free shows almost every night. Crystal Antlers, The Soft Pack, Seun Kuti, Old Californio... Monday 7/11/11 [Pick of the Night] Crystal Antlers / Cold Showers / Clorox Girls [...]
Graffiti6 and Eastern Conference Champions kicked off the seventh annual Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum on Thursday night in raucous fashion. Playing to a capacity crowd in the museum's courtyard, ECC unleashed 45 minutes of melodic, fuzz-drenched indie rock to start the night before the U.K.'s Graffiti6, with singer Jamie Scott leading the way, delivered an hour of swoon-worthy folk rock. KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox kept the crowd hopping before and between sets. ||| Photo galleries by Laurie Scavo [...]
If it's July, it must be time for the Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum . The free shows, with two bands performing per night (along with KCRW-FM DJs), go off every Thursday of the month, starting July 7 with Graffiti6 and Eastern Conference Champions. We figured you'd like to hear what's in store, so this edition of the Buzzsicle mixtapes offers up two songs apiece by each of the eight bands performing. See the series announcement here . ||| Download: "Buzzsicle 14 - Also I Like to [...]
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Tweet There are some bands that I really wish I could have caught early. Bands like The Beatles , The Stones , Nirvana , Sex Pistols ... (I'm sure you have yours, maybe you could let me know what they are.). The thing about seeing a band before they make it big is that you get to see them in small venues, dirty, raw and full of energy. Sure some bands are able to [...]
A sold-out crowd showed up Sunday for the FM94/9 Independence Jam. Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.
Lykke Li performed her single "Get Some" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.
Nokia Theatre LA Live 10/19/11: Roger Daltrey performs The Who’s Tommy (Friday at 10 AM) The Music Box 7/22/11: Fitz and the Tantrums (Saturday at 10 AM) El Rey 6/28/11: Warren Haynes Band (Thursday at 10 AM) 10/3/11: Toro y Moi (Saturday at 10 AM) The Satellite Mondays in June: The Californian (Free) [...]
Appearances by rising U.K. sensations Graffiti6 and southern California standouts the Soft Pack , Grouplove and the Henry Clay People highlight this year's seventh installment of the Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum . The free shows in the museum's courtyard — held at 7 p.m. every Thursday in July — also feature Eastern Conference Champions , Hanni El Khatib , Milo Greene and Lady Danville . The series is co-presented by KCRW , and DJs from the station will [...]
A diverse lineup is set to play the university's seaside campus. Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.
Surprise! Bruise Cruise is back for another year, and in 2012, they're gonna bring the party back to the boat (presumably making another 1,000 socially relevant memes for HRO to 'comment' about like an indie TMZ) going from Miami to the Bahamas and back. Bands announced so far for the February 10th-13th cruise include King [...]
Mr. Ryan Brown of Gray Goods sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series. q: What is the last song you (really) heard? a: I heard Instant Karma! in the car this morning and it got me going, usually does. I've also been giving Fleetwood Mac a serious run for the first time in my life. A friend turned me onto Tusk and its been downhill from there. [...]
The Sundelles ' new album, Georgia Swan is now available for purchase. With the help of Tony Maimone, of Pere Ubu fame, the band has finally been able to create an album with the sounds that they hear in their heads when writing songs. Oh and Matty McLoughlin from the Soft Pack plays lead guitar on this track. Listen. Downloadable: Can't Win (mp3) You can purchase the digital of Georgia Swan right now @ Amazon MP3 or iTunes ( Editor's Note : [...]
Leider haben nicht ganz so viele Menschen wie erhofft mitgemacht. Das war auch einer der Gründe, wieso es mit der Auswertung so lange gedauert hat: Ich wollte noch auf eventuelle Nachzügler warten. Nun ja, jetzt ist's endgültig zu spät, hier kommen die Ergebnisse - zum Glück konnte sich in jeder Rubrik jemand durchsetzen. Video des Jahres The Grand Spectacular - Being a Dickhead's Cool Konzert/Liveact/Auftritt des Jahres Hier gibt es gleich zwei [...]
Pünktlich zur Zeugnisausgabe bin ich dann doch wieder an Bord. Ich sehe das Musikjahr ein wenig positiver als Ric, wenn auch mit einem leicht negativen Beigeschmack: Denn im Grunde ist es hinfällig, wie viele großartige Songs das vergangene Jahr hervorgespült hat, man wird es immer mit Lena Meyer-Landruts Siegersong „Satellite“ beim Eurovision Song-Contest in Verbindung bringen. Alben des Jahres 1. The Soft Pack – The Soft Pack Ich nutze lastfm hauptsächlich dazu, die Profile der hippen Amerikaner nach neuen [...]
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