Incoming: The Dear Hunter, Turnover, Madonna, Twinkids, the Chainsmokers, Wild, Vinyl Williams, Kevin Gates, Filter, A$AP Ferg, Spendtime Palace, Gothic Tropic, the Aquadolls, the Maine, Slayer, the Locust, Transviolet, X, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Festy Baby, Bea Miller, the Greyboy Allstars, Bauhaus, Mannheim Steamroller
Also on Saturday: José González, the Warlocks, Murs, Tennyson, Quin XCII, the Frights, Chloe Moriondo, Kansas, Stella Donnelly, Lincoln Durham, Sabrina Benaim, the Pesos, Tatiana DeMaria, Echolust, Trevor Hall, Wilson Phillips, the Velvet Starlings
Incoming: Sabroso Festival, Dexter Story, Forever X2, Low Hum, Isaac Opatz, Terror JR, Injured Reserve, Grandson, Copeland, the Moth & the Flame, SASAMI, Winnetka Bowling League, Lennon Stella, Kevin Morby, Vince Staples, Peter Murphy, Missio, T-Pain, Weyes Blood, La Bouquet, Dilly Dally, Girlpool, Mt. Joy, Drama, Bad Religion, Murs, Wilson Phillips, Bone Acre, Jasper Bones, Stella Donnelly, Messimer, Meat Puppets, the Frights, Butch Walker
Also on Wednesday: Jason Isbell, DIAMONDS, Tickle Torture, Justin Cuomo, the Love Dimension, Prana, Iron Point
Incoming: Starry Nites Festival, Musink, Fucked Up, Aquilo, Hurray for the Riff Raff, the Menzingers, Black Atlass, Dua Lipa, Meat Puppets, Shiny Toy Guns, Van Morrison, Teenage Fanclub, Flogging Molly, Yellowcard, Wu-Tang Clan, Steve Aoki, Rickie Lee Jones
Quick things for your Tuesday: ‣ Cass McCombs [pictured] and Meat Puppets bring their co-headlining tour the Troubadour. ‣ Santa Cruz neo-soul trio Joomanji visits the Bootleg HiFi, supported by Tien [see “This Ain’t Home”], Idesia and Arielle Deem. ‣ And young psych-rockers Gateway Drugs – who’ve been working on new recordings since they impressed […]
A very indie Tuesday: ‣ Indie-rock quartet the Lonely Forest [pictured] play the Bootleg Bar behind their new Chris Walla-produced “Adding Up the Wasted Hours,” with Cumulus supporting. ‣ San Francisco folk-elecronic trio Geographer headlines the Echoplex, supported by Royal Bangs. ‣ Cymbals Eat Guitars bring their ’90s-flavored indie-rock tot he Satellite, with Mrs. Magician […]
Incoming: Desaparecidos, Charli XCX, Deerhoof, Diego Garcia, Geographer, Teen Daze, Cymbals Eat Guitars, the Bolts, the Lonely Forest, Destroyer, Meat Puppets, Switchfoot, Atlas Genius, Blink 182, Selena Gomez, the Parson Red Heads, Blitzen Trapper, Crocodiles, Mazzy Star, the Gaslamp Killer, Those Darlins, Tired Pony, the Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Jonathan Wilson, GZA, the Lonely […]
[Happy 30th birthday to Ben Kweller today … Even though he will always seem 16 to me.] Top shows for a Thursday: ‣ Booker T. Jones,the Stax legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer whose new whose new album “The Road From Memphis” is just out, headlines the Satellite. Word is that there will […]
[Double-barreled birthday wishes go out Saturday to Tegan and Sara. It’s Jarvis Cocker’s birthday too. Now for your busy weekend, starting with two festivals:] Head east: The third annual Clean Air Clear Stars festival goes off at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, with a heaping helping of excellent psych-rock tonight, Saturday and Sunday. Support global […]
