I can count on less than 1 hand how many times I’ve written about hip hop on this site. It’s called Rock Insider after all. That’s not to say I haven’t been following what Odd Future aka OFWGKTA have been up to in the dark corners of LA. The group’s hardcore brand of hip hop is something you just can’t ignore. They dare to go there – and then some. Fact of the matter – They are INCREDIBLY PUNK. As a semi-reformed hardcore kid I fucking support that 100%.
Well since you guys have been so awesome lately we wanted to reward our loyal readers with the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to see Glass Candy at The Echo on Sat Feb. 19th or Ted Leo Solo at Eagle Rock Center for the Arts this Sunday Feb 20th!
An Evening with Ted Leo including…
A Solo Performance by Ted Leo
Q & A with Keith Morris & Ted Leo
Stand Up Comedy by Paul F Tompkins, Sklar Bros, Jen Kirkman, Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani. At Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
I don’t remember where I first stumbled upon Philadelphia natives Arc in Round. All I know is when this cinematic and lush tune comes up in my queue my ears perk up. The melody on the distorted keyboard perfectly compliments the smoky/fuzzy vocals.
“Black Jesus are a 7-member mammoth of a band featuring four handsome men and three gorgeous ladies that we’d all like to make our husbands/wives one day. When you hear them do harmonies you’ll want to marry them too, especially when you realize that they’re not even into the chorus yet and you’re already crying. A new record is out soon and we’re pretty sure all the cool bloggers will be putting it on lists 12 months from now.” -LA UNDERGROUND
HELP BLACK JESUS PUT OUT THEIR RECORD.
DONATE TO THEIR KICKSTARTER FUND AND PRE-ORDER THEIR DEBUT LP. DONATE HERE
Nothing says Valentine’s Day better than a personalized mixtape. We made our own little mix over at JAXART featuring tunes from Steffaloo, Chelsea Wolfe, Blackbird Blackbird, Tan Dollar and more. [link]
SmokeDONTSmoke has a whole list of other mixtapes to check out including another amazing mix from Fox Is The New Black. [link]
Who the ???? Is Arcade Fire goes viral. One of my fav new tumblr blogs based on reactions to Arcade Fire’s big Grammy win on Sunday. [link]
Indie Rock Cafe has 5 bands to watch in 2011. We 100% agree about YUCK. They are going to have a big year. [link]
Radioheadannounce their 8th studio album – King Of Limbs. Album is available on pre-order direct right now [link]
And Finally my CD drive on my ancient macbook just broke. What kind of external drive should I buy? Please leave any help or links in the comments.
Please enjoy this amazing free Valentine’s download from my future husband (hey, a girl can dream) Sutja Gutiérrez. You may remember we featured his FREE album last week. You can also pick up another free EP over at Distorted Disco.
Transparent posted yet another track off Van Nuy’s native Therapies Son‘s debut EP Over The Sea. The EP will be released in March through the blog’s label. I already pre-ordered mine on import. There’s something about 10 inch vinyl that makes us giddy around these parts.
Such a great track. If you live in Los Angeles be sure to catch Therapies Son TONIGHT opening up for Smith Westerns and Yuck at The Echo.
Chelsea Wolfe - where do I find the words to describe how mesmerizing her voice is. These are the songs mystics sing in lands least traveled – through cold mornings just before dawn in the wilderness through deep snow. Chelsea Wolfe’s music allows the listener to paint their own gothic scene with always a glimmer of light at the end. This kind of artistry is in short supply these days.
Chelsea’s new album The Grime And The Glow is out now on Pendu Sound Recordings. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Los Angeles readers can catch her LA release show this Saturday Feb 12th at Show Cave in Eagle Rock. Details can be found below.
Seriously how fucking great is this track? Mikey Sanders aka Blackbird Blackbird has done it again, This could be the happiest electro jam I’ve heard in ages and the whole thing has an underlying track of bird noises. I love discovering hidden gems.
We’ve been doing some much needed spring cleaning around these blog parts and are excited to launch our brand new layout. We couldn’t have done it without help from our friend Nicholas who deserves a mega shout out for helping us tame the code monster that lives on our web server.
You will notice several key changes around the blog – the biggest being that Rock Insider is now integrated with the JAXART website. Rock Insider and JAXART have always been joined at the hip and now they’ve officially tied the knot. It was a beautiful ceremony.
We have also done away with the LA Show Calendar for the time being. If you want the skinny on upcoming shows in LA for the week ahead Sign Up for our weekly concert calendar blast.
We love love love The Sweet Hurt and are so exciting to be presenting Miss Wendy Wang and her band at Lot 1 on February 24th! Willoughby, Dave Smallen, and Brother Bear Jones will also perform.
ABOUT THE SWEET HURT:
wendy wang is the sweet hurt.
she got a 4-track recorder in high school and never looked back.
In 2009, Wendy toured the world with The Bird & The Bee, Priscilla Ahn, honeyhoney, and Obi Best. After an inspiring year, she returned to LA and recorded her first full-length album, The Sweet Hurt LP! She wants everyone to know that she’s bringing a love that’s true, so get ready, get ready…
Norwegian multi-Instrumentalist and songstress Silje Nes has finally made it to the West Coast! Fresh off a performance at the Noise Pop Festival In San Francisco she will be headed to Los Angeles. We are very excited to host her Sunday February 27th, 2011 at Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park. The always amazing Steffaloo will open.
JAXART Presents
Sunday February 27th, 2011
At Lot 1 Cafe
Silje Nes (Norway)
New album “Optics” is out now on Fat Cat.
Feb 7 - Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater w/ The Bell Brigade, Everest, Mickey Adams Feb 14 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater w/ Leslie Stevens, Henry Wolfe, John Gold Feb 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater w/ Gregory & the Hawk, Harper Simon Feb. 28 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater w/ J. Tillman, Jonathan Wilson
Feb 7 - Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater w/ The Bell Brigade, Everest, Mickey Adams Feb 14 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater w/ Leslie Stevens, Henry Wolfe, John Gold Feb 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater w/ Gregory & the Hawk, Harper Simon Feb. 28 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater w/ J. Tillman, Jonathan Wilson
Feb 7 - Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater w/ The Bell Brigade, Everest, Mickey Adams Feb 14 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater w/ Leslie Stevens, Henry Wolfe, John Gold Feb 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater w/ Gregory & the Hawk, Harper Simon Feb. 28 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater w/ J. Tillman, Jonathan Wilson
