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Film School’s “Ms. Connection”

Old school press still for Film School's "Alwaysnever" 2003 release.
Tonight's post comes from Los Angeles/San Francisco shoegaze outfit Film School, titled "Ms. Connection." This one's a strange cocktail drone of humming reverb and tubular supperclub bells. It's loungey and reserved, a slowburn lo-fi affair fit for smokey, dimly lit environs, slightly out of step with time and place, yet seemingly revving to break loose …

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Wild Nothing’s “Partners in Motion”

Wild Nothing's Jack Tatum. Photo source from artist's Facebook.
For those paying attention, my apologies for the lack of posts. I had to step away, due to a longer-than-expected work-related project, as well as a couple of wonderful live shows - Moby and Kikaguku Moyo, if you're interested. The former occupied my days, the latter my nights. So I had no free time. Incidentally, …

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SWIMM @ the Echoplex on 02.08.19

SWIMM perform at the Love You Down art and music fest @ the Echoplex on 02.08.19.
In my efforts to catch up on some old business, I'm going to spend some time with SWIMM, a surprisingly good Los Angeles outfit that performed at the "Love You Down" music fest at the Echoplex/Echo on 02.07.18 and 02.08.18. This one comes from night two … and yes, it's a few weeks late. Hence, …

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Warpaint @ the Echoplex on 02.08.19

Warpaint celebrate their 15th anniversary with a performance @ the Echoplex on 02.08.19.
Tonight is a night for catching up on old business. So I'm going to jump back to the start of February, for a special performance from L.A.'s own Warpaint. These girls have been going at it for the past 15 years, and this show (the second of two) was their anniversary soiree, held as part …

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Gemini Rising’s “After the Rain”

Gemini Rising's Fiora Cutler, pictured on the EP cover for "After the Rain."
It's been a lazy laid-back Friday, so I'm going to keep things simple and short. Every now and then, I just happen to gravitate towards a tune that embodies those very straightforward qualities. It may not be entirely remarkable, nor inspirational in a colorfully descriptive language sort of way. But it's brevity and ease make …

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