I spent a lot of time this summer listening to Start A People. It's a summery album, but it's a sort of summer that's always reminding you that winter is on the horizon. The sound that Black Moth Super Rainbow has…
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…
Vassily Primakov is under contract with Bridge for a series of recordings, many of which have already been released in the past year. In that time, he has shown a wide range and impressive technical maturity for a young artist…
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
Just look at that adorable indie band. Don't they seem like oodles of fun? In fact, they are! Their debut EP, "Everywhere to Go," was released on Grape Juice Records this summer, and it is about what you'd expect from…
Today (November 7th) jazz vocalist René Marie celebrates her birthday. A lady never tells (another lady's) age but in case you are interested, she was born in 1955...you do the math. Music was always a part of her life, especially…
The newest album from Rhymesayers' Brother Ali, this is a true gem. In terms of content, it is truly inspirational: as the title suggests, his aim with this disc seems to be to encourage everyone to unite through a common…
In a rare interview Burial once said, "I love...old jungle and garage tunes, when you didn't know anything about them, and nothing was between you and the tunes." This philosophy certainly rings true in his artistic persona and his music. Burial was totally…
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…
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…
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…
Currently, I think the world is severely missing out on these AFRO-FUNK WORLD MUSIC COMPILATIONS I been groovin' to. I see no reason for anyone snub these catchy tunes. My own obsession grew from a strange and random addiction to…