Free Music Download: Fair to Midland

Posted on by Kristen

New music from Fair to Midland! They finally have a new CD coming out!!! If you’re a fan of the band, you will know how exciting this is. We’ve been waiting years for a follow up to 2007’s brilliant Fables from a Mayfly.

Arrows & Anchors is officially released on July 12. You can buy the first single, “Musical Chairs”, on Itunes, but Fair to Midland is offering a free download on their website of the song “Armadillo Sleeps on My Pillow”.

http://www.ftmband.com/

 

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One of my favorite Fair to Midland songs (featured on my best of ’07 mix):

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~ Kristen

 

 

 

Free Show Alert: POD

Posted on by Amanda

Tonight 5/18 POD is playing a free show at the Belly Up! It was announced this morning on the radio. Just be sure to get there between 6pm and 8pm to get in for free. Cover is only $10 after 8pm. Hard to beat right?

Watch This: Endoxi “Time Bomb”

Posted on by Amanda

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of being asked to shoot a music video for Chris Wilson of Endoxi. This was my first ever music video shoot and I was more than a little nervous but I’m so happy with how it turned out!

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

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~Amanda

Song of the Day: Viva City’s “Brother”

Posted on by Kristen

UK’s Viva City was in town all last week playing shows at The Viper Room, Saint Rocke, and Silverlake Lounge. They also put on a killer DJ set at Bardot Friday night as well as a highly entertaining appearance on Friday’s Brit Bitz program on Moheak.com. Bottom line: there was a lot of dancing going on this past week. This week, I’m suffering from a bit of withdrawal, so their CD, Phobia, has been on heavy rotation. Hence the song of the day: Viva City’s “Brother”

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~ Kristen

Amanda’s SD Show Calendar 5/16-5/22

Posted on by Amanda

Oh look, it’s another Monday! I’m glad I no longer have a Garfield complex about Mondays. Mondays are quite nice for me even though I don’t generally go out to a show. Speaking of shows, I went out to see The Burning of Rome at the Soda Bar this weekend and came across this band called Dangerous Ponies from Philly. I enjoyed them but found myself far too tired and the volume was way too loud (I’d like to have my hearing in the next 20+ years) so I left before I got to see The Burning of Rome. However, I discovered a new band!

But enough about me, let’s see what’s up this week!

 

Monday: Black Angels @ Belly Up @9 $17
AND: Drew Andrews, Roll Film and Matt Alber @ Soda Bar @9 $8
AND: Air Waves @ Casbah @9 $10

Tuesday: Lusitania @ Soda Bar @9 $5
AND: Stephen Kellogg @ Anthology @730 $10-$32

Wednesday: Tree Ring and Vision of a Dying World @ Casbah @9  $8
AND: The Flowerthief @ Bar Pink @10

Thursday: Joe Pug @ Casbah @9 $10 adv/$12 day of
AND: S. Carey @ Soda Bar @9 $8 adv/$10 day of

Friday: The New Assembly @ Soda Bar
AND: The Gregory Page Show @ Lestats
AND: Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels @ Eleven Bar @9 $6

Saturday: The Heavy Guilt @ Eleven Bar @9 $6
AND: Wendy Bailey and the True Stories @ Tin Can Alehouse $5
AND: System of a Down @ Cricket Wireless Ampitheatre @8 $33-$46

Sunday: Rest

 

Keep in Mind:

May 26th- Kevin Martin and Illuminauts @ Fleetwood
May 27th- Transfer, Black Hondo, and Little Hurricane @ Casbah
June 1st- Cage the Elephant and Manchester Orchestra @ Soma @ 630 $20
June 3rd- Inspired Flight and Illuminauts @ Casbah $12 adv/$14 day of
June 4th- The Howls and Get Back Loretta @ Soda Bar
June 5th- 94/9 Independence Jam w/Cold War Kids, Peter Bjorn and John, Lykki Li, The Soft Pack, The Silent Comedy, Crocodiles, Band of Skulls, Everest, Low Volts, Surfer Blood, and Heavy Hawaii
June 8th- Adele @ Humphrey’s
June 11th- Airborne Toxic Event @ House of Blues
June 11th- Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae @ Del Mar Fair
June 17th- Switchfoot @ Del Mar Fair
June 19th- Panic! at the Disco @ House of Blues
June 22nd- Neon Trees @ Del Mar Fair
July 5th- Eddie Vedder @ Copley Symphony Hall
July 6th- Foster the People @ House of Blues $17.50
July 26th- Cold Cave and Austra @ Casbah $12 adv/$14 day of
July 27th- Indigo Girls @ Humphrey’s
July 29th- Yuck @ Casbah
August 9th- Vans Warped Tour

