Artist: Uh Huh Her CD: Common Reaction Release Date: Aug. 19 Common Reaction is the first full-length CD released last Tuesday by the LA band Uh Huh Her. Camila Grey (formerly of Mellowdrone) and actress-musician Leisha Hailey (The L Word) front the four-piece band. Hailey’s probably the better known of the two, thanks to the Showtime series and her time spent in the ‘90s band The Murmurs (best known for the sublime ditty, “You......

Last month, the local electropop duo Uh Huh Her (MySpace), consisting of Leisha Hailey, formerly of The Murmurs, and Carmila Grey, formerly of Mellowdrone (MySpace), performed at Nettwerk's The Sync in Hollywood. Their MySpace page has been visited a whopping 1.1 million times, no doubt due to Hailey's popularity on The L Word, which she readily acknowledged has provided their music with a great amount of visibility. And the pair recently completed a month-long......

The Eagles, The Dixie Chicks @ Nokia Velvet Revolver @ Irvine Meadows (postponed due to wildfires. The show will take place Dec. 12 at the Gibson Amphitheatre. More info...) UNKLE @ Echoplex RBD @ Home Depot Center Cute Phase, Black Tie Dynasty @ Vertigos The Warlocks, The Meek, Magic Lantern @ Alex's Bar Babyland @ Spaceland Blonde Redhead @ House of Blues, Anaheim Uh Huh Her, X Ray Ok @ The Knitting Factory Monsters......

Artist: PJ Harvey Album: White Chalk Label: Island Release Date: October 2, 2007 A recent ad for White Chalk, the new PJ Harvey record, boasted – without quotes – that some people are calling it one of PJ’s greatest albums. The vagueness of the claim made me wary. For the last 15 years, PJ Harvey has always managed to sound relevant, while producing some of the most consistently challenging material. Despite her constant reinvention, each......

If you keep walking west down Hollywood Blvd past the nonsense of Hollywood & Highland, past the tourist and super heroes at the Chinese Theater and down the next block, you will find the Knitting Factory, tucked away beneath what was once a movie theater. Boasting three stages and tons of bands every night, the Knitting Factory comes to us via New York and has hosted some shows this year that LAist had a great......