The Monday Set: Shout Out Louds – Los Angeles – 5/23/2013
Stockholm's Shout Out Louds have just finished their US tour in support of the new album Optica with a two-night stand at LA's El Rey Theater. It was their first visit to the city in three years. If you haven't heard them before, their music can be described as often bleakly wistful lyrics completely camouflaged by bright, sunny tunes (More...)
Magnolia Electric Co. – Baton Rouge – 9/27/2006
The terrible news yesterday was of Jason Molina’s passing. Jason was the force behind the Songs: Ohia moniker (largely for his own solo work) and Magnolia Electric Co (which saw him working with a regular band). I saw Jason perform three times, in 2004 (Charlottesville), 2006 (Baton Rouge), and 2007 (New Orleans). I spoke with him on two of those occasions. (More...)
The Monday Set: The Raveonettes – Los Angeles – 10/8/2012
We saw Danish group The Raveonettes in what was our second show at The El Rey Theater in about a ten-day span. This was another band I had been wanting to see for a very long time -- readers who have seen my "Best of" lists will know that their records consistently make it into consideration, but they never came to my neck of the woods (More...)
The Monday Set: Menomena – Los Angeles – 9/27/2012
Menomena kicked off their latest tour here in LA last week. I was curious to see just how their complex arrangements would translate into live performance -- especially since they're no longer a trio. They showed up with three touring band members and put on a hell of a show.
The Monday Set: X – Los Angeles – 1/28/2012
X The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Los Angeles, CA 28 January 2012 It has been far, far too...
Exene Cervenka and Kevin Seconds – New Orleans
Two of West Coast punk's most accomplished performers -- Exene Cervenka and Kevin Seconds -- were recently on tour together, and we caught them playing solo acoustic sets at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans in March (more...)
The Monday Set: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – New Orleans – 4/7/11
I had been wanting to catch Brooklyn’s Pains of Being Pure at Heart ever since their debut album came out, but I missed them the one time they came through Louisiana a few years ago. Thanks to One Eyed Jacks’ regular ’80′s show being scheduled for Thursday night, POBPAH (if I can coin an acronym) had to play an early set (more...)
Young the Giant: Island/My Body (Live)
Drawn in by the infectious radio hit “My Body,” we decided to give Young the Giant a go, lining up at Chelsea’s with Baton Rouge’s hipster community late this past month. We were surprised by the band’s knowledgeable instrumentation, the clever use of vocal trickery, and the “haunting falsetto” of the singer, Sameer Gadhia (more...)
The Monday Set: Twin Shadow – New Orleans – 4/7/2011
Twin Shadow opened up for fellow Brooklyners Pains of Being Pure at Heart on their current national tour. I have to admit I didn’t know much about these guys, and what there is online tends to emphasize the role of singer-guitarist George Lewis, Jr. But the crowd was totally into them and were dancing up a storm (more...)
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