The Dutchess and The Duke are a great live act. I’m finding them to be folk with garage punk influences. Spaceland is a fun club to see someone like them because it’s small enough to mingle a little with the…
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
It's 2 AM on Friday, which means you just missed the latest KSPC Blowout! First up was Magical Mistakes (formerly known as Death by Panda, generally known as Erik Luebs) of Pitzer College's Rainbow Destroyer collective, a one-man electroambientpopsomething outfit…
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…
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…
About a week ago, I borrowed a car and, with a fellow KSPCer, braved the 10 Freeway into LA to see my favorite band, Ezra Furman & the Harpoons. A 21+ show at the Spaceland, the crowd was a mix…
Cadence Weapon's second release, while an extremely competent slice of alternative hip hop, is hampered by the use of similar-sounding production on most of the tracks, blending them together into an indistinguishable mash of psychotic synths and over-worked drum machines…
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: 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. …
Tune in to No Coast of Nebraska this Tuesday, October 5 at 8:30pm (PST) to hear DJ Rachel D. interview Gina Birch, singer and bass player for groundbreaking UK post-punk band the Raincoats! This fall, the Raincoats embark on a…
Two former KSPC Blowout guests make their triumphant return to the LA area together—could it be? It was! On Thursday, Sept. 24, KSPC's two favorite East Coast indie punk bands—Glen Rock, NJ's Titus Andronicus and Brooklyn, NY’s the So So…
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…
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…
Albums: These Four Walls Artist: We Were Promised Jetpacks Label: Fat Cat Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks have put together a solid pop album that combines epic, building post-rock with passionate vocals and post-punk darkness. While they follow…