Mount Eerie And Distorted Gong Feedback

So the Mount Eerie show on Friday was superb.  There are a few videos out there on the internets of it, but this video of the following night at The Che Cafe does the sound much more justice than the others.  These were the first two opening numbers at The Center for Arts in Eagle Rock.  The incredibly loud gong feedback at the beginning made the relative hush of the rest of the glockenspiel-keys-centered show that much more enjoyable.  What a contrast!  Talk-box harmonies were also quite a treat.


Video is from allenhsieh @youtube

Mr. Little Jeans Covers Arcade Fire. Plus Free Show in July

At some point a google image search for "Mr. Little Jeans" stopped producing the Wes Anderson source material: 

And started spamming me with some cute girl with a fake mustache:

I guess I don't really mind.  She does make good music, and she will be performing for free on July 8th at noon on Grand Avenue.

Check out her cover of Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs"

and this little bleep-bloop pop number:

Free and Legal Mp3 "Fireworks" by Polock

Do you like European indie-pop like Phoenix?  If you do, you will probably really enjoy "Fireworks" by Polock, which is free to download right now at Amazon.  Listen! It's sweeeeeede!

Mount Eerie and Nicholas Krgovich tonight in Eagle Rock

Mount Eerie, Key Losers, Nicholas Krgovich, and Catwalk are playing tonight at the Center for Arts in Eagle Rock.

Mount Eerie is the main draw for me. Just check out the impressive critical acclaim at Metacritic.If you like emotional folk music with compelling lyrics and a chance for fuzz you ought to check it out. Listen to the samples of his live performances; it may not be for everyone.

Bad ass song:


Bad ass performances:




Also, Nicholas Krgovich is blow'n my mind with his robo-voiced tunes.  Let it be known that I have always been a sucker for vocoder, but "It Never Was You" is worthy even without modulated vocal delights.  Listen to this; it sounds pretty great to me.

It Never Was You by Nicholas Krgovich by P.W. Elverum & Sun, ltd.

He has been making music with friends under a lot of different names: Gigi, No Kids, P:ano.  Here is some of that music in a 60 minute "Megamix" he put together.
http://soundcloud.com/nk-music/60-minute-megamix
It looks like he even lets you download it for free!

Yo Los Angelenos, Hollywood Bowl Tickets Go on Sale Tomorrow at 10AM

You can get in on some pretty awesome concerts for really cheap (a dollar and seventy-five cents!?) if you are quick enough on the draw.  Philip Glass, here I come.

Here is the bowl's calendar.  The National plays with Neko Case on September 11th; Hall and Oates for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of July; and Rodrigo and Gabriela play the 12th and 13th of August.  Those will cost you more but they will be a lot of fun.  Everything on the Summer and Fall schedule for the bowl goes on sale tomorrow at 10AM PDT so if you want to get in on the cheap seats or the best seats you will need to make your plans quickly.  Most of the shows (all but the lease events) are BYOEverything, and they make great picnic dates/parties; take the subway and walk.

Best of luck.  I hope to see you there.  Maybe we can dance-battle in the aisle.

Edit: Presale password is 90YEARS (thanks, Kesha), but it looks like most of the $1.75 if not all are already gone.  They might release more of those tomorrow morning.