Emma Ruth Rundle Finds Herself by Plunging Into Darkness
The 35-year-old singer-guitarist’s latest album, On Dark Horses (Sargent House), is a darkly engrossing meditation on love and death set against wide-open physical and emotional geography. The L.A....
View ArticleHe's STILL Not Trying To Break Your Heart
When Elliott Smith died, it hit a lot of us very hard and very personally. He'd recently released a masterpiece of an album and was seemingly on a creative roll. He'd given his last performance at the...
View ArticleAmes: Hanson, Honduras and the Hotel Cafe
Growing up in a strict Christian household with missionary parents who relocated their family from Oklahoma to Honduras sure wasn’t easy for Amy “Ames” Kuney. Nothing is more normal than a...
View ArticleGalen Ayers' "Monument" Is Comforting, Challenging and Mesmerizing
This is a story is about a new arrival on the pop scene named Galen Ayers, a singer-songwriter who’s just released her debut album, Monument, an accessably sweet-but-dig-a-bit set of deeply, to say the...
View ArticleMy Favorite Album: Lily Kershaw
"My Favorite Album" is a new weekly column, which will see us ask a musician exactly what the title suggests — to name their favorite album of all time. This week, it's L.A. singer-songwriter Lily...
View ArticleMadison Malone Loves Being In a City Filled With Dreamers
Pop singer/songwriter Madison Malone was raised in a farm town in Wisconsin, but she relocated to Los Angeles in 2016 and she's one of us now. She's performing at the Hotel Cafe on Friday, Feb.15, so...
View ArticleAlbum of the Week: Alex Lilly's 2% Milk
Everything about this debut album by L.A. indie-pop singer-songwriter Alex Lilly is spellbinding. The cover art, a black-and-white image of Lilly being kinda pawed by legs and feet in fishnets, grabs...
View ArticleGoLA Pick: Meow Meow & Thomas Lauderdale
Meow Meow took a bizarre, circuitous route to the stage when she made her grand L.A. debut early last year at the Theatre at Ace Hotel. Instead of merely walking through the crowd, the archly confused...
View ArticleThe Best Gig I Ever Saw: Skylar Stecker
"The Best Gig I Ever Saw" is a weekly column that will see us ask a musician to chat about their favorite concert thus far. This week it's R&B-pop singer-songwriter Skylar Stecker.
View ArticleAndrew McMahon Thrives in the Wilderness
Singer Andrew McMahon is seemingly a happily married man with a beloved little girl about to start kindergarten. So why, then, is the In the Wilderness frontman/pianist sharing his tour bus bunk with a...
View ArticleMorgan Taylor's Gustafer Yellowgold Came From the Sun
Gustafer Yellowgold is the creation of singer-songwriter Morgan Taylor, and the whole endeavor is quite ingenious. Without the financial support of a Nickelodeon or Disney, Taylor has melded his...
View ArticleMusic Pick: Sam Fender
The chisel-faced Sam Fender, who stares balefully out of his photographs, part belligerent, part come-hither, is the recipient of the Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 Brits — the English cousin to our...
View ArticleElla Vos — The Chill Queen of Modern Pop
Classically trained pianist Ella Vos, born Lauren Salamone, has already fit a lot into an eventful career. After a period with a number of bands, things really looked to be taking off when she was...
View Article12 Best Music Shows in L.A. This Week
Los Angeles is a hotbed of live music, and L.A. Weekly is here to help navigate this embarrassment of riches. From Compton's own Vince Staples to O.G. punks the Dickies to Russian surf rockers Messer...
View ArticleStephen Bishop Is a Walking Hollywood Soundtrack
Singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop has been active since 1975, and has seen his songs appear as the main theme in movies as iconic as Tootsie, Animal House and Arthur. He's also released a string of...
View Article12 Best Music Shows This Week in L.A.
Los Angeles is a hotbed of live music, and L.A. Weekly is here to help navigate this embarrassment of riches. From Arizona's Meat Puppets to the classic old-school blues of Buddy Guy to a Planned...
View ArticleMusic Pick: Inara George & Larry Goldings
Inara George is a pop-minded singer who has had a thriving solo career in addition to stellar collaborations with Greg Kurstin (as The Bird & the Bee) and Eleni Mandell, Becky Stark and Alex Lilly...
View ArticleAnna of the North Is Living Her Dream
Norway-born, Australia-based electro-pop singer-songwriter Anna Lotterud, better known as Anna of the North, performs at the Troubadour this week, so we had a chat about what we can expect.
View ArticleMusic Pick: Lissie Saves the World
At this intimate appearance at Largo, Lissie is donating part of every ticket sale to environmental-advocacy group the Natural Resources Defense Council. On the Illinois native’s new album, When I’m...
View ArticleMusic Pick: Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird belies the seemingly sarcastic title of his new record, My Finest Work Yet, with a set of contemplative songs that take a look at the current political and emotional climate. The musical...
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