Posts Tagged ‘the weekly comet’

Sonos – “Discover” (LIVE)

By WeeklyComet | September 7, 2012 | 0

Emerging in the fall of ’09 from the Los Angeles vocal scene, Sonos turned the a cappella genre on its head with bold vocal+electronic interpretations of popular indie material. On their Verve Records debut “SonoSings” the group reinvented artists like Radiohead, Bon Iver, Bjork, Fleet Foxes, Imogen Heap, Jazzanova, and dazzled with a dark, trip-hop…

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Rodriguez – Sugar Man (LIVE)

By WeeklyComet | July 24, 2012 | 0

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff and Jonathan McHugh present an exclusive performance with singer/songwriter Rodriguez, who is the subject of the award-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.” Sixto Rodriguez’ story is truly inspirational. A native of Detroit, in the 1970s he recorded two albums which went largely unnoticed in the U.S. He hung up…

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Rebecca Loebe – “Swallowed by the Sea” (LIVE)

By WeeklyComet | July 7, 2011 | 0

Watch the full episode here: http://bit.ly/ML8C4E Rebecca Loebe performs “Swallowed by the Sea” live on The Weekly Comet. Horrible Bosses Composer Chris Lennertz stops by The Weekly Comet to discuss his band arrangement for the film and his love of video game scores with Jonathan and Tamara. Also, Rebecca Loebe talks about her life as…

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Post Show Chat with Kurt Hugo Schneider

By WeeklyComet | September 14, 2012 | 0

In this Bonus portion of The Weekly Comet, Kurt answers your YouTube questions LIVE! 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. He has produced videos for Sam Tsui performing medleys and covers as a one…

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Performance with Rodriguez of “Searching for Sugar Man”

By WeeklyComet | July 20, 2012 | 0

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff and Jonathan McHugh present an exclusive performance with singer/songwriter Rodriguez, who is the subject of the award-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.” Sixto Rodriguez’ story is truly inspirational. A native of Detroit, in the 1970s he recorded two albums which went largely unnoticed in the U.S. He hung up…

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Performance by Singer/Songwriter Cathy Heller (LIVE)

By WeeklyComet | September 28, 2012 | 0

Cathy Heller is truly an indie darling. Her latest EP, “Imagine Nation,” was produced by Bill Lefler, who is known for his work with Ingrid Michaelson, Laura Jansen and Cary Brothers. She and co-writer Kyler England (a The Weekly Comet alum who joins her on stage this week!) make quite a team. She was born…

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Performance by California Beach Rockers, The Miracals

By WeeklyComet | June 9, 2012 | 0

California hipsters The Miracals take the stage for two songs “Tell Me You’re the One” and “Friends.” Co-host Jonathan McHugh coins their sound “jangle pop” cause its “sweet and popolicious.” The trio, fresh out of USC, talked about making the video to “Pretend” and eating pizza. KCRW DJ Jason Kramer joined for the interview. For…

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Performance & Interview with Alec Benjamin

By WeeklyComet | September 21, 2012 | 0

Singer & songwriter Alec Benjamin is already starting to get YouTube buzz. A freshman at USC studying music, Alec wows The Comet audience with his original song, “Beautiful Pain.” He talks to The Comet co-hosts Tamara Conniff and Jonathan McHugh about his songwriter process and future ambitions.

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Oscar Winner Malik Bendjelloul and Sixto Rodriguez Exclusive Interview

By vlopez | May 28, 2014

The Weekly Comet: Exclusive interview with director Malik Bendjelloul and performance with singer/songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who is the subject of the award-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.” Subscribe to keep up with all of the latest video uploads and live events http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=empowermetv Follow our network on twitter @emPOWERmedottv Tweets by emPOWERmedottv You can also like…

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