Stream: Ethan Gruska, ‘Reoccurring Dream’
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“Slowmotionary,” Ethan Gruska’s solo debut, post-The Belle Brigade, comes out March 3 on Sire Records.
“Slowmotionary,” Ethan Gruska’s solo debut, post-The Belle Brigade, comes out March 3 on Sire Records.
Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne graced the Greek Theatre with a powerful and emotive performance on Friday night. Backed by members of the Belle Brigade and bassist/cellist Zachariah Hickman, LaMontagne entertained a fairly chill crowd with a collection of new songs from his latest release “Supernova,” which came out in April, while also playing a handful of […]
Happy Saturday: ‣ The Ace Hotel Theatre in downtown L.A. continues to host the LA Bluegrass Situation. The 2-day festival features Lord Huron, Blind Pilot, Shakey Graves and Langhorne Slim tonight. ‣Â Damien Jurado [pictured], the Record Company, Los Amigos Invisibles, Salt Petal and Eric Lilavois all gather at Taste of South Lake (251 S. Lake, […]
Brother-sister duo The Belle Brigade know how to rev things up at a live show, whether they are playing in touring bands for Jenny Lewis and Ray LaMontagne or showing their own chops together with songs from their sophomore album “Just Because.” Siblings Barbara and Ethan Gruska also know how to write a swooping ballad. […]
The Figat7th Downtown Festival closed out six weeks of free concerts on Friday night in harmonic fashion. Sibling-fueled folk-pop outfit the Belle Brigade, appearing in support of their second album “Just Because,” brought a wry exuberance to the downtown plaza, with the twining vocals of drummer Barbara Gruska and kid brother/guitarist Ethan elevating their music […]
We’ve made it to Friday, everyone – now what? ‣ Now this is an amphitheatre show – Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden at the Verizon Wireless in Irvine. ‣ Celebrating the semicentennial of the Fab Four’s famous visit to L.A., the Hollywood Bowl plays host to “The Beatles’ 50th at the Hollywood Bowl,” featuring with Dave […]
Incoming: FYF Fest, Beatles’ 50th with Dave Stewart, John Legend, Reckless Kelly, Avid Dancer, High on Fire, the Four Seasons, Frankmusik, Myron & E, SOJA, Horse Thief, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Future Islands, Rick Springfield, Hawthorne Heights, Quilt, Little Daylight, Black Gatsby, SD3, Tanlines, Mikky Echo, Lake Street Dive, the Zombies, Fucked Up, Blood Orange, the […]
Folk-rock heavyweight Jonathan Wilson, neo-soul outfit the Internet and Latino alternative rockers Las Cafeteras highlight the summer’s Figat7th Downtown Festival – six consecutive Friday nights of free concerts in the plaza of the retail center located at Figueroa and 7th streets. The concerts kick off at 8 p.m. each Friday from July 18 to Aug. […]
If you still don’t have the Belle Brigade’s sophomore album “Just Because” … well, what are you waiting for? Here’s a little reminder in the form of free stuff. The sibling duo of Barbara and Ethan Gruska have one song, “Likely to Use Something,” on the recently released ATO Records “Spring Sampler,” available for free […]
Your Tuesday show lineup is looking pretty fantastic: ‣ Hey, Kaiser Chiefs, nice to see you back. The Leeds rockers, who release their fifth album “Education, Education, Education & War” in late March, play the El Rey Theatre, with Avid Dancer opening. ‣ Big night for the SoCal tour series that Lucinda Williams in celebration […]