 

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 5/16-5/22

Posted on by Kristen

Annnnd another week is upon us. Where did the last one go? I’m not quite sure. It was a rough one. By Friday, my stress-induced eye twitch was pretty constant. I knew if I was going to make it through the weekend’s to do list, I needed to take measures. I went to the only place I knew could make me forget about my stressors for an evening, found myself a seat and didn’t move for about seven hours. That place, of course, being The Hotel Cafe. And by the end of the magical evening of music, I was singing along with Daniel Bedingfield covering Chantal Kreviazuk’s “Feels Like Home” and all was once again right with the world.

 

This week is not looking to be any easier. Fortunately there are more opportunities for great live shows starting Monday night with one of my favorite Las Vegas-based bands, Imagine Dragons!

 

As for the rest, here’s what I’ve got:

 

 

Monday: Imagine Dragons at The Viper Room (10pm)
ALSO: Yael Naim at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Stephen Kellogg at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
ALSO: Songwriters in the Round at Room 5 featuring Adrianne, Rob Giles, Garrison Starr, and Joel Eckels (9pm)

 

Tuesday: Alberta Cross and Chasing Kings at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Jenni Alpert and Lelia Broussard at The Hotel Cafe (7,9)

 

Weds: Patrick Park at Bootleg Theater (9pm)
ALSO: Matthew Mayfield and Kevin Devine at The Hotel Cafe (8,9:30)
ALSO: Golden State at The Viper Room (10pm)
ALSO: Of Verona at Silverlake Lounge (9pm)
ALSO: The Watkins Family at Largo at The Coronet (8:30)
ALSO: Johnny Flynn at The Echo (10pm)
ALSO: The Shakers at Molly Malone’s (8pm)
ALSO: Shawn Mullins and Susanna Hoffs at The Mint (9pm)
ALSO: Semi Precious Weapons at On the Rox (10pm)…FREE with RSVP

 

Thursday: Paris Carney and So & So at The Hotel Cafe (7,9)
ALSO: Irontom (formally The Bellows) at Silverlake Lounge (11pm)

 

Friday: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Kina Grannis at Largo at the Coronet (8:30)

 

Saturday: Saint Motel’s Judgement Day with Queen Caveat at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: The Janks & The Shivers at The Hotel Cafe (10:30)
ALSO: Sabrosa Purr and 100 Monkeys at The El Rey (7pm)
ALSO: Viza at The Key Club (11pm)
ALSO: Jamestown Revival at Molly Malone’s (10:45)

 

Sunday: Chasing Avalanche and Run Run Run at The Viper Room (8,10)
ALSO: Dead Sara at Bardot (10:30)
ALSO: Alice Smith at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:

May 27th: The Script at Club Nokia
May 27th-29th: Sasquatch Music Festival (Washington)
June 1st: Parade of Lights at Silverlake Lounge
June 2nd: Manchester Orchestra at The Music Box
June 6th and 7th: Band of Skulls at Bootleg Theater
June 7th: Death Cab for Cutie and The Lonely Forest at The El Rey
June 9th: Adele at Hollywood Palladium
June 9-12: Bonnaroo (TN)
June 13th: Florence and The Machine at The Greek Theater
June 15th: Augustana at The House of Blues Sunset
June 17th: Nico Vega at The House of Blues Anaheim
June 29th: Brooke Fraser at The Music Box
July 19th and 21st: Alkaline Trio at The Troubadour
July 26th: The Indigo Girls at The Troubadour
July 28th: A Perfect Circle at Gibson Auditorium
August 12-14th: Outside Lands in San Francisco
August 18-20th: SSMF
September 22-24: Hotel Carolina (South Carolina)

~ Kristen

 

The Other Side of Morning CD Release 5/14

Posted on by Kristen

The Other Side of Morning has their first full length record out this week! The CD is entitled  Letters From Your Love, The Madman. It has indeed been a long time coming and I’m super excited to see and hear the new tunes. In celebration of the event, the band will be playing this Saturday May 14th at The Loft. For details: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159847907408063

Don’t miss it!

Seems like they’ve got someone helping them with promotion:

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And here’s a vid for one of their new tunes:

 

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~ Kristen