Photo Credit: Tarina Westlund On Friday, November 20th, KSPC will present Thao & the Get Down Stay Down at the Glass House in Pomona. The show will be one of the last on the San Francisco-based band's national tour to…
Thao breaks from her folkier roots and incorporates soul, strings, rock, shoegaze, and even more handclaps and wails into her newest, "Know Better Learn Faster." Despite the diverse sounds, this is definitely a break-up album. Thao deceives with upbeat melodies…
LA-based singer-songwriter Katie Ferrara will be playing a live in-studio set on "Flowerhours" tomorrow, Tuesday 11/10 @ 5PM. Tune in to 88.7FM or listen online at kspc.org! Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/katieferrara
Album: How to be a Microwave Compliation Series: Volume 1 Artist: V/A Label: How to be a Microwave A free download compilation from local record label, How to Be a Microwave. Styles range from glitchy noise to rock to hip…
Album: Born Again Revisited Artist: Times New Viking Label: Matador By their fourth album, Times New Viking's dogged loyalty to blowing out every level on the board is starting to seem less like scrappy spontaneity and more like a well-worn…
DJ Lilly chatted with Matthew Millia, lead singer and songwriter for the Michigan-based Americana band Frontier Ruckus, at the Joshua Tree Foots Music Festival in October. Turn in to her show "Flowerhours" today (4PM-6PM PST) to learn about Millia's songwriting…
By Scott Baker: They have traveled to all 4 corners of the globe. They have seen things no mortal man should be forced to witness. Still they will not fade. HORSE the band is back with their newest brain-drilling album…
French singer-songwriter Julie Peel just released her debut LP "Near the Sun" (American Laundromat) in September 2009 and is currently #2 on KSPC's Top 30 chart! DJ Lilly, host of "Flowerhours" interviewed Peel outside of the Hotel Cafe in Los…
Album: White Water, White Bloom Artist: Sea Wolf Label: Dangerbird Local LA indie pop-rock-folk band, Sea Wolf, has finally released their follow up to Leaves in the River (2007), and it was worth the wait. A band that was already…
Album: Sing A New Sampling Into Existence Artist: Kona Triange Label: Porter Overall, this is pleasant music from the UK duo, who are known for their chilled-out electronica with just enough of a beat to keep it interesting. You can…
Album: Popular Songs Artists: Yo La Tengo Label: Matador At 25, Hoboken, New Jersey's Yo La Tengo are elder statesmen of the American indie scene. Heroes to geeky, crate-digging hipsters everywhere, they're as consistently eclectic as they are consistently good. …
Album: Kabukimono Artist: Rainbow Arabia Label: Manimal Vinyl Local band Rainbow Arabia's new album, Kabukimono, has debuted at number on the KSPC charts! They sound like an Asian influenced pop/electronic band with female vocals mixed into the background. This is…
Album: Time to Die Artist: The Dodos Label: Frenchkiss In regular Dodos fashion, this album is full of epic builds and interesting tempo shifts. Despite this, Time to Die is a nice change from Visiter, their second full-length release, as…
Photo Credit: www.myspace.com/brandishearer Tune in today from 4PM-6PM to hear an interview with singer-songwriter Brandi Shearer! Shearer is a completely independent musician who is currently embarking on a "shore to shore indie record store tour." Shearer sat down with DJ…
Album: Intuit Artist: Ramona Falls Label: Barsuk Ramona Falls in the solo venture of Brent Knopf, who is one third of the band Menomena. His debut album, Intuit, is simplistic, yet diverse and layered. He effortlessly utilizes orchestral instruments within…