Mayer Hawthorne

Happy Repeal Day: Drink Up at the Longest Continuously Running Bar in L.A.

Farewell to the 18th Amendment. Seventy-nine years ago today, on Dec. 5, booze in the United States flowed freely again. Celebrate the repeal of Prohibition at the longest continuously running bar in Los Angeles. "We never technically closed during Prohibition," General Manager and Beverage Director ... More >>

Mayer Hawthorne's Umami Burger: When Musicians Menus Collide

If you're someone who subscribes to the theory that food is the new rock, then you might have see last Wednesday night as a watershed moment. Umami Burger, the L.A.-based gourmet burger chain that's set to open it's thirteenth location next week, released the first of what it's calling its "artist-e ... More >>

Music Picks: Kaskade, Dirty Projectors, Ondatrópica

Jenny Lewis, Ab-Soul, Céu

Also, Vinny Golia Sextet, Mary Anne Hobbs, Delta Rae and others

Music Picks: The Descendents, Stones Throw 15th Anniversary Show,, Princess Pangolin, Brian Setzer

Also, Guns N' Roses, Weingart, Stevie Wonder's House Full of Toys, and others

Music Picks: Digital Underground, Beady Eye, Erykah Badu

Also, Jane Birkin, Human Drama, Big Jay McNeely

Mary J. Blige, Larry Carlton, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Also, Peanut Butter Wolf, Lucy Woodward, Chromeo and others

Skrillex: L.A. DJ, Producer Is Boy King of Electronic Dance Music

Leads the mashed-up, remixed generation

Music Picks: Shelby Lynne, Marsha Ambrosius, John Scofield Quartet, Wiz Khalifa

Also, Leon Russell, Chris Brown, Azar Lawrence Quintet and others

Mayer Hawthorne Is Back: Just Don't Call Him Retro

Todd Cooper​Despite the doo-wop sound of his ditties, his silky old-soul croon, and the fact that he hails from the state that birthed Motown, Mayer Hawthorne swears he's not retro. The voice of Hawthorne may be golden, but it's untrained. In fact, the man born Andrew Cohen in Ann Arbor ... More >>

Dennis Coffey's Show Was Canceled; Who Cares? He's Still Amazing

Doug Coombe​By Craig D. Lindsey Detroit soul/funk guitarist Dennis Coffey was supposed to do a show at the Troubadour this week. Unfortunately, it was canceled. But considering how fascinating the man is, we decided to profile him anyway. After all, Coffey brought a new form of funk to Motow ... More >>

Last Night: Bruno Mars, Janelle Monáe and Mayer Hawthorne at the Gibson Ampitheatre

Sarah BennettBruno Mars​ Bruno Mars, Janelle Monáe, and Mayer Hawthorne June 12, 2011 Gibson AmpitheatreFresh off their smashing performance at this year's Grammys, Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe linked up once again to tour. With the addition of Mayer Hawthorne, you've got three of the truest pu ... More >>

Stones Throw 15 Year Anniversary Party with Peanut Butter Wolf, Rick, and Mayer Hawthorne

Lainna FaderPeanut Butter Wolf DJing Stones Throw 15 Year Anniversary Party​Stones Throw Records are celebrating their 15 year anniversary with a series of direct-to-vinyl shows, recorded live in front of an audience. Last night was the first show in the series with jazz group Rick (with Sam G ... More >>

It's J. Dilla's Birthday! Here's the Best Way to Celebrate It

​Only the good die young. J Dilla -- the Detroit producer who was a founding member of the Soulquarians collective (along with Questlove, D'Angelo and James Poyser) and is heralded as one of the most influential producers in hip-hop -- passed away five years ago this month. But House Shoes, Di ... More >>

A Cure for the Monday Funk

We Cast the "L.A. Music Scene 2011" Biopic!: Which Top 10 Relevant Actors and Actresses Should Play These 10 Relevant L.A. Musicians?

10 Actors to Play Musicians in L.A.'s Music Scene

Music Picks: Nicole Eva Emery, Hard NYE, Peter and the Wolf,

Also, Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound, Octavius, Cosmologic and others

Top 10 Things to Do in LA on New Year's Eve

austin youngThe Lady Tigra - New Year's Eve at the Echoplex​ Did you wait till the last minute on your New Year's Eve plans? Is that because you are anti-social or because you think New Year's Eve is overrated, overcrowded, and overpriced but always end up getting dragged out to an event anyw ... More >>

Music Picks: The Hangmen, Brother Ali, Tommy Rock-A-Shacka, Weezer

Also, Hellride, Bonobo, New Kingdom and others

This weekend: Best Coast, Stars, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Fistful of Mercy, Mayer Hawthorne, Junip, Pennywise, Ghostface Killah

