Premiere: Bobby Blunders, ‘Plummeting Further Still’
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Bobby Blunders’ new single gleefully draws from 1970s funk as the Long Beach outfit continues its campaign to be “Best Neighborhood Band.”
Ikey Owens died of a heart attack, coroner says
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Keyboardist Ikey Owens died early Tuesday morning of a heart attack, according to coroner’s officials in Puebla, Mexico. The information came this morning via the publicist for rocker Jack White, with whom Owens was touring. One report out of Mexico on Tuesday said drugs were found in Owens’ hotel room. According to today’s statement from […]
Ikey Owens dies at age 38; Long Beach keyboardist extraordinaire was on tour with Jack White
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Keyboardist Ikey Owens, a longtime member of the Mars Volta, founder of Free Moral Agents and a staple on the southern California scene in bands such as the Long Beach Dub All-Stars, has died in Mexico at age 38. Multiple reports said Owens was found dead this morning in his hotel room in Puebla, Mexico, […]
The Week Ahead: March 10-16
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Incoming: The Kooks, the Spazmatics, Russian Circles, Mighty Oaks, Real Estate, Buckcherry, Mike Viola, Free Moral Agents, Krewella, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Gizmo, Scott H. Biram, Dave Stewart, No Age, Vinyl Williams, the Dustbowl Revival, Pharoahs, El Ten Eleven, Young Dubliners, Umphrey’s McGee, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Dom Kennedy, Lake Street Dive, Laurie Anderson, […]
Tonight in L.A.: Lorde, Joan of Arc, Porcelain Raft, Ben Rector, Free Moral Agents, Shelby Earl, more
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‣ New Zealand pop sensation Lorde, setting all kinds of records on the charts with her hit “Royals,” visits the Fonda Theatre. ‣ Long-running Chicago indie-rockers Joan of Arc headline the Satellite behind their latest release, “Testimonium Songs,” with Emmett Kelly of the Cairo Gang and John Herndon supporting. ‣ Brooklyn’s Porcelain Raft, the nom […]
Tonight in L.A.: The Black Tibetans, Free Moral Agents, Light FM, the Sister Ruby Band
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[We’re in Austin for SXSW, but if you’re not, here’s our brief daily rundown:] ‣ Local trio the Black Tibetans plays the Viper Room on a bill that includes Willoughby, Virginia Reed, Rocco DeLuca and Luffy. ‣ Light FM headlines the LAxLA series at the Satellite, joined by Echoes De Luxe and Halfbluud. ‣ And […]
The Week Ahead: March 11-17
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Incoming: Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Frightened Rabbit, CHVRCHES, Robert Francis, KMFDM, Kelly Sweet, Naama Kates, Light FM, Free Moral Agents, the Ten Thousand, Richard Buckner, Joe Ely, the Adicts, Martha Wainwright, K’noup & Kelly, A Wilhelm Scream, Matt Costa Above: The video for “Recover,” the title track of the new EP from CHVRCHES. The Glaswegian […]
Tonight in L.A.: Anita Baker/Esperanza Spalding, Tashaki Miyaki, Michael Andrews, Two Gallants, Free Moral Agents, Dana Falconberry
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Show picks for your midweek: ‣ Two generations of Grammy-winning singers tonight at the Hollywood Bowl, where Anita Baker – her first album in eight yeras is due in October – and Esperanza Spalding perform. That’s the video for Spalding’s “Radio Song,” above. ‣ Tashaki Miyaki celebrates the release of a new single with a show […]
Tonight in L.A.: Ty Segall, Elliott Brood, Junius, Harriet, Kiven, Diego Garcia, Free Moral Agents
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Hello, first weekend in March, so nice to see you: ‣ Garage-rocker Ty Segall (his trio is pictured) – he of the raucously good “Goodbye Bread” album released last summer – announced last week that he would be doing a collaborative album with White Fence, the latest project from Darker My Love’s Tim Presley. That […]
Tonight in L.A.: Prince, the Airborne Toxic Event, Royal Bangs/Superhumanoids, Les Blanks/Races, Jessica Lea Mayfield, the Memorials, Chasing Kings
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There’s a bounty of riches on this fantastic Friday: ‣ Prince is back for another thrill ride at the Forum. ‣ The Airborne Toxic Event completes its string of album-release week shows with a gig at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre featuring teaturing the Calder Quartet. ‣ Tennessee rockers Royal Bangs [see our posts from […]
