Nite Jewel, joined by Slow Magic, Living Things, American Royalty, Them Jeans, DWNTWN and Aaron Embry, among others, heads up the musical lineup for this year’s Abbot Kinney Festival, going off Sunday in Venice. Nite Jewel (that’s her video for “Clive,” above) is riding high on the release of her album “One Second of Love” […]
If you saw the video for their single “Big Broom,” you figured there might be balloons at Races’ album-release party. The L.A. sextet did not disappoint Friday night at the Echo. To mark last week’s release of their debut album “Year of the Witch” on Frenchkiss Records, the collective of Wade Ryff, Garth Herberg, Devon […]
Top picks for the final Monday in March: ‣ Austin’s young rock ‘n’ roll hero, Gary Clark Jr., plays Bardot as part of It’s A School Night (RSVP). ‣ Chris Robinson Brotherhood (of the Black Crowes) kicks his residency and tour off at the Echoplex. ‣ HoneyHoney closes out their Bootleg residency with Milo Greene […]
[We’re back from Austin and trying to re-learn our daily routines …] ‣ Teddy Thompson plays the RSVP-only It’s a School Night at Bardot behind this month’s release of his fifth album, “Bella.” The 35-year-son of folk legends Richard and Linda Thompson will be joined by James Walsh of Starsailor on a night featuring a […]
[Austin and SXSW loom in the distance, but for tonight we’re still in Los Angeles, as most of you are. And we’re still in the mood …] Top Monday meanderings: ‣ French pop trio Tahiti 80 visit the Troubadour behind its new self-released album “The Past, the Present & the Possible.” That’s the Daisuke Kitayama-directed […]
Even when he’s not backed by his band Thrice, O.C.’s Dustin Kensrue [pictured] has some pretty formidable songwriting chops, as he displayed on his solo album “Please Come Home,” released two years ago this month. Kensrue gets top billing on a tour called “Where’s the Band?” – which features the frontmen of four rock bands […]
That was fast. Yeah Yeah Yeahs have replaced Beastie Boys as co-headliners at Lollapalooza. The Beasties were forced to cancel their upcoming tour because Adam “MCA” Yauch is undergoing treatment for a cancerous tumor in his salivary gland. ‣ Nice gig: Local rapper Kenan Bell has been tabbed as the opening act for the upcoming […]
Couple of big shows go head-to-head tonight, so if you’re out purely for the music, you really can’t go wrong. She Wants Revenge [pictured] headlines the “Kick Out of the Clots: A Benefit for Jennifer Tefft” event at the Echo/Echoplex — the fundraiser offers a long night of music (doors at 7 p.m.) featuring Living […]
Seems like Spaceland talent buyer Jennifer Tefft has been a fixture on Silver Lake scene since before there was a Silver Lake scene. She’s worked with thousands of bands along the way, and now some are rallying to help her raise funds to defray the daunting costs of medication for her ongoing battle with blood […]
[Lester William Polsfuss was born 94 years ago today. You probably know him as Les Paul, the Wizard of Waukesha, inventor of the solid-body electric guitar.] Mr. Paul’s legacy clamors on throughout L.A. tonight. The Lemonheads [Evan Dando, pictured] are back in town, stopping at Spaceland in support of “Varshons,” a new album of cover […]