Best Coast​"I went from being a college dropout to being NME's top-four cool list," Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino tells the Weekly's own Gustavo Turner in last week's cover story. "It's just bizarre the way life kind of turns and changes sometimes." Yeah, we'd say so. The L.A. trio's modest ... More >>

Music Picks: Amanda Jo Williams, Usher, Masaki Batoh, Procol Harum

Also, Dustin Wong, Greg Dulli, Ghostface Killah

Pete Rock, Legendary Hip-Hop DJ and Producer, to Perform at Boombox's Anniversary

​Everybody loves to reminisce about the golden era of hip hop, those glory days of DJ Kool Herc MacGyvering power lines for his two-turntables-and-a-microphone and spinning breakbeats for all the b-boys and b-girls. Except, as then, hip hop's held in the fierce grip of the young, most of wh ... More >>

[UPDATED: Venue Changed] Peanut Butter Wolf: "My 10 First 45s," in Honor of Stones Throw's 10-10-10 Bash, Plus His Exclusive Bruce Haack Remix

Peanut Butter Wolf talks about his earliest vinyl purchases ahead of the Stones Throw 10-10-10 blowout.​UPDATE: Due to permit restrictions, Stones Throw's 10-10-10 event is no longer taking place at The Sex. The location has been changed to downtown's Club 740. New flyer after the jump. That ... More >>

Watch/Download: Mayer Hawthorne Stars in Mazda Commercial, Debuts New Classixx-Produced MP3 (That's Surprisingly Not Throwback Soul)

One of the many Hawthornes who appear in the new Mayer/Mazda commercial.​"Dude, you're everywhere right now." So speaketh an aviators-wearing douchebag type to L.A. soul sensation Mayer Hawthorne in the musician's latest video -- an ad for Mazda. Hawthorne's got a tradition of clever clips, ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Other "Locals Only" Bands at Sunset Junction Street Fair

Leslie KalohiThe Deadly Syndrome​[View more photos of the good, the fun and the grotesque in Timothy Norris' slideshow "Sunset Junction 2010: Day One with Ghostland Observatory, Bad Brains and more."] All of Silverlake was out in full force Sunday afternoon in the blistering heat for the Sun ... More >>

DJ Kutmah: the Deported

Artist opens up about his harrowing expulsion from the place he calls home

Mayer Hawthorne Hooks Up with Virginia Beat-Maker Nottz, Drops Etched 12-Inch for 'I Need You'

Mayer Hawthorne meets Nottz​It's been an incredible year for Mayer Hawthorne. He's turned Snoop Dogg's ear. He's released a series of awesome music videos. He'll be doing the international festival circuit into October and--perhaps most importantly--he just beat Fitz & the Tantrums to the thr ... More >>

MP3: Mayer Hawthorne Covers Daniel Johnston

M.H. hearts D.J.​When Dam-Funk covered Human League, it wasn't exactly a shocker. But this? Thoroughly unexpected. Culver City blue-eyed soul guru Mayer Hawthorne has just released what seems to be an unsolicited cover of "Held the Hand" by legendary home-recorder Daniel Johnston. Unsolicite ... More >>

Live in L.A.: Merle Haggard, X, Playboy Jazz Festival, Henry Rollins, Murs, the Glitch Mob, Dr. John, Tortoise

​Even if the only ink you sweat is your printer cartridge and your idea of iron comes in your vitamin supplements, there's a lot to recommend at this weekend's Ink-N-Iron Festival: the tunes. Among the the tatted masses, meticulously coiffed pompadours, corseted pin-up girls and acres of machi ... More >>

Free the Robots, Dr. John. Alex Cuba and Merle Haggard

Also, Bestial Mouths, The Dreaming, Echo Lush and Elevaters

Live in L.A.: Mumford & Sons, Free Kutmah benefit, Fitz & the Tantrums, Death by Stereo

​Mumford & Sons don't add up. Four tidy West London boys doing achy, dusty Americana -- why, that's almost as suspect as four preppies from Columbia University embracing world beats in their pop music, isn't it? Indeed, Marcus Mumford and compatriots Ben Lovett, Country (!) Winston and Ted Dwa ... More >>

Fitz and the Tantrums Sign to Dangerbird, Tour with Dap-Kings, Plan Spaceland Residency

Fitz and the O-Face​Busy, busy bees are the boys and girls of throwback soul here in Los Angeles. Mayer Hawthorne has had an incredibly kind past 8 months (or so), and it now looks like the surname-lacking, stripey-haired Fitz is bound for similar success. A handful of late-in-the-day announ ... More >>

Day 3: Coachella WINs and FAILs (featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Thom Yorke, Phoenix, etc.)!

