INTERVIEWS
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The Myonics say that Lady Gaga is more punk than they are, but I’m not so sure.
Exclusive: Arab On Radar’s first interview since re-forming
The underground music icons are back with their first tour & new music since 2002.
The Caw! Caw! of the wild
‘A harbinger of pestilence’? ‘A long-suppressed shriek from a simpler, forgotten world’? ‘Enya rock’?! Call Caw! Caw!’s music what you like—you will be rocked regardless. See them with Cockwind at McWorld tonight.
Ghosts’ story
Former Ghosts’ Freddy Ruppert has excellent songs, excellent singing, amazing beats, pristine image…& he’s playing Pehr on Monday. Read the exclusive interview.
Hello, Bitches
22-year-old twins Blake and Staz know how to wring great songs out of the simplest instrumentation: “drums, bass and screaming.” Read the exclusive interview & see them at The Smell on Saturday & Pehr on Monday!
‘It’s complicated’: An interview with Bongo Fury’s Tripp Nasty
Tripp Nasty toured with Crash Worship, is a Denver scene icon, and brings his new group Bongo Fury to Pehr tonight. Read the interview & watch some of Tripp’s favorite videos!
Swiss mister
Forget Swiss neutrality—Syndrome WPW is fully partisan. The sonic manifesto? Analog noise that compels you to dance. See an amazing video, hear the sounds & attend the show tonight!
Back to the Future the Ride: ‘Think intergalactic, shop local’
Back to the Future the Ride is Brian Miller (aka Charlemagne Lazarus) of Foot Village’s sparkling new solo project. Hear an exclusive BTTFTR track, read the interview & see the group at Pehr tonight!
Tonight & Monday: Take a ride on Psychic Handbook’s ‘really mellow rollercoaster’
Alexander Archuleta’s music as Psychic Handbook—as well as his DJing—will take you far away. Hear his music, read about his philosophy and attend the shows.
DJ Marijuana Weed: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bong
I asked Rand Sevilla how long he had been making music. Sevilla replied, “It’s probably better to ask ‘How long have you been trying to get attention while avoiding reality?'”
Laura Daquila’s Los Angeles is in the details
Artist, Monday Night supporter, and Women house resident Lara Daquila amplifies the unnoticed moments of L.A. life in her new show.
Big Whup: Three girls, two boys, the “B.O.N.I.Z. H.E.A.R.T.” and their ultimate naked videos
Pop quintet Big Whup strip down for their first single & reveal their naked-est video moments.
Man machine music: Daniel Francis Doyle at Pehrspace this Monday
I love those stickers that say “Drum machines have soul.” For some reason they remind me of Texan phenom (and one-man band) Daniel Francis..
Monday: Knight Rider (re-)program the future of music
Knight Rider know f’ed up music—they make it themselves. Now they bring the new class of noise to you.
Exclusive interview: Chelsea Wolfe
“Psychedelia without the drugs” is Wolfe’s description of her music—equal parts melancholy, warmth, melody & extreme noise.
Mad Happy takes new tunes—and new baby—on the road
Would you believe that daddy and mommy have a musical entitled “The Joys of Armageddon”?
DAN DEACON TALKS TO VARIETY ABOUT PEHRSPACE, KYLE MABSON, L.A. MUSIC, AND ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS HE EVER PLAYED (IT WAS A SEAN CARNAGE MONDAY, OF COURSE)!!!
There’s an amazing interview with Dan Deacon in today’s daily Variety and online (with writer Matt Kivel), and he has a lot of great thing..