Sufjan Stevens

Gardeners Logic Continue to Grow at Detroit Bar

Sometimes the process of creating a labor of love from the ground up can be less-than-pretty. After months of planting ideas for their sophomore La Habra EP, Gardeners Logic are in a hurry to find out if the proper elements are in place to help their soon-to-be-finished recording make an impact whe ... More >>

Ask A Failed Musician: Should I Really Make That Christmas Album?

By: Daniel Hopkins[Editor's Note: Welcome to Ask a Failed Musician, in which I help struggling musicians make sense of their careers and even offer some advice. Whether or not it will work, who knows? It obviously didn't work for me. But then again, I was on Kimmel once, so there's that.]Dear Failed ... More >>

Paul Simon at the Gibson Amphitheatre Last Night

Danielle Bacher/OC Weekly​Paul SimonOctober 19, 2011Gibson AmphitheatreSeventy years is a long time. Some countries in history did not manage to make it that long. Paul Simon, however, has endured. From teenage troubadour in Queens to one-half of the biggest folk-rock duo ever to solo superstar, h ... More >>

Boris Smile Are Amped Up

[Locals Only] A. Wesley Chung's chamber-pop combo plugs their new, 23-song album.

Eight Instruments Indie Bands Should Stay the Fuck Away From

Wendy Lynch/MyspaceModest Mouse​Ever notice what bizarre instruments indie rockers have been using on stage? It may enhance the sound at times, but whipping out a melodica or tuba always makes me wonder what the hell were they were thinking. Artists like Sufjan Stevens and Modest Mouse need to cut ... More >>

UPDATED: WTF of the Week: Sufjan Stevens' Label vs. Amazon

​UPDATED: Information about the founders and operators of Asthmatic Kitty Records.This has to be a first. A  company openly begging its customers not to buy a product from a competitor  for cheaper. Yesterday, Pitchfork reported that eccentric folk artist Sufjan Stevens' label Asthmatic ... More >>

[Locals Only] Set to Sea Sail Across the History of Emo

Top 10 Americana Albums of 2008

Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen Trapper's fantasti ... More >>

Monday - 12/3

Open Mic Night at the Gypsy Den, Huntington Beach Impeachment Action meeting

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Breath of Life

Kids in the Hall

Los Alamitos almost-band Lightmusic prepare to ditch the almost

True Story

Jessica Dobson might just be the luckiest gal ever

Pleasing Everyone

Saxon Shore

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