Progressive, alternative, indie, electro-obscura-rock may sound like a complicated genre of music, but the Standing Shadows' songs have gained familiarity with a wide enough audience to be featured on television shows such as "Beverly Hills, 90210," "The Cleaner" and "Harper's Island." Read more...
Photo: Indie and electro band Standing Shadows have released their debut EP, “High Rise,” and will perform today at the Good Hurt in Los Angeles.
If you like your songs served up with a twist of heartache and a whole lot of Americana soul, Bob Harp is your bartender. The San Franciscan musician is making his way down to Culver City on Saturday to play at the Cinema Bar. Read more...
Photo: Alternative and country solo artist Bob Harp will perform at the Cinema Bar in Culver City at 8 p.m. on Saturday.
If it weren't for a typewriter orchestra, he might just be known as the professor who knows absolutely everything about sex. Read more...
Photo: Psychology Professor Paul Abramson co-created punk rock group Crying 4 Kafka.
Britt Daniel, Spoon's delightful front man, sounds more like a Brit than any other singer in Texas. But the fact remains that he is ours, America, and we should milk that fact for all the nationalist pride it's worth. Read more...
Once every year, Schoenberg Hall rings with the sounds of some of UCLA's most talented student musicians and the UCLA Philharmonia for the UCLA All-Star Concert. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UCLA Philharmonia practice. The student musicians will present the fifth annual All-Star Concert today at 8 p.m. in Schoenberg Hall.
From its beginning, Vampire Weekend's "Contra" perpetuates the band's mission statement Â"“ to simply produce charming, well-executed pop songs and not reinvent the wheel. Read more...
The music industry used to be a relatively simple world, where bands scored record deals, played, sold CDs and made a nice profit. Read more...
