It is the end of the year and thus time for list-making extravaganzas. What follows is my own favorite albums from L.A. artists (or in the case of Glasser, albums recorded in L.A. by an L.A. resident before that resident abandoned us for New York). Behold, those full-lengths that I hold in highest esteem. —Kristina [...]

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L.A. likes to party at hotels. It’s like going on vacation for a couple hours except usually without a free buffet or conga lines. Until that happens, hanging out by the pool and looking at each other affords plenty good times. IAMSOUND Records is setting up Mondrian Sessions, a series of free poolside performances at [...]

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Glasser is usually Cameron Mesirow and the digitized voices of 30,000 celestial entities, but now she returns from an extended trip to Europe with Fever Ray (and more) producers Van Rivers and the Subliminal Kid as collaborators and—for tonight only in L.A.!—as her backing band. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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Here’s Rodriguez live at San Francisco’s Amoeba with the same backing band—the Fresh and Onlys!—that he’ll have tonight at the El Rey. Read our interviews with him and opening band Glasser and see you tonight!

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Buy Tickets Download: Rodriguez “Sugar Man” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from Cold Fact out now on Light In The Attic)

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[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP2YydjRRUk] Cameron of Glasser (interviewed here and reviewed here) sends us her new video for “Apply,” directed by Jacinto Astiazarán. Watch for Glasser’s EP soon on True Panther Sound!

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Whether Fool’s Gold sings about the earth, honey, or how meshuggah you are, the music takes effect in the body’s lovehandles. Suddenly, the pelvis and ribcage start a furious ping-pong match against each other. Of all Fool’s Gold’s residency nights this month, ‘twas the eve of April 13 that rocked the most.

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Glasser is Cameron Mesirow using GarageBand in a shoe store and playing live with Matt Popieluch and friends. She works days helping artist Mike Kelley (who you will remember from your Sonic Youth album covers) and sounds like Terry Riley four-tracking with Linda Perhacs but today she is thinking about Ace of Base and Trent Reznor. She speaks now after resisting a Diet Coke. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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