There are several signs indicating whether a show will be stellar or not. From the lack of parking anywhere in the same zipcode as the Bootleg Theater, I knew I was in for a little musical insanity. After travelling from the entirely different country I’d left my car in, I made my way to the
Sometimes in music one thing leads to another and six degrees of separation later you find you’ve been afflicted with lust at first listen to a band you didn’t intentionally go to check out in the first place. Welcome to my life about two years ago when Mae and The Honorary Title showcased with Far-Less
Well since two founding members of Paramore- Josh and Zac Farro- have decided to 86 their namesake, you may be experiencing withdrawals. You may feel the need to go out and find an immediate replacement, a semi distraction from the inevitable pain you’ll experience when first missing the female led rock group. Since twelve step
So the O.C. established season of chrismukkah has come and gone and it’s officially time to usher in a new season of CD’s. Enter the Klaxon’s 2008 “Landmarks Of Lunacy” which was finally released on Christmas day- just in time to welcome twenty-eleven, a year when retro is still the new, new- but with a
In this special edition of BackStory, Brandon Welch of Far-Less tells us the story behind the darkly poetic “So Glad!” “So Glad” was the first song that I had ever wrote for FL. Jordan (Powers) and Mark (Karsten) helped a bit with the music but the original idea was hatched in my bedroom on my
With the holidays fast approaching music venues in our silver screen laden city are stepping up their game to bring us special lineups set to induce a little extra holiday cheer. Tonight, mid-December is no exception and the Hotel Café is set to kick start two nights of music mayhem with their two-night tenth anniversary
Last night Jeremy Silver rocked the Hotel Café with his CD release show, and the great turn out of fans, friends, and music fiends were not disappointed. Silver waded his way through every track off his just-dropped “Everybody Knows” and the transitions between the more upbeat to the softer slightly more self-reflective songs was an
My mailbox has been bombarded with CD’s lately (and yes, I take the time to listen to all of them) and yesterday, I received a CD I’ve been anxiously waiting to listen to- Stateless’ latest edition to the music world, “Matilda.” With a history of amazing songs like “Bloodstream” I had high expectations for their
Tis the season for great music and the holiday showcases are in full swing. Case in point, Pruple Melon’s Christmas party and showcase at Crazy Girls on Thursday, December 16 at 10. The four hot little British imports ( who serenaded me pool side a while back) are ready to rock Los Angeles once again
The music industry is insanely incestuous- artists collaborating with others and six degrees of seperation later you find out someone who’s produced an album you love is an insanely talented artist himself. Case in point- L.A. Kids’ (Fight From Above) album producer Jeremy Silver. Justin Miner (Fight From Above) & Jeremy Silver – musical incest