LIVE REVIEW FROM THE SILVERLAKE LOUNGE

Silverlake Lounge never disappoints and Tuesday night was no different, as two mainstays in the FS musical family, CHASING KINGS and ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE engaged the crowd with staggering performances, once again proving to us just why we’re fans to begin with.

We really can’t get enough of Chasing Kings, considering they blew up 3 Clubs for The Rumble in January and went with us to SXSW last month. Classic indie pop coupled with blues and 60’s and 70’s rock influences, demonstrate their deep respect for music of all genres. Matt Schwartz’s vocals and skills on the keys venture into Costello territory in the best way possible. With tracks like “Dark Sunglasses” and “Empathy,” their music is a pleasant and a fortifying change from the lo-fi world currently enveloping the industry.

Echoing the title of their EP and track, “The Current State of Our Future,” Chasing Kings are on the cusp of something bigger. A few new tracks worked their way into the set, and if these are any indication of what’s to come on their full length debut, those who’ve had the chance to catch this act at smaller venues will be saying “we knew them when.”

Next up was songstress, Morgan Nagler of celebrated indie quartet, WHISPERTOWN 2000. Accompanied by well known session player, Blake Mills on guitar ad Nick White on keys; Nagler wowed with an intimate set of solo songs about peaches, almonds and the like; each showcasing her rural voice. Closing with a soul wrenching solo version of Gillian Welch’s (Whispertown 2000 were the first signees to Welch’s Acony Records) “Look at Miss Ohio,” it’s easy to see that Nagler’s twang is rootsy indie folk personified. Watching Nagler was like taking a trip back to 2006 when I first caught The Whispertown 2000 (check out Livin’ In a Dream, a must listen); and it’s just as apparent as it was back then, that she is by far one of the emotive singers out there. Nagler excels in the lyrical storytelling department; personable, funny and never failing to create a level of intimacy with the audience that allows you to feel as if you’ve stumbled upon something special.


The evening closed with a group we at FS absolutely adore, All Wrong and the Plans Change. In the wake of 90’s alt resurgence, ala Hole, All Wrong and the Plans Change are a refreshing surprise in the mist of other imitators and most definitely the new faces of girl rock for 2010. Lead by the enigmatic Kassia Conway, with the spectacular Amy Wood on drums, this LA based group has been gaining steam for quite some time and we were fortunate enough to feature them on the Future Sounds 33 Compilation last summer.

Lush vocals, skillful guitar and some seriously amazing drums courtesy of Amy; All Wrong and the Plans Change are even better live. Their raucous, yet ethereal set was populated with personal favs like “Whiskey Birds, “Hey, Hey” and “Lately". All Wrong and the Plans Change’s recently released and sonically stunning, I’m Like Whatever EP is merely just a slice of what this quartet’s performances are like.
“I Get Down” is an infectious piece of alt pop rock genius, so it’s no wonder it caught the attention of uber music supervisor, Alex Pastsavas, meriting a spot on an episode of Gossip Girl last fall. Chrissie Hynde references be damned, Kassia’s voice is a serious force that transcends any Pretender’s comparisons.

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TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: CHASING KINGS + ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE

Tonight @ The Silverlake Lounge it's a 4-band line-up of local talent that has a couple of our favorite bands sharing the 'Salvation' stage > CHASING KINGS and ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE. The place should be stuffed, as WHISPERTOWN 2000's Morgan Nagler plays a solo show, but they've gotten ink in everyone from Mojo, Q, Spin, NME, Uncut, Paste and Rolling Stone. Show starts at 9pm, cost is $8.

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE @ THE ECHO

Going down at The Echo this evening - ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE kick off an evening of three great bands, and are followed by CORREATOWN and WE BARBARIANS. The ladies hit the stage at 9pm. $5 with RSVP - $7/door.

ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE RELEASE "I'M LIKE WHATEVER"

You may remember "I Get Down" by ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE on Future Sounds 33, or heard it on Gossip Girl or in a number of places, well they are giving away their record plus a new EP, "Till The Wheels Fall Off" today! Kassia & Amy and company are probably some of the coolest, sweetest folks you'll meet, and live it's ferocious, and everyone likes FREE. Head over to their web site to check it out and fill your iPod for the weekend.

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE @ 3 CLUBS

Awww, it's our ladies again, ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE, playing our favorite LA dive - 3 Clubs - tonight @ 10:15pm. Show is FREE.

SATURDAY MATINEE - THE RUMBLE: SAN DIEGO @ THE CASBAH

Tomorrow in San Diego @ The Casbah it's THE RUMBLE: SAN DIEGO at the matinee show time of 3pm-6pm. It's the perfect pre-dinner afternoon hang with two bands that destroyed their sets @ The Rumble: LA last evening - TAPE DECK MOUNTAIN and THE DROWNING MEN. Tape Deck's album 'Ghost' (Lefse) sounded HUGE in the 3 Clubs last evening and I heard rumor about some DANZIG cover in the works for Saturday. The Drowning Men really crept in last night and stole some hearts with their BEIRUT meets GOGOL BORDELLO meets ARCADE FIRE sounds. Coming down from LA it's ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE, who are debuting new tracks from their next EP for the first time. The 3 songs we heard from it last night, especially the opening song were stunning. On the turntables will be Andy Ralph from SD act, WRITER, and there will be TRUMER PILS beer specials throughout.

Party is FREE

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES - THE RUMBLE: LA @ 3 CLUBS

In the highly competitive season of Holiday shows, benefits and parties, tonight in LA delivers plenty of options. Options are nice, but THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES is mandatory. You must come to this show, please.

What's on tap this month is a four band line up, and a true battle of LA vs. SD. The upstart San Diego, as you know and as we've reported previously, is coming strong these days with quality band after band. Tonight they are represented in a 'The Warriors' style battle royale by TAPE DECK MOUNTAIN, the heralded buzzing act that Pitchfork loves, and the Arcade Fire-like power of THE DROWNING MEN. Los Angeles steps forward with the Pretenders-meets-Belly rock and roll of ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE and first up will be the uber-creative, EVAN VOYTAS. The ladies that call themselves DJ S.i.S. will be there making all the boys stare at them on the turntables.

Joining The Rumble: Los Angeles family of partners is BUZZBANDS.LA. We've read Kevin's column for years at the Times, now as the full-fledged BB.LA blog, he's out every night reporting back on what we should've have gone out to see. Welcome brother.

The Rumble: Los Angeles is FREE and it's at 3 Clubs in Hollywood - on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Vine. Don't spend too much time in the Army surplus store, get in early for EV.

LINE UP SET FOR THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES NEXT WEEK

December's RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES @ 3 Clubs boasts a pretty incredible four band bill that features 2 San Diego bands rumblin' against 2 LA acts next Thursday. TAPE DECK MOUNTAIN come into town with the Pitchfork love and affection at their backs and they also bring in their SD brothers, THE DROWNING MEN. The feisty ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE will represent Los Angeles along with EVAN VOYTAS. The lovely DJ's, S.i.S. do their magic from the turntables.

We're also thrilled to announce that we have a new partner joining the party, BUZZBANDS.LA.

The party is always FREE.

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE @ 3 CLUBS - PRAYER @ THE ABBEY

A double dip of FS acts this evening, as ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE play the NY Underbelly party at 3 Clubs this evening and PRAYER play later in the evening at The Abbey.

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE @ VIPER ROOM

You'll need a fan to cool off if you head out to see ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE @ The Viper Room this evening. These ladies share the bill with THE DANCE PARTY, DYNAMITE WALLS, BURN DOWN THE MISSION and THE JAKES.

ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE IN THE STUDIO VIDEO

We just received this video footage from the ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE studio sessions that Fender recorded. They are self-professed studio rats, already working on a second record before the first gets out. Get our your FS33 compilation and listen to "I Get Down" to refresh your memory on these ladies.

THURSDAY NIGHT IN LA: ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE & AWOLNATION

Future Sounds & RM64 are proud to present a show with a two acts that we love on Thursday night at The Viper Room. I know, the parking, don't sweat it, this will be worth it.

Headlining it's AWOLNATION, which is the latest creative expression from former UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GIANTS (FS21) frontman, Aaron Bruno, and it's the band's first show. We've heard the early demos and it's sounding large indeed, and they are giving away an mp3 on the Myspace page.

Supporting AWOLNation is Future Sounds 33 star - ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE ("I Get Down"). I won't even try and hide my love for this four piece, just wait until you hear Kassia hit the big notes in "Whiskey Birds". You'll be a follower from then on. I'll be honest, I don't know who JINNRAIL is, but on this bill, how can you go wrong?? You can pick up a ticket for $10 on Ticketweb.

There will be an after party at On The Rox, with Nick Adler handling the DJ duties, see one of us at the show for the password.

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE @ CLUB MOSCOW

Tonight at CLUB MOSCOW in Hollywood - ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE. Hopefully you've received your copy of Future Sounds 33 and have memorized the lyrics and the "uh uh uh uh uh" of their track, "I Get Down". Simply irresistible.

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: CASXIO & ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE

The final night of the OLIVER FUTURE residency at The Echo happens tonight, and the line up supporting their final performance is a Future Sounds double team: CASXIO and ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE, both appearing on FS33 tomorrow, make this FREE gig the choice to be tonight.

LISTEN TO FUTURE SOUNDS ON WOXY 6.29.09

Here's today's playlist...

Future Sounds #29 - June 29, 2009

SPECIAL FUTURE SOUNDS 33 EDITION

Fitz & The Tantrums – Breakin’ The Chains of Love – Songs For A Break-Up Vol. 1 EP – Future Sounds Records

INTERVIEW WITH FITZ

The Nights – Lonely Soul – Demos – Unsigned
Lilofee – Lock & Key - The Only Years – Unsigned
Local Natives – Airplanes – Gorilla Manor – Unsigned
Mumford & Sons – White Blank Page – Mumford & Sons EP – Chess Club Records

BREAK

Django James & The Midnight Squires – Giving Tree – Demos – Unsigned
The Brothers Movement – Sister – The Brothers Movement – Unsigned
All Wrong & The Plans Change – I Get Down – I’m Like Whatever – Unsigned

BREAK

Casxio – Seventeen – 4 Song Demo – Unsigned
Rubber Kiss Goodbye – We See Lights – Rubber Kiss Goodbye – Unsigned
LoveLikeFire – William – Tear Ourselves Away – Heist Or Hit Records
Avi Buffalo – What’s It In For? – Settled Tigertail – Unsigned

BREAK

Lee Memorial – Long Days In Bed – The Lives Of Lee Memorial – Dot Dash Records
Gran Ronde – On Our Own – Secret Rooms – Friends Vs. Records
Vertigo Smyth – Comfort Me – EP No. 1 – Unsigned

BREAK

FLASHBACK TO FUTURE SOUNDS 1-32 HIGHLIGHTS

The Postal Service – Such Great Heights – Give Up – Sub Pop (FS01)
The Killers – Somebody Told Me – 5 Song Demos – Unsigned (FS03)
Raycharles Lamontagne – Please – Demos – Unsigned (FS08)
Shout Out Louds – Please Please Please – Howl Howl Gaff Gaff – Bud Fox (FS10)

BREAK

Bloc Party – She’s Hearing Voices – Demos – Unsigned (FS14)
Editors – Bullets – Demos – Unsigned (FS18)
Gnarls Barkley – Crazy – St. Elsewhere – Downtown Records (FS23)
Lily Allen – LDN – LDN Single – Parlophone Records (FS24)

