Concert Review + Photos: Robert Randolph presents the Slide Brothers, with the Otis Taylor Band (Los Angeles)
February 23, 2013Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CAJim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Full Gallery: Robert Randolph presents The Slide Brothers with The Otis Taylor, Royce Hall, Los Angeles, 2.23.13 We’re all told to respect our elders, to learn from the generation before and to pass along
REVIEW: MOTHER MOTHER – THE STICKS (2013)
Mother Mother is a tough band to categorize. The Canadian quintet incorporates an array of genre-blurring sounds into their music, and with their latest release, The Sticks, there is isn’t much of a push to clarify any of that. The songs range from soaring acoustic ballads to edgier alte
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOS: 3 BRAVE SOULS AT THE KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE (CULVER CITY, CA)
February 8, 2013Jazz Bakery (Kirk Douglas Theatre) in Culver City, CAJim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Full Gallery: 3 Brave Souls, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Culver City, February 8, 2013Friday’s “3 Brave Souls” CD release event at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City is just
REVIEW: DAY JOY – GO TO SLEEP, MESS (2013)
Day Joy initially began as a project between Peter Perceval and Michael Serrin. The two friends met in college and casually began arranging and writing songs on rooftops and porches, taking advantage of those warm Orlando, Florida nights. Over the years, those drinking and jamming sessions bega
Review: The Spinto Band – Cool Cocoon (2013)
Not even a year after their last full-length release, Shy Pursuit, The Spinto Band are right back at it with Cool Cocoon. The quick turnaround isn’t too much of a surprise for the indie rock ensemble as they often recorded self-releases at will back in the band’s early d
REVIEW: LOCAL NATIVES – HUMMINGBIRD (2013)
Local Natives have just released their sophomore album, Hummingbird, and we couldn’t be more pleased. It’s been a few years since their debut Gorilla Manor, and the band has been through a lot since then. They parted ways with bassist Andy Hamm in 2011, and in the middle of writin
REVIEW: FRIGHTENED RABBIT – PEDESTRIAN VERSE (2013)
With songs entitled “Backyard Skulls,” “Late March, Death March,” and “Dead Now,” it seems evident that Frightened Rabbit still have some stark gloom left to share on their now fourth studio album, Pedestrian Verse. On their previous releases, including 2008’s breakout,&
EDITORIAL RESPONSE: STOP SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT MACKLEMORE’S “THRIFT SHOP”
Brandon Soderberg’s recent SPIN.com article, “Stop Saying Nice Things About Macklemore’s ‘Thrift Shop,’” is a catching read. He describes the (currently) #1 track as, “…a rap from a white guy celebrating common sense and sustainability — spending money at the local Go
REVIEW: BEING THERE – BREAKING AWAY (2013)
Everyone has those records that have the ability to transport them to certain moments in their lives when played. I call these records channel records. Breaking Away, the US debut album from London-based band Being There is a definite channel record. Breaking Away is 11 tracks