Premiere: Seven Saturdays, ‘Vertigo’
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One song has a double identity. Seven Saturdays’ “Vertigo” but was conceived as an instrumental track. Then composer Jonathan Haskell shared it with a friend who sings.
One song has a double identity. Seven Saturdays’ “Vertigo” but was conceived as an instrumental track. Then composer Jonathan Haskell shared it with a friend who sings.
Glasz, the new collaboration between Jonathan Haskell (Seven Saturdays) and Jim Evens (Helen Stellar), debuts with the spectacularly cinematic single “What You Say.”
The cinematic rock of Jonathan Haskell flourished on last year’s Seven Saturdays self-titled album, a mix of ambient instrumental music and richly textured compositions featuring guest vocalists such as Jim Evens (Helen Stellar) Jacqueline Santillan (Wait. Think. Fast.), Rain Phoenix, Rachel Stolte (Great Northern) and Vanessa Fernandez (Octover, Vandetta). “Fields” appeared as a gorgeous six-minute instrumental […]
Incoming: Warped Tour, Ed Sheeran, Alex & Sierra, Blackwater Jukebox, Garate, Seven Saturdays, Bernhoft, Metronomy, the Mountain Goats, Crash Kings, Atomic Ape, Emily Wells, Fyfe Dangerfield & Aristazabal Hawkes, Them Howling Bones, Bad Suns, Clean Bandit, Kaya, Cowboy Junkies, Failure, Gavin DeGraw, Rodigro Amarante, Sabrina Antoinette, Chad VanGaalen, Adrian Sherwood, Sam Outlaw, Victoria Reed, Bones […]
Here’s some Seven Saturdays on a Sunday: The ambient rock of Jonathan Haskell grew into its new skin with last year’s self-titled album, which saw the composer/multi-instrumentalist incorporate vocals prominently into his music for the first time, nabbing guests such as Jim Evens (Helen Stellar), Jacqueline Santillan (Wait. Think. Fast.), Rain Phoenix and Vanessa Fernandez. […]
Jonathan, meet Jonathan. And Jonathan, meet Jonathan. Two Los Angeles favorites collide on “Only Love,” a song from the mind and studio of Jonathan Haskell, whose Seven Saturdays took a big leap from its roots in ambient music in May, releasing an evocative self-titled album packed with guest vocalists and dreamy, haunting effects. Rain Phoenix […]
Offerings for a fabulous Columbus Day: ‣ Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls headline the Fonda Theatre behind Turner’s widely praised album “Tape Deck Heart.” The Smith Street Band and Koo Koo Kanga Roo open; that’s the video for “The Way I Tend to Be,” above. ‣ Canadians star at tonight’s installment of It’s a […]
Happy heated Thursday: ‣ Hey, Eve is back. The Grammy-winning rapper/actress released “Lip Lock,” her first album in 11 years, in May and is currently on her first North American tour in a decade, which tonight stops at the Roxy Theatre. ‣ Gardens & Villa have been away for a while too – maybe the […]
‣ Folk singer Iris DeMent [pictured] plays a full-band show the First Unitarian Church (2936 W. 8th St.) behind the release of her first album in 16 years, “Sing the Delta.” ‣ Opening night at the Hollywood Bowl brings Steven & Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Patti Austin and John Legend to the legendary venue for […]
In a broad view, the music of Seven Saturdays is all about Los Angeles – the emotional and geographical sprawl, the grandeur and the grit, the language the city speaks if you hold still long enough to listen. Native Angeleno and composer Jonathan Haskell embraces it all on “Seven Saturdays” (out next week), a collection […]