Austin Peralta

Hugh Hefner On the Connection Between Jazz and Sex

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Before he transformed into "Hef," the pajama-clad and priapic founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner was a jazz crooner billed as "the boy with the bop in his v ... More >>

A Jazz Renaissance Is Happening In Los Angeles

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Miles Davis once claimed, "The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas?" Flying Lotus recently said about the b ... More >>

Thundercat Haunted By Austin Peralta's Death

Stephen Bruner Jr., known as bassist Thundercat, isn't afraid to wear whatever the fuck he deems appropriate. Tonight, he's in a colorful poncho over what appears to be a chain-mail jumpsuit -- King Arthur meets The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. It's the sold-out release show for Bruner's new album ... More >>

Thundercat and Flying Lotus - House of Blues - 6-1-13

Flying Lotus & Thundercat House of Blues 6-1-13 Bassist Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner can be a charming dude. He is quick with a goofy joke and has an enviable love of mischief. As a frontman, not all of that goofiness comes across, which is too bad but forgivable. His new Brainfeeder album, Apocalyp ... More >>

Five Historic L.A. Jazz Spots

Have you hugged a jazz musician today? You should. For the second year in a row, April 30th has been declared International Jazz Day by no less a reputable organization than the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. This year's host city is Istanbul. But why not L.A.? A ... More >>

Austin Peralta's Death Was Fueled By Drugs and Alcohol, Says Coroner's Report

Twenty-two-year-old virtuoso pianist Austin Peralta died shockingly the day before Thanksgiving. Until now, details of the final hours of his life have been mostly a mystery. See also: The Life and Death of Austin Peralta His coroner's report, obtained by West Coast Sound, states that viral pneumo ... More >>

New African-American Owned Beverly Hills Jazz Club Is An Anomaly

Dennis "D.Anthony" Robertson has moved back and forth between the business and music worlds for years now. An aspiring drummer, he first began promoting acts at B.B. King's at Universal Studios, working his way into management and eventually ownership of the club. When that venture ended a few ye ... More >>

Music Picks: Tame Impala, Deftones, DJ Quik

Music Picks: Hugh Cornwell, Carlos Guitarlos, Zakir Hussain's Masters of Percussion

Also, Charlene Soraia, Chuck Loeb, the Head Cat, Feed Me and others

Flying Lotus - Cinefamily - 2/28/2012

Flying Lotus and Austin Peralta Live Score of Harry Everett Smith's "Heaven and Earth Magic" Cinefamily 2/28/12 See also: The Time Flying Lotus Pretended To Be A UCLA Physics Major If Flying Lotus' live score at Cinefamily last night was any indication of the direction of his upcoming fourth alb ... More >>

Top 10 Live Music Venues in L.A.: The Complete List

Timothy Norris​California knows how to party. -"California Love" It's the unofficial state motto. But not only do we know how, we know where. Los Angeles is home to a wide spectrum of live music venues, from the teeniest Echo Park hole-in-the-wall only you and five friends know, to grand ol' ... More >>

Top Ten Best Live Music Venues in L.A.: #10 - #6

Timothy Norris​California knows how to party. -"California Love" It's the unofficial state motto. But not only do we know how, we know where. Los Angeles is home to a wide spectrum of live music venues, from the teeniest Echo Park hole-in-the-wall only you and five friends know, to grand ol' ... More >>

Top Five Los Angeles Jazz Albums of 2011

Gretchen Parlato​See also *The Top Ten Los Angeles Albums of 2011 *Top Ten Los Angles Metal Albums of 2011 Despite what some may believe, Los Angeles has a rich jazz history. From Central Avenue to Hermosa Beach, early innovators like Hampton Hawes, Charles Mingus and Dexter Gordon honed thei ... More >>

BYO Band: Lot 1 Café Will Let Anybody Book Its Shows -- Even You

Steven J. Lynch​It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a permit to cry. As local indie-music fans know, City Councilman Eric Garcetti's office has not been kind to live-music practitioners in recent months: The Sunset Junction festival's last-minute permit denial followed the closure of all-ages ar ... More >>

Strangeloop -- Gus Harper Studios -- 7/23/11

Theo JemisonStrangeloop​ Brainfeeder audio-visual artist Strangeloop opened his new gallery show at Gus Harper Studios on Saturday night. The exhibit featured limited-edition prints of stills from his latest A/V release Fields, drawings, sketches, paintings, video installations, and performanc ... More >>

Last Night: Brainfeeder Presents Flying Lotus with Strangeloop, Teebs, Samiyam, Gaslamp Killer, Austin Peralta, and Thundercat at the Music Box

Gari AskewFlying Lotus​ WHO: Flying Lotus with Strangeloop, Teebs, Samiyam, Gaslamp Killer, Austin Peralta, and Thundercat WHERE: Music Box WHEN: 6/23/11 The Music Box convulsed with bass last night as the Brainfeeder crew descended upon Hollywood Blvd for a sold out show. Top Brainfeeder tal ... More >>

Interview: Thundercat, Brainfeeder's Bass Master General

​ Thundercat - Daylight by BRAINFEEDER When L.A.'s world-class beat/electronica crew Brainfeeder takes over the Fonda later this week, you'll spot one guy up there making music the (comparatively) old-fashioned way. Him with the extraterrestrial sense of style and supernatural ability ... More >>

Z-Trip Is Special Guest DJ Tonight at Echoplex's 'Low End Loves Japan' Benefit

Big Tripper.​Z-Trip's publicist announced that the spinner is the special guest at Low End Theory's "Low End Loves Japan" benefit at the Echoplex tonight.

Brick's Picks: Esperanza, the Upsetter

Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend in L.A.

​ Yes, it is Valentine's Day Weekend. Couples will be canoodling in a desperate attempt to prove to themselves and everyone else that they still have it; singletons, meanwhile, will be in defensive party mode, making Marrieds jealous, or weeping themselves to sleep after engaging in a helpin ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Give the Drummer Some

Music Picks: Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea, Teebs, Los Amigos Invisibles, Rare Grooves

Also Parkway Drive, Martha Wainwright, Anna Tijoux, the Deadbeats and others

Brick's Picks: Never Mind the Oogie Oogies, Here's Positootly

Flying Lotus, Madlib, J.Rocc Support Psychedelic Research at Cornerstone Research Collective's Holiday Benefit (Live Review)

​On Saturday night, Cornerstone Research Collective presented "The Way of the Infinite Harmony," its first holiday benefit at the historic Masonic Temple at Hollywood Forever, boasting a lineup packed full of L.A. heavyweights Madlib, J. Rocc, Flying Lotus, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Quartetto Fa ... More >>

Tonight: Black Mountain/Black Angels, Talib Kweli, Take, Too Rude, Fantasia

Black Mountain​Just in time for Black Friday, Black Mountain and the Black Angels hit the El Rey Theatre tonight. It's one of the stops on something called the "Dropout Boogie Tour" that pairs the Vancouver psych-rock quintet with the Austin psych-rock quintet, and, cosmically speaking, the s ... More >>

Music Picks: Tift Merritt, Clinic, Microscopic Septet

Also, J. Cole, the Crazy Squeeze, Wild Flag and others

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Brick's Picks: Beneath an Amber Moon

Seven days of solid jazz, plus the sounds of Brazil

Brick's Picks: Bebop Tempests

Jazz around L.A.

Klezmer With Hot Sauce

Fullness

Gerald Wilson, big bands and the rewards of non-suicide