L.A. RECORD » hes my brother shes my sister http://larecord.com Los Angeles' Biggest Music Publication Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:03:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 THE BLOW AND HE’S MY BROTHER, SHE’S MY SISTER @ TROUBADOUR http://larecord.com/photos/2011/07/18/the-blow-and-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister-troubadour http://larecord.com/photos/2011/07/18/the-blow-and-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister-troubadour#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:12:06 +0000 Intern http://larecord.com/?p=57794
The Blow

LA’s own He’s My Brother She’s My Sister started the night off right at The Troubadour with their infectious energy from real-life brother/sister Rachel and Robert Kolar. Lauren Brown is mesmerizing handling tap dancing and percussion at the same time. Headliner The Blow (Khaela Maricich) not only gave us music, but comedy, dance, quick wit and had one girl almost charge the stage. Photos from July 15, 2011 by Debi Del Grande.

He’s My Brother She’s My Sister:

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]]> http://larecord.com/photos/2011/07/18/the-blow-and-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister-troubadour/feed 0 VIDEO: HE’S MY BROTHER SHE’S MY SISTER ‘COATTAILS’ (ANIMATED!) http://larecord.com/staff-blog/2011/05/12/video-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sisters-coattails-animated http://larecord.com/staff-blog/2011/05/12/video-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sisters-coattails-animated#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 18:54:18 +0000 Intern http://larecord.com/?p=55956 New animated video for He’s My Brother She’s My Sister’s ‘Coattails’ directed by Sascha Ciezata. Look at that cute little monkey playing harmonica and tambourine!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzPeq9sOjns




L.A. RECORD is presenting their show on 5/16 as part of their Satellite residency. Info below!

Theme: Escape Judgment
Attire: Fancy
Bands: Magic Mirror, Restavrant, He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, Caught A Ghost
Special Singing Guest: Jenny O
Special Performance Artist: Anna Oxygen & Cloud Eye Control
Food Truck: Gastrobus


]]> http://larecord.com/staff-blog/2011/05/12/video-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sisters-coattails-animated/feed 0 HMM WHAT’S HE’S MY BROTHER SHE’S MY SISTER PLANNING? http://larecord.com/staff-blog/2011/04/20/hmm-whats-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister-planning http://larecord.com/staff-blog/2011/04/20/hmm-whats-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister-planning#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:38:43 +0000 Daiana Feuer http://larecord.com/?p=55193 This Craigslist post has us intrigued to see what the band’s planning for their May residency…

]]> http://larecord.com/staff-blog/2011/04/20/hmm-whats-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister-planning/feed 0 BUDDY POKE THE BLANK TAPES http://larecord.com/staff-blog/2011/03/28/buddy-poke-the-blank-tapes http://larecord.com/staff-blog/2011/03/28/buddy-poke-the-blank-tapes#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:25:19 +0000 Daiana Feuer http://larecord.com/?p=54309 Sometimes it’s fun to let the computer control your fun. You go to a site like Buddy Poke and they say hi you can make a video with these little characters, isn’t it fun?

Like this, with the Blank Tapes.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGbHsoG-2mU

Or like Jib Jab. Remember this from He’s My Bro She’s My Sis at Xmas?

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Give yourself a good reason to escape town this weekend by winning tickets to The New L.A. Folk Fest Desert Weekend. See He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, Amanda Jo Williams, Tommy Santee Klaws, and Turn On The Sunlight this Saturday night at Pappy & Harriet’s, and on Sunday morning wake up for Mia Doi Todd, The Driftwood Singers, and Emily Lacy at Joshua Tree Saloon. In between fill your time with a bunch of enlightening experiences the Fest has laid out.

To win tickets, email LAFolkFest with your most memorable escape from L.A. story. So if you’ve ever driven to Idyllwyid in the middle of the night, drank tea with a desert rat on route 10, or met aliens on your way to Vegas, this is your time to shine. Pretty sunsets make a good story, too.

