“Romantic Music,” the debut album from Cupid & Psyche (ex-Abe Vigoda bandmates Michael Vidal and Juan Velasquez), is out Oct. 13. Whether gloomy or bright, it’s the soundscapes that count in the duo’s hybrid of post-punk and dream-pop.
Juan Velazquez played in Abe Vigoda, the tropi-punks whose four-album exploits supernova-ed with the Pitchfork-approved “Crush” in 2010. Roses, Velasquez’s new venture with Marc Steinberg and Victor Herrera, is not that. It’s a cool-as-a-Members-Only-jacket collision of post-punk and New Wave that fans of the Psychedelic Furs might fall for. Los Angeles has long been a […]
Oren Lyons, the soon-to-break out orchestral rock band from Los Angeles, is changing its name after hearing complaints from representatives of the real Oren Lyons, an 82-year-old Native American leader. The Silver Lake-based septet has decided to call itself Kan Wakan, which is Lakota for “sundance.” The name comes a mutual interest in Native American […]
Your spectacular Saturday: ‣ The Greek Theatre embraces nostalgia along with the start of summer with radical rock group the B-52s and pop legends Squeeze. ‣ Fool’s Gold continues the summer series in Pasadena with an outdoor show at Levitt Pavilion. ‣ It’s a stacked roster of pop at Universal City walk’s Gibson Amphitheatre with […]
Who: Abe Vigoda in the Gobi Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Work in progress.
Your Saturday menu: ‣ The Wedding Present, whose older repertoire still makes us nostalgically swoon, headlines the Troubadour in support of their new album “Valentina.” [Download “You Jane” here.] Tokyo’s Pinky Piglets support. ‣ USC’s charity concert Derby Days returns with a lineup featuring Theophilus London, Bag Raiders and American Royalty. ‣ RT N’ the […]
Your Oscar-night music agenda: ‣ Nineties indie-rock provocateurs Archers of Loaf are back, with a remastered, deluxe version of 1995’s “Vee Vee” just out on Merge and similar editions of “All the Nation’s Airports” and “White Trash Heroes” due later this year. Dipping into the Chapel Hill quartet’s vaults has yielded (previously only VHS) videos […]
Your Saturday selections: ‣ Tenlons Fort‘s brief return to L.A. prompts another show. This time Jack Gibson is joined by Avi Zahner-Isenberg (of Avi Buffalo) and Will Courtney [who will be also be playing our SecondTuesdays show on Jan.10] at Lot 1 Cafe. ‣ The Smell continues to celebrate their 14th anniversary. Best Coast picks […]
‣ The Echo’s birthday month – the venue blows out 10 candles in December – swings into high gear with an Aquarium Drunkard-presented bill featuring the Soft Pack, Abe Vigoda, So Many Wizards and Slang Chickens. ‣ Genre-bending hometown heroes Ozomatli hold forth at Club Nokia. ‣ Sara Bareilles and Joshua Radin play to a […]
[Happy Friday. I’ll post a radio preview in a bit, but I just want to mention here that the Buzz Bands LA show Moheak Radio moves to a new timeslot starting this week – 11 a.m. on Fridays. Talk to you later this morning …] Your fantastic Friday: ‣ Portland’s Unknown Mortal Orchestra plays the […]
