L.A. locals Jr. Juggernaut, Phoebe Bridgers, Blake Hazard, Steady Holiday, Velvet Starlings, Wavves and Tangerine join the likes of John Legend, Gwen Stefani, Aloe Blacc and Sia on our annual playlist of new, mostly original holiday songs.
Also on Thursday: The Airborne Toxic Event, the Old 97’s, Kane Strang, Strand of Oaks, Dia Frampton, Crystal Fighters, Bear Fight, Daydreams
Also: Old 97’s, Mobb Deep, MarchFourth, Darlene Love, Summer Heart, Chris Stills, Genevieve Bellemare, Zedd, Modestep, Atreyu
Including: Mad Decent Block Party, Long Beach Folk Revival Festival, LA Psych Fest, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wavves, Donavon Frankenreiter, the Revivalists, Hum, Ben Harper, Ibeyi, Mac McCaughan, Los Lobos, the Continental Drifters and more.
Friday, finally: ‣ Dutch producer and trance music guru Armin Van Buuren brings his five-hour “ARMIN Only: Intense” show to the Forum. ‣ Chuck Ragan & the Camaraderie headlines the Fonda, with the White Buffalo and Jonny Two Bags opening. Above, the video for “Something May Catch Fire.” ‣ Rhett Miller and Old 97’s play […]
Incoming: Morrissey, Tom Jones, tUnE-yArDs, Air Life, In the Valley Below, the Mercy Beat, Jarell Perry, the Acetates, Rey Pila, Todd Snider, Hamilton Leithauser, Max Collins, the Bad Plus, Ray LaMontagne, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Jenny Lewis, Needtobreathe, Dead Sara, Afternoons, Kina Grannis, O.A.R., Tycho, Ingrid Michaelson, Acid Mothers Temple, the Pains of Being Pure at […]
A Friday night kickoff to a long weekend: ‣ Desaparecidos, back after a decade, warms up for its FYF Fest appearance with a sold-out show at the Troubadour. Have you heard the new song “MariKKKopa”? ‣ Old 97’s roll in to headline the El Rey Thatre, supported by Those Darlins. ‣ Sweden’s Niki & the […]
Incoming: FYF Fest, Herbie Hancock, Meg Myers, Old 97’s, Kristin Hersh, Divine Fits, Concrete Blonde, the Drowning Men, HEALTH, Desaparecidos, Niki & the Dove, Mad Planet, Poolside, Pacific Festival and more. Above: Liars’ new video for “Against the Rush.” They’re on the bill for this weekend’s FYF Fest. Our staff picks of the week: @KRBronson […]
Mountains of midweek show options: ‣ Big day for L.A. legends the Go-Go’s: This afternoon they’ll be inducted into the Greek Theatre’s Rock Walk, and then they will celebrate Belinda Carlisle’s birthday. Then – and what better way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of their album “The Beauty and the Beat” – […]
[Items for your calendar …] And now for something a little bit different: An event called End Times Opry goes off Friday night at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock, and while the press release promises something “off-centered and rowdy,” it will be, at the very least, diverse. It’s a mélange of music, […]
