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For the record: I'm not stalking Loney Dear (a.k.a. Emil Svanängen). But if he's going to insist on playing Los Angeles three times in any given year--once as a supporting act for another great artist, and once at my favorite club --before returning a third time with a notable opener of his own...well, I fail to see the downside of going for the trifecta. First off was the sock-of-nickels sonic assault of Asobi Seksu . Despite demonstrating just how poorly balanced the Troubadour sound system was, and hypnotizing the audience with [...]
For the record: I'm not stalking Loney Dear (a.k.a. Emil Svanängen). But if he's going to insist on playing Los Angeles three times in any given year--once as a supporting act for another great artist, and once at my favorite club --before returning a third time with a notable opener of his own...well, I fail to see the downside of going for the trifecta. First off was the sock-of-nickels sonic assault of Asobi Seksu . Despite demonstrating just how poorly balanced the Troubadour sound system was, and hypnotizing the audience with [...]
Seriously Chairlift , I love you. I really do. But...a headline set of eight songs and no encore? After June's killer Getty show , and of course the continuing Would-Be Hipster love affair with your debut album , I couldn't help but hope for a bit more. I'm happy you hit the highlights--"Le Flying Saucer Hat" is quite possibly one of my favorite new tunes. And who hasn't had a giddy moment while singling along to "Bruises?"(Which--for the record--you nailed.) It's just...huh? In lieu of any additional content, I highly suggest you head on over [...]
Seriously Chairlift , I love you. I really do. But...a headline set of eight songs and no encore? After June's killer Getty show , and of course the continuing Would-Be Hipster love affair with your debut album , I couldn't help but hope for a bit more. I'm happy you hit the highlights--"Le Flying Saucer Hat" is quite possibly one of my favorite new tunes. And who hasn't had a giddy moment while singling along to "Bruises?"--Which, for the record--you nailed. It's just...huh? In lieu of any additional content, I highly suggest you head on [...]
Apoptygma Berzerk changed my life. Before they entered my frame of existence back in 2004, my father's Kraftwerk LPs and post- OK Computer Radiohead were the only exposure I'd ever had to real electronic music. Yes, I -- the man whose musical entity seems practically defined by synthesizers a mere five years later -- had never actually explored the possibilities of electronica. I liked what I'd heard, but somehow my then-high school freshman self never really considered pursuing the genre any further. And then Apop happened. The album was Harmonizer , the song was "Until [...]
Apoptygma Berzerk changed my life. Before they entered my frame of existence back in 2004, my father's Kraftwerk LPs and post- OK Computer Radiohead were the only exposure I'd ever had to real electronic music. Yes, I -- the man whose musical entity seems practically defined by synthesizers a mere five years later -- had never actually explored the possibilities of electronica. I liked what I'd heard, but somehow my then-high school freshman self never really considered pursuing the genre any further. And then Apop happened. The album was Harmonizer , the song was "Until [...]
Over the past week, my brain has filled with goo rendering all hints of intelligence null and void. Many will argue that this is how I live my life--and that no one can tell the difference. Honestly, who am I to argue? I'm goo girl. Surprisingly, as I discovered on Saturday, said goo often sounds not unlike the sweet cacophony of Modest Mouse live. Interestingly enough, they did not play any of their singles that brought them to the sort of public attention that allows them to play a venue the size of the Grove of [...]
Over the past week, my brain has filled with goo rendering all hints of intelligence null and void. Many will argue that this is how I live my life--and that no one can tell the difference. Honestly, who am I to argue? I'm goo girl. Surprisingly, as I discovered on Saturday, said goo often sounds not unlike the sweet cacophony of Modest Mouse live. Interestingly enough, they did not play any of their singles that brought them to the sort of public attention that allows them to play a venue the size of the Grove of [...]
I am an old woman--'cause despite my night ending at a respectable 11:30 PM (the going out bit that is...), I left the El Rey, beat. Clearly you need to train for this kind of high octane concert going. The night opened with The Phenomenal Handclap Band , a.k.a. quite possibly one of the most difficult name in the world to live up to. While the jury is still out on "phenomenal," (right now I'd peg them more as energetic and charming...although that's harder to fit on a marquee) there was less hand clapping than the name [...]
