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...
The Monday Set(s): Holy Ghost! – NYC – 2/2/11 & 4/1/11
I've been sitting on these Holy Ghost! shows for a while, but I figured it was time for me to get off my ass and post them. Since both of these sets are not full length I decided to bundle them into a single post (More...)
The Monday Set: Austra – New York City – 10/5/11
I recently discovered Austra when I came across the song "Lose It" and was immediately hooked. It's one of those handful of songs that hit me right in my musical G-spot. The whole song is perfectly written and I listened to it like 30 times in a row the day I first heard it (More..)
The Monday Set: Peter Murphy – Los Angeles – 3/14/11
Earlier this year I caught Peter Murphy at the Mayan here in Los Angeles. It was the first time I had ever been to that venue. It was also the first time I had ever caught Peter Murphy solo. As a long time Bauhaus et al. fan, it was never in the cards for me to see him solo before (More...)
The Monday Set: TV On The Radio – Brooklyn – 4/12/11
TV on the Radio was on tour this past spring in support of their soon to be released album "Nine Types of Light". April 12, the albums' release date was left conspicuously open on the band's itinerary. About a week before, the band announced this special club show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg (More...)
The Monday Set: Cut Copy – New York City – 4/1/11
This past April, Cut Copy made their triumphant return to NYC after playing Brooklyn last summer, which was a brief post-Lollapalooza stopover at the Williamsburg Waterfront. This show was the 1st of a 3 night stand at NYC's Terminal 5 (More...)
Recent Comments