Last Saturday, The Damselles & The TC4 brought their brand of unique and modern "doo-wop" musical stylings to Port of Los Angeles's annual Lobsterfest in San Pedro. Granted, it's been awhile since we last covered the band in June 2011, and in the meantime, having been working on their first full-length album (listen to the first single "Dig Up The Hatchet" here) This performance showcased several songs that will be included on that aforementioned album, plus one ("Baby Grown-Up) from their debut EP that was released last year as well. Setlist below:
"Intro"
Time Is Tight
Dig Up The Hatchet
Sorry No More
Game
Baby Grown-Up
He Needs Me
Move On
Man You Are
Secret
Big Kiss
Don't Be There
"Outro"
Download the full show here (MP3) A 24/48 FLAC version is available here via bittorrent. (Registration required)
Earlier this month, Sweater Girls opened for Seapony at August 19th installment of "Part Time Punks" at the The Echo in Los Angeles. We weren't terribly familiar with Sweater Girls before this night's performance (though, the name did ring a bell), but we were pleasantly surprised by their brand of indie pop twinged with punk. They have recently released their first full-length LP Were Here..., several songs from which were showcased in tonight's set. Setlist below:
Sticks and Stones
Haven't Got a Clue
Fast Forward Time
Fingers Crossed
I'm a Little Dinosaur
Infatuation
Curry Crazy
Pretty When You Smile
Now You're Gone
Download here (MP3) FLAC files available by request.
This past Sunday night, Seapony headlined The Echo's weekly "Part Time Punks" series. Seapony's music, mainly their 2011 debut release Go With Me, has been in heavy rotation at Recording L.A. headquarters for quite some time, and we were happy to see the Seattle-based band back in town after touring here almost a year ago (we caught their in-store set at Origami Vinyl) - so, this show was quite a treat. Featuring a mix of older songs and new ones from their upcoming LP Falling, the show was a great showcase of their "new-wave shoegaze"-type sound, capped off by an encore of The Field Mices' "Emma's House." (P.S. - if you like what you hear here, I encourage you to check out the releases from their old band Transmittens) Setlist below:
Sailing
So Low
I Really Do
Be Alone
No One Will
Prove to Me
Blue Star
Sunlight
Dreaming
With You
What You Wanted
What You See
Nobody Knows
E: Emma's House
It's been a long time since we last wrote about Jesca Hoop - well, January 2011 as a matter of fact. In the ensuing time, Ms. Hoop released her third full-length album The House That Jack Builtback in June, and is currently finishing up a mostly West Coast-area tour to promote it. Tonight's stop at Zoey's Cafe in Ventura was a very intimate one with a crowd of approx 30-40 seated people, and highly reminiscent of her Hotel Cafe shows of yesteryear. While her current tour does feature a band, tonight's show only consisted of Jesca on guitar, with Leslie Stevens (of L.A.-favorites Leslie and the Badgers) providing background vocals on most of the songs performed. As one of Ms. Hoop's mentors Tom Waits has said in the past, "her music is like going swimming in a lake at night," and with this show we are inclined to agree. Setlist below:
D.N.R (song incomplete, fades-in due to battery swap)
Whispering Light
"Banter"
Murder of Birds
Hospital (Win Your Love)
The Kingdom
"Storytime"
Born To
Dig This Record
"Banter"
The House That Jack Built
Tulip
"Banter/Improv song"
Peacemaker
"Banter"
Hunting My Dress
This week, we are showcasing a Walking Sleep show from our archives that took place a couple of years ago at Pershing Square in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. It's been quite awhile since we've posted anything about Walking Sleep - we caught them at the 2010 Eagle Rock Music Festival and saw them at one of the January 2011LaBrie's (R.I.P.) Monolators shows (recording not posted due to quality control issues) In the meantime, they did release last year Tarp Sessions(a compilation of E.P.'s that were literally recorded at a downtown tarp factory), of which a few of the songs were previewed at this performance. A nice little set from the band, of whom we hope to hear some news from soon. Setlist below:
What We Forgot
When the Breathing Stops
Shake the Cold
Final Chapter
Caught Alone
In a Dream
Let It Go On
Don't Be Fooled
Arso
Standing In The Threat
Needle In A Camel's Eye (Brian Eno)
Last Friday, Little Red Lung headlined the Center For The Arts Eagle Rock (openers Pisces previously posted about here) for a celebration of the the release of their new music video for "50 Fingers" (screened before the performance) As the reader may recall, we covered Little Red Lung back in January, which we thought was quite a good show - and tonight's was no exception, featuring an "extended" set that showcased material from their debut self-titled E.P. and newer material, along with the addition of several musicians, adding more layers to their live performance. Feed Your Head had an excellent write-up on the show as well. Setlist below:
50 Fingers
Dead Weight
Porcupine Sheet
Bad Blood
Into a Landfill
Fangs
Get on the Boat
Little Drop of Poison (Tom Waits cover)
Ink Blot
Rare Bird
Download here (MP3) FLAC files available by request.
