Thursday night at the Echoplex, I saw something in live music that is almost as rare as seeing a unicorn. Amidst a sea of hipsters, I saw a bro in a trucker hat atop another bro’s shoulders. This I haven’t seen since Chet Faker at Coachella weekend two [proof]. I guess that’s just the sort of […]

  It’s less than two minutes and looks like it was shot on an iPhone, but there is a humble beauty to Girlpool’s simple new video for “Pretty.” Directed by Allyssa Yohana, Harmony Tividad, and Cleo Tucker, the video has an eerie feel. The lulling tone of the song is complemented by the out of […]

Smith Westerns headline the El Rey Theater on Saturday, August 10. Forming in 2007, Smith Westerns have managed to tour both the U.S and Europe, touring with bands such as MGMT, Florence and The Machine, GIrls, and Passion Pit. They’ve claimed the youthful and glam rock approach to pop making them timeless and lush band. […]