BREAK

Sam Sparro – Black & Gold – Black & Gold EP – Unsigned (FS29)
MGMT – Time To Pretend – Time To Pretend Single – Columbia Records (FS29)
Lykki Li – Little Bit – Little Bit EP – Unsigned (FS30)

BREAK

Ida Maria – Oh My God – Demo – Unsigned (FS31)
The Muslims – Bright Side – The Muslims – Unsigned (FS32)

BREAK

Band Of Skulls – Patterns – Baby Darling Doll Face Honey – Shangri-La Music
Portugal. The Man – Work All Day – The Satanic Satanists – Equal Vision Records

END OF PROGRAM

FRIDAY NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: LOVELIKEFIRE & ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE

A Future Sounds double-banger tonight at the Bootleg Theatre in downtown LA as LOVELIKEFIRE and ALL WRONG & THE PLANS CHANGE team up for an all ages show. Both bands are going to be featured on the soon to be released FUTURE SOUNDS 33 compilation and both acts have amazing frontwomen.

LISTEN TO FUTURE SOUNDS ON WOXY 5.11.09

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Here's today's playlist...

Future Sounds #23 - May 11th, 2009

The Intelligence – Thank You God For Fixing The Tape Machine – Fake Surfers – In The Red
Pow Wow! – 23 19 – 23 19 Single – Stunning Models On Display
Hong Kong Blood Opera – Killing Joke – The Critical Paparazzi EP – Noiselab (Mx)
Qu’est-ce Que C’est – The Get Away!! – Demos – Unsigned
Wet Paint – By Myself – It Rots – Trial & Error Records

BREAK

Lilofee – Where The Fallen Stars Lay – Lilofee – Unsigned
Telepathe – So Fine – Dance Mother – IAMSOUND
Apteka – Blackout Hearts – Cacophony Sessions – Unsigned
Amusement Parks On Fire – Black Hole – EP – Filter

BREAK

Lee Memorial – Long Days In Bed – The Lives Of Lee Memorial – Dot Dash
Mack Winston & The Reflections – Manipulator – Reflections – Unsigned
Mumford & Sons – White Blank Page – Mumford & Sons EP – Chess Club
White Denim – Mirrored & Reverse – Fits – Full Time Hobby
The Ettes – We Repel Each Other – Shake The Dust – Take Root Records

BREAK

Saint Motel – Butch – Saint Motel Sampler – Unsigned
Miniature Tigers – Cannibal Queen – Tell It To The Volcano – Modern Art Records
Lights On – Wild At Heart – Waiting For The Heart To Beat – Unsigned
Wave Machines – I Go I Go I Go – Wave If You’re Really There – Neapolitan Records

BREAK

New Villager – Genghis On – Genghis On 7” – Moon Gadget Records
Deastro – Tree Frog – Moondagger – Ghostly
K. Flay – 5AM – Demos – Unsigned
Delphic – Doubt – Demos – Unsigned

BREAK

The Blue Van – Be Home Soon – Man Up – Iceburg Records
The Idle Hands – Loaded – Loaded – Lavota Records UK
Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers – Filthy & Free – A Fish Hook An Open Eye – Unsigned
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Carries On – Carries On – Vagrant Records
Avi Buffalo – Coaxed – Settled TigerTail EP – Unsigned

BREAK

THE HOT 5
Generationals – When They Fight, They Fight – Con Law – Park The Van
All Wrong & The Plans Change – I Get Down – I’m Like Whatever – Unsigned
Diane Birch – Nothing But A Miracle – Bible Belt – S-Curve Records
Portugal. The Man – All The People Say – The Satanic Satanists – Equal Vision Records
Zeus – How Does It Feel – Sounds Like Zeus EP – Arts & Crafts

END OF PROGRAM


* BOLD denotes debut artist on Future Sounds radio