Justin Maurer has been the leader of Clorox Girls for about a decade, has narrowly escaped organ theft in Turkey on at least one occasion, and has a book of fiction coming out this spring. Dan Collins and Daniel Clodfelter catch up with him in Long Beach at the Pike.

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L.A. RECORD interviews Greg Ashley every year we can because he does such vital work in keeping Californian minds alive. His fearsome band the Gris Gris is back playing a few shows, but he’ll be opening for (and backing) the Dutchess and the Duke tonight and Friday for his first local shows since 2007. This interview by Daniel Clodfelter.

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Walter Lure was with the Heartbreakers during everything that would later become history—L.A.M.F., the Anarchy tour with the Sex Pistols and Live At Max’s and whatever else it says in Please Kill Me, which he hasn’t read. He speaks now before performing at the Knitting Factory with his band the Waldos. This interview by Daniel Clodfelter.

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While it’s arguable whether the band is truly trying to emulate the Raveonettes or if they just sounded similar out of coincidence, it’s clear that they have many of the same influences as the aforementioned band—Jesus and Mary Chain, Spacemen 3, Velvet Underground—and have came up with very close to the same result.

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Hunx is Seff (of Gravy Train!!! and trash-glam-punk-pop going all the way back to an Appleby’s in Tucson, Arizona) and Hunx and His Punx are Seff leading wide-eyed rocker babies through songs equal parts dirty Undertones and dirty underwear. They finish a wild visit to L.A. with an appearance at tonight’s vital Burger Basher! next door to the Smell. This interview by Daniel Clodfelter.

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As guitarist/vocalist of the Epsilons; member of Traditional Fools; part time drummer for Party Fowl, Fresh and Onlys and Sic Alps, and leader of his own namesake band, which switches between the one-man-band format to its current full band incarnation, Ty Segall has managed to craft a unique sound and create a scene all his own, which has lead him into the arms and hearts of legendary garage rock figures like Eric Oblivian (Goner Records founder, member of Oblivians, Bad Times) and John Dwyer (Castle Face Records founder, member of Coachwhips, Thee Oh Sees, the Hospitals, etc).

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King Khan’s set was energetic and explosive as they plowed through their classic ‘60s R’n’B and soul inspired songs. At one point in the set, Khan was offered roses by an adoring fan though he quickly tossed them into the crowd. The most touching moment was when Khan introduced the song “Welfare Bread,” explaining that he and his wife were recently living on welfare until he was swept up by musical popularity; he then thanked the crowd and told them they were the reason he was able to get out of the gutter. By the end of the set, Khan’s band was still rocking at full force, though now fully drenched in sweat, as was the crowd.

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This album is abrasive and full of noisy incongruent riffs and phrases, and though it is definitely not for everyone, there are moments where it seems true genius is lurking behind the hiss and noise. Mixing elements of garage and noise rock with hip-hop, grunts, growls, and even free jazz, Sticky Rubies is a unique and seemingly un-self-conscious addition to the recent wave of lo-fi underground albums to surface in the last few years.

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As a young kid and future music nerd growing up in the 90s, the first band I obviously became obsessed with was Nirvana; and the first album I became obsessed with was their Unplugged in New York. From that album my early music palate expanded. First, it led me to the Germs by way of Pat Smear’s guest appearance on guitar, then later, to the Vaselines by way of Nirvana’s cover of “Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam.” Having prefaced with this, seeing the Vaselines perform in Los Angeles was a rare, unexpected treat.

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Wavves is Nathan Williams with recent reinforcement from drummer Ryan Ulish. They will play a special early show on Wednesday at the Echo, but they spoke even earlier with L.A. RECORD’s Daniel Clodfelter. And don’t miss Dan Collins’ review of Wavvves on this run-up to Wavves Weddnesday.

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