Last Saturday was the annual installment of Make Music Pasadena, arguably the biggest outdoor music festival in the city (and certainly the least costly - several stages of music scattered throughout town going all day for free) We kick off our coverage with Correatown, Angela Correa's band which has been a fixture in the local scene for some time, and has described itself as "reverberating layers of washy guitars, beautiful harmonies, growling fuzzed out analog synths and a melodious voice" that "has evolved into a lush and textured experience of melodic soundscapes."
Today's performance mainly consisted of songs from her most recent release, 2011's Pleiades, with a new song "Distillery" debuted towards the end. A fun show for sure, including a "barking dog war" that popped up in between songs (which prompted some remarks from Ms. Correa herself) Setlist below:
"Introduction"
Valparasio
Play
Everything, All At Once
The Point
Meridians
La Serena
Distillery
Further
Download here (MP3) FLAC files available by request.
Missed downloading this show the first time around? Well, you're in luck - by request, we've just re-upped The Henry Clay People's NYE Extravaganza here for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
(I feel like a broken record for saying this, but once again, I must apologize for the long absence - I was swallowed up by academia and work. This will more than likely happen again in the not-to-distant future, but I promise to actually make note of it before it happens)
Coming back from our unintentionally long hiatus, by request our first offering is a 2005 Cat Power performance from the now-shuttered West Hollywood outpost of The Knitting Factory. (and yes, it's pure coincidence that we are posting this just after she had announced that her new album Sun, her first album of original material in six years, would be released September 4th) It was a solo performance that was fairly typical of the the more "angsty" Chan Marshall period that ended up showcasing new material (at the time) and a few covers from the likes of the Rolling Stones, Moby, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, etc. The quality of the recording is not perfect by any means - due to the size of the sold-out crowd and the smallness of the venue there was some shuffling around, noise coming from the bar; however, it would definitely be considered a gem from the archives due to the rareness and uniqueness of the show itself. Setlist below:
Oh Time
Lived In Bars
The Greatest
I've Been Loving You Too Long >
Remember Me
Willie
Norma Jean >
Names
Living Proof
Where Is My Love?
Could We?
Islands
The Moon
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
I Don't Blame You
Make Me Feel So Bad
Let Sadness Not Be Attached To Your Name
Funny Things
Wolf Among Wolves > (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy)
Lord, Help The Poor And Needy
Empty Shell
The Party
Colors And The Kids
Mama Talk To Your Son
Maybe Not
? >
Remember Me (Reprise)
Naked If I Want To > (Moby)
Beautiful > (Possible Christina Aguilera tease/snippet)
Deep Inside
About a week and a half ago, not only did Radio Free Silverlake celebrated it's sixth birthday, they also held their third installment of "Undercovered" at The Satellite. We have covered this semi-annual (was not held in 2011) both times inthe past, so our expectations were pretty high and luckily we were not disappointed. The theme of Undercovered is L.A.-area bands (usually ones that have been featured on Radio Free Silverlake and thereabouts) covering other L.A.-area bands - which in the past has made for some pretty unique interpretations, and tonight was no exception.
With L.A.-bands covering each others work, there was some overlap with the performers themselves - both One Trick Pony and Rob Danson ( a last-minute addition) covered Rademacher (whose frontman Malcolm Sosa is one half of College Kids, who performed later in the evening). Manhattan Murder Mystery made three appearances (one in form of a frontman Matthew Teardrop solo song) although the band themselves was performing in Portland that night. Dawn of Sequins, a side project from The Monolators (who were originally going to perform as the latter, but their guitarist was injured from a bike accident and unable to participate) performed a "power-pop" version of "Behemoth" (from the recently-retired Ema and the Ghosts) and had a rare vocal performance from Mary with Season's "Monday Night." College Kids gave a quiet and somewhat haunting set (Light FM's "Thrift Store Clothes" a nod to the Kim Haden's former band). The Californian closed out the evening with a markedly different set, representing a couple of currently-inactive bands (The Broken West and Benji Hughes) Fun evening, and we can't wait for the next one.
Last month, C-horse held a Friday residency at Casey's Irish Pub in downtown Los Angeles, and we were fortunate enough to be able to attend of couple of those nights (second post forthcoming) It has been quite awhile since we last featured C-horse (and even longer since we saw them at Casey's), so we where quite interested in seeing what they were up to in the meantime. According to their news updates, they have been working on new material, which we saw a little bit of this evening.
