A list of recommended L.A.-area shows for the coming week (plus clips for instant gratification). Click “details” for descriptions. More after the jump.
Sorry for not rocking, mom.
Hello. That’s Kenny G up there. He’s sorry too.
Funny Ha Ha has been experiencing a brief hiatus due to the fact that its author is currently pinch-hitting for the L.A. Weekly music editor. This’ll be the case for at least another week, but don’t give up hope on this humble little blog. Instead, head over to West Coast Sound as yours truly is writing about four stories a day, as well as editing some great content from folks you may already know, like Drew Tewksbury, Jeff Weiss, Molly Bergen, Josh Glazer and Kevin Bronson.
I’ll also be updating my Facebook profile frequently, as that and the new Gayngs record (and the P.E. Hewitt collection from Now-Again) are keeping me relatively sane.
Get with it already,
Chris Martins
Baths and R Kelly get their wrassle on.
Quick bloggy bits from around the L.A. underground (and up). Share ’em.
(all stories via West Coast Sound, via LA Weekly)
* “Hot doesn’t begin to describe what happens here.”
A list of recommended L.A.-area shows for the coming week (plus clips for instant gratification). Click “details” for descriptions. More after the jump.
The Franks, 'Duh' EP
New tunes in the INCHES column! Get over there already!
Doseone and Jel enjoy a decidedly laugh-free sunset.
Last week, West Coast Sound caught up with Anticon linchpin Doseone (Themselves, Subtle, 13 & God, Crook & Flail) to talk about one of his more unlikely side-projects, TVhaha. He and his right-hand beatsmith Jel are responsible for a hilarious and totally bizarre YouTube comedy series that involves butchering ’80s and ’90s cinematic gems (the Van Damme oeuvre, for instance), then improvising new dialogue overtop.
Check that out, along with some clips, here.
Nobody from the road.
Low End Theory resident and longtime L.A. music-maker DJ Nobody was kind enough to sit down with West Coast Sound to discuss the very intimate inspiration behind his brand new, completely free (for download) album, One For All Without Hesitation.
Read what he had to say, and grab the record, here.
Against Me! spreads love, punk rock style (Matt Kiser)
And finally, there was Day Four, a winding down of sorts that climaxed with Dave Matthews Band headlining. Of course, I wasn’t there for that. And I definitely wasn’t somewhere deep in the campgrounds shooting off fireworks. I’ll tell you where I was was, though: covering sets by Against Me! and Zac Brown Band. Read about that, and about a special appearance from one of the ice cream world’s few celebrities, here.
Stevie Wonder wields the mighty keytar (Ian Witlen)
Oh, but then there was Day Three, which found Stevie Wonder swinging his mighty keytar against unhappiness and the evils of the world (which on this particular night included the Tea Party phenomenon). It was by far the feel-good moment of the festival (unless you support racism), and you can read about it in depth here.
And in “Best and Worst” coverage, I took on GWAR, Reggie Watts and ISIS, plus Adult Swim’s Unicorn Robot Attack.
The Lips unleash a tickertape explosion (Ian Witlen)
Day Two of Bonnaroo was my personal favorite, mostly thanks to the Flaming Lips who not only performed a full set of their own songs (with all the expected fanfare — see above), but covered Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon in full with help from Stardeath and White Dwarfs. Read about that cosmic experience here.
And as on Day One, I contributed to Spin‘s “Best and Worse” coverage alongside some very sharp, funny scribes, this time covering Tenacious D, Damian Marley and Nas, the Gaslight Anthem and LCD Soundsystem.
Also: some serious reporting on McLovin and barf in “In Brief.”
Chris Writes Things 