The in-person shows mark two years of online performances. It’s a Tuesday night weeks after the pandemic has shut down the world. A woman is sitting in a bathtub. She’s next to a bar of soap. She ...

In 1974, the band Sparks saw a startling change of fortune when they transformed from an American band with somewhat dim prospects into a British band that became an overseas sensation. Kimono My ...

Adventuresome L.A. pop duo Sparks will serve up a characteristically idiosyncratic love letter to the band’s hometown on Valentine’s Day with what’s billed as a one-time-only performance of their 1974 ...

Sparks have announced a one-off gig later this year. The show will mark the 40th anniversary of their classic 1974 album Kimono My House. The American duo will perform the album in full at the ...

Art pop greats Sparks just played two nights at Lost Angeles’ Theater at Ace Hotel where they performed their 1974 classic Kimono My House in full with a 38-piece orchestra. The record got a 40th ...

A little more than 40 years ago, forward-looking L.A. rock band Sparks released their third album, “Kimono My House,” a work that influenced a lot of glam-rock, dance and electronic music that ...

Kimono My House (Island Def Jam); Exotic Creatures of the Deep (Lil' Beethoven) After years of yearning, Bookworm talks with his favorite rock band about the art of writing pop songs. Join us in this ...

Four decades after "Kimono My House," Ron and Russell Mael are still impossible to peg, but may hold a place as the most consistently witty band in the history of rock 'n' roll. By Chris Willman, ...