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The All Seeing Eye of Joe Henry

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments All The Eye Can See, earMUSIC, Georgia, Joe Henry, Los Angeles, Maine, North Carolina

Catching up with the renowned singer-songwriter

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Indie Rock 

LISTEN: Nadu Shares “What Kind Of Man”

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments California, Japanese Breakfast, King Krule, Los Angeles, Nader, Nadu, Sarah Register, Snail Mail

The L.A.-based artist’s new album, 16, due out on March 3rd

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Indie Rock Power Pop Rock 

WATCH: Maple Mars Share Video for “Anchors Aweigh”

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Ron Hart 1 Comment Anchors Aweigh, Double Naught Spies, Joe Giddings, Los Angeles, Maple Mars, Power pop, Rick Hromadka, Ron Pak, Ruby Free, Someone’s Got To Listen. Big Stir Records, Steve Berns, Theme Music

Los Angeles power pop vets take to the high seas on latest single

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Punk Surf 

LISTEN: Strawberry Fuzz Share “Dropout”

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Agent Orange, CandyShop Recordings, Dropout, Los Angeles, Punk, Strawberry Fuzz, Strongs Dr., surf

New album from L.A. surf punks, Strongs Dr., comes out tomorrow

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Hard Rock New Wave Rock 

Swinging for the Fences: Cheap Trick Live in 1977

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1977, Bun E. Carlos, CHEAP TRICK, Heaven Tonight, In Color, Los Angeles, Out to Get You! Live 1977, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Whisky A Go Go

A new four-disc set showcases the band’s ferocity on the concert stage

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Indie Rock 

LISTEN: Spain Returns With New Archival LP

September 30, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1994, 2022, Bessie Smith, Charlie Haden, Her Used-To-Been, Josh Haden, Los Angeles, Shimmy Disc, Spain, World of Blue

Check out “Her Used-To-Been” from World of Blue, out now

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Indie Rock Punk 

LISTEN: Reckling Premieres “Spitter” Ahead Of EP Release

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Erik Jimenez, FIDLAR, HalfNoise, Joey Mullen, Kelsey Reckling, Los Angeles, Max Keuhn, Paramore, Reckling, Together Pangea

Human Nature comes out on August 12th

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Pop Psychedelics Rock Soul 

Michael Rault Is A California Man

July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 10cc, Canada, Daptone Records, Gene Clark, Harry Nilsson, Los Angeles, Michael Rault, Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, The Point, Todd Rundgren, Wick Records, WITCH

Talking AM radio, Daptone Records and Harry Nilsson with one of the West Coast’s most talented pysch pop auteurs

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Indie Rock Pop Power Pop Rock 

Grand Canyon Announces New Album

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Full Moon Fever, Grand Canyon, Joe Guese, Los Angeles, The Byrds, Tom Petty, Tristan Shea

Forevermore to be released on October 7th; listen now to the title track

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Indie Rock Pop Rock 

WATCH: All Eyes On Emma Ayz

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Angel Olsen, Animus, Beck, Emma Ayz, Judy, Karla Bonoff, Los Angeles, Michael Bolton, Perfume Genius, Phoebe Bridgers

The first single from the young L.A. songwriter/musician is a sweet tribute to a friend’s mom

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Pop 

ALBUMS: Springtime In Cinerama

April 23, 2022May 7, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2022, April March, California, Cinerama Dome, In Cinerama, Los Angeles, Omnivore Recordings

April March records don’t arrive as often these days as they did in the late ’90s, but the quality remains

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Indie Rock Power Pop 

WATCH: “40 Oz. Kid” by Man’s Body

March 12, 2022March 15, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ashtray Boy, Chicago, J. Niimi, Los Angeles, Man's Body, Rough Church

Dig the Trans-American trio’s latest single off their 2021 LP A Set Of Steak Knives

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Indie Rock 

WATCH: Haunted Summer Meets The Friendly Ghost

February 15, 2022February 16, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Daniel Johnston, Dream Pop, Haunted Summer, LaunchLeft, LaunchLeft podcast, Los Angeles, More Songs of Pain, Pacific Ocean, Rain Phoenix

Check out the video for the L.A. husband-and-wife duo’s mesmerizing version of a Daniel Johnston favorite

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Indie Rock Pop 

LISTEN: “All We’ve Lost” by Oliver Future

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, A Year At Home, All We've Lost, Austin, Jon Brion, Los Angeles, Oliver Future

The Austin-by-way-of-L.A. band picks up right where they left off on their first new music in 14 years

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Art Pop Indie Rock Pop 

Video Premiere: Ward White Keeps It Creepy on “Easy Meat”

December 15, 2021December 14, 2021 Jim Allen 2 Comments Easy Meat, Heidi Adams, Los Angeles, music video, Paul Thomas Anderson, single, The Tender Age, Ward White

Things get dark in sunny L.A., or is it all a deadly daydream?

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