Marc Smollin and Julie Edwards — who once made avant-rock as The Pity Party — have reunited under the name Heads Are Heavy. They continue their experimental ways with their ennui-drenched first single “That Sounds Okay.”
Also on Thursday: War Tapes, Alfonzo, the Jigsaw Seen, LSD & the Search for God, Luca Lush, Sextile, Drama, La Resistencia, Moonsville Collective, the Pity Party
Incoming: Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Miguel, Lobsterfest, Logic, J. Cole, Joseph Arthur, Dada, Russ, Spencer Ludwig, Rise Against, Marcia Griffiths, Tony Bennett, KING, Chris Isaak, Tim McGraw, Big Black Delta, the Wallflowers, Jack Johnson, Natalie Merchant and more
The third annual Viva! Pomona festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19, at the Glass House. We’ve compiled a hefty 42-track mixtape of bands performing this weekend. From indie rock to punk, garage, rap, DIY, and dream pop, there’s a good variety of sounds to encounter, and Latin American acts peppered in with California […]
Sometimes bands come together in strange and mysterious ways, but Deap Vally – yess, thatz how they spel it – might be the first collaboration to start over crochet hooks. Singer-guitarist Lindsey Troy met drummer Julie Edwards when Troy took a needlework class at Edwards’ shop the Little Knittery in Atwater Village. Edwards, last spotted […]
[I swelter, therefore I am. … Oh, and happy birthday, Jeremy Enigk. Come back soon.] Top 5 reasons to be outdoors this weekend: ‣ The Swell Season, She & Him and the Bird and the Bee team up for a hand-holder of a concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday night. ‣ MGMT gives you […]
It’s the final night of the March residencies: Warpaint, the L.A. quartet whose star continued to rise at SXSW and whose debut album is due out in late summer/early fall, joins the party tonight at Spaceland for Moonrats‘ residency. … At the Silverlake Lounge, Square on Square and Model/Actress support Seaspin at its finale. … […]
[Fun, festive fundraisers. Cool concerts. Punchy parties. And the Pity Party. This weekend has it all, and I must be quick so I can try to find my godawful-est sweater for the Christmas Sweater Festival on Saturday:] Tonight: Foreign Born [pictured] headlines Spaceland. I hope they use the sleigh bells if they play “Union Hall.” […]
Leave it to experimental duo the Pity Party to make one of the coolest videos I’ve seen in a while. Directed by Joaquin Poblete, “Wanting Want” is a collision of subversive images that support an equally subversive song, which features M (Marc Smollin) and Heisenflei (Julie Edwards) at their best. By the way, the pair […]
[Holy Thanksgiving leftovers, it’s almost December. And happy birthday, Steve Aoki …] The fun folks at Buddyhead are throwing a party at the Hotel Cafe, and the loaded lineup looks like this: Imaad Wasif, Dios, Olin and the Moon and Mini Mansions, among others. … Seasons, whose song “The Weight” will be somewhere near the […]
