Posts Tagged ‘Los Angeles’

GUN OUTFIT – ” Gotta Wanna/Legends Of My Own “

Posted: November 24, 2015 in MUSIC
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The Olympia punks in Gun Outfit have stretched out and let their hair down, the band’s vibe has followed suit, getting looser with each record. Recorded just before the duo’s move to L.A.,Dream All Over is a dusty piece of good-time rock ‘n’ roll that just wants to hit the open road. That’s what appears to be the abstract narrative behind the video for “Legends Of My Own.”

While Dylan Sharp normally shares vocal and guitar duties with Carrie Keith, Keith takes the vocal lead here on a melody that recalls Kim Wilde’s “Kids In America.” As a figure in a black hat gets busted on a deal, she sings, “I looked familiar in a foreign land / I couldn’t speak, but I could understand / From another life I rode / Into a desert of my own,” like a drifter out to make the best of a bad situation.

Carrie Keith shot the L.A. scene on a “Super 8 under the influence of the black sun,” but from there, the story gets a little muddy:

Dececco came down with some silent concepts, and I had managed to acquire expired 16, so we shot with Mike Stoltz, and Nastassia plays the French shadow. I know Agnes Varda had been around, and she’s often on my mind anyway. Late fall I was in Washington and went for a ride out to the coast with David Harris and Alex in her Cadillac, where we shot the color Super 8; some details I took from Melville, like the hat and overcoat against a cold background. The Camaro came back from Wyoming — my brother had souped it up — and my dad was running it around town, so we shot the two cars on a bridge over where the deal goes down.

Dream All Over comes out October. 16th on Paradise Of Bachelors.

PEACH KELLI POP – ” III “

Posted: November 21, 2015 in MUSIC
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Peach Kelli Pop

Peach Kelli Pop Sounds like: If chiptune foremother Manami Matsumae composed California surf-punk for a Nintendo soundtrack inspired by Shonen Knife playing a sock hop. Ottawa transplant Allie Hanlon uses catchy bubblegum to cover her earnest lyricism with enough sugar to make it stick with adoring teens from Tokyo to Echo Park.

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SEX STAINS – ” Land Of LA LA “

Posted: November 21, 2015 in MUSIC
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Sex Stains

Sounds like a mixture of  the post-punk rhythms of The Slits and spookiness of The Cramps as seen through blood-soaked ’80s punk, along with Minutemen chops and primal yells reminiscent of Olympia’s riot grrrl class of 1991.

OG riot grrrl Allison Wolfe (ex-Bratmobile/Cold Cold Hearts) gets acrobatic, and occasionally bloody, when she performs with her new band Sex Stains, who have a debut record set to release early next year. The talented group also includes a second vocalist, Mecca Vazie Andrews, a notable dancer and choreographer. They also have a zine called “Sex Stains: Exposed!”

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Sex Stains, formed in early 2014, is a Los Angeles quintet comprised of stalwart members of the punk and indie underground. Lead vocalist Allison Wolfe was part of first generation riot grrrl bands Bratmobile and Cold Cold Hearts, both on the underground label Kill Rock Stars. Lead vocalist Mecca Vazie Andrews is a well- known choreographer and the artistic director of “The MOVEMENT movement” and has worked with artists such as Daft Punk, Toro y Moi, Marina Abramović, and Liz Glynn. On drums is David Orlando, who drummed in Warpaint and is a resident DJ for L.A. clubs Dub Club and Punky Reggae Party. Guitarist Sharif Dumani played with Atlanta soul man Cody Chesnutt and his Headphone Masterpiece band, and the Tyde. Puerto Rico transplant Pachy Garcia (Prettiest Eyes) rounds out the sound on bass guitar. Pulling from late 70’s and early 80’s post-punk, Sex Stains’ music alters between thought-provoking punk, infectious dance rhythms, angular guitar sounds and cacophony. Sex Stains play regularly throughout California, having graced Burger-a-Go-Go and Echo Park Rising festivals, as well as sharing bills with the lovely likes of the Pop Group, ESG, the Julie Ruin, Shannon & the Clams, the Coathangers, Chain & the Gang, and Alice Bag. The band just finished mixing its debut album at Station House Studio in Los Angeles, CA.

