BLOGS 
Paul Simon Live At Pantages Theater, Hollywood(3)
(Photos by Paul Zollo) Paul Simon at the Pantages was a joyous event, as the venue is one of Hollywood’s first and most ornate movie palaces, replete with awe-inspiring Art Deco wonderment throughout. And the man didn’t disappoint. At 69, his voice is remarkably as strong as ever – he sounds more vocally unchained and [...]
Listen: Alela Diane, “To Begin”
Photo: Chloe Aftel On April 5, Rough Trade Records (Dylan LeBlanc, Warpaint) released Portland by-way-of Nevada City songwriter Alela Diane’s second proper record, Alela Diane & Wild Divine. The album finds Diane with a family band, exploring a jammier sound than the minimal folk of 2009′s To Be Still. On “To Begin,” Diane drops into [...]
Diamond Doves: Indie Horns Go Electro-Psych
Diamond Doves, named after an Australian bird, have been the dudes behind the scenes in Elvis Perkins In Dearland, and have also played a modern-day Memphis Horns for indie bands like My Morning Jacket and Bon Iver. But Diamond Doves don’t quite fit in with the folk circuit anymore. Nick Kinsey, Brigham Brough and Wyndham [...]
Sonny & The Sunsets: Real Or Imagined?
Sonny Smith takes a Woody Guthrie approach to life. He’s bounced around from California, to Colorado and South America, playing music and busking, writing short stories and plays, and making drawings and sketches. For a solo art show called “100 Records,” he made up 100 imaginary bands and song titles (A and B sides) for [...]
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