Anchored by muscular sets from Interpol, Modest Mouse and Franz Ferdinand — and jolted by electric ones from M.I.A., Peaches and the Hives — the Just Like Heaven festival returned for the first time since 2019, bringing together Coachella alumni for a day in Pasadena.
The inaugural All My Friends festival in L.A. announces six headliners from all over the musical spectrum: RL Grime, Gucci Mane, Jhené Aiko, M.I.A., Jamie xx and Armand Van Helden.
Thursday’s big lineup: ‣ Throwing Muses do the first of two nights at Bootleg, supported by Tanya Donelly. ‣ Banks does a sold-out show at the El Rey Theatre, with Jerome LOL opening. ‣ South AFrican rave-rappers Die Antwoord bring the party to the Fonda Theatre. ‣ M.I.A. headlines the Shrine Expo Hall, where she’s […]
Here’s your fare for Tuesday: ‣ Scottish rockers the Fratellis, back with their first album in five years, “We Need Medicine,” play a sold-out show at the Fonda Theatre, supported by the Ceremonies and Conway. A throat infection forced cancellation of the trio’s show Saturday in Seattle, but as of now, everything is a go […]
It’s Monday again, already: ‣ Long-running rock provocateurs Sparks hold forth at the Fonda Theatre; the band in August released “Sparks: New Music for Amnesiacs, the Ultimate Collection,” a four-CDs-in-a-coffee-table-book package that spans Sparks’ four-plus-decade career. ‣ The annual Dear Jack Benefit at the El Rey Theatre will feature the first solo performance by with […]
Incoming: Andrew McMahon, Diane Coffee, Sparks, Of Montreal, Blink-182, M.I.A., the Fratellis, Minor Alps, Alison Moyet, Cults, the Cartel, Strange Markings, Quasi, Mad Professor, Only You, Melt Banana, Lupe Fiasco, Mason Jennings, Cass McCombs, Big Freedia, the Vim Dicta, Jonathan Wilson, Steve Aoki, Iggy Azalea, Waka Flocka Flame, Beats Antique, Mayday Parade, the Record Company, Vienna […]