You know how sometimes you’re on stage performing a benefit concert you organized in order to give back to an org that you depended on and is under attack for stupid political reasons, when all of a sudden one of your personal heroes stops by to duet a few with you? Well, so does Bethany Cosentino. […]
True Love Waits // Then + Now
The live 1995 Debut of True Love Waits in Belgium immediately followed by the live LA performance of the same song from 2016’s Moon Shaped Pool release. What a difference 21 years makes…
Review: Capsula with Os Mutantes at the Troubadour – May 2, 2013
As Your Girl In Music is as much a product of David Bowie’s 80’s cinematic triumph that is Labyrinth as she is the lace-and-leather rock scene that ran rampant in that same era, her curiosity was piqued at the unexpected but more than welcome discovery of the Spain-by-way-of-the-Argentine trio Capsula. At first glance and listen, […]
Show Preview: Capsula at the Troubadour, May 2nd
Capsula – “Ziggy Stardust Teaser” Meet Capsula, just your average rock band hailing form Buenos Aires, Argentina. Equal parts 1960s South American psychedelic rock and garage rock, Capsula started in Argentina in the late 90’s and, following some European touring, in 2001 permanently relocated to Bilbao, Spain. Their mix of raw […]
Show Preview: LA Font at the Outpost February 9
Faithful Reader, as you are no doubt aware after all this time, Your Girl In Music holds a special, exalted place in her heart for LA Font, LA’s own garage-rock-glorious lo-fi superstars. There is something so appealing about their earnest yet ambivalent wail, those seething, soul-clutching strings or maybe its the danceable beats backbone that […]
Atlas Genius Touring with Local Legends Silversun Pickups
The much hyped Oz indie outfit Atlas Genius will join Angel City’s own Silversun Pickups on an epic North American fall tour. The run kicks off on September 4th and will include a stop at our own Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, CA on September 13. In preparation for the stint with Silversun […]
WHY? Rocks the Echoplex tonight
WHY? returns with two new releases following nearly 3 years of silence: the six track Sod in the Seed EP dropped two weeks ago today, and a new LP Mumps, Etc. is due out Oct. 8/9. The trio heads out on a national tour with Anticon labelmates Serengeti, Doseone, Jel, Sodapop, and others. Listen to […]
Kirk House Brought Sexy Back to On The Rox
West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip has long tradition as a legendary scene in Rock and Roll history. From the House of Blues to the Whiskey A Go Go, the Viper Room to the Roxy, the musically inclined, young and old, hip and square, crowd into clubs, spilling out onto the streets and drink the noise kool-aid. […]
Review: The Hang at Genghis Cohen – 04.13.2012
Some 150 miles away, in the desert, many an Angeleno’s teeth chattered on the soggy polo grounds during the Black Keys headlining set at opening day of the 2012 Coachella Music & Arts Festival, weekend one. Back here in LA however, those of us still in the empty and rain-washed city crowded into the intimate […]
Clark Graham at Hotel Cafe – 3.20.12
Almost one month to the day after his debut in the venue, British Columbia native and LA transplant singer-songwriter Clark Graham did the near impossible and filled the house at 7 pm on a Tuesday evening at Hollywood’s Hotel Cafe. Then, for a brief interlude, time stood still and Clark wove his melodic spell over […]
The Music+Moxie Interview: Dave Stewart
For three decades, Dave Stewart has been writing a visceral soundtrack that captures the deep, dark and beautiful emotional sphere we inhabit. A collaborative genius and masterful musical innovator, he is that rare breed of ‘pure artist’, someone who if not writing or making music, is producing the work of his rock star peers like […]
Elizavetta Dazzles at Hotel Cafe
LA’s favorite flower alchemist and pioneer of the sound she calls “popera” stole the shine from the stars at Hotel Cafe last night. If you think my praise too high, you’ve clearly never seen or heard the ephemeral songstress. Easily one of Angel City’s premier standout artists in the sea of talented indie singer-songwriters […]
Tix Giveaway!! Andy Clockwise with Useless Keys at the Roxy TONIGHT!
In case you missed it, LA-based Australian indie-rock import Andy Clockwise is headlining KROQ Presents at The Roxy tomorrow night, September 22nd, in the final of three wildly successful So-Cal gigs. The music video for Clockwise’s “Love and War” off his recent stateside debut The Socialite premiered on September 6, and you can watch it […]
Hope Is Noise @ Redwood Bar Tuesday, September 20th
If I have learned anything in 2011 its this: Somewhere in Ireland, a mysterious stranger is touring the pubs, whispering my name and email address to every awesome band with hopes of touring the US. “Contact Ses, she’ll get you a Saturday night on the strip,” I can hear the raspy voice say as its […]
EPIC WIN! TV on the Radio @ Hollywood Bowl on 9/25
Your Girl in Music, in her typical benevolent fashion, with an exclusive ticket giveaway. You’re welcome, LA. This time, thanks to some seriously righteous friends in music’s high places, you could win two tickets to see art rock gods TV on the Radio at the Hollywood Bowl in what I’m officially calling the most epic […]
Shane Harper LA County Fair Contest is NOW!
Time to get WINNING, gang!! The first three fans to correctly tweet both Shane, @TheShaneHarper, + I, @MusicandMoxie, which 3 songs are currently available to stream on Shane’s website will win one of three ticket packages (each package is 4 tix with 1 parking pass included) to Shane’s concert at the LA County Fair this […]
W!N: Get “One Step Closer” to Shane Harper at the LA County Fair this Weekend!
Pop-rock fans may remember 18-year-old Shane Harper from his video for “Dance With Me,” which made a splash on the pop music scene last summer. Since then the triple threat actor, dancer, and musician has been busy writing and recording his self-titled debut album with industry hit-maker Adam Anders, the musical producer for Glee. The […]
You Need This: King Washington
This weeks LA artist making music your life is not complete without & now that you know you can save yourself, thank the lawd, (hold pls while i catch my breath) is Molly Malones regular, KING WASHINGTON. No, they dont totally understand how Democracy works in America, judging by their icon and name, but who […]
Review: Decemberists Fake It Twice at LA’s Greek Theater
2011 has been a banner year for the Decemberists. Having enjoyed a respectable and sustained success in relative obscurity, their unexpected Billboard #1 hit with January’s The King Is Dead turned the bookish indie-folk-pop quintet into bona-fide mainstream rockstars, which somehow escaped the notice of your normally alert girl in music until later in the […]
Light’s Out! Show’s On!
I sat in on Lluther’s first rehearsal on US soil two nights ago and instantly knew i’ve become part of something huge. What I heard in the small, rented space at Hollywood’s Swinghouse Studios was enormous. And while I filmed the band, sitting right at the center and in the thick of their contagious, energetic […]
British Blues Rock Originator Eric Burdon & the Animals
So, this past Wednesday my pops confirmed that his friend/patient from Rock’n’Roll staple The Animals, indeed, the same ‘music industry insider’ he questions for any industry claims /story /cultural-norm I relay that strike he &/or moms as dubious, is none other than the UK groups legendary front-man Eric Burdon. Um, yeah- i feel like i […]
Hole @ The Music Box at the Fonda
She can keep you waiting nearly an hour, offering an unapologetic apology when she arrives. She can forget the words to her songs and tell you to shut up while she tries to remember them. She can ramble on and on, hopscotching through a dozen different attitudes — from pandering to verbal abuse to […]