By Seraphina Lotkhamnga It’s been a great year of music. My ears have had such a good year that the task of selecting my top albums has never been harder. Perhaps it’s because I’ve whittled down my usual list of 25 albums to 20 this year. Some artists on this list made their L.A. debuts […]
Tucked away about halfway through Lavender Diamond’s “Incorruptible Heart” is probably the most surprising song on the L.A. quartet’s sophomore album. “Light My Way” is a hopeful synth-pop number that’s a couple shades brighter than the gorgeous but lovelorn chamber-folk on the album. Of course, Becky Stark has a way of making sad sound like […]
“A lot of these songs came out of the raw need to transform something so painful,” Lavender Diamond’s Becky Stark tells the L.A. Times in an interview published today. “Writing and singing, it’s a way to do that. That’s why music can be such an amazing healing force.” Stark’s aspirations are fulfilled on “Incorruptible Heart,” […]
Another manic Monday: ‣ Monday night dance party alert: New Zealand electro songstress Ladyhawke brings here straight-outta-the-’80s- disco to the Echoplex, where she’s joined by American Royalty. That’s Ladyhawke’s video for “Sunday Driver,” above. ‣ September’s incredibly delicious residencies some to a close. Alphabetically, those would be: Kitten at the Bootleg Bar (with Mystery Skulls, […]
‣ Kitten, its new EP “Cut It Out” now out, continues its residency at the Bootleg Bar, supported by Body Parts, Incan Abraham and LA Font. That’s Kitten’s new video for “G#,” above. ‣ Lavender Diamond, whose new album “Incorruptible Heart” is out Sept. 25, does another week at the Echo, supported by Tom Brosseau, […]
It’s a happy Monday indeed: ‣ Lavender Diamond kicks off its residency at the Echo (they took Labor Day off). With the quartet’s new album “Incorruptible Heart” on the way Sept. 25, Becky Stark and gang will be joined by Bart Davenport, Bouquet and David Scott Stone. Free with an RSVP to Do213. ‣ Buzz […]
Buzz Bands LA Stage at Taix to feature Soft Swells, Warships, the Lonely Wild, the Record Company, Pageants and more Remember Sunset Junction? Not the fenced-off, charge-you-an-arm-and-a-leg Sunset Junction, but the free, neighborhood-y festival of its early years? That’s what organizers have in mind for Echo Park Rising – a free, one-day celebration of local […]
Has it been a full year since we dashed over to Eagle Rock to hear Becky Stark and Lavender Diamond perform a batch of new songs? Indeed, that was May of last year, and finally the L.A. quartet has announced a new album, “Incorruptible Heart” (due Sept. 25). It was spring of 2007 when Lavender […]
Thursday things: ‣ Diamonds are forever (well, for the night, anyway) at the Troubabour – My Brightest Diamond, the nom de tune of Detroit native Shara Worden, shares the chamber-pop from her latest album, “All Things Will Unwind.” And supporting will be Lavender Diamond; Becky Stark and crew have a new album on the horizon. […]
Color me eager to hear new material from these 10 artists: