Posts Tagged ‘jason kramer’

Jason Kramer’s Pick of the Week: Little Green Cars and Fink

Jason Kramer chooses his Pick of the Week on The Weekly Comet! He talks about the band Little Green Cars whose new album has been released by Glassnote Records.  It has been produced by Markus Dravs who has also produced huge bands such as Mumford and Sons, Coldplay, and Arcade Fire.  Little Green Cars has…

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Jason Kramer’s Pick of the Week: Frightened Rabbit, Savoir Adore, The Band of Skulls and Everything, Everything

Jason Kramer chooses his Pick of the Week! He talks about the band Frightened Rabbit’s brand new release album coming out on Atlantic Records entitled “State Hospital.” He also mentions Scottish band Everything, Everything, whose new album “Arc” is due out on January 2013 and the talented band Savoir Adore from Brooklyn, New York whose…

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The 88 – “Center of the Sun” (LIVE)

The 88 are one of the best alt/pop/rock bands to come out of Los Angeles in recent years. After a brief stint signed to Island Records, the band eared their indie status again in 2009 and went on to record a self titled full-length album and EP “Actors.” Along the way they caught the ear…

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Emmy-Nominated Composer Miriam Cutler and The 88

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome Emmy-nominated compose Miriam Cutler and indie rockers The 88. Composer Miriam Cutler is a renaissance woman. She started her career as a singer/horn player in a number of bands including Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo alongside Danny Elfman. Plus, she has co-produced a number…

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YouTube Star Kurt Hugo Schneider and Indie Rockers Troup

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome YouTube music sensation Kurt Hugo Schneider and indie rock quintet Troup. Plus Jason Kramer’s Pick of the Week! Producer, singer, songwriter and video editor Kurt Hugo Schneider has taken YouTube by storm. His YouTube channel has over 1.5 million subscribers and almost 436 million views.…

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“Vegas” Music Supervisor John Houlihan and A Cappella Group Sonos

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome “Vegas” music supervisor John Houlihan and quintet a cappella innovators Sonos are here to perform their genre bending tunes. Plus, KCRW DJ Jason Kramer’s Pick of the Week! Veteran music supervisor and music producer John Houlihan takes The Comet Couch and talks about working on…

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Director Mario Van Peebles & Teen Star Telana

The Weekly Comet co-hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome director Mario Van Peebles and teen star Telana. Up and coming 15-year-old teen sensation Telana Nicole performs “It’s About Time” and “Automatic.” In addition to singing, she’s appeared in three feature films, three TV pilots, six commercials and ten shorts! She’s a triple treat! She…

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Julia Price – ‘Hardest Part’ (LIVE)

Julia Price, who describes herself as a singer, songwriter, piano women and beat box worshipper, takes the stage to perform “Hardest Part” off her debut EP “Stories Between the Avenues” which was recently released. Plus she’s featured on the Bravo series “Miss Advised.” She is joined on The Comet Couch by Brian because the two…

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“The Expendables 2” Composer Brian Tyler & Singer/Songwriter Julia Price

The Weekly Comet host Tamara Conniff welcomes “The Expendables 2” composer Brian Tyler and singer/songwriter Julia Price. Plus, KCRW DJ Jason Kramer pick of the week! Composer Brian Tyler’s epic scores include “Constantine” and “Fast and Furious” as well as the blockbuster videogame, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” which grossed $775 million in its…

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Composer Adam Peters and Troubadour Steve Potlz

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome “Savages” composer Adam Peters and singer & songwriter Steve Poltz on their special show and after party celebrating the one year anniversary of the show! Adam Peters, former rhythm master of Echo and the Bunnymen, talks about his new score to the Oliver Stone film…

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Interview & Performance by Rodriguez; Lance Sloane talks “H +”

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff and Jonathan McHugh present an exclusive interview and performance with singer/songwriter Rodriguez, who is the subject of the award-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.” Plus Lance Sloane, head of digital productions for Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, talks about the new digital series “H +.” Sixto Rodriguez’ story is truly…

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