After I saw Jesca Hoop perform a few weeks ago at The Music Box in Hollywood, I couldn’t seem to get her voice out of my head (for the full BnB review and interview with Jesca, click here). What’s truly scary and amazing about Jesca Hoop is that she sounds just as good in person
Everytime I think I’ve lost interest in electro pop, a band like Parallels comes along and sucks me back into a world where perfect beats and sweeping synths rule supreme. There’s such a difference between good electronic dance music and bad, and there seems to be little in between. Then there’s the dichotomy between the
Sky Larkin is a very busy trio from Leeds. They’re touring nonstop through the US through the end of October before heading up to Canada, and then they head back to Europe for dates planned through the middle of December. Sky Larkin is touring in support of their recently released album Kaleide, and though
Hip hop act Atmosphere drew a huge crowd to their main stage performance at the SmokeOut Festival yesterday. It was only 2:30 in the afternoon when they went on (see video below), but the audience was more than ready to party with the Minneapolis group. With a full live band, killer DJ, and unexpected mix
Dan Black is a glam idol in the makings. Dressed in matching all-white ensembles and animalistic face paint, he and his lively guitarist roamed the Massive Stoned Garden stage at the SmokeOut Festival amidst teeth-rattling bass and synth tracks mixed with experimental guitar riffs. Dan Black‘s obviously un-American inflections reminded me a lot of Thomas
When I walked into Jesca Hoop’s dressing room at The Music Box, I felt at ease immediately. Perhaps it was the familiar, intoxicating scent of my favorite hairspray, or perhaps it was Jesca’s faded Andrew Bird tee. Or maybe it was the larger-than-life singer herself, whose unusually magnetic persona seemed to barely fit inside her
There was a distinctly reverent vibe in the audience at Echoplex last night. Though the crowd applauded as much as is deemed polite, Active Child’s performance was less like like a concert-going experience and more like watching a man plumb the depths of his own faith in himself, proving time and time again that he
Miniature Tigers are four busy cats. In addition to the nationwide tour they’ve embarked on in support of their second album Fortress (available here), the modern art/beauty pop foursome has received nods from the likes of Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and NPR. After hearing the first 10 seconds of the cheery ‘Bullfighter Jacket’ coupled with
Listening to Beats Antique is like immersing oneself into a musical melting pot of cultures. Combining Middle Eastern styles and other world music with dubstep, electronica, and roots music, Beats Antique sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard before (Check out Daniel Burnett‘s review of their performance at Seattle’s Decibel Festival here). The trio of isn’t
I could tell that it was going to be a good show when I saw the abundant notices posted outside of Club Nokia warning patrons of the flashing strobes inside. The candy kids were out in full force, a sea of neon and plaid with the more than occasional feather accent. The pit and surrounding