]]> http://larecord.com/news/2011/02/22/win-tickets-to-the-new-l-a-folk-fest-desert-weekend/feed 0 FEB. 16: HE’S MY BROTHER SHE’S MY SISTER PAY TRIBUTE TO THE VELVET UNDERGROUND w/ VANAPRASTA + ERIK HASSLE http://larecord.com/past-events/2011/02/14/feb-16-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister-pay-tribute-to-the-velvet-underground-w-vanaprasta-erik-hassle http://larecord.com/past-events/2011/02/14/feb-16-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister-pay-tribute-to-the-velvet-underground-w-vanaprasta-erik-hassle#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:31:14 +0000 Intern http://larecord.com/?p=52477

]]> http://larecord.com/past-events/2011/02/14/feb-16-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister-pay-tribute-to-the-velvet-underground-w-vanaprasta-erik-hassle/feed 0 HE’S MY BROTHER SHE’S MY SISTER: SELF-TITLED EP http://larecord.com/album-reviews/2011/02/14/hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister-self-titled-ep http://larecord.com/album-reviews/2011/02/14/hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister-self-titled-ep#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:09:15 +0000 Intern http://larecord.com/?p=52458 Illustration by Lainna Fader

He’s My Brother She’s My Sister “Tales That I Tell”
(from their self-released, self-titled EP out now)

On their self-titled seven-track EP, He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister forego a singular vision and instead deliver an album of duality. Brother and sister Robert and Rachel Kolar represent two distinct faces of the band. On the first track, “Tales That I Tell,” Rachel sings like a woman scorned, her confident if not slightly intimidating drawl backed by hoof-clopping percussion and muscular acoustic guitar. It’s a track that’s fairly straightforward and after a full listen, isn’t really indicative of the EP as a whole. The other face is Robert, most fully realized on the song “Coattails.” Like a Johnny Cash-infused version of the Stray Cats’ “Rock This Town,” the song walks a line between rock ‘n’ roll and down-home folk. The vocals echo brazenly and really drive the track forward, frenzied and shouted. And while these two tracks stand as distinct visions, everything else is the intertwined mix of the two, most excellently represented on the cover of “Moonage Daydream.” The languidly strummed dirge rolls along, picking up drums and duetted vocals and, finally, a Mexican horn section which would have no trouble feeling at home in the credits of a Sergio Leone film. He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister is a two-headed snake of a folk band, and both sides are loaded with venom.

—Steven Martinez

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]]> http://larecord.com/past-events/2011/02/04/feb-27-new-la-folk-fest-presents-mia-doi-todd-the-driftwood-singers-emily-lacy/feed 1 MP3: HE’S MY BROTHER SHE’S MY SISTER “HOW’M I GONNA GET BACK HOME TONIGHT” http://larecord.com/radio/2011/02/03/mp3-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister-howm-i-gonna-get-back-home-tonight http://larecord.com/radio/2011/02/03/mp3-hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister-howm-i-gonna-get-back-home-tonight#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:14:33 +0000 Daiana Feuer http://larecord.com/?p=52001

www.youtube.com/watch?v=METcWKbEQD4


It’s a feeling many have experienced. It’s called DRUNK. He’s My Brother She’s My Sister has been there, done that, and knows that at the end of a walking blackout, there’s the bright light of tomorrow. Here’s a cheerful beat. And, isn’t it so, sometimes when you’re wasted some suppressed dance skills emerge and you can keep up with the tap dancer on stage? But when you’re half seas over, teetering on the edge of belligerence, you can get lost in your own shoes. Where am I, what’s going on, did I just do something Imma regret? Like lose my shirt or my keys or my chastity. Luckily you snap out of it and know that it’s going to be alright! Lady Gaga has a song with a similar theme.

MP3: He’s My Brother She’s My Sister “How’m I Gonna Get Back Home Tonight”

*this mp3 will be downloadable for a limited time so grab it now or it’ll cost you $1!

He’s My Brother She’s My Sister’s upcoming shows:
Feb 3: Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
Feb 26: Pappy and Harriet’s, Pioneertown, CA
Mar 3: Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA
Mar 5: Eagle Rock center For The Arts, Los Angeles, CA

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