In cased you missed them, catch up with streams of the Joe Strummer tribute and Jungle Fire’s feature for Grand Performances. Today’s streams include Brandon Coleman, SKAM 24, Robin Barnes and more
Keith Slettedahl, longtime frontman of The 88, unveils three new songs by way of a striking video collage created by his boyhood friend Chris Cole. Slettedahl’s solo album “You Know You Know” is on the way.
Todd O’Keefe (whom you know as the “charismatic and satisfactory bassist of The 88”) releases “Salvador,” his second solo album in as many years. He’s very good at playing the “Sentimental Fool.”
Our calendar’s full, how about yours? ‣ The Culture Collide festival kicks off at multiple venues in Echo Park, its internationally flavored lineup highlighted by Danish singer MØ (recently added to the lineup), along with the likes of De Lux, Holychild, Haunted Summer, Until the Ribbon Breaks and more. Above