I swore up and down that I was going to take an entire week to recover for SXSW 6th street insanity- lay low, re-coup, etc. So that plan didn’t exactly work. In fact, I pretty much burned the paper with that plan written on it as soon as I heard Semi Precious Weapons were back
Respected in the rock scene in their own right, Walt Lafty and Nick Perri (who played together in Silvertide) know what it is to rock out. After parting ways to conquer the musical world, they reunited with drummer Shane Rozum to form Sinai. I talked to Walt about this crazy industry, the effect of the
Lauren here from the front lines of the insanity that is SXSW 2011, and lucky for me (and the rest of the Lustre Pearl attendees) Saint Motel gave us a sneak peek at some of their latest tunes and tracks, and aside from the expected pop rock audio awesomeness, their onstage acrobats made for one
What surprises most people about Kaki King is her size. She’s not a tall girl, and it’s a wonder how her small hands manipulate the guitar like they do. Since meeting her back in 2008 at Outside Lands while running around with the BoingBoing crew, I have yet to see anyone who is as gifted
Last week, for the first time, in New York’s Bowery Ballroom, I watched MEN in costumes dance. I watched MEN sing. I watched MEN jam. Wait, I paid to watch dudes? I kid, of course (and to the readers, I apologize, I usually try to avoid bad puns). The Brooklyn-based disco-funk dance trio, fronted by
In this installment of BackStory, Princess Pangolin‘s Julie Carpenter tells us the story behind her song “Heatwave.” If Mark Frauenfelder of BoingBoing says it’s good, you know it is. You can catch Princess Pangolin at LA’s Echoplex on April 1. This song started with the pizzicato violin riff…I started playing that and humming the melody.
The 87 Stick Up Kids had a monthly residency at Crazy Girls, the strip club that was the set of the Motley Crue “Girls, Girls, Girls” video, and run around with one of the baddest chicks to ever blaze through L.A., Malice. Last week, I caught their show at the Troubadour, and said in my
Currently out on its first large scale tour of the U.S., and having been spotlighted on NPR, Bare Wires have been very busy lately. With a sound that is pop friendly, yet combines elements of late ’60s rock, the group has a winning formula that has dazzled audiences and won them new fans on a
Welcome to the horror show, starring seven-piece Norwegian film enthusiasts, Tôg. Fronted by Lars Christian Olsen, the mysterious and enigmatic maestro cites philosophy, as much an inspiration as other music. Moody and infectious with some elements of house, the act will be playing five shows at SXSW in Austin, before playing the Northeast of the
Living Things stormed Silverlake last night to kickstart their four week long residency with a bang, and mission accomplished. In fact, I’m anxiously awaiting their next Monday night mayhem sesh- and I’ve made catching one of their SXSW sets a mandatory obligation! Pre-set insanity aside, Yves Berlin Living Things’ bassist extraordinaire took the time to