KSPC Charts 9.19.11 – 9.25.11
Mikal Cronin’s new, self-titled album (out now on Trouble In Mind Records) was the #1 played album on KSPC last week. It’s the young garage-rocker’s first album! Find out what else was being played on KSPC here!
SHOW REVIEW: James Blake at the LA Music Box
Photo by Rachel Davidson.
Sunday, September 18, 2011. It would have been a mind-addling, homework-inundated kind of Sunday for me, just like any other… if I had not decided to throw caution to the wind and escape the real world for the night. This otherworldly trip began with an eventful drive on the I-10/101 in a crowded Scripps van with seven of my friends, and after more than an hour and a half of patient waiting, I came face-to-face with my favorite musician, James Blake. Glorious.
SHOW REVIEW: Watkins Family Hour with Jackson Browne and Fiona Apple
Why is Largo the best thing all of the time?
That, of course, is a rhetorical question. Any venue that can collect the Watkins siblings, Jackson Browne, Benmont Tench, Sebastian Steinburg, Blake Miller, Joe Purdy, and Fiona Apple onto a single stage deserves all the praise that it can receive. The Watkins Family Hour is a Largo tradition, and its most recent edition was a typically stellar showing. The only complaint that one could possibly make about the night was that it ended far too quickly, with barely enough time to bring all the guests onstage, much less let Sara and Sean Watkins really stretch out into some epic fiddle-and-guitar bluegrass breakdowns. (Having seen the Watkins Family Hour perform for more than two hours last year in the intimate Little Room of the Largo is probably a critical bias.) Which is not to say that there was a deficit of pickin’.
KSPC Charts 9/12/11-9/18/11
The Horrors’ latest album, Skying (out now on XL Recordings), was the #1 played album last week. This marks the third album from the British post-punk/shoegaze band, and the very first that the band has self-produced. Find out what else was being played on KSPC here!
SHOW REVIEW: KSPC Presents TOKiMONSTA and Gavin Turek
Gavin Turek and TOKiMONSTA kicked off this semester of Art After Hours on September 15th, bringing energy and style to Thatcher’s southeast lawn—the opposite side of Lyon Garden than last year’s Art After Hours setup, and a minor change, but one that both felt like a refreshing alteration and spared the garden’s grass by encouraging more spectators to stand along the paved walkway. Complementing the rebellious theme of the current exhibit at the Pomona Museum of Art, which celebrates the young artists whose work populated the museum between 1969 and 1973, Gavin Turek SC ’09 started the evening with her buoyant set of vibrant, danceable pop music.
SHOW REVIEW: The National, Neko Case and Sharon van Etten
For a certain kind of person, it was a star-studded night last Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl. In addition to the names on the marquee, there were such luminous guests as T-Bone Burnett and St. Vincent, not to mention Neko Case’s fellow New Pornographer Kurt Dahle and the lost Wainwright half-sibling, Lucy Roche. Although none of these artists have achieved mainstream success (notwithstanding The National’s gold plaque for High Violet), anyone with an interest in Americana-inflected rock ‘n’ roll could not help but marvel at the array of musical talent brought to bear underneath the full Los Angeles moon.
Charts 9/06-9/11
Hey everyone, #1 this week is the debut album Out of Love by Mister Heavenly, released on Sup Pop. Mister Heavenly is composed of Nick Thorburn (Islands/The Unicorns), Ryan Kattner (Man Man), and Joe Plummer (Modest Mouse). I saw these guys on tour with Passion Pit, and have been waiting for an album ever since! <3
IN-STUDIO: Bleached performs on Lost @ Sea tonight, 8-10pm
Catch LA band, BLEACHED, for a live in-studio performance tonight on the Lost @ Sea show with Maru, from 8-10pm. The band plays 60s beachy/psychedelic pop that is sure to get you singing and shouting along. Don't miss out!
KSPC Charts 8/22/11-8/28/11
Brooklyn band Woods’ latest LP, Sun and Shade, was last week’s top played album. This album is non-stop psychedelic 60s pop/lo-fi “campfire folk” greatness. Check out the rest of this week’s charts!
INTERVIEW: Patrick Carrico & The Back Alley Voodoo on “Underground with Suzy”
Check out an interview with great local musician Patrick Carrico & The Black Alley Voodoo. The interview will be during "Underground with Suzy" on Saturday night, September 3, during the 7-9pm slot. Their music is around the genres of blues/acoustic/southern…
SHOW PREVIEW: KSPC & Rhino Records Present: Halloween Swim Team
Don’t miss the final installment of our summer concert series with Rhino Records. Halloween Swim Team will conclude the series with a free performance at Rhino Records (located at 235 Yale Ave in the Claremont Village) tomorrow at 7pm.
IN-STUDIO: Jeffertitti’s Nile on the Nitty Gritty Show TONIGHT 11pm
Tune in to the Nitty Gritty Show tonight from 10pm-midnight to catch a live in-studio performance by local experimental psych-folk band Jeffertitti's Nile. Plug in your headphones, put the volume way up, and let the sounds take you to the…
KSPC Charts 8/15/11-8/21/11
Dengue Fever hits #1 this week with their album, Cannibal Courtship. Read the rest of the charts here!
IN-STUDIO: Letters on “Sweets for Geeks” at 2:30PM TODAY
The Olympia-based band Letters are gracing KSPC with their tunes today at 2:30pm on "Sweets for Geeks." Tune in to 88.7fm or stream at kspc.org to hear their electroacoustic/ambient/dancey tunes!
INTERVIEW: SUPER JAZZ DRUMMER GUESTS ON “CLAREMONT STRAIGHT AHEAD”
Jazz drummer Paul Kreibich has been a mainstay on the jazz scene for many years, both in his native city of Los Angeles and internationally. From Carnegie Hall to Japan, he has toured with Carmen McRae, the Ray Charles Band…
KSPC Charts 8/8/11-8/14/11
Shannon and the Clams are back at #1 this week with their newest LP, Sleep Talk. Read the rest of last week’s top played albums here!
IN-STUDIO: Candy Claws on Monday, 8/15 @ 3PM!
On Monday, 8/15 Candy Claws will be playing a live in-studio set on KSPC! The two-piece band from Fort Collins, CO is in town gearing up for their show @ the Echo on Wednesday, 8/17. To hear their psychadelic/shoegaze/tropical/pop for…
SHOW PREVIEW: KSPC & Rhino Records Present: PULSE OUT
KSPC and Rhino Records present a free in-store performance by Pulse Out this Thursday, 8/11 at 7PM! This is the second to last show in our free summer concerts series at Rhino Records. Rhino is located at 235 Yale Ave…