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The WILD REEDS – ” Tiny Desk Concerts “

Posted: November 21, 2015 in MUSIC
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Great singers aren’t easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special. The Wild Reeds’ music shines when Sharon Silva, Kinsey Lee and Mackenzie Howe harmonize, but each also takes a leading role — and that’s the power of the L.A. band, whose songs are clear and memorable, potent and sometimes delicate.

The Wild Reeds’ 2014 debut album Blind And Brave only hints at the talent on display here. Here, the group opens with my favorite song from the record, “Where I’m Going,” and then offers a taste of 2016 with two new ones. Next year ought to be a big year for The Wild Reeds, and this Tiny Desk Concert will show you what I mean.

Blind And Brave is available now. (iTunes) (Amazon)

Set List

  • “Where I’m Going”
  • “Everything Looks Better In Hindsight”
  • “The World We Built”

MIYA FOLICK – ” I Got Drunk “

Posted: November 19, 2015 in MUSIC
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Miya Folick grew up listening to female rock artists like Fiona Apple, Alanis Morrisette, and PJ Harvey. These were women she idolized not because they were beautiful, but because they were brave. They weren’t scared to show that life isn’t always picture perfect.  Sometimes we’re rash and illogical. Sometimes we say and do stupid things. Sometimes we get angry. Sometimes we over-analyze things and become paranoid for no reason. Sometimes we get scared. That’s all ok. That’s human.

There was a period where I missed this emotional messiness in music, because I felt like everything was getting so cookie-cutter. But in the last few years, that’s changed. There’s a lot of new artists–women especially–who are putting some depth and grittiness back into music. Miya Folick is relatively new, but based on her last song and this new one, “I Got Drunk,”  taken from the “Strange Darlings” EP .

“How did I miss this lesson when I was young?” sings Miya Folick, restlessly and repeatedly, on the opening track of her debut EP, “Talking With Strangers.” The LA folk-pop singer-songwriter’s latest EP is reverb-soaked and dripping with melancholy, Folick’s raw vulnerability shining across the project with tender delicacy. Her words are as devastating as they are utterly charming; she breaks hearts even as she warms them.

Raised in a Buddhist household and having been influenced the religion’s ritualistic practices from a young age, Folick was inspired by the art of movement and dance and moved to LA after a brief stint in NYC. Forlorn synths intertwine with guitars and Folick’s velvety voice to create a sort of grieving, grunge-folk sound in the same vein of Daughter and Sharon Van Etten. Her lyrics create a direct tunnel into the deep inner-workings of her psyche, and it’s enough to grab at your heartstrings: “Isn’t it obvious to you/ That I want you?” Strange Darlingis highly emotional and personal, with Folick opening her soul for all who will listen. “Will you dream with me?” she asks on the penultimate track; so, will you?.

BEACH PARTY – ” Beach Party ” EP

Posted: November 14, 2015 in MUSIC
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Founded in the fall of 2012 by guitarists / singers Rob Banks and James Hurst, Beach Party was a smashed to basics garage punk band from the first night they played a pool party and the first morning they woke up drunk and wondering where those brand new head wounds had come from. This mystery was never solved but naturally, great things were in their future. By the time of their debut release one year later a flexi 7” produced in a sweaty garage studio by old friend Ty Segall Beach Party were a fully committed four piece band with bassist Adam Arcos and animalistic drummer Nico Macciocca, a line-up that would win them opening slots for Black Lips and Best Coast as well as sponsorship by a whiskey company, an honor earned by Beach Party’s Olympic level whiskey drinking abilities. Now in the spring of 2014, Beach Party prepares to release their Self Titled EP, with two of the songs recorded by Segall and three more recorded by Sonny Diperi at L.A.’s notorious Lair studio. Barely contained within are five songs that reveal this band as caveman cousins to ‘60s scorchers like the Standells, glammed-out ‘70s ass-kickers like the Dictators and punk destroyers like the Weirdos and the Adolescents, who never dropped a note no matter how many lunatics came charging their stage. (This is something Beach Party also does very well try it yourself!) Live favorite “Catch That Train” is a call and response Back From The Grave-style snarler supercharged into something from Redd Kross’ crazed punker classic Born Innocent, while the track “Can’t Surf” is a slow-mo riff-out, about the insurmountable hassles of actually going surfing, powered by a few grinding chords and topped by a woozy lead guitar practically drowning in its own reverb. “My Baby” is a sweetheart collision between punch drunk Heartbreakers style glam and California power-pop with a chord change in the middle strategically designed for maximum guitar romanticism. Closer “Fun” is Beach Party’s signature song not just for the chorus, which pretty much demands you finish your beer and sing along, but for the way everything they do comes together at once. It’s the tough side of ‘60s garage, the too-smart-for-its-own-good part of first-wave punk and the jet-engine beginnings of hardcore, when a band like the Zero Boys could share a bill with the Ramones and everyone would go home happy and bloody. Which, funnily enough, is exactly the way Beach Party started in the first place

