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“Some bands make the best shit in the beginning, but I feel like we’re the opposite,” laughs Melissa Scaduto, co-founder of LA-based trio Sextile. Sextile are currently amidst a nearly two-month tour, playing the biggest rooms of their career as support for Sacred Bones labelmates Molchat Doma, which will...
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“I’m gonna have rehearsal every day for a week, so I’m gonna sound great for ya!” Jordana Nye, best known simply as Jordana, playfully proclaims during a recent phone chat. This coming Friday, January 24th, Jordana will kick off the monthlong Lively Premonition Tour at our very own Johnny...
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This summer LA’s Cryogeyser dropped their first new music in almost three years, with a trio of singles (“Sorry,” “Blue Light,” and “Fortress”) that dropped in July, September, and October, respectively. The singles are the first music to feature the band’s current lineup, which has guitarist/vocalist/mainperson Shawn Marom joined...
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“There’s choreography, I have a lot of crowd work, I love feeling like I’m the vibe captain, bringing people together and facilitating energy,” says burgeoning queer pop star MARIS, who’s currently nearing the end of a tour supporting NYC indie-soul group Melt, which will have her at our very...
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“I used to do very stripped back demos at home, and then I met Mikal Cronin,” jokes New Zealand-raised, Los Angeles-based artist Jess Cornelius about working with the famed LA musician perhaps best-known for his collaborations with Ty Segall. Cronin served as producer and multi-instrumentalist for Cornelius’ sophomore solo...
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“Anything you need to know about me I feel like you really can learn from the music,” Los Angeles-based alt-pop singer/songwriter OSTON tells me during a recent interview. OSTON – who has toured alongside our phriends VÉRITÉ and The Greeting Committee and written a song with our good buddy...
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“I’m very sorry for the delay. Thank you for your patience,” says Jessica Pratt as she sits down in a chair center stage at the Music Hall at World Café Live this past Friday night. The show – the Los Angeles-based folk singer/songwriter’s first headlining performance in the City...
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“You are gonna see an all-girl two-piece band up there . I usually have a guitarist with me, but for this I will be playing electric for the whole set… but you’ll experience all of the ups and downs of a normal set,” says pop artist Laur Elle of...
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“I love supporting any band that’s doing intelligent pop music. I feel like the dream would be like Stereolab, Sufjan Stevens, Belle & Sebastian… Alex G, that would be a really fun tour,” says Joe Stevens, founder and songwriter of Los Angeles avant-pop outfit Peel Dream Magazine (Yes, named...