Caught a Ghost will be the Getty's musical guest for Saturdays Off the 405 on Saturday, July 26th, so here's some new-school vintage-flavored favorites to celebrate!
NICK WATERHOUSE
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| LA's own Nick Waterhouse makes Paste's Top 27 of 2014 (So Far) with "It #3" off his latest album, Holly. |
Check out some new releases with ageless qualities from Los Angeles' Nick Waterhouse's latest "revivalist" album, Holly. My personal favorite off the track list, "It #3," was also on Paste Magazine's Top 27 Songs of 2014 (So Far). The list was curated by Paste's Josh Jackson, who had the following to say about the song which ranked 21st on his list:
We really can't argue with that.On his rendition of his old pal Ty Segall’s 'It No. 3,' Nick Waterhouse smoothes out any garage-rock rough edges and adds the kind of slick instrumentation that…well, that makes it sound like a Nick Waterhouse song.
CAUGHT A GHOST
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| Caught a Ghost, a new project from LA songwriter/producer Jesse Nolan and company, released their exquisite debut album, Human Nature, on +1 Records. |
Onto the promised "vintagey" vibes from one of my favorite recently-released albums, Human Nature, brought to you by Los Angeles' very own newcomers, Caught a Ghost. Up until recently, their fans waited in anticipation for the album's release by listening to the single "No Sugar in My Coffee" on repeat. No? That was just me? Oh, okay.
Liz Garo explains the band's name and the bandmates unique relationship to one another:
Caught A Ghost is a new project from Los Angeles songwriter and producer Jesse Nolan, featuring kindergarten classmate Stephen Edelstein on drums and sultry vocals and percussions from actress Tessa Thompson. As Nolan explains, the name of his band refers to the sensation of being filled with a spirit of the past. "It's an old expression," he says, "musicians used to say you 'caught a ghost' if you gave a good performance. Like you were possessed." As the songwriter, producer, and lead singer of the band, Nolan is a devotee of music from bygone eras.
KONGOS
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| South African brothers and musicians, Kongos, find mainstream success in the US with their single, "Come With Me Now." |
The South-African brothers collectively known as Kongos released their 2014 ablum Lunatic stateside with Epic (a division of Sony). You might recognize them from Jimmy Kimmel, where they performed one of the best songs on their albumb "I Want To Know," in March.
Billboard's take on the popular single, "Come With Me Now":
Originally released three years ago, their album and hit single is still competing with--pardon the pun--pop royalty like Lorde for radio play.It's the fastest-rising debut top 10 on the chart since Lorde's "Royals" last July.
For more information on the upcoming line up for Getty's Saturdays off the 405 summer series, check out the Getty's blog post on the subject!
Caught a Ghost
Date: Saturday, July 26, 2014
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Location: Museum Courtyard
Admission: Free; no reservations required
