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Ben Gibbard // Death Cab for Cutie // Hollywood Bowl // photo by Natasha Aftandilians

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LIVE: Death Cab for Cutie’s Triumphant Return to Los Angeles

Ben Gibbard and co. make their first major appearance in LA since moving back to Seattle in 2012.

July 14, 2015

2015. Cayucas, “Dancing at the Blue Lagoon”

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Cayucas, “Dancing at the Blue Lagoon”

You can’t blame Cayucas for heading back to the summer-fun well and trying to draw every last bit of water that’s in there.

June 26, 2015

Erik Jensen in “How to be a Rock Critic.” Written by Jessica Blank and Jensen, performed by Jensen and directed by Blank, the world premiere production of “How to be a Rock Critic” plays at the CTG/Kirk Douglas Theatre June 17 through June 28, 2015. A co-production with South Coast Repertory, “Rock Critic” is part of DouglasPlus programming and is performed in the Douglas rehearsal space, Upstairs@KDT. For more information and tickets, please visit CenterTheatreGroup.org or call (213) 628-2772.
Contact: [email protected] / (213) 972-7376
Photo by Craig Schwartz

Art & CultureReviews
“How to Be a Rock Critic” Howls For Lester Bangs

Erik Jensen inhabits the mind of the famed music critic—without the Romilar.

June 24, 2015

Ryn Weaver. The Fool. cover

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Ryn Weaver, “The Fool”

Constant feelings of déjà vu aside, “The Fool” is a florid romp that can be enjoyed without the full-on guilty pleasure aftertaste left by Weaver’s sickly sweet peers.

June 19, 2015

2015. The Vaccines, “English Graffiti”

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The Vaccines, “English Graffiti”

Think less louche despair, more grandiose rock ambition, but just as many leather jackets as before.

June 03, 2015

2015. Two Sheds Assembling cover art

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Two Sheds, “Assembling”

Six years and another dare—write twenty songs in twenty-four hours—later, the singer-songwriter’s second LP Assembling was born.

June 01, 2015

Avid Dancer / 2015 / photo by Cara Robbins

Breaking: Avid Dancer

Jacob Dillan Summers discusses his conservative past, the beginnings of Avid Dancer, and what it took to produce his excellent debut LP, “1st Bath.”

May 28, 2015

2015. Django Django, “Born Under Saturn”

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Django Django, “Born Under Saturn”

Psychedelic surf-rock in outer space—sounds like a lot of fun, doesn’t it?

May 04, 2015

2015. Elliot Moss, “Highspeeds”

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Elliot Moss, “Highspeeds”

While his intentions are pure and his messages sound, the LP finds Moss unfortunately falling somewhere in between the spectrum of his obvious influences of Chet Faker and James Blake.

April 29, 2015

2015. Avid Dancer, “1st Bath”

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Avid Dancer, “1st Bath”

While there might be other trademarked “Songs of the Summer,” none will effectively capture the feeling of the carefree season as well as this.

April 13, 2015

William Elliott Whitmore / 2015 / photo by Chloe Millward Whitmore

WATCH: William Elliott Whitmore Has Some “Healing To Do”

Born into a family of farmers in Iowa, William Elliott Whitmore learned early on to translate his knowledge of diversifying crops…

March 31, 2015

2015. Marina and the Diamonds, “Froot” album art

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Marina and The Diamonds, “Froot”

If Marina and The Diamonds’ 2012 “Electra Heart” was an delicious tart, then “Froot” is a simple red apple begging to be picked.

March 26, 2015

2015. Wand, “Golem” art

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Wand, “Golem”

Named appropriately for a mythological creature brought to life from dirt and clay, “Golem” is a solid slab of relentless psych-rock aggression.

March 18, 2015

Bjork, “Lionsong” video screenshot

WATCH: Björk Bares It All in “Lionsong” Video

The Icelandic firebrand has released the first video off of her latest album “Vulnicura.”

March 16, 2015

2015. Girlpool by Alice Baxley

LISTEN: Girlpool Releases New Track “Ideal World,” Announces Debut Album Details

“Before the World Was Big” is out June 2 via Wichita Recordings.

March 10, 2015

The Rentals, “1000 Seasons” music video screenshot

WATCH: The Rentals Share New “1000 Seasons” Music Video, Plus North American Tour Dates

2014’s Lost in Alphaville saw the much-anticipated return of The Rentals, a band with a notorious revolving door policy for band members with…

March 09, 2015

Twinsmith / 2015 / photo by Andrew Lachance

LISTEN: Twinsmith Elevates On “Alligator Years,” Off Upcoming LP For Saddle Creek

Omaha, Nebraska’s Twinsmith have spent the last year recording new music and opening for Mac DeMarco and their Saddle Creek…

March 03, 2015

All We Are / 2015 / photo by David Edwards

Breaking: All We Are

Guro Gikling and Richard O’Flynn, two-thirds of All We Are, discuss the beginnings and passions of the multi-national band and their melodic, subtly seductive debut album.

February 25, 2015

Toro Y Moi, “Empty Nesters” video screenshot

WATCH: Toro Y Moi Shares Lo-Fi “Empty Nesters” Video

Chaz Bundick shines some light on the darkness of death in the latest Toro Y Moi video.

February 24, 2015

Go Wolf / 2015

LISTEN: Go Wolf Combine Sax and Synths for “Slow Burn”

The Irish band sample the best of every musical decade for their latest track.

February 23, 2015
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