Jenny Lewis’ show celebrating the 10-year anniversary of “Rabbit Fur Coat” at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church turned into a special, career-spanning night.
Also on Thursday: Bryson Tiller, G. Love & Special Sauce, Parade of Lights, Winter, Olin & the Moon, Feels, Moxi
Vinyl reissue of Lewis’ first solo effort is coming in January, along with shows with the Watson Twins and M. Ward. There’s a Jan. 29 L.A. date.
Here are your Thursday things: ‣ Indie hip-hop standout El-P visits Check Yo Ponytail at the Echoplex behind his first solo album in five years, “Cancer for Cure,” joined by Killer Mike and more. ‣ U.K. funk-soul outfit the Heavy, with its third album “The Glorious Dead” coming in August [here’s a sample], plays the […]
[Birthday greetings to Ross Flournoy of L.A.’s own Apex Manor. And tonight …] Top picks for your Wednesday: ‣ Liverpool pop whippersnappers the Wombats hit the Troubadour behind their latest album “This Modern Glitch” (remember the fun video we posted in January?). Wild Party and Pop Noir open. ‣ Super Furry Animals main man Gruff […]
[Happy birthday to ex-Drop Nineteens frontwoman, former Beantowner and current L.A. songstress Paula Kelley … Now, on to the weekend’s festivities:] Check out LA Weekly’s West Coast Sound for my roundup of weekend outings. Here’s a handful of my favorites in a jam-packed weekend: ‣ The Watson Twins, back from 15 dates last month supporting […]
Power-pop icon Alex Chilton died suddenly of a heart attack on Wednesday at age 59, but his influential ’70s band Big Star shone brightly nonetheless Saturday night at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin. A headlining concert originally scheduled as a reunion show instead became a star-studded tribute to the late songwriter/producer whose […]
Slow Club, the U.K. duo gaining attention for its quavering folk-pop, makes its L.A. debut tonight at Spaceland. The band’s debut album “Yeah So” is due March 30 on Moshi Moshi Records. … More beautiful folk at the Troubadour, where Dawes, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons and Jason Boesel perform. … It’ll be considerably […]
It’s a night to celebrate sibling pop at its best – the Watson Twins’ new album “Talking to You, Talking to Me” came out this week on Vanguard, and the follow-up to 2008’s “Fire Songs,” made with Everest guys J. Soda and Russell Pollard, finds sisters Chandra and Leigh exploring territory that’s a bit less […]
[Ben Harper turns 40 today. He’ll be one of the folks doing the big “Hullabaloo” fundraiser for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music at Union Station on Halloween night, by the way …] Should be a nice night to bring a sweater and settle in for some music under the stars – Regina Spektor, who’s been […]
