Monday, June 15, 2009
Congrats to Emma Kathan (The Black Pine/LANDy) on her wonderful photo exhibit "don't be long" opening on Saturday at pehrspace. We all know how under-appreciated The Black Pine are (were?) but you really should not let this presentation of fine photography go unseen. The Black Pine's most recent record will be released physically in the coming weeks while LANDy releases their debut album Eros and Omissions on 6/23 with a show tomorrow at The Echo... More congrats go out to Kissing Cousins on the release of their first full-length record Pillar of Salt, which they celebrated last night to a lovely, well-dressed crowd at Silver Factory Studios. The record was produced by Richard Swift and while that may get bloggers goosenecking at a band they should have been talking about years ago, the swooning sounds and swirls of reverb that he's laced throughout the recording really make it the best of the career. And if you've been tracking all the ethereal post-rock bands coming out of Los Angeles lately, you might want to add Kissing Cousins to the top of it.
And for all those who were at the Hotel Cafe to see that one guy, you should have come earlier for touring bands The Naked Hearts, PWRFL Power, and Cap Lori. Look for The Naked Hearts in the August issue of Interview Magazine, featured as one of the top 5 new bands out of New York (we think they might actually be one of the best new bands in America). PWRFL Power, a master of mixing folk pop and Asian harmonologia, heads out overseas to play his native Japan in September. And Cap Lori, who's one of the best new artists we've seen in the last year (especially as old fans of Mirah, Julie Martin, and Amy Linton), will release a record through PWRFL Power's record label Half Yogurt sometime soon. These three great artists (not to mention Alex & Sam who played later) will be ones to look out for in the near future, we promise.
Monday residencies battle it out again. To add to the fight, Buzz Bands presents The Lassie Foundation, Amusement Parks on Fire (in town recording or something), Magic Mirror, and The Broken Remotes at Echoplex. Daniel Francis Doyle, That Ghost, Ear Pwr, and others at Carnage's night at Women. Bloocat Love open for The Von Bondies at Viper. Also, A Camp returns to Los Angeles tonight at the Troubadour with former Angeleno/future wife Emm Gryner on bass. And Spinal Tap does Conan O'Brien for all you homebodies.
Tuesday, The Section Quartet with special guest vocalists including Sam Phillips at g'net. Hecuba opens for Bat for Lashes at the El Rey. LANDy, The French Semester, Spleen, and Rusty Anderson at The Echo. Mississippi Man and others at the Silverlake Lounge. Nite Jewel continues her tour with Telepathe down at Detroit. The Voyeurs, By Sunlight, and Bright Light Fever at The Prospector. And Art Brut plays the first of a 4-night stint in L.A. with a show at Spaceland with special guests.
Wednesday, The Airborne Toxic Event play Billabong's annual "Design for Humanity" at the Avalon. Sleepy Sun celebrates a record release with The Entrance Band, Dios, and Slang Chickens at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock. Susie Suh and Butterfly Boucher's residency at the Hotel Cafe continues. Robotanists, The Lynx Technique, and The Rhone Occupation at Echo Curio. Spindrift at the Redwood. Deleted Scenes, So Many Wizards, and Constant Collection at the Silverlake Lounge.
Thursday, Warpaint play a free in-store at Amoeba. Gram Rabbit and others at Saint Rocke. Busdriver, Blank Blue, and Nocando at the Knit. Luke Top opens for Chairlift at The Echo. Meho Plaza, Spider Problem, and You + Me at Space 15 Twenty. And Lex Land and Stacy Clark at Viento y Agua. And for the homebodies, Metric's appearance on Craig Ferguson airs on this night.
Full listing here.
Pictured above is the crowd at The Smell on Saturday discussing the Iranian elections via Twitter to the music of Abe Vigoda.
