luke mcgarry Os Mutantes are one of our very favorite bands here at L.A. RECORD, as evidenced by the 150,000-word interview with Sergio Dias we did when they played the El Rey two years ago, which got Sergio reminiscing about how much he loved L.A.: I remember on Wilshire Boulevard, there was this couple—probably in [...]
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OS MUTANTES SIGN TO ANTI- FOR NEW ALBUM THIS FALL!
June 17th, 2009 · No Comments
LOS LOBOS SIGN WITH SHOUT! FACTORY FOR 18TH ALBUM, ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES
June 11th, 2009 · No Comments
East L.A.’s Los Lobos have signed with L.A.’s Shout! Factory—home to releases by such diverse personalities as Dave Alvin, Roky Erickson, John Coltrane and Optimus Prime—for their 18th full-length, which is yet untitled and without an exact release date. The band will be touring for most of the rest of the year. More info below: [...]
FOOT VILLAGE DEBUTS NEW WEBSITE, FREE MP3 COLLECTION
May 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Download: Foot Village “T.A.K.E.” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from Anti-Magic out in July on Upset The Rhythm) Via Brian Miller from Foot Village, who have rolled out a (very nice!) new website at footvillage.org that is loaded with free MP3s of other bands covering Foot Village that were all mashed together for [...]
BUSDRIVER TO RELEASE JHELLI BEAM JUNE 9 ON ANTI
March 16th, 2009 · No Comments
dan monick L.A. RECORD cover alum Busdriver—interviewed here, and also playing our SXSW showcase Thursday at the Independent!—has just announced the release of his newest album Jhelli Beam on June 9 on Anti, which will feature Nocando, Mykah 9 and members of Deerhoof and Islands. Expect something pretty spectactular to coincide with Low End Theory [...]
