Johnette Napolitano: Bouncing back, losing a mentor, carrying on
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Former Concrete Blonde frontwoman Johnette Napolitano, bouncing back from her health woes, talks touring and troubles, and remembers her mentor Leon Russell.
Leon Russell, Booker T and more at 2016 Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Fest
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Leon Russell, Booker T, Eric Burdon and the Rebirth Brass Band head up the lineup for the Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival, coming Memorial Day weekend.
Tonight in L.A.: FYF Fest, Motorhead, Chinatown Summer Nights
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Also: Eleni Mandell, Hundred Waters, Heart, Leon Russell, Vieux Farka Toure and more.
This Week’s Shows: Aug. 17-23
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Upcoming L.A. concerts: FYF Fest, Chinatown Summer Nights, Mumford & Sons, Fucked Up, Tinariwen, Ghostface Killah, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Bloc Party, Motorhead, Ariel Pink, Colbie Caillat, Heart and more.
Tonight in L.A.: Bob Dylan, the Afghan Whigs, Beach Goth 3, Tinariwen, Francisco the Man, Tenacious D’s Festival Supreme, Tennis, Wiz Khalifa, St. Lucia, Erasure, Leon Russell, KCRW Masquerade, Broken Bells, Mineral, Gorgon City, Stranger Kings
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It’s doesn’t get any more super than this Saturday: ‣ The Afghan Whigs [pictured] rock the Fonda Theatre behind their new album “Do the Beast,” their first in 16 years, and the deluxe reissue “Gentlemen at 21” (out next week on Rhino), a value-added re-release of their acclaimed 1993 album. Joseph Arthur opens. ‣ L.A. […]
The Week Ahead: Oct. 20-26
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Incoming: Alt-J, Pentatonix, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Metronomy, White Denim, Banks, Dry the River, Hanni El Khatib, Olin & the Moon, Hobart W Fink, TV on the Radio, Nas, Eastern Conference Champions, Fever the Ghost, the Acid, Matt Ellis, the Brave Ones, Ceci Bastida, Matisyahu, Jessie Ware, the Melvins, Le Butcherettes, Kimbra, Sloan, Tom Vek, Movement, Colin […]
Tonight in L.A.: Palma Violets, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Festival Supreme, Paramore, Leon Russell, Moonchild, Kaskade, Jack Johnson, the Growlers, Brandon & Leah, Pepper, the Fling
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Wow, what a Saturday: ‣ U.K. quartet Palma Violets [whom we’ve pretty much stalked all year] visit the El Rey Theatre behind their debut album “180.” NYC garage-rockers Skaters open. Above, Palma Violets’ new video for “Rattlesnake Highway.” ‣ It’s the third night of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros’ Big Top at Los Angeles […]
The Week Ahead: Oct. 15-21
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Incoming: Xavier Rudd, Ellie Goulding, Freelance Whales, First Aid Kit, Carrie Underwood, Bombay Bicycle Club, Neil Young, Lupe Fiasco, Don Felder, Stars, Los Campesinos!, the Whigs, Twin Shadow, Woods, ZZ Ward, Leon Russell, Paul Weller, Allen Stone, Frightened Rabbit, the Growlers, Maroon 5, Crocodiles, Crystal Castles, the Soft Pack, the Jealous Sound, Dan Deacon, Peaches, […]
Gallery: Stagecoach Festival 2011
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Last weekend’s Stagecoach, the country music cousin to Coachella, capped three consecutive weeks of music at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, offering a diverse lineup of veterans, commercial stars and indie artists. Photographer Scott Dudelson sent along this gallery. For a good read, check out Randy Lewis’ review in the Times.
Tonight in L.A.: Leon Russell/Booker T. Jones, Lovers, Alberta Cross, Beach Fossils
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Tuesday’s touts: ‣ It’s legends night at the El Rey Theatre, where two artists in a late-career renaissance, Leon Russell and Booker T. Jones, team up. ‣ NYC rockers Alberta Cross, in town to work on their next album, kick off a Tuesday residency at the Satellite, with an excellent supporting cast: Blue Blood, Stone […]
