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Premiere: Dustin Lovelis, ‘Off the Rails’

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Dustin Lovelis’ songwriting chops and ’60s and ’70s pop sensibilities shone on the two albums and an EP released by the Long Beach quintet he fronted, the Fling. Last year, burned out from touring and, Lovelis says, “curtain business aspects of music,” the Fling went on hiatus. Lovelis, though, kept writing, eventually producing enough demos […]

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Stream: The Fling, ‘Nightshade’

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In the reflective song “27” on the new album from the Fling, singer Dustin Lovelis waxes about smiling in the face of impending doom. The Long Beach quintet is, after all, familiar with confronting adversity. The band’s sophomore effort, “Mean Something” (being self-released Aug. 22), marks an impressive bounce-back from a brief and arduous fling […]

Tonight in L.A.: RX Bandits, Ian Anderson, the Warlocks, Body Parts, Cherry Glazerr, Parade of Lights, Hootenanny, HOME Fest

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Oh, hey! It’s still the weekend: ‣ RX Bandits [pictured] are just starting out their tour celebrating the 10 year anniversary of their album “The Resignation,” and tonight they stop by the Fonda Theatre. Special guests Northern Faces join them on the road. ‣ Jethro Tull‘s Ian Anderson headlines the Greek Theatre where he’ll be playing […]

Tonight in L.A.: Local Natives/Superhumanoids, Adam Green & Binki Shapiro/La Sera, Urban Cone/Hot As Sun, Sadie & the Blue Eyed Devils, the Fling, Cotillon, Jonwayne, Jackson Browne

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Tuesday’s things:  ‣ Local Natives and Superhumanoids play their second L.A. show this week at the El Rey Theatre. (Local Natives also play an in-store at Amoeba earlier in the day.) ‣ Bootleg opens up both its rooms for two shows: The theater will host Adam Green & Binki Shapiro, (of the Moldy Peaches and Little Joy, […]

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Tonight in L.A.: Ryan Adams, the Section Quartet, Emily Wells, Sara Radle, Youngblood Hawke, Future Dancing, the Fling, Cake, Death to Anders

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Saturday night’s all right … ‣ The Section Quartet, the string-wielding foursome known for their covers of Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Tool and more, perform at 9 p.m. at the grand opening of yet-another new vinyl record store, High Fidelity (1956 Hillhurst Ave., Los Feliz). Buzz Bands LA will be on hand to select tunes […]

Tonight in L.A.: Youngblood Hawke/Lady Danville, LA Font, the Mae Shi, Incan Abraham/Hands, Electric Guest, Judson McKinney, the Fling

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First Monday of a new month, and you know what that means: new residencies. But first: ‣ Youngblood Hawke, Lady Danville, Useless Keys and Yellow Red Sparks team up for a Pablove Foundation benefit at the Satellite, whose February residents, Milo Greene, don’t get started until next Monday. Above is the video for Youngblood Hawke’s […]

Tonight in L.A.: The Fling/Yukon Blonde, Odd Future, Stones Throw party, Harley Prechtel-Cortez

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‣ It’s a night of great folk-rock at the Echo – a double-barreled tour featuring two harmony-heavy bands brings in Vancouver’s Yukon Blonde (behind their new “Fire//Water” EP) and Long Beach’s the Fling (behind their new “What I’ve Seen” EP). That’s Yukon Blonde’s video for “Water,” above. BollWeevil kicks off the night. ‣ Stones Throw […]

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Download: The Fling, ‘Dogpile’

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The Fling’s 2010 debut album “When the Madhouses Appear” established the Long Beach quintet as a band that knew its Beatles from its Byrds, and a lot of the animal kingdom in between. The harmony-laden folk rock made by Dustin Lovelis, Graham Lovelis, Justin Ivey, Justin Roeland and Joel Bond expands its scope a bit […]

Tonight in L.A.: Eastern Conference Champions, Surfer Blood, Peter Hook, Polls, Jason Diaz, Lobsterfest (White Arrows, Andy Clockwise, Fling)

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It’s a fantabulous Friday: ‣ Back in April, Eastern Conference Champions (that Joshua Ostrander, pictured) released one of our favorite albums of the year, “Speak-Ahh.” The trio warms up for a trip overseas with a date at the Satellite, supported by Duniven and Warships. ‣ Surfer Blood, with a new EP “Tarot Classic” on the […]

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