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Daphni’s “Life’s What You Make It”

Daphni's Dan Snaith. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Okay, I just like the name of this song. Plus, it's from Canadian electronic artist Dan Snaith, a.k.a. Daphni, a.k.a. Caribou. I've had it sitting around for a few days, but like last week, I'm going through another round of concert mayhem. Yesterday was American indie synth-rock act The Faint. Tonight was British post-punk pop …

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Flashback: deadmau5 performs “where’s the drop?” with a full orchestra at the Wiltern on 03.31.18

deadmau5 with orchestra perform "where's the drop?" @ the Wiltern Theatre on 03.31.18. That's Joel Zimmerman on the right, conductor/composer Gregory Reveret walking towards him with outstretched arms, and the deadmau5 mask seated on the left.
Last month, I started posting some old concerts that occurred before this blog's inception. January's always been a slow month for touring, so the opportunity to showcase these past performances seemed timely. And had the blog been up and running before last October, I definitely would've included them in one post or another. So far, …

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You’ll Never Get to Heaven’s “Caught in Time, So Far Away”

You'll Never Get to Heaven's Alice Hansen & Chuck Blazevic. Photo by Megan Campbell; sourced from artist's Facebook.
I just love the band name You'll Never Get to Heaven, especially when they possess a sound as captivating as this Canadian duo.  Alice Hansen and Chuck Blazevic have been collaborating as You'll Never Get to Heaven since 2012, exploring and experimenting with hazy dream-pop ambience and lush lo-fi atmospherics.  I remember hearing about these …

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The Birthday Massacre’s “Beyond”

The Birthday Massacre perform at the Roxy Theatre way back on 11.30.14.
I've got one last post for the evening.  I couldn't resist, after hearing The Birthday Masscacre's "Beyond," while driving home from work tonight.  I was there kinda late, working through some project complications.  But all good now.  Plus, I got the previous two posts done. As well as gathered some insight into a few astrological …

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ACTORS’ “L’aapel Du Vide”

ACTORS (from left) Jahmeel Russell, Shannon Hemmett, Jason Corbett, & Adam Fink. Photo by Kira Clavell; sourced from artist's Facebook.
I encountered this one in between sets at Clan of Xymox's Echoplex show last weekend.  Part Time Punks, a radio show on KXLU 88.9FM, promotes a series of great shows, including this one, at the Echoplex and its smaller counterpart the Echo.  At these shows, their DJs fill in the gaps between bands with an …

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