I am an old woman--'cause despite my night ending at a respectable 11:30 PM (the going out bit that is...), I left the El Rey, beat. Clearly you need to train for this kind of high octane concert going. The night opened with The Phenomenal Handclap Band , a.k.a. quite possibly one of the most difficult name in the world to live up to. While the jury is still out on "phenomenal," (right now I'd peg them more as energetic and charming...although that's harder to fit on a marquee) there was less hand clapping than the name [...]
Historically, I have never counted sleep deprivation as a good thing. It makes me cranky and unpleasant, gives the world a somewhat disconcerting fuzzy-around-the-edges feeling, and is generally just not a fun state to exist in. However, due to various extenuating circumstances, lmc and I found ourselves more or less stranded, hotel and/or crash pad-less, in New York City in such a state. In hindsight, I probably wouldn't have had it any other way. In a rare example of actually doing research before diving into something, we noticed that Junior Boys were going to be playing a show at a [...]
Historically, I have never counted sleep deprivation as a good thing. It makes me cranky and unpleasant, gives the world a somewhat disconcerting fuzzy-around-the-edges feeling, and is generally just not a fun state to exist in. However, due to various extenuating circumstances, lmc and I found ourselves more or less stranded, hotel and/or crash pad-less, in New York City in such a state. In hindsight, I probably wouldn't have had it any other way. In a rare example of actually doing research before diving into something, we noticed that Junior Boys were going to be playing a show at a [...]
I knew it was going to be an amazing show when one of my friends gestured to Spaceland's small stage and said, "Wait. Is he sitting on the bass drum?" The 'he' in question was So Many Dynamos' drummer Norm, and yes he was. After a short set from Kinch 1 , Cast Spells did a brilliant set. Not only did the drummer play the bass drum while sitting on it, there was a cello, and some lovely folky indie noise played on a semi-hollow bodied guitar by a lovely man with a beard who happens [...]
I knew it was going to be an amazing show when one of my friends gestured to Spaceland's small stage and said, "Wait. Is he sitting on the bass drum?" The 'he' in question was So Many Dynamos' drummer Norm, and yes he was. After a short set from Kinch 1 , Cast Spells did a brilliant set. Not only did the drummer play the bass drum while sitting on it, there was a cello, and some lovely folky indie noise played on a semi-hollow bodied guitar by a lovely man with a beard who happens [...]
You know who's awesome? Web In Front . Although I'd highly recommend you refrain from entering any of their contests...next time they give away tickets to someone as cool as Andrew Bird I'd hate to think I'd sabotaged my chances of wining. That Andrew Bird guy is pretty awesome too. At this this point, I'd like to official retract any doubts I've ever expressed about him, either verbally or in writing. Even when faced with microphones gone awry, with looping pedals gone rogue -- forcing a brief interlude while dumbfounded techs crawled around the stage [...]
You know who's awesome? Web In Front . Although I'd highly recommend you refrain from entering any of their contests...next time they give away tickets to someone as cool as Andrew Bird I'd hate to think I'd sabotaged my chances of wining. That Andrew Bird guy is pretty awesome too. At this this point, I'd like to official retract any doubts I've ever expressed about him, either verbally or in writing. Even when faced with microphones gone awry, with looping pedals gone rogue -- forcing a brief interlude while dumbfounded techs crawled around the stage [...]
You know it's going to be a weird night when you see both the recently deceased King of Pop and king of pop parodies, Weird Al in the same place. Par for course when Amanda Palmer is involved. The princess of punk cabaret, only one thing's for certain when catching her live -- you'll never see the same show twice. Well that and when the weird starts raining down, no one's going to so much as blink. Material from last year's beautiful and occasionally heedy masterpiece Who Killed Amanda [...]
You know it's going to be a weird night when you see both the recently deceased King of Pop and king of pop parodies, Weird Al in the same place. Par for course when Amanda Palmer is involved. The princess of punk cabaret, only one thing's for certain when catching her live -- you'll never see the same show twice. Well that and when the weird starts raining down, no one's going to so much as blink. Material from last year's beautiful and occasionally heedy masterpiece Who Killed Amanda [...]
Confessions of a Would-Be Hipster
Confessions of a Would-Be Hipster
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (Explicit)
CHROMATICS "INTO THE BLACK"
St. Vincent - 'Cheerleader'
Crystalfilm
Childish Gambino - Heartbeat
Diplo - "Climax" (MP3 Stream)
Out This Week 2/14
[listen] Diplo ft. Usher - Climax
Skrillex Uses Satanic and Homosexual Influence to Win Grammys
Jack White – Love Interruption [Music Video]
