Michael Hurley

Blogs
January 18, 2013
The Best Concerts in L.A. This Weekend
Friday, January 18 Femi Kuti EL REY THEATRE In 2009, the Nigerian government forcefully shut down the Shrine, the home base of Afrobeat originator Fela Kuti. By now, however, not only is the Shrine back, it's a government-endorsed museum -- a sign, Femi Kuti told one reporter, that the revolutionar ... More >>
Music
January 17, 2013
Music Picks: FIDLAR, Muse and Lady Gaga
Music
August 12, 2010
Music Picks: Ida & Michael Hurley, Rasputina, Hercules & the Love Affair
Also, Natalie Merchant, Earthless, Seu Jorge & Almaz and others
Blogs
October 28, 2009
INCHES reviews Lambo, Marshmallow Ghosts (mbrs of BMSR, Appleseed Cast), Bipolar Bear, and Pink Noise (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 >>
Music
May 1, 2008
Rock Picks: Stagecoach, Alicia Keys, Vetiver
And other shows happening May 1-8
News
February 28, 2008
Howling Over "Wolf Songs" and other letters
Music
February 7, 2008
Rock Picks: The Kooks, Super Furry Animals, Willie Nelson and more
For the week of Feb. 7-14
Music
February 7, 2008
Wolf Songs: Michael Hurley's 40-Year Journey
Through hobo camps and boxcars, straight to Devendra Banhart's heart
Music
December 27, 2007
2007's Long Players You Might Have Missed
Eleven handcrafted gems
Blogs
December 20, 2007
Michael Hurley tonight, December 20, at The Bordello
Michael Hurley has been kicking around since 1965, when he released for Folkways Recordings his First Songs LP. Those songs introduced his aesthetic, one that has remained consistent in the intervening forty years and 21 albums: simple, joyous numbers accompanied on guitar and, occasionally, mouth t ... More >>
News
May 11, 2000
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