Wednesday, September 10, 2008
What the hey...
Listen up for a little CGT vs Buzz Bands action tonight at 6pm...
Future Sounds gave some props to Tenlons Fort today. This new EP they speak of is absolutely miraculous. T Fort plays tonight with Aaron Embry and friends at Tangier. Last week, the Embry's did a beautiful version of T Fort's "Ghost on a Hill" that of course made us weep. The picture above is Tenlons strumming a Castledoor song at The Monolator house back in July. Incidentally, members of Castledoor were seen at last week's Tangier show. In other words, tonight is going to be effing amazing (plus, it's free)...
Speaking of Castledoor, be sure to pay attention to any bulletins they post about a wonderful show they have planned for next week.
Good, if not already dated, commentary on L.A.'s current music scene by the Guardian with a nice intro using Babcock's now-infamous hurtful words...
Finally listened to Acid Tongue all the way through. What do you think? Title track and "Fernando" stand out. We'll be stopping by Amoeba tonight to of course see the Red Heads as well as to pick up the new Mitch Hedberg and Ettes records...
Interesting write-up on the Hotel Cafe by the LA Times although we wouldn't necessarily call it a "listening room" unless you like it when industry people talk over your favorite band while waiting for the band they're jockeying to sign to hit the stage...
Local rising singer-songwriter Lucy Schwartz, who we might have caught do a series of private showcases last year for labels, is the featured artist on the soundtrack for The Women, starring Meg Ryan, Bette Midler, Candice Bergen, Annette Bening, Jada Pinkett Smith, Eva Mendes, and Debra Messing. The soundtrack (sup'd by Douridas) came out this week and features Schwartz's tracks "Count on Me" (produced by Mitchell Froom) and "Beautiful" (produced by Larry Klein and Walter Becker). Not bad for recent high school graduate...
We doubt this album will neither make anyone "happy" or be considered even remotely "fun"...
How can we be #16 on this list? We invented MySpace and speed dating for the love of gosh...
She probably wouldn't remember dancing with us to Bright Eyes at the Wiltern a few years ago, but we'll still mention that tickets for Irish lass Lisa Hannigan's show at g'net on 10/30 is now available through the venue or through Lisa's site. Her long-awaited debut album Sea Sew (out next week) is just as lovely as you might have hoped. Download "Lille" here...
Who wants to Rock?
