I sat down today to catch up with Tom Silverman, CEO of Tommy Boy Records and founder of the New Music Seminar. I talked to him about the Seminar last year, learning about the event’s history, and today we talked about this year’s LA event and the great, new things in store for attendees. He’s
Before their awesome show at The Woods last Saturday, I sat down with all of The Angry Orts for a chat. Over champagne and PBRs, we discussed nerdy words, what’s on their iPod(s) and whether they get more action now that they’re in a band. ***This video may contain language that is offensive to you.
In a city as diverse as Los Angeles, it should come as no surprise that someone as talented Nicaraguan-born musician Leo Machado would create the sound that reflect that many faces that the City of Angels has to offer. With a website that is in English and Spanish, Machado has the flash on glamour that
Sometimes you’re looking for a live show in the city of angels and the normal Sunset Strip venues just aren’t going to cut it. GPS yourselves right over to Silverlake tomorrow evening and make sure you get to the Satellite (formerly Spaceland) early (Early- as in before or on time. Not fashionably late. Not change
In this bonus edition of BackStory, Ryan of Long Island’s Wild International tells us the story behind their song “Mayoridad.” Without getting into too much detail, this song is really about coming to terms with your mistakes and realizing you can only grow from them and hope for the best in the end. Before I
We all know that Sunset Strip rocks- but last night it was rocked literally when the House of Blues exploded with four insanely great rock bands- Underoath, Animals As Leaders, Thursday, and A Skylit Drive, all equal components in an audiomasochistic symphony of sound. The bands were all great and the reverberation of noise left
Joan of Arc has kind of been one of those bands that people either love or don’t really understand, and even people who love them may not completely understand. This is a band with a long history of varied and often complex sounding music, having released over a dozen albums, a couple EPs and a
You know how sometimes you go out for a night on the town, you’re dressed to kill- and then like a bolt of lightening it hits you- lust at first listen. Welcome to my last Saturday night. I’m at the Troubadour (check correspondent Claire’s coverage here) waiting for Hellogoodbye to storm the stage and I’m
Pepper Rabbit’s off to quite a busy 2011 so far: after releasing their debut album, Beauregard, late last year, the duo of Xander Singh and Luc Laurent has played a non-stop string of shows with the likes of Passion Pit, Freelance Whales and Miniature Tigers. I recently had the opportunity to interview Xander Singh –
In this BackStory feature, Mike Last of Eugene’s Stagger and Sway explains the story behind the band’s tribute to local bar Sam Bond’s Garage. This is a song about the intangible magic of our favorite places. It was inspired by the real Sam Bond’s Garage in Eugene, OR – a place I quickly came to