Articles By john payne
Ersi Arvizu Throws a Hook (and Chorus)
Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 7:44 pm
Boxing trainer, singing prizefighter and legendary Chicana vocalist
Neon Neon Set DeLorean's Story to Music
Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 4:29 pm
Boom Bip and Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys spin a stainless steel tale of Detroit
Gea: Mia Doi Todd's Unresolved Chords
Wed, Feb 27, 2008, 7:20 pm
An L.A. artist wanders with the transcendent spirits of Joni Mitchell and Alice Coltrane
Baby Dee: Life Is Bitter and Death Is Sweet
Wed, Feb 13, 2008, 1:10 pm
"Find a sweetie and make mad love. Smoke lots of cigarettes and stop wearing underpants."
The Eel World
Wed, Jan 16, 2008, 6:00 pm
For the past decade, E has created parallel universes. Turns out there's a reason why
L.A. Phil Contemplates the Sound of the City
Wed, Jan 2, 2008, 12:00 pm
In these media-mad times, with such god-awful, colossal loads of music, art, film, video games,…
Dewey Cox, Uncut
Wed, Dec 12, 2007, 12:04 pm
The legend speaks for itself, and so does the Legend himself, uninhibitedly and scabrously. On…
Caetano Veloso: Tropical Troublemaker
Wed, Nov 21, 2007, 10:54 am
Caetano Veloso at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, November 14
Blown Chunks from Black Dice
Wed, Nov 7, 2007, 9:30 pm
"Rock band" mashes up same popular-poopoo influences that have ruined everybody else
Devendra Banhart Curls Up in Your Hand
Thu, Oct 11, 2007, 11:39 am
A wide-ranging interview on Tarot cards, Topanga Canyon, the tackiness of the "freak folk" label and his wonderous new album, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
Radio Daze
Wed, Oct 10, 2007, 7:00 pm
Hrishikesh Hirway channeled his existential crisis into the gentle, brooding This Too Will Pass
Shout Out Louds: Loud, Proud 'n' Unbowed
Mon, Oct 1, 2007, 12:50 pm
With their upcoming performance at Detour festival around the corner, the band's singer talks about their new album, songwriting and their fellow Swedish musicians
Conor Vs. Phil
Wed, Sep 26, 2007, 6:00 pm
Is laying a ton of L.A. Philharmonic strings and horns on top of Bright Eyes’ insistent beat going to turn it into a big soft pile of adult-oriented mush?
Caribou: Where the Circuits Meet the Wood
Wed, Aug 15, 2007, 12:00 pm
Canadian expat melds electronic and acoustic instruments into a glorious whole
Pete Townshend Comes Alive!
Wed, Mar 7, 2007, 6:00 pm
with Rachel Fuller, Tenacious D, Ben Harper, Alexi Murdoch, Joe Purdy at Hotel Café
X Clan Return
Wed, Feb 7, 2007, 7:30 pm
X Clan, Medusa, Abstract Rude, Crown City Rockers The Key Club
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