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DANTE ELEPHANTE – ” Never Trust A Junkie “

Posted: October 8, 2015 in MUSIC
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Santa Barbara surf pop band DANTE ELEPHANTE release their debut UK single produced by Foxygen’s Jonathan Rado, pre order the 7″ vinyl

We first discovered Dante Elephante in LA at the start of this year. after a recommendation of good pop tunes the cassette of Dante Elephante’s EP ‘German Aquatics’  was enough, as soon as we pressed play, alas that tape is now almost worn out.So its good news for a UK release to happen.

California surf hooks and jangling guitars chime while a 60s British influence bleeds through the Santa Barbara bands songs making us feel right at home. Reminiscent of Real Estate and the tender side of early Weezer their tunes are instant and unshakable. A hyper limited white square 7” of ‘Never Trust a Junkie’ is released on 09.10.15 with the debut album titled ‘Anglo Saxon Summer’ following on 16.10.15.

Dante Elephante formed in Santa Barbara in 2010. Cutting their teeth on the local scene they soon caught the ears or local radio which led to a first 7” release in 2013. In 2014 a debut EP appeared via esteemed LA label Lolipop and quickly sold out. More recently the band were hand picked by Converse to be their rubber tracks download of the week which led to them playing the opening of flagship store in San Francisco. Anglo Saxon Summer see’s the band explore new ground delving further into their record collections guided by the analogue loving Jonathan Rado.

JESUS SONS – ” Randys Blues “

Posted: September 17, 2015 in MUSIC
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Jesus Sons are a five-piece band based out of Los Angeles, California. Started in a motorcycle garage in San Francisco in 2011, they recently moved south and have evolved from their garage rock self-titled debut LP to a fully road-trip ready early 1970’s rock and roll sound with their foot stomping single, Better Times released in November, 2014. This hard-working, traveling band has been out spreading the good word all over the country this year. The Jesus Sons started 2014 with a sold-out video release in LA followed by a spring tour including SXSW and Treefort Music Fest before hitting Outside Lands this summer. A fall West Coast tour and a sold-out homecoming 7″ single release had their fans out partying like Nixon just got impeached. These easy riders have recently recorded a strong sophomore LP on 8 track reel to reel tape and will be shooting for a 2015 release and a US and European tour.

ISAAC ROTHER and the PHANTOMS – ” Hitman “

Posted: September 7, 2015 in MUSIC
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Isaac Rother & The Phantoms call back to an era where rock n’ roll was simple and dangerous. The voodoo magic of early rock n’ rollers such as Bo Diddley and Screaming Jay Hawkins is seamlessly fused with tough 60’s groups like the Animals and the tongue in cheek humor of classic novelty hits like Wooly Bully and Surfin’ Bird. Today, with the world of music literally at our fingertips, the camp and ritual of rock n’ roll has almost been forgotten, residing mainly in the stories and recordings of the past. Isaac Rother and the Phantoms bring back the golden mystic of this past. They do so with top notch musicianship and hard rockin’ original material, rendering them a cut above the rest. Behold… The Unspeakable Horror of Isaac Rother & The Phantoms!

 

Isaac Rother is an imposing figure. On stage, he commands a unique and mystifying attention from the audience as the Phantom and his band revive the sounds of rock n roll’s nativity in a majestic and awe-inspiring sonic assault. With all the intensity of punk rock and the heart and soul of what first made rock n roll such an exciting movement, Issac Rother & The Phantoms are here to frighten mere mortals with a formidable groove and terrifying ferocity, reminding us all that rock will never die – like the host of the undead,

SUMMER TWIN – ” Demons “

Posted: August 29, 2015 in MUSIC
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With Demons the Los Angeles based sisters of Summer Twin might have one of the catchiest and most infectious jams of the summer. A nigh on perfect mix of surf licks, 60s garage and not-as-innocent-as-it-looks pop, it comes from forthcoming album Limbo which is out via Burger Records in October.

 

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