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Sweden’s CEO is back with some new music. It’s been about two years since we’ve heard any electronic splendor from Eric Berglund (aka CEO). The creator behind The Tough Alliance and label Sincerely Yours, as well as the craftsman behind all the addictively clever electro soundscapes you hear in CEO’s music, Berglund is finally back […]

Luling, haunting and fragile, are all things that describe the gorgeous voice of Swedish songstress and pianist, Alice Boman. Her haunting stirring lo-fi folk pop has a timeless sound that you can listen to for days on end. Her music is as soothing as it is heartbreaking, a perfect harmony of feelings. Boman just released a […]

Waters Waters brought their loud rock sounds and upbeat energy to The Roxy on Thursday night. It was the second stop of their five-leg West Coast tour, which started out in San Diego. Opening for them that night was Riothorse, a newly formed LA-based band. Riothorse took the stage at 8:30 pm and delivered their […]

José González has announced a second show date at The Regent scheduled for Thursday, April 30th. After selling out his first show date at The Regent (April 29th) a second performance had to be booked to supply the demand of fans wanting to see the Swedish folk singer live. Ask and you shall receive! González […]

The Sounds will headline Club Nokia this Saturday, March 22nd! After playing a sold-out performance at the Belasco Theater in downtown L.A. this past October, The Sounds have returned to Los Angeles in support of their new album, Weekend which was released this past November via Metronome Records. The new record is their fourth in ten years. You can listen […]

Last Friday, Grimy Goods presented a show at the One Eyed Gypsy with two very talented bands: the Deer Tracks (from Sweden) with our L.A. favorites, the Magic Wands. It was an early set time of 7:30pm and 8:30pm, but the music spoke for itself. Despite the discouraging L.A. rush-hour traffic and getting a crowd to downtown L.A. before 10pm, the turnout […]

Just like Alice taking a trip down the rabbit hole, there is something magical and mysterious about the Deer Tracks new album, The Archer Trilogy Pt. 3. It takes you on a unique trip where beats explode into spiraling waves of majestic sound. If there was ever such a genre as “magic forest electro” (which […]

Jens Lekman charmed the crowd at The Fonda last Tuesday night with his candid humor and flawless lyrics. His set list was made up of a lot of new songs from his new record, I Know What Love Isn’t, and surprisingly — a lot of his older songs too which pleased the crowd endlessly. He also […]

  FUUUUUUUUUUUCK. EXCELLENT THAT IS ALL … well, 3:01 am 4/12/2012 Videos of Refused at the Glass House in Pomona. Their first U.S. show in 14 years. The last show they played in the U.S. was in a basement with 45 people. Tonight, Refused made the come-back of all come-backs. By far, the best show […]

Making their Los Angeles debut all the way from the beautiful-people land of Sweden, SERENADES is gearing up to light the Bootleg Bar up with their harmonizing electro tunes. Serenades is the new duo by Shout Out Louds lead singer Adam Olenius and acclaimed fellow Swede, Markus Krunegård. When the duo sing together (which they always […]