It was a fun and energetic show, blending material new and old. One of the recurring themes of the month was featuring a new cover each week, and tonight's selection was reknown punk band The Dickie's "Fan Mail." If you're a fan, this show is well worth the listen.
Setlist:
2 or 3 (not recorded due to error)
Introduction (fade-in)
Oh Reconcile
Squeeze
Whiskey Coke
Beds
Tongues
Spoon
Fan Mail (The Dickies cover)
Raccoons
What
Full show download here. (FLAC files available by request)
Last month, Lay Low opened the second of two sold-out nights for fellow Icelanders Of Monsters & Men at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. Lay Low is someone I've been listening to for awhile (she was on the same bill at a Jesca Hoop show I attended awhile ago, but I only saw a bit of her performance) but have not featured her until now. The on-stage moniker of LovÃsa ElÃsabet Sigrúnardóttir, who, due to her Icelandic roots has been thought of as a "country/folkified Bjork," leans more towards a early Dolly Parton (she several of Ms. Parton's songs were covered by Lay Low on 2008's ÖkutÃmar soundtrack album)
Being an opening set, it was fairly short, but comprehensive. Playing solo, there were a smattering of songs from her more popular and widely released albums Please Don't Hate Meand Farewell Good Night's Sleep.Also included were one song sung in Icelandic, and a rarer tune "The Backbone."
So, apparently our host (mediafire) has locked our account (without notice), which means that past shows will not be available for the time being. Will try to resolve as soon as possible.
Last Saturday, Death to Anders played an "encore" performance of the Pixies' infamous album Surfer Rosain it's entirety at Lot 1 Cafe in Los Angeles. Originally, the band performed the album on the final night of their Friday residency at Casey's Irish Pub - however, due to overwhelming demand, they were asked to do it again. It's been awhile since we featured Death to Anders (at last June's "Tribute to The Movies" and the first "Undercovered" show), and perhaps it seems a little ironic that yet again we are featuring another set of theirs that is mostly covers. (We'll get to a regular show one day, we promise)
Popular opinion seems to say that Surfer Rosa was one of the Pixies' most well-known releases, which contains some of the band's most recognizable tracks ("Bone Machine," "Gigantic," and "Where Is My Mind?") Death to Ander's renditions captured the spirit and mood of the Pixies perfectly, and is worth a listen from new and old fans alike. Setlist below:
Last Saturday, along with Ema and the Ghosts, Seasons performed as part of the line-up for the closing reception of PLUSH at Home Room in Los Angeles. We of course are big fans of Seasons, having covered them here many times in the past (including a one of their best recent shows at in memory back in January at The Echo) This short but sweet show was lots of fun, and included a seemingly epic version of "Lazy Bones" as the set closer. (courtesy of a audience request chant led by Manhattan Murder Mystery's Matthew Teardrop) Setlist below:
Last Saturday, Ema and the Ghosts performed as part of the line-up for the closing reception of PLUSH at Home Room in Los Angeles. Part gallery, part mini-concert hall, it was our first time in this space (but hopefully not our last) We are no strangers to Ema and the Ghosts (and fellow full-band version, Ema and Her Lady Parts), but it has been quite awhile since we saw Ema's solo effort, and it did not disappoint.
However, this was a bittersweet occasion - Ema herself announced that she was retiring the "Ema and Her Ghosts" name and the musical material associated with it (as part of an effort to "move on" and also presumable focus on her aforementioned full band efforts) The set end up being a list of "greatest hits," and while there were a few hiccups, it was all in all a good performance. Setlist below:
Last week, Little Red Lung helped headliners Seasons close out their January Monday night residency at The Echo. We've been meaning to catch Little Red Lung for quite some time, and have been listening to their music as of late (available to stream or download here), so we were happy to see them share a bill with one of our favorites. Little Red Lung is fronted by photographer and musician Zoe Ruth-Erwin, who has worked with bands we have featured before such as Death to Anders and One Trick Pony.
Little Red Lung has been described as "a seductive witchery of waltzes that would incite even the most devout crossbearer to do the devil dance" (La-Underground), which is high praise indeed. Buzzbands LA has also described them as an "inviting hybrid of chamber-pop and folktronica as well. We would also like to add that we did find their sound in this set quite eternal and melodically bewitching, which should be evident to the listener.
