Tonight in L.A.: Alabama Shakes, Buddy Guy, Aurelio, Grace Potter
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Also: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Rise Against, Tim Hecker, the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, Meiko, Everclear, Bell Gardens, Sister Nancy, Marriages, Warren G.
Also: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Rise Against, Tim Hecker, the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, Meiko, Everclear, Bell Gardens, Sister Nancy, Marriages, Warren G.
L.A. concerts: Echo Park Rising, Berserktown, Hot Chip, Jackson Browne, Jason Isbell, Of Monsters and Men, Alabama Shakes, Grace Potter, Rise Against, Buddy Guy, George Clinton, Cayucas, Sister Nancy and much more
Los Angeles, you were mighty good to us in 2014. Albums came from every nook and cranny, from the bedrooms of the DIYers to the scrappy studios that keep the engine running to the hallowed halls of the city’s pervasive Industry. We could have listened to a new local album per day and not run […]
Bell Gardens‘ vivid compositions on their latest album “Slow Dawns for Lost Conclusions” have found a place in BBLA’s collection next to other cinematic albums by artists such as Kan Wakan, Seven Saturdays and more. So it isn’t surprising to see that their video for “Take Us Away” – one of the first demos band […]
‣ British quartet The 1975 take on the Hollywood Palladium, supported by CRUISR and Young Rising Sons. ‣ Mississippi rockers the Weeks headline the Roxy Theatre, with Turbo Fruits and Sol Cat opening. Above, the video for the title track of their new EP, “Buttons.” ‣ L.A.-based Norwegian singer Mr. Little Jeans headlines the Troubadour […]
Incoming: Deerhoof, Dirty Loops, Dorothy, Wartime Recitals, Brooklyn Pets, Smallpools, Tegan and Sara, Real Estate, Hoodie Allen, Goapele, Sam Outlaw, X Ambassadors, Culture Club, the 1975, Mr. Little Jeans, the Weeks, Bell Gardens, Cold Specks, Rhett Miller, Bastille, Sky Ferreira, Capital Cities, James Vincent McMorrow, Future Islands, Alexz Johnson, Cold War Kids, Gruff Rhys, Death […]
In terms of sheer scope, few albums to emerge from Los Angeles artists this year can match Bell Gardens’ sophomore effort “Slow Dawns for Lost Conclusions.” Kan Wakan comes to mind, or Warpaint. Or Ariel Pink in his quirky way. On their 45-minute long-player, Bell Gardens stitches together a warm blanket of keys, guitars, pedal […]
Happy heated Thursday: ‣ Hey, Eve is back. The Grammy-winning rapper/actress released “Lip Lock,” her first album in 11 years, in May and is currently on her first North American tour in a decade, which tonight stops at the Roxy Theatre. ‣ Gardens & Villa have been away for a while too – maybe the […]
Here’s your Friday night schedule: ‣ Soul man Cody Chesnutt visits the Troubadour behnd his latest album “Landing on a Hundred.” ‣ Pageants celebrate the release of their “Musings of the Tide” 7-inch at the Bootleg Bar, supported by the Reflections and SISU. ‣ Denver’s Wovenhand visits the Satellite to do a makeup date for […]
Your Tuesday things: ‣ Lifehouse headlines the Troubadour behind this month’s release of their sixth album “Almeria.” ‣ Zak Waters winds up his residency at the Central SAPc in Santa Monica, joined on this night by pop singer Jhameel. That’s Waters’ video for “Skinny Dipping in the Deep End,” above. ‣ Magic Wands wind up […]