Have you seen this video? It went crazy viral a while back and now it’s time for a revisit because Is Tropical will be playing with Crystal Fighters at Neumos on June 1st. They’ve been hailed as a “mysterious trio” of electronic rockers so let’s solve the caper and dance the night away!! Is [...]
Crystal Fighters Friday June 1, 2012 $10 ADV Doors 8PM 21+ Crystal Fighters Website Do you like the word folktronica as much as I do? Crystal Fighters plays it, and they make it sound really good. Sometimes people just wanna read a music preview that isn’t completely vague and music snobbish (though music snobbery [...]
Remember the first time you heard “No Culture Icons”? And remember the first time you listened to Fuckin A? And the first time you heard “Pillar of Salt”? And “When We Were Alive”? When you finished listening to Personal Life and realized The Thermals have been one of the most consistently exciting bands over the [...]
Playing at Barboza May 29, 2012 There has been some speculation on whether or not Nick Waterhouse is real. Some people say his name may secretly be “Nick Waterhorse” because his music is much like the mythical sea monsters of lore; very rarely seen in the present day. This Southern Californian, twenty-five-going-on-sixty-five year old [...]
The Supersonics of the 1990s were something of a metaphor for the city which they represented. They were one of the youngest, most dynamic, and exciting teams of the generation. Kemp, Payton, Schrempf, McMillan, and Perkins were icons, year after year amazing fans and taking their team to the playoffs. And they were doing it [...]
BARBOZA Presents: Julia Holter with Jib Kidder Wednesday May 23rd, 2012 $13 ADV Doors 8PM 21+ Website Advance Tickets on sale at Moe Bar + etix.com Julia Holter is getting ready to warm some hearts and widen some eyes with her dreamy, dulcet tones tonight! With technical, classical chops and an abundance of darling, [...]