The Who: King Washington (Los Angeles, CA) The What: We are fans of King Washington and for a handful of very valid reasons named Tyson Kelly (vox/guitar), George Krikes (vox/guitar) and Billy Lee (vox/bass). Easily considered one of Los Angeles’ musically brightest bands, these guys are dealers in fantastically rich musicality that sources rock, folk, harmonies, California soul, crazy good […]
The Who: Leon Else (Los Angeles, CA by way of London, England) The What: Having seen “Dance,” there really was no other option for our new Video of the Week because what we’re dealing with is form, movement, emotion, function and music as they all conspire to effect a beautiful measure of personal and natural ecstasy in order to break through, to […]
The Who: Half The Animal (Los Angeles, CA) The What: There’s a lot going on “Saturday Night” with the LA based alternative pop/rock band Half The Animal. Ignoring the obvious question of why only half the animal instead of a whole, there’s studio time, skatebording, a pool party and an inflatable pink flamingo that Chase Johnson, Nick Gross, Evan Smith and Alex […]
The Who: Mondo Cozmo (Los Angeles, CA) The What: Take a deep breath…inhale, exhale, then press ‘play’. Because the latest single from Mondo Cozmo (aka Joshua Ostrander) just may have served up the one thing that every person in these United States (let alone on the planet) needs during this God-awful thing called Election 2016: four minutes and thirty seven seconds […]
The Who: Roo Panes (London, UK) The What: Putting his winsome model looks aside, Roo Panes is a stellar craftsman of gorgeous and introspective expression, more personal than not under the style of classical folk pop. This spring saw the release of his sophomore album, Paperweights, and from it comes “Lullaby Love.” The video is simple: Panes’s sonorous voice crooning […]
The Who: ExSage (Los Angeles, CA) The What: There’s something insidious and creepy as f*ck going on here but Kate Clover and Tim Foley of newly constituted ExSage (formerly Cobalt Cranes) don’t seem fazed by it at all. From their debut EP, Out of the Blue (released on September 30th, produced by the illustrious Alain Johannes), comes “Tripwire” and its visual gore-tale […]
The Who: Rafferty (Los Angeles, CA) The What: Between the capture of soulful swagger and bluesy rock stomp, as debut singles go, “Apple Pie” by Rafferty sounds and feels like time in a bottle. Produced by 2016 Producer of the Year Grammy winner Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, fun., Jay-Z), “It’s modern, but it summons those ghosts of tradition,” Rafferty says, […]
