Update: file availability

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.

Death to Anders 3/03/12 - Lot 1 Cafe, Los Angeles, CA.

(Image: Death to Anders Facebook)

Last Saturday, Death to Anders played an "encore" performance of the Pixies' infamous album Surfer Rosa in 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:

"greeting"

Bone Machine

Break My Body

Something Against You

Broken Face

Gigantic

River Euphrates

Where Is My Mind?

Cactus

Tony's Theme

Oh My Golly!

Vamos

I'm Amazed

Brick Is Red

"crowd & banter"

Shadowlane (Death to Anders original song)

Full show download here (mp3)

FLAC files available by request.

Recorded by Mark P.

Death to Anders - Gigantic (Pixies Cover) (live, 3-03-12) by recordingla

Seasons 3/03/12 - Home Room, Los Angeles, CA.

(Photo: Recording LA)

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:

Monday Night

Of Our Discontent

Light, Lost

Number Of The Beat

Lazy Bones

Full show download here (mp3)

FLAC files available by request.

Seasons - Monday Night (live, 3-03-12) by recordingla

(apologies for the lack of links in this post, HTML coding is not cooperating well for some reason)

Ema and the Ghosts 3/03/12 - Home Room, Los Angeles, CA.

(Photo: Recording LA)

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:

"Introduction"
Rabbit Hole
Alligator
Ermine and Mink
Dandelions
Whirly Kid
Behemoth
Flohzirkus

Full show download here (mp3) (Link updated 7/17)
FLAC files available by request.

Ema and the Ghosts - Alligator (live, 3-03-12) by recordingla

Little Red Lung - 1/30/12, The Echo, Los Angeles, CA.

(Photo courtesy of Zoe Ruth-Erwin)

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)

Full show download here.

Setlist:

50 Fingers
Porcupine Sheet
Bad Blood
Into a Landfill
Fangs
Ink Blot
Little Drop Of Poison (Tom Waits)
Dead Weight
Get on the Boat

FLAC files available by request.

Little Red Lung - Little Drop Of Poison (Tom Waits cover, live 1-30-12) by recordingla