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Lights

Artemis Thomas-Hansard
Ontario-born electro-pop artist Lights got her bearings at the ripe young age of 15, when she signed on with Sony as a songwriter for Canadian drama Instant Star. A slew of hits (“Drive My Soul,” “Saviour,” “Ice”) and a Juno Award for New Artist of the Year in 2009 followed,......
Growlers + Oompa Loompas.; Credit: Photo by Art Tavana

Pauly Shore Nearly Ruined the Beach Goth Party

Artemis Thomas-Hansard
Beach Goth 3 The Observatory October 25, 2014 At a time when music festivals are a dime a dozen, it's hard to build one that stands out from the ever-growing crowd, or can compete with larger local festivals like FYF and Burgerama. Now in its third year, the Beach Goth......
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Moon Block Party

Artemis Thomas-Hansard
The flagship event of Moon Block, an L.A.-based organization of artists and musicians stemming from acts such as Deap Vally and Mystic Braves, this year’s Moon Block Party boasts its biggest — and most diverse, with acts coming from everywhere from Mali to Mexico — bill to date. With local......
Daniel Wright-Fresco; Credit: Photo courtesy of Robert Cifuentes

The Smell's Homeless "Security Guard" Released From Prison

Artemis Thomas-Hansard
This February, Daniel Wright-Fresco, the homeless man who serves as the unofficial security guard of downtown DIY venue the Smell, was arrested. He was charged with the crime of making "criminal threats" after allegedly threatening Ignacio Nava, an employee at a used car dealership nearby. Nava had claimed Wright-Fresco flashed a......
Kera and the Lesbians; Credit: Photo by Artemis Thomas-Hansard

Kera and the Lesbians – Bootleg Theater – October 10, 2014

Artemis Thomas-Hansard
Kera and the Lesbians with Girlpool, Heathers, DJ Devendra Banhart Bootleg Theater October 10, 2014 Friday night was a momentous occasion for fans of Kera and the Lesbians, who have created quite the buzz for their seductively psychotic sound (which they humorously describe as "bipolar folk"), explosive performances, and a moniker......
Meatbodies: (left to right) Patrick Nolan

Meatbodies' Chad Ubovich Got Dark on His Debut Album

Artemis Thomas-Hansard
Chad Ubovich of Meatbodies doesn't really know what to do with down time. He's been in basically every local garage rock band, from playing in Together Pangea (back when they were just called Pangea), to Mikal Cronin's touring band, to Fuzz.  He's been a go-to touring musician for about four......
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Damien Rice

Artemis Thomas-Hansard
After an eight-year silence, Irish crooner Damien Rice revealed "I Don't Want to Change You," the first single from his highly anticipated third album, My Favourite Faded Fantasy, and announced a tour of North America and Europe — including his first performance in Los Angeles in two full years. The......
FYF; Credit: Photo by Timothy Norris

Grading This Summer's L.A. Music Festivals

Artemis Thomas-Hansard
It's a great time to live in L.A. As we've said before, our fair city is the best for music, period. But when it comes to festivals, there are perhaps too many. In fact, there were so many this summer that is was hard to keep up. And they're getting ludicrously......