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Category: Album Reviews
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Jack White is back with a pair of intimate shows right here in Los Angeles! Now that we can't see him perform at Desert Daze 2024 after the festival was unfortunately canceled, Jack White will be giving fans the opportunity to see him in an even smaller venue when he headlines the Lodge Room in…
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If you missed The Bird and the Bee earlier this month at the Ford Theatres this month, you're in luck! Greg Kurstin and Inara George are ready to rock another hometown show in support of new album Interpreting The Masters Volume 2: A Tribute to Van Halen, when The Bird and the Bee play an…
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BUY TICKETS: Ice Cube at Staples Center The BET Experience has some more cool shows to offer, Scenestar readers! This time around, it will be Ice Cube teaming up with Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar at the Staples Center tonight—and it’s our Show of the Night. If you can’t get in to our Show of…
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Photo by Chris Molina of Coachella 2014, Weekend 2 We did it, Scenestar readers! We made it through another year of amazing concerts and musical happenings in our fair city of Los Angeles. We’re hoping for more great things in 2015, but for now, we will look back at 2014—including amazing live concerts, moments captured…
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Good-bye, 2012! It was a great year in music—from amazing live concerts to impressive album releases. To celebrate this past year in music, the Scenestar staff took a look back and compiled its Top 5 picks of the year. Enjoy! Oscar Rangel's Top 5 Shows 1. Sigur Ros @ Hollywood Forever (pictured) 2. The Black…
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BY CHERYL CHENG Kate Nash My Best Friend is You Polydor/Fiction When Kate Nash first appeared on the music scene, she was a cute, Regina Spektor-like presence who sang songs about heartbreak and first loves. The cover of her debut album, Made of Bricks, features her walking toward a cartoon-like cottage in a swingy red…
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ARTICLE BY CHRIS MOLINA The Scenestar came across Boston based Arms and Sleepers in late 2009 on a particularly still and dark evening while tuned into to DirtyRadio. Max Lewis and Mirza Ramic, are a downtempo, electronic-experimental duo who manage to weave atmospheric soundscpaes, which are often times reminiscent of early Sigur-Ros or The Album Leaf.…
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It’s always a treat to get hold of legally free downloads. American independent record label Ghostly International has issued a free download of its compilation Avant-Pop One via Amazon.com. The compilation includes tracks from Matthew Dear, School of Seven Bells and many more. Happy listening!
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It’s the end of the year, which for The Scenestar means it’s time to look back at what made us move to the groove in 2009. With such a diverse group here at The Scenestar, those of us who were brave enough decided to make lists of our favorite albums, shows, photos and songs of…
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There you have it folks. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have revealed the album cover for their upcoming release It's Blizt. It looks like one of those album covers you just want to get on vinyl and hang it up on your wall right? It's Blizt is scheduled for release April 14th via Interscope. No local shows…