With a new album on the way and a brief West Coast jaunt just under their belts, they sped through a set that must’ve been less than an hour long. They rarely stopped to talk to the audience during the show, preferring instead to rifle through their already-impressive catalog of EPs and 7-inches along with cuts from their debut and the upcoming Belong. I was already impressed with the bands’ songs, which are as bathed in intimacy and immediateness as they are in reverb.

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We Are The World choreographer Ryan Heffington connects the underground to the mainstream pop circuit, the sewing machine to the street and the studio to the wilderness to the screen. Between touring to Mexico City and finalizing Ke$ha’s “thug dance,” Ryan took a minute to relay a manifesto that outlines dance for the people and drags performers from the stage to public space while scoffing at outdated notions of gender and sexuality—the only concepts this artist can’t choreograph. This interview by Drew Denny.

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Singer/songwriter/filmmaker/etceterator Emily Lacy is currently crashing the Japanese Pavilion at LACMA and creating “Temples of the Mind,” a loop-heavy soundscape that feels like Linda Perhacs broadcasting over a secret shortwave station. She speaks now about shape-shifting, pedals and the origin of “Temples.” This interview by Drew Denny.

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Kyoung Kim and Drew Denny—who is also part of L.A. RECORD—are not (quite yet) going to change the world, but they will reflect it back more clearly with the Reclamations series. First is Planetarium, a dome made of recycled parts where you can see the stars inside Hollywood and Highland. This interview by Daiana Feuer.

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