Gustavo TurnerThe Great Thom Yorke in the Sky​ Sunday was the hottest day of the Coachella weekend and it felt like the most crowded, a change from previous years when (thanks to the one-day passes) the last day had shown a welcome self-weeding-out of the masses. In terms of festival logisti ... More >>

Snoop Dogg Mayer Hawthorne Bromance, Pt. 3: The Remix

Doggthorne 637​West Coast Sound has gone to great lengths to keep you abreast of the now officially full-blown creative bromance between L.A. rap legend Snoop Dogg and rising Culver City soulster Mayer Hawthorne. We were first on the scene when the fellas' respective Twitter feeds hinted at a ... More >>

Last Word on SXSW: Jeff Miller's Top 3 Picks (LA band, Coming Soon, Wild Card)

[Ed's note: SXSW coverage all over has been as chaotic and overwhelming as the event itself. If you don't have time to read all the pieces and wanna know what our writers thought the pick of the litter was, here's our reporters' highly personal (the way we like it) must-hear digest. First up, Thrill ... More >>

BOOM, BOOM, OW! SURVIVING GRAMMY WEEK IN L.A.

East Coast Clobbers West Coast in 2009 Pazz & Jop Music Poll

Well, if you're keeping track at home, the so-called "west coast sound" got clobbered this year in the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll of the year's best music. And when we say "clobbered," we actually mean "beaten to a bloody pulp." Consider this: In the list of the top 100 albums o ... More >>

West Coast Sound: A Stroke Chokes (And Nearly Goes Broke)

Mars Volta Ax-man Makes Directorial Debut

​We here at West Coast Sound, existing as we do at the geographic crossroads of the music biz and the film industry, like to make a point of keeping readers abreast of inspired audio/visual intersections. For instance, exactly one month ago, we alerted you to yet another outgrowth of Maynard ... More >>

The Bromance Continues: Snoop Dogg, Mayer Hawthorne, Diplo & Soulja Boy Tell 'Em

Snoop with the homie D-Beckham Bend It​It's been just over a decade since Snoop Dogg started "fuckin' with white boyz in ninety-nine," as the outro of "White Boyz" (from the soundtrack to the movie Whiteboys), once so tastefully declared. Well, in 2010, it seems he might finally add a couple f ... More >>

INCHES reviews Mayer Hawthorne, The Anasazis, Robedoor, and Railcars (MP3s)

In the strange wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES reviews the output of L.A.'s healthy vinyl community (artists and labels, indie or other), believing that good m ... More >>

Snoop Dogg, Mayer Hawthorne, Diplo, DJ Quik Soulja Boy Supergroup Album Due Out in 2011?!

Stones Throw soul man Mayer Hawthorne has been spending a lot of time in Paris of late. Tonight, he performs at La Bellevelloise, and about a week ago, he let slip via Twitter that he was "recording some vocals for Snoop Dogg at a studio in Paris," adding, "the surreal life continues." Those paying ... More >>

Unlocked Grooves: Breakestra, Mayer Hawthorne, Myron and E.

L.A., Bay Area artists redefine the sound of soul

Mayer Hawthorne: From Motown to Our Town

Soul salvation finds seed in Los Angeles

INCHES006: New Wax from HEALTH, Mayer Hawthorne, and White Shit ( MP3s, chart, video)

In the unpredictable wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many (with delicious irony) as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES seeks not only to review the output of L.A.'s healthy vinyl community (artists and ... More >>

Rock Picks: Camper Van Beethoven, Cass McCombs, AC/DC

Also, Twilight Circus Dub Sound System, Magda, Hedgehog, Mos Def and others

Peanut Butter Wolf's Got Shows (In Different Area Codes): Nine Gigs, Nine SoCal Codes, All 90s Music

Following on the heels of his two previous marathon DJ gigs (eight gigs in a row last year, seven the year before), Peanut Butter Wolf has announced a nine-night tour of the nine area codes stretching from Los Angeles, Orange County to the Inland Empire. Each night the resident Stones Throw DJ will ... More >>

INCHES002: Five More L.A. Vinyl Exclusives Revealed and Reviewed ( MP3s)

In the unpredictable wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many (with delicious irony) as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES seeks not only to review the output of L.A.'s healthy vinyl community (one populate ... More >>

Lucent Lamour with Adam Freeland and Z-Trip; Peanut Butter Wolf, Prince Paul and Arabian Prince at the Echoplex

Hang the DJs with Yo! Majesty, Dazzler and We Are the World

Rock Picks: Don Caballero, Yo! Majesty, Joan Baez, Juana Molina

Also, Extreme Animals, Andrew Bird, Peach Fuzz, and others