Little Red Lung's debut E.P. will be released in late March. In the meantime, locally they are performing at Home Room February 10th, and for our readers in Northern California, they will be embarking on a mini-tour in the region next month (March 10th in Merced at The Partisan, March 11th in San Francisco at The Hotel Utah Saloon, March 13th in San Francisco at the Brick & Mortar Music Hall, and March 14th in Oakland at The New Parish)
A few days ago, Feed Your Head presented the final night of Seasons's Monday night January residency at The Echo. And what a night it was - joined by guest including a trombone player and string section, it was a fitting cap to that month's succession of performances - previous shows had the band performing each night one of their "season" (see what I did there) titled E.P.s in their entirety. (the fourth in the series, "Autumn," was release January 2nd) We have been supporters of Seasons for quite some time, and it's been far too long since we last saw them.
Taking a festively decorated stage that included microphone stands wrapped in calla lilies, colored lights, a cardboard sun (that ended up in the audience towards the end of the set) and a festooned pumpkin near the foot of, Seasons played a set that was a sampling of their four aforementioned albums. The addition of the guest musicians added an extra layer and texture that was almost hypnotizing - particularly the calypso sounding "Number Of The Beat." For fans old and new, this recording is a must-listen.
Full show download here. (FLAC files available by request.)
"Introduction" Of Our Discontent Number Of The Beat Open Your Eyes India Monday Night Real Dreams The Sea E: ???
Songs 1-6 featured the Josh on trombone, and Morgan, Corinne and Karen as the string section.
Last month Manhattan Murder Mystery held the Monday night residency slot at The Satellite, a fitting bookend to what ended up being a banner year for the band (which included the release of full-length self-titled album and the E.P. Woman House)It's been awhile since we last featured Manhattan Murder Mystery (okay, a lot longer than awhile), but we'll try to make up for that right now.
This show was a good cap to end their December run at The Satellite, performing selections from the aforementioned Woman House E.P. to the always crowd-pleasing "Parking Lot" Good times all around.
Recorded by Mark P.
Edit 1/06 - Thanks to Zach for filling in on a couple of song titles.
Full show download here. (FLAC files available by request)
1 - Introduction 2 - Stadium Way 3 - Sancho 4 - City Hall 5 - ??? 6 - Ambulance 7 - Christmas Day 8 - Owen Hart 9 - Parking Lot
To say that the 3rd annual Henry Clay People NYE concert (after an absence last year) at The Satellite/ex-Spaceland was an extravaganza might be considered an understatement, especially to those of us who were there. It was quite a show for old and new fans of the band (for this reporter it was their second, after seeing them at the Hammer Museum last July), which culminated in almost two hours of music almost evenly split into new material and the band's greatest hits, and the second half devoted to self-proclaimed "shitty covers" (which were quite the opposite actually)
Before the clock struck midnight, the band ripped through a collection of tunes that were mostly new (a standout was the newbie "Every Band We Ever Loved Is Selling Out and Breaking Up" - a mischievous commentary on some of the happenings in the music world over the past year?), with songs from previous albums sprinkled in. It seemed like all bets were off after ringing in the new though, when the cover set commenced - as noted bellow, the selection ran the gamut from The Beatle'sI Saw Her Standing There" to Journey's"Don't Stop Believin'" to Prince's"When Doves Cry" - quite a selection indeed. Many of the guests that came onstage during the included Manhattan Murder Mystery's Matthew Teardrop (who sang on a couple of songs that included Dead Kennedy's"California Uber Alles") and a surreal cameo from The Undertone's Paul McLoone on his band's hit "Teenage Kicks" (sadly, Johnny Rotten was not in the house to assist on the Sex Pistol's"Holiday in the Sun")
I did the best I could on the setlist, please let me know if you have any corrections, thanks.
Edit 6/20/12 - we've got most of the setlist identified now, thanks Angelle and Joe!
Full show download here. (link updated 6/19/12)
(FLAC files available by request)
1.) The Honey Love He Sells
2.) The Fakers and the Fakes
3.) Andy Sings
4.) Two By Two
5.) Slow Burn
6.) Hide
7.) Every Band We Ever Loved Is Selling Out and Breaking Up
8.) Those Who Know Better
9.) California Wildfire
10.) Switch Kids
11.) This Ain't A Scene
12.) Fine Print
13.) "NYE Countdown"
14.) Working Part Time
15.) Something In the Water
16.) I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles)
17.) Summer Of '69 (Bryan Adams)
18.) Teenage Kicks (The Undertones)
19.) Holidays In the Sun (Sex Pistols)
20.) California Uber Alles (Dead Kennedys)
21.) I Think We're Alone Now (Tommy James & the Shondells/Tiffany)
22.) Ruby Soho (Rancid)
23.) It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)(R.E.M.)
24.) Disco 2000 (Pulp)
25.) Just Like Heaven (The Cure)
26.) When Doves Cry (Prince)
27.) Basket Case (Green Day)
28.) Don't Stop Believin (Journey)
29.) E: Born To Run) (Bruce Springsteen)
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