What Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle described as “erosion” when referring to the state of his band is only an afterthought considering the repair that comes in the form of the band’s fifth and final album, “Just Like the Fambly Cat.” Though the band might have broken up for good, it stayed together for a final […]
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Smaller acts drawing the crowds to Coachella
The year to go might have been 2004. Radiohead, the Pixies, even a surprise performance by Beck. This weekend, Indio’s Empire Polo Field will pack as many indie acts as possible on the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival bill, but though it’s close to selling out, the festival seems to have lost some of […]
Soundbites: Built to Spill ““ "You in Reverse"
Built to Spill has been in hiatus since its last release in 2001, at work on arguably its most serious compositional work yet, “You in Reverse.” Singer/guitarist Doug Martsch takes a guitar-heavy path on this album, his voice muted and musical abstractions asked to speak for themselves with tiny sparks of illumination by the words. […]
Soundbite: "Show Your Bones"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Show Your Bones” Interscope In “Fever To Tell,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O sang about love ““ and she was pissed about it. “Show Your Bones” is the counterpart to “Fever,” being a signature breakup album. The letdown of this transition is that the fiery aggression of their debut raised a […]
Professor to play cello in classical Baroque concert
While a Baroque concert might be overlooked by many patrons of popular music, such a rarity still exists ““ thanks to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Luigi Boccherini and master cellist and UCLA Professor Elisabeth Le Guin. Le Guin will perform this weekend with Musica Angelica, one of Southern California’s premier Baroque orchestra since its formation in […]
Going commercial
As the indie trend sweeps from popular music to the cinema, two corporations are turning indie rock into indie chic. American Apparel, the rapidly growing clothes retailer that opened its Westwood location this past summer, sells its T-shirts wholesale to independent bands. These groups, ranging from the Rx Bandits to Sub Pop Records mainstays such […]
Battling bands, Ataris to perform for charity
It might cost $12, but you get to see more than six bands in one night. Hosted by Pi Kappa Phi and the Community Service Commission to benefit charity organizations, this year’s Battle of the Bands will take place today at 7 p.m. in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Tickets are $12 beforehand at the Central […]