Following the comeback release of LP “Up from the Ground”, Los Angeles pop/rock outfit Madras was ironically halted as leader/singer Dan Luperini wrestled with minor but nagging health struggles that left him unable to sing. In fact this eventuality led to some very exciting new collaborations for the band creating an evening evocative of a Thievery Corporation set they shared at Molly Malone’s, Los Angeles. Here is our review.

Tags: Aimee Lynn Chadwick, Dan Luperini, David Torn, Los Angeles, Madras, Marc Thomas, Molly Malone's, Thievery Corporation

No 8 min., self-absorbed solos. No charts. Jazz Punks strives to serve up classic jazz styles in an electrifying, unique manner – that appeals to the jazz layman as much as the jazz aficionado.

Tags: billie joe armstrong, dizzy gillespie, jazz punks, john coltrane, Los Angeles, punk, the roosevelt hotel

A review of Land Of Talk’s October 29, 2009 performance at Spaceland in Los Angeles

Tags: Amy Milan, Andrew Barr, arcade fire, Bon Iver, Broken Social Scene, Conor Obrest, Elizabeth Powell, Emily Haines, Fun And Laughter, Harriet Wheeler, Joe Yarmush, Justin Vernon, Land Of Talk, Leslie Feist, live review, Los Angeles, May You Never, Montreal, Saddle Creek, Sixteen Asterisk, Some Are Lakes, Spaceland, Stars, The Dears, The Stills, The Sundays, toenut.