‣ Bob Mould, whose three decades in rock includes seminal bands such as Hüsker Dü and Sugar and an estimable catalog of solo work, is feted in the program “See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould” at Disney Hall. The program, hosted by veteran DJ Matt Pinfield, features […]
Final Monday of the month, here goes: ‣ Tapes ’n Tapes, the Minneapolis quartet who early this year released their third and best album, “Outside,” visit the Satellite to do a makeup show for the scotched Sunset Junction. It’s also the final night of Stone Darling residency, and while the show isn’t free (it’s a […]
Here are Monday’s mighty touts: ‣ Bardot brings two unique female artists to L.A. as part of their It’s A School Night series. Although Rickie Lee Jones is a legend in her own right for writing songs that cover every bit of the music spectrum, U.K.’s young Mercury Prize-nominated and pop-dubstep queen Katy B may […]
The 2nd New Los Angeles Folk Fest goes off Saturday in a strange, wonderful and probably overheated place known as Zorthian Ranch in Altadena. To give you a taste of the event’s deliriously eclectic lineup – the music ranges from old-timey to fractured folk to psychedelia, with a lot in between – this edition of […]
Sunday’s shortlist: ‣ Peter Murphy hits SoCal behind his first solo album in seven years, “Ninth.” Check out the hand-painted sets in his video for “I Spit Roses.” Murphy plays the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa tonight, with a date Wednesday at the Troubadour in the offing. ‣ Big noise at the Wiltern tonight, where […]
Cass McCombs’ drop-dead-beautiful 2008 album “Catacombs” embraced a welcome candor – intimate and open-hearted, his songs rode in on simple guitar chords and made themselves at home on his velvety vocals. Now the 33-year-old has prepared a follow-up, “Wit’s End,” his fifth album, due April 12 on Domino. Like on his previous record, McCombs worked […]
Top 5 local shows on a night of interesting local shows: ‣ Frank Fairfield and Simon Stokes – along with members of Spindrift performing as Boy Scout Jamboree, Triple Chicken Foot, Vaud & the Villains, Amanda Jo Williams and Olentangy John (that’s his video of “O! Be Joyful,” above) – perform tonight at the Echoplex […]
Top 3 places to be tonight if you’re not a metal fan: ‣ Lyrics Born, whose new album “Lies X 3” comes out next week, is the late headliner at the Roxy. That’s the Yoram Benz-directed video for the title track, above. And here’s a little bonus – a song from the album that features […]
Kid Cudi and Travie McCoy have been added to the lineup for the Sunset Strip Music Festival, which during its Aug. 26-28 run will be bookended by a Thursday evening Tribute to Slash at the House of Blues and a Saturday night headlining performance by the Smashing Pumpkins. The indoor-outdoor event, which features stages on […]
“Relax,” Alex Ebert told the crowd Tuesday night at the El Rey Theatre. “Just relax.” A simple enough entreaty. The barefoot and bare-chested Ebert and his 12-member ensemble, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, were playing hippie hymns fit for a 1960s love-in, but the capacity crowd was demanding and edgy, almost fit for Chicago […]
