Archive for May, 2011

Album review: My Morning Jacket’s ‘Circuital’

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

My Morning Jacket, on its sixth studio album and after establishing itself as one of the most monstrously compelling live acts of the last 10 years, returns to a more disciplined form on “Circuital,” a welcome tightening of the reins…

Album of the Week: Death Cab for Cutie

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

At once plaintive and anthemic, it does a fantastic job of turning Gibbard’s occasional regression into teenage dreams right on its head

Business Record: Old Blues On Grand Booms With New Music

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Frankie Farrell doesn’t want to chase the blues from The Gas Lamp tavern at 1501 Grand Ave. He just wants it to share space with other musical genres.

Album reviews: My Morning Jacket, “Circuital” and Death Cab For Cutie, “Codes and Keys”

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

“St. Peter’s Cathedral” pulses with all sorts of flickering sounds that bubble to the surface and give it an understated sense of majesty. It’s reminiscent of the sonic splendor of Wilco’s “ Yankee Hotel Foxtrot ,” and little moments such…

A&E TODAY

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Starring The King of the Blues B.B. King & The Real Deal Buddy Guy singing all their hits all night long. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 3 @ 10am at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

Governor’s proposal could shutter historic railroad park

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

The turntable at Railtown. Photo by Dick James Unless something changes in the California state budget, Railtown 1897 State Historic Park will be closed along with up to 70 other state parks.

Album review: Death Cab for Cutie’s ‘Codes and Keys’

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Ben Gibbard’s barbed wit can feel unattractive coupled with themes of finding bliss.

Album review: Eddie Vedder’s ‘Ukulele Songs’

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Eddie Vedder has said this solo outing began with no intention of the music going public, and there’s no reason to doubt him.

Roxette’s New Album, ‘Charm School,’ and New ‘Greatest Hits’ Collection to Be Released July 26 by Capitol/EMI

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

After 25 years as a world-famous act with more than 70 million albums sold, one of Sweden’s top pop groups steps back into the spotlight a decade after the release of their last studio album . Â Roxette’s acclaimed new album, Charm School, released in…

Album review: Death Cab for Cutie’s ‘Codes and Keys’

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

For a guy who once sang of Los Angeles, “It’s a lovely summer’s day / And I can almost see a skyline through a thickening shroud of egos,” Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie sure seems to have made…