Tokyo Police Club- Wait Up (Boots of Danger)
This song is off the band’s 2010 album Champ. Tokyo Police Club are currently touring for their 2014 album Forcefield and playing at the Regent Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday 9/12/15.
Sep 102015
Sep 032015
Chaka Khan- I Feel For You
This song is from Chaka Khan’s 1984 album I Feel For You. Written by Prince (it won him a Grammy), it includes rapping by Melle Mel and harmonica played by Stevie Wonder.
Chaka Khan is playing with Patti LaBelle at the LA County Fair this Friday (9/4/15)
Aug 272015
Del Tha Funky Homosapien- Mistadobalina
This track from Del’s 1991 debut album I Wish My Brother George Was Here, was his biggest solo hit. He has, however, had an incredible career that has continued to the present day.
He got his start working with his cousin Ice Cube writing lyrics for Da Lench Mob before releasing his first two solo albums. In 1999 he teamed up with Dan the Automator and Kid Koala to form Deltron 3030 which produced two successful albums, one in 2000, the other in 2013. Dan the Automator produced the Gorillaz self-titled album and put Del on two of the singles “Clint Eastwood” and “Rock the House”. Del continues to work on solo projects as well. His most recent release was in 2014 of Iller Than Most which is free to listen to on Soundcloud.
Del Tha Funky Homosapien is playing at the Echoplex this Friday 8/28/15, with DJ Qbert and DJ Nobody with Los Angeles based street artist Mear One live painting.
Aug 272015
Fool’s Gold- The Dive
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (8/27-8/30/15)-
Thursday
Fool’s Gold is playing at the Echoplex as part of Red Bull Sound Select- $3 with RSVP, $12 w/o
At the Central Library downtown, filmmaker Laura Gabbert and food critic Jonathan Gold will be guest speakers for Lost & Found at the Movies: Film to Table, a discussion of the way food is used in the movies (free but standby only)
The Women’s Center for Creative Work and the Craftswoman House will be showing Vega Darling’s documentary Lost Grrrls: Riot Grrrl In Los Angeles
Friday
YACHT/5 Every Day (the app they created) are hosting Friday Flights at The Getty with a list of collaborators that includes Yung Jake and a video premiere and installation by the band ($10 to park after 5pm, $15 before, with free admission to the museum)
Del the Funky Homosapien is at the Echoplex with DJ Qbert and street artist Mear One live painting
LA Live’s Dark Nights event returns with $5 food and drink specials, live art installations and performances, music, a market, fire dancers and more (free)
Cold Showers are playing with Dunes at The Echo
Annenberg Space for Photography is hosting a panel on lifestyle and commercial photography with Gray Malin, Natalie James, Lauren Randolph and Stephanie Todaro and moderated by Ilana Saul (11am-1pm -$10)
Not to be confused with Fool’s Gold the band (listed above), Fool’s Gold Records is having its Day Off concert with headliners A-Trak, Action Bronson and Travi$ Scott at the Shrine
On the more quiet end of the performance spectrum, Temporary Space LA is having “An Early evening of Ambient” with performances by Daniel Lanois + Rocco Deluca, Musician’s Friend [Brian Foote + M. Geddes Gengras], and Ken Camden, as well as an open bar (free but RSVP)
Nearby LACMA is having their late night party- Muse ‘til Midnight feat. Adrian Younge and Venice Dawn with DJ’s in the galleries and a party in the plaza ($45 for nonmembers/$35 with membership)
Sunday
Thomas Dang, an artist in the Craft and Folk Art Museum’s excellent exhibition of art made by veterans, will be there all day with his pottery wheel giving demonstrations and talking about his ceramic work
Cinefamily is showing Robert Altman’s 1977 film 3 Women, his exploration of female identity starring Sissy Spacek and Shelley Duvall
It’s the last weekend to see Much Ado About Nothing as part of Griffith Park’s Shakepeare Festival (free)
Aug 202015
The Jesus and Mary Chain- Head On
This song is from the Scottish band’s 1989 album Automatic. It was also covered by the Pixies for their album Trompe Le Monde.
The Jesus and Mary Chain are playing FYF Fest in Los Angeles this weekend (8/22/15).
Aug 062015
Echo & The Bunnymen- The Cutter
This was the second single released from the band’s 1983 album Porcupine. The video includes images of the band from their trip to Iceland. The strings on the song were provided by Lakshminarayana Shankar, also known as L. Shankar, who has worked with numerous other famous musicians including Peter Gabriel, Sting, Lou Reed, and Talking Heads.
Echo & The Bunnymen are playing in Orange County this Friday (8/7/15) at the Pacific Amphitheater with Berlin.
Jul 302015
Wye Oak- Fish
This song is from Wye Oak’s 2011 album Civilian. The video was created by two fellow Baltimore artists, Katherine Fahey and photographer Michael O’Leary. For more information on the video this is a good article at NPR.
Wye Oak are playing at Club Bahia on tonight, 7/30/15.
Jul 232015
Blondie- Union City Blue
Deborah Harry wrote the lyrics to this song from 1979 during the filming of the movie Union City which she starred in. Pat Benatar, a friend of Harry’s, who had yet to make it in the music business, also has a small part in the film.
Blondie will co-headline with Melissa Etheridge at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday July 26.
Jul 162015
The Game- It’s Okay (One Blood) ft. Junior Reid
This song was the lead single off The Game’s second album Doctor’s Advocate from 2006. It also features Junior Reid whose song One Blood is sampled. It features the line “You 38 and you still rappin’, ugh”, a reference to Jay-Z, that might feel different to him now at 35.
This Saturday at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, The Game is performing as part of The Art of Rap Festival, which features a huge lineup that includes Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, Afrika Bambaataa, Warren G, Xzibit and many more.
Jul 092015
Jurassic 5- The Way We Do It
Both a new and old song, The Way We Do It was released last year and was Jurassic 5′s first new release in eight years. The track was recorded, however, during their 2006 Feedback sessions. Produced by the late Heavy D, it samples the White Stripes single My Doorbell.
Jurassic 5 are starting their US tour tonight (7/9) at Club Nokia.