Artist: van hunt

Check out my photos of The Afghan Whigs at the Fonda Theatre over at Stereogum .

One of the more under-appreciated reunions of this year has been that of the Afghan Whigs. Having garnered some national attention with appearances on Kimmel and Fallon , Greg Dulli and company blasted out the first of two sold-out nights at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood with their patented noir soul-rock.The Afghan Whigs have one more show left on their reunion tour - on New Years Eve in their hometown of Cincinnati. Check out the gallery above and the setlist below. Read More...

Sunny, sunny Sunday: ► Ben Harper and Fitz and the Tantrums play their second SoCal date together this weekend. This time they're at the Hollywood Bowl where Vieux Farka Touré will also join them. ► Van Hunt keeps the free outdoor music series in Pasadena going strong at the Levitt Pavilion. ► Foster the People and Kimbra do a second night at the Gibson Amphitheatre. ► Ghostland Observatory bring their electro-funk rock and light show to Club Nokia. [...]

It's summer time! Officially. Finally. And that means it's time to see some outdoor shows, some bands from your youth, and maybe even see one of the worst concept tours I can possibly imagine.  Thursday, June 21 Van Hunt with Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist at The Independent You never know what you're going to hear [...]

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The calendar for free summertime concert series is rapidly filling, but there is one longtime favorite that will be conspicuously absent this year: the Also I Like to Rock shows at the Hammer Museum . Also I Like to Rock had a seven-year run of bringing live music to the Hammer courtyard every Thursday in July. This year, with the Hammer's ambitious exhibition "Made in L.A. 20123 [ preview ] dominating the institution's landscape, the museum will host DJs from KCRW-FM as vibe-setters for seven consecutive Thursday evenings beginning June 28, when KCRW music director [...]

Van Hunt is a true artist, and just the sort of enigma we love. After getting hooked up with Randy Jackson of American Idol fame around the turn of the millenium, Hunt was signed to Capitol Records, and pushed as the next savior of the neo-soul movement, despite his depth of vision and far reach of genres. Despite being nominated for several Grammy Awards, Hunt was dropped by Capitol due to the fact that his fantastic albums weren't pulling their weight. He was signed by famed Blue Note Records, only for his edgier third album  Popular [...]

Van Hunt's first live album, and it's a doozy. Read more »

Photo by G. Van Hunt - Live At The Troubadour - Out March 13, 2012 I am definitely biased when it comes to Van Hunt's music.  He can pretty much do no wrong by me musically as I've loved the progression of his sound from album to album.  He gets compared to Lenny Kravitz and Prince a lot and I see why people say those things; however, if you see Lenny or Prince these days, they've lost the creative spark that used to show them setting trends instead of following [...]

Photo by G. Van Hunt Two bits of great Van Hunt  news!  Van Hunt will be releasing his first live album "Live At The Troubadour 20113 on March 13, 2011 (in digital format only).  If you've never gotten the chance to see Van Hunt live, you are missing out in seeing one of the ONLY true musicians out there who challenges himself and his audience as he refuses to take the "easy road."  When you go see Van Hunt live, you won't hear a regurgitation of the [...]

The “It’s a School Night” series at Bardot aren’t shy of eclecticism, given that they are curated by KCRW’s Chris Douridas. However, the lineup Monday featuring Jacuzzi Boys, Van Hunt and Tycho was out there even by the night's eclectic standards. Miami’s Jacuzzi Boys catered to the punk-stoner’s music delight with their glam-influenced garage rock, whereas San Francisco’s original chillwaver Tycho calmed the room down but sped up the BPM. Yet it was L.A.’s own Van Hunt 's set who provided the most from across the musical spectrum; his performance shamelessly and artfully tore down genre barriers [...]

Happy Monday, and it is indeed a happy Monday: ► Funk, R&B and psych-rock mixologist Van Hunt , whose new album "What Were You Hoping For?" came out last fall, does the RSVP-only It's a School Night at Bardot. Tycho and Jacuzzi Boys also play. ► Electro genre-masher Robert DeLong kicks off a residency at Los Globos. ► Chasing Kings gallop into Week 2 of their Satellite residency, supported by Twilight Sleep , Austin's the Young and Utah's Holy Water Buffalo . [...]

Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? They let musicians onstage! Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Blind Pilot Portland pop duo Blind Pilot is performing the title track from latest album We Are The Tide. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno [...]

This year in music has been quite impressive. While 2010 gave us clear-cut, stand alone winners, it was much harder to determine which album was Top Ten worthy, let alone the best of 2011. Most sites have published their lists already, and while many albums appear on the same lists, the top ten varies greatly from list to list. Don't expect us to be any different. Read more » http://rpc.blogcatalog.com/ http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

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From his latest album, What You Were Hoping For? , is the first video for " Eyes Like Pearls ." Van Hunt says the lyrics to the song came from, "finding a monster living inside of a girl I was hanging with – and falling in complete, primal love with her. Finding out who someone is - why they are the way they are - and turning their scars into a reason to change my life." These are the things I love about Hunt 's vivid songwriting. Somehow, someone's [...]

Photos by G. Chris Glover of Penguin Prison “Penguin Prison” by Penguin Prison .  While most of the albums on this list are in no particular order, my favorite record of the year is definitely the self-titled album “Penguin Prison.”  In early 2010, I caught Penguin Prison in concert as an opening act and before the set was over, I became an instant fan.  Lead singer and PP brainchild Chris Glover is so talented.  Every song on his debut record could (and should) be [...]

Finally free of the label system, Van Hunt releases his first LP with complete creative control. Ladies and gentlemen THIS is how you move the boundaries of music without losing a groove. Read more » http://rpc.blogcatalog.com/ http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Through words, music, and images, Van Hunt speaks the unspoken. North Hollywood is nestled in the San Fernando Valley. According to a 2008 profile in the Los Angeles Times, it has among the highest population densities in the entire county of Los Angeles, nearly 13,300 people per square mile. About 2,900 veterans reside in North Hollywood and approximately 3,300 families are headed by single parents. The median household income measures $42,791. Of course, that figure was collected during the middle of an 18-month recession. "North...

Photo by Shalon Goss Soulful Sunday. ►Holy psychedelic soul, Batman! Van Hunt will bring his musical alchemy to the Troubadour stage tonight and I bet a life will be changed. This is #winning. ► Empire of the Sun (Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore) are at Club Nokia and round out what’s been a good week of Aussie bands in Los Angeles. Yet another chance to get your electro/pop dance on. Sold out show, folks, with Mayer Hawthorne. ►Pre-their return trip to CMJ and in between [...]