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Album Review of "Pirate Jenny" by Ute Lemper (9/10)
The Audiophile Society Producers: David Chesky, Ute Lemper Master 1930s orchestral songwriter Kurt Weill has been covered by artists from Jim Morrison to Nick Cave (“Alabama Song”), to Bobby Darin ... -
Live Review of Mary Timony in Los Angeles
The Lodge Room Los Angeles, CA Contact: patrick@pitchperfectpr.com Web: marytimonymusic.com Players: Mary Timony, guitar, vocals; Betsy Wright, guitar, vocals; Chad Molter, bass, vocals; David Christian, drums Material: Mary Timony has ... -
It's a Punk Party at No Values
I made it out to the punk rock Woodstock known as No Values Festival out at the Pomona Fairgrounds this Saturday. The traffic to get in was so hideous that ... -
Album Review: "Under the Endless Sky" By Cortége (9/10)
Self-released Producers: Cortége and Mike Swarbrick This band delivers the sonic goods on this release, an instrumental spaghetti western-style suite. This is truly cinematic music and checks the boxes on ... -
Live Review: The Third Mind
The Troubador Los Angeles, CA Contact: nancysefton@gsmgmt.net Web: thethirdmind.net Players: Dave Alvin, guitar, vocals; Jesse Sykes, rhythm guitar, vocals; Victor Krummenacher, vocals; Michael Jerome, drums, percussion; Mark Karan, guitar, vocals; ... -
Album Review: "And In The Darkness Hearts Aglow" By Weyes Blood (8/10)
Sub Pop Records Producers: Natalie Mering and Jonathan Rado I’ve been hearing chanteuse Weyes Blood on college radio for the past few years. Struck by her combination of pop and ... -
ALBUM REVIEW: Shonen Knife (8/10)
Our Best Place Good Charamel Records Producers: Naoko and Atsushi Shibato Female Japanese trio Shonen Knife made quite a splash in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, delivering their exuberant ... -
Q&A With Khruangbin
Equal parts dance and chillout, Khruangbin weave funk, surf instrumentals, dub reggae, and especially Thai, to make some truly fascinating music. It’s an intriguing combination that has resulted in a ... -
Album Review: "Hoof It" by Schizophonics (8/10)
Hoof It Pig Baby Records Producers: Dean Reis, Steve Kaye It’s hard to convey the insane hypercharged excitement of one of America’s best and intense live bands, but this comes ... -
Album Review: "Angel Tears in Sunlight" by Pauline Anna Strom (9/10)
Label: RVNG Intl. Producer: John Also Bennett Blind since birth, this electronic artist and Reiki healer rose to prominence in the SF Bay Area in the early 1980s. She had ...
