Discovered by local Latin rock and cumbia bands like La Chamba, Thee Commons and Chicano Batman, the psychedelic sounds of Peruvian chicha are now all over L.A.'s Latin alternative scene....
"I see us being right up there with Teragram and Troubadour and Bootleg and Echo," says talent buyer Kyle Wilkerson, who will run the new venue with his Sid the Cat partner Brandon Gonzalez....
From acid and folk to tacos and Korean short rib, the tradition of melding unlikely elements is deep in the blood of this city. Thee Commons are the new musical torchbearers of this practice — a band that pull together cumbia, punk and psychedelic rock tighter than the strings on......
From acid and folk to tacos and Korean short rib, the tradition of melding unlikely elements is deep in the blood of this city. Thee Commons are the new musical torchbearers of this practice — a band that pull together cumbia, punk and psychedelic rock tighter than the strings on......
On his solo debut, "Half-Light," the former Vampire Weekend producer-keyboardist finds ambitious new ways to mix sonic experimentation with pop songcraft....
Arshia Fatima Faq's album of field recordings, "Ishq Ke Maare: Sufi Songs From Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan," captures a style of music the Taliban is trying to wipe out....
After the maximalism of last year's "Singing Saw," the acclaimed ex-Woods singer-songwriter returns with a darker, more insular but no less brilliant set of new songs....
