No amount of pre-show research could have possibly prepared me for Les Savy Fav’s performance last night at The Echoplex. The New Yorkers first started playing together in 1995 but have been on and off since then, having made something of a recent comeback with their August 2010 release Root for Ruin. Having met many
Brandi Emma is a singer/songwriter from Silverlake, but you might also know her as Emma Burgess, In 2007, she released her first solo album Swim to considerable buzz, then tinkering with other musical projects before returning to her birth name and her current endeavor. With a return to her birth name and EP Photographic Memory
When the sun is shining on your day off, it’s like a glorious pop song strewn with shimmering promises of long life and love. But not every day is a day off, and on a chilly Tuesday morning mid-January, you might consider Dust Congress‘ latest full length album Open Your Eyes, the World is Shit.
Thurlow is the musical project of Augustus Green and Jacqueline Caruso, husband and wife duo from Washington, D.C. that now resides in Los Angeles. They recently released an eight track EP called Training Wheels, now available for free download on their Bandcamp page. The first track “The Hour Glass,” was recently chosen for the compilation
Los Einstein performed to a healthy crowd at Cinespace last night, the five members outlined onstage in front of a large screen of swirling abstract psychedelic colors and shapes. The undulating patterns were vaguely reminiscent of Austin Powers, which is strange because their first music video for “One More Time” (see below) pays homage to
Last night I saw something at The Echo that I had never seen before: the dance floor was being used as an actual dance floor! When I got there at 9:30pm, the small space usually reserved for stylish hipster crowds was overflowing with all manner of folk young and old. I was glad I had
Becoming a fan of Agent Ribbons is like an invitation down the proverbial rabbit hole: you have no idea how deep you’re going to get involved after that first tentative step. I was at first intrigued by their genre-defying album Chateau Crone, becoming more interested after talking about the album and the band with lead
Ivan & Alyosha is a four-piece that began as a solo project for Tim Wilson a few years ago, quickly growing to include Ryan Carbary, Tim Kim, and Pete Wilson. I was at first intrigued by the blend of americana and indie rock and their traditional yet deeply thoughtful songwriting. But after I saw a
Pat the White is the moniker of Patrick Leblanc, a French Canadian blues artist whose album Strange Fascination I’ve recently become enamored with. Released in late October of this year, Pat the White‘s latest album is just as intrguing as the notion of a southern rock, blues and jam band emerging from French Canada. It’s
The crowd was sparse but occasionally enthusiastic last night at Spaceland. The dimly lit room was adorned with sparkling wall curtains and a nonstop parade of projected laser shapes and flashing lights, but the vibe wasn’t quite enough to get the audience going. Preceded by Portland electronic duo Hosannas and local indie pop band Hands,