TAG: Los Angeles

Mar19

Broken Bells @ The Troubadour 3/14 (Review)

James Mercer and Brian Burton's sold out LA show 

Creating a complete and engaging live musical experience is a tough feat. Having only about forty minutes of material to draw from greatly complicates the situation. “Would it be wrong?” Not for Broken Bells.  For Broken Bells, also known as Brian Burton (typically known by his alias Danger Mouse) and James Mercer (lead singer of The Shins), this was effortless.  Broken Bells have built upon their musical efforts on their self-titled Broken Bells at the Troubadour in Los Angeles this past Sunday 3/14 with a lively, entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable performance.  As their final show on their mini-tour which included London, Paris, and New York (next they’re headed to SXSW), Broken Bells have put on a moving and memorable performance that highlights the creative possibilities of this so-called supergroup formed during the collaborative work by Burton and David Lynch (which …

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Mar16

Redd Kross x Rodney on the ROQ, 1987 (Video)

Yes, that’s a young Brooke Shields introducing Rodney’s show. Weird. But the ensuing interview with one time LA punkers Redd Kross is pretty interesting. It details the transition from teen punkers to faux-psych rock band. Good stuff…if not a bit dopey sounding…

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Mar03

Review: Red Bull Thre3Style in Los Angeles + Interviews with Winner Morse Code, and DJ Mix Master Mike. (Video)

The venue was hot, the drinks were strong, but some Djs didn’t play my song. The Red Bull Thre3Style is a competition to find the world’s most party hyping’ DJ. The main focus is to crown the DJ that has mastered the drop, scratch, and fade spinning that keeps a party going into the early morning. While some Djs were playing tracks more suited for a lounge atmosphere, others definitely came to compete by the timing of lyrics like “Get your dam hands up,” and “Turn my music High.” I arrived to a packed Playhouse in Hollywood last Wednesday listening to “We love L.A” getting spun into a battle mix. The Red Bull Thre3Style in Los Angeles was live and popping.

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Feb23

A-Trak & DJ Reflex Power Out The Jams For Power 106 (Video)

Fool’s Gold head honcho and upcoming Travis Barker collaborator A-Trak stopped by at Power 106 in L.A. along with DJ Reflex and both spun a set that ranged from party bangers to hip-hop tunes of booty-shaking glory. DJ Reflex was nice enough to share the entire experience to the interwebs both audibly and visually. Reflex provides both mixes available as one download as well as a documentary-style clip of the proceedings at Power 106. Check out the mix link and video down below.

DJ Reflex Presents : Power Party Mix with A-Trak from DJ Reflex on Vimeo.

The mix features a blend of current electro bangers, autotuned-house and some patented A-Trak remixes…oh and Ludacris! Download the mix HERE or …

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Feb22

Danger Mouse and James Mercer Debut Broken Bells Project

We didn’t make it to the super sold-out Broken Bells show this weekend. But LAist caught the debut performance by James Mercer (of The Shins) and Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) and gives an encouraging report.

Mercer’s voice was strong and rose above Burton’s shuffling timekeeping. Several songs had a lilting bass groove reminiscent of the Manchester sound of 20 years ago — Stone Roses, Happy Mondays. It was also apparent that these musicians were influenced by the likes of Damon Albarn and Beck — not necessarily a bad thing. Add four- and five-part harmonies and some ace songwriting by Mercer and the live experience had a wall of sound, Floydian feel, melodies grinding through spiral video projected on the stage.

Broken Bells – “The High Road”
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Feb18

LA Smoke Signals : DJ Babu & DJ Green Lantern (Video)

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