Photos: Light Asylum, Chelsea Wolfe, Tearist and Violet Tremors- CYP2- Echoplex
The CYP2 party folks stacked this past Tuesday’s Echoplex bill to the brim with female-fronted power: Light Asylum, Tearist, Chelsea Wolfe and Violet Tremors. Photos from the night are below and will also hit MiskaNYC’s Bloglin. FULL GALLERY HERE Violet Tremors Tearist Chelsea Wolfe Light Asylum
Kirin J. Callinan Shows Us His War
An oddball and I totally love it. Prolific as a solo artist, the work of Kirin J. Callinan is performance-heavy and borders on the bizarre and impacting and as a result, from me, comes highly recommended. A longtime Jack Ladder (Holloweyed Records, you know?) cohort and a Dreamlander himself, Callinan’s recently signed solo to Terrible Records...
Brussels Express
Brussels Express is a beautiful documentary about two of the only bicycle messengers in the very congested city of Brussels, where as it stands, only boasts a 4% cycling traffic rate. Even for myself, a bicycle commuter in Smog City, that number is low. Directed, shot & edited by Sander Vandenbroucke. 19 minutes.
Photos: OFF! Record Release Show w/ FIDLAR- Whiskey a Go Go
Keith Morris, one of hardcore’s true forces through stints in Black Flag, Circle Jerks and now OFF!, is 56 and is still fucking pissed. As evident with OFF!’s 2010 EP collection as their powerful debut, Morris can still lead a band to war and continuing the battle (with pretty much most of society), the quintet...
GRAB BAG: Sleep Maps, Anenon, Ditt Irne, Dreamers and DIIV
The NYC project of multi-instrumentalist Ben Kaplan Sleep Maps have matured into a full-fledged band for their debut, Fiction Makes the Future, out now via the Lost Future Music imprint. The music is aggressive, yet buoyant instrumental rock perfect for fans of a band like Pelican. Stream the tune, “Men Against the Stars” below. Sleep Maps- “Men Against the...
Photos: Gatekeeper + Hype Williams- The Echoplex
The mighty industrial-leaning electronic duo from New York, Gatekeeper, return with their interactive debut LP, Exo, set to drop July 17th via Smog City imprint, Hippos in Tanks. Welcoming the group, the CYP2 party folks stacked their recent Echoplex bill with Hype Williams, Bodyguard (James Ferraro + Teams) and White Car. Photos from the very...
Photos: Trust, Oh Land and Blood Orange- CYP2/The Echoplex
Such a well-booked night! The Check Yo Ponytail crew polished the gold to a sparkle at their last event and from openers to headliners the night blinded. Responsible for one of the best albums of the year- yeah, I know it’s April dude- Canadian dark dance act Trust went first staking claim at their LA debut and leaving...
Review: White Fence- Family Perfume Vol. 1
White Fence- “A Hermes Blues” (MP3) From Vol. 1 It’s a darn good time to be a fan of Tim Presley’s brand. Following his recent SXSW stay (9 shows), the Bay Area musician is in the midst of a few-months tour alongside friends/conspirators The Strange Boys and as his solo project, White Fence. There’s also...
Photos: Hanni El Khatib / Tijuana Panthers- The Satellite
Smog City’s best garage duo is a now a trio. Kicking off another stint of dates supporting his pleasing and powerful debut, When the Guns Come Out, Hanni El Khatib has just added a third member on organ and second guitar and judging from the exciting results of Friday’s sold-out Satellite gig, I suggest you...
GRAB BAG: Lonesome Savages, Crocodiles, Cosmonauts + Writer
Yesterday I was listening to Howie Pyro’s fantastic Intoxica radio show. Mixing the best and rarest 60s garage, rockabilly, punk and more, Pyro’s massive record collection (30,000+) has become stuff of legend. I assume that this new 7″ from Kind Turkey records would fit right in in Pyro’s crates. The Madison, WI band The Lonesome Savages...
TOPS- Tender Opposites
TOPS – VII Babies The young, seasoned players comprising Montreal-based quintet TOPS play a funk-lite, sprightly vintage pop/rock release that wafts from the slow burn of timeless, lamenting and youthful placement. Ranked alongside Grimes and Blue Hawaii on the Arbutus Records imprint, TOPS is built from members of bands like Pat Jordache, Paula, Sugar Boys and...
Photos: Nicolas Jaar (LA Debut) / Nicola Cruz- The Echoplex
This past Monday, 22-year-old producer, Clown and Sunset owner and recent NY Times profile subject, Nicolas Jaar played (with band) his debut Los Angeles show. My guess is that considering how the young electronic player pretty much owned the sold-out Echoplex space with tunes spread from both his handful of singles and the Space Is Only Noise longplayer,...
