Contrary to popular belief, Zooey Deschanel is not entirely synonymous with Jessica Day, the goofy and romantically challenged protagonist of her show “New Girl.” In fact, she was first the lead singer of She & Him, a two-person musical group made up of herself and M. Ward, who plays more of a background role in this album. Read more...
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May 6, 12:10 am
B-Sides: Fate of musical duo The Civil Wars up in the air with new album release
In November, the folk duo The Civil Wars, comprised of singer-songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White, abruptly announced they were canceling all upcoming tour dates, citing “internal discord” and “irreconcilable differences.” Read more...
Photo: Folk duo The Civil Wars canceled its upcoming tour dates last November but recently announced it will release a new, self-titled album, “The Civil Wars,” late this summer.
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May 6, 12:05 am
Album Review: ‘Monomania’ by Deerhunter
Deerhunter is doomed to pop music. It tried to escape. Every album, its effects acted as a defense mechanism: gauze for “Cryptograms,” glimmer for “Microcastle,” falsetto for “Halycon Digest.” But there’s no escaping the great escapism. Read more...
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May 2, 12:00 am
Album Review: ‘Ready To Die’ By Iggy and the Stooges
Move over, 20-something-year-olds trying to recapture the intensity and raucous energy of early ’70s rock, the classics aren’t dead yet. Iggy and the Stooges, the arguable progenitors of punk rock, are back with “Ready to Die,” a new offering of stripped-down, in-your-face rock ’n’ roll. Read more...
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May 1, 2:44 am
JazzReggae Festival to feature rapper Common
Rapper Common will headline Jam Day for the 27th annual JazzReggae Festival, said the festival’s Facebook page on Monday. He will join artists Santigold, the Grouch and Eligh and Ryan McDermott on May 26. Read more...
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May 1, 12:01 am
Band Nonagram puts an original spin on jazz melodies
After playing in several jazz groups in which the names of the bands were anagrams of the musicians’ names, the members of Los Angeles-based jazz trio Nonagram decided the band’s name would be not another anagram. Read more...
Photo: Jazz trio Nonagram will perform its original music, which is influenced by the sounds of singer-songwriters, jazz heroes and Western classical music, in the newest addition of the Fowler Out Loud concert series.
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April 29, 11:41 pm
Q&A: PAPA’s Darren Weiss on the group’s roots, sound
Fresh off of a tour with Lord Huron and featured regularly on KROQ’s Locals Only show, L.A.-based indie rock duo PAPA doesn’t plan on slowing down. Read more...
Photo: Tonight, Student Committee for the Arts is bringing L.A-based indie rockers PAPA to Kerckhoff Grand Salon. Band member Darren Weiss spoke about how to write songs, musical inspiration, the origin of the band’s name and what to expect from tonight’s show at 8 p.m.