la-underground presents another "Live at Mr. T's Bowl" with five of L.A.'s best artists. The show is free and will be recorded and broadcast live over the Internet (Stickam).April 22, 2009Los Angeles Loves...LEX LANDFAMILYBLANKETSMATT CURRERIELIZA RICKMANCRICKET AND THE 2:19Mr. T's Bowl5621 1/2 FigueroaHighland Park, CA 9004221+ / 9pm / FreeBroadcasting live via Stickam Eliza Rickman - Moonriver
Hands down, Lex Land is one of the more gorgeous voices we've featured on these pages of late. Although Lex Land is somewhat of an antithesis to my usual selections. My favorite songs are the ones I can sing along to, songs with hooky choruses and witty verses. I'm drawn to songs that make me want to sing. The "quality" of the music or the "ability" of the musicians in question are secondary. ...
la-underground presents another "Live at Mr. T's Bowl" with five of L.A.'s best artists. The show is free and will be recorded and broadcast live over the Internet (Stickam).April 22, 2009Los Angeles Loves...LEX LANDFAMILYBLANKETSMATT CURRERIELIZA RICKMANCRICKET AND THE 2:19Mr. T's Bowl5621 1/2 FigueroaHighland Park, CA 9004221+ / 9pm / FreeBroadcasting live via Stickam Eliza Rickman - Moonriver
Within her swooping, fluty tones, you may hear the ghost of torch singers past whispering velvety and soft, or the roar of a mistreated lioness. Her voice has been compared with those of Judy Garland, Rickie Lee Jones and Maria McKee, but her sound is all her own. Lex Land has lived her 21 years entirely in Southern California, from the High Sierra mountains to the sparkling coast, and knows ...
Jeffrey Luppino-Esposito EDITOR We at PopSense like to pretend we have emotions every once in a while. This isn't always an easy task. Yet, it becomes remarkably simple to forget our cold blogger facade and actually have feelings again when the lovely Lex Land covers 'River' in response to being named a top singer-songwriter of 2008 by Itunes. She received the nod alongside Cat Power, She ...
This song really tugged at the ole' heart strings when I heard it. It could be classified as a "love song" I suppose, but not the mushy "you are my lover, my life, my heart will go on yadda yadda. Its about loving your Dad even though you disappoint and hurt him and he does the same to you. I found it very fitting for my current situation, and just an all around original song topic whic...