Mole Gone Wild
I’ve been on a mole kick ever since we returned from Portland. Perhaps because parts of me weren’t ready yet to leave the enveloping earth tones and oxygen-rich air of the Pacific Northwest. Or the...
View ArticleJacob Miller on the Front Porch – East Side Drag
A passel of songs have taken new life on the front porch. It’s a natural breeding ground, where the chemistry of good company, inebriants, and various forms of musical expression fosters an urge to...
View ArticleNew From the Archives: Y La Bamba, Live at Jackpot Recording Studios in...
Mornings are moody here in LA of late. I can’t think of much more apropos to compliment the first-thing fuzz and cuppa joe than Portland’s Luz Elena Mendoza and her band, Y La Bamba. We recorded this...
View ArticleGroups of 9 or More: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Poignant New...
In exactly the hallucinogenic fashion you’d expect from a bay area nonet, Japonize Elephants congregate with instruments from every nook and cranny, including parts of the kitchen sink and nearby...
View ArticleWhat’s Cool About Eisley :: New Album, Currents – A Few To Savor
What’s cool about Eisley? Eisley’s artwork is unfailingly intriguing. The group is from a small Texas town. After all of their years (over a decade) of successfully making music together, they still...
View ArticleButch Norton, “grooving with what I got”
The video says it all. Get a glimpse of Butch-world here. This is why Butch is the man.
View ArticleSpencer Livingston’s upcoming debut album, GROW, out July 16th on LW; “Have a...
Singer songwriter, Spencer Livingston’s voice croons sweet and clear amidst warm, folk-Americana arrangements. His sensitive lyrics slyly penetrate via his easy-going, familiar sound. Livingston’s...
View ArticleKris Gruen; Highlight Track: “Cemetery” from New Comics From The Wooded World...
Vermonter (transplanted from NYC) Kris Gruen has a mellow way about him. When we hosted him for a Live Luxury Wafers Session back in April of 2009, we instantly felt comfy in his quiet and unassuming...
View ArticleJim and Sam (Jim Hanft and Samantha Yonack) – They’re Back as a Band and in...
Before they were officially a band, before they even teamed up in song, Jim Hanft and Samantha Yonack had a special kind of chemistry. Charmed (and charming, I’m sure), Hanft ended up landing the gal...
View ArticleIf you like Real Estate….Surf Rock is Dead!
I do, so I clicked. Brooklyn-based duo, Surf Rock is Dead feels good. Nice and blurry and warm. Each song makes a comfy cocoon that could only be better if it went on just a little longer. Catch ‘em...
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