Incoming: Mumiy Troll, Animal Collective, High Highs, Eliot Sumner, Natalie Merchant, DZ Deathrays, Carah Faye, Pennywise, St. Lucia, Eleanor Friedberger, Miner, Dreamers, Together Pangea, Jack Garratt, José González, Lightning Bolt, Slowdive, Crystal Castles
Songs from Sego, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Adult Books, T.O.L.D., Blondfire, She Wants Revenge, Dunes and more on our week-in-review playlist.
L.A. dream-pop quartet Dunes will release their album “Bitter Charm” on March 12. It’s the band’s first full-length since 2012.
Great Wednesday ahead: â–º With his seventh album “Kings & Queens of the Underground” and the autobiography “Dancing With Myself” having been released in October, Billy Idol headlines the Wiltern. It’s the first of a two-night stand, and Broncho supports. â–º Panthar [see “Ghost Rocket”] celebrates its first release with a show at the Satellite, […]
Enjoy your Presidents’ Day: â–º Pop quintet Charming Liars, the L.A.-based London transplants, headline the Roxy Theatre, supported by Irontom and Bad Romantics. Above, Charming Liars’ video for “The Desperation.” â–º Electro-pop quintet Copper the Bet celebrate the release of their EP “Champagne” with a show at the Viper Room, where The People play a […]
Incoming: Chinese New Year Festival, Air & Style Festival (Kendrick Lamar, Diplo, Phantogram, Flaming Lips, Steve Aoki, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Sleigh Bells, more), Avid Dancer, Banta, Scavenger Hunt, Young Creatures, Charming Liars, Fire in the Hamptons, the Parlor Mob, Monogem, Billy Idol, Over the Rhine, Peter Himmelman, No Parents, the Beta Machine, […]
Happy Sunday: ‣ Slowdive [pictured] performs a special encore performance at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel DTLA. [Check out our exclusive interview with Slowdive from earlier this year.] The Tyde supports. ‣ Mac DeMarco headlines the Fonda Theatre in support of his latest album “Salad Days.” Chris Cohen opens and DJ Douggpound spins some […]
Incoming: Alt 98.7 Rooftop Party, Holychild, Lissie, Freedy Johnston, Jay Z, Emilie Autumn, Brian Posehn, Brand New, Tapioca & the Flea, the Head and the Heart, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Climbers, the Silent Comedy, Samantha Pearl, the Olms, the Maine, the Mowgli’s, Merle Haggard, Banks, Basia Bulat, Realities, the Visitors, Ari Hest, Third Eye […]
Happy Sunday: ‣ The supergroup of Britt Daniels, Dan Boeckner and Sam Brown, Divine Fits, play the Fonda Theatre in support of their album “A Thing Called Divine Fits” (out now on Merge). That’s their Brian Butler-directed video above for “Would That Not Be Nice.” Cold Cave open with their new lineup. [Check out “A […]
Your Saturday menu: ‣ The Wedding Present, whose older repertoire still makes us nostalgically swoon, headlines the Troubadour in support of their new album “Valentina.” [Download “You Jane” here.] Tokyo’s Pinky Piglets support. ‣ USC’s charity concert Derby Days returns with a lineup featuring Theophilus London, Bag Raiders and American Royalty. ‣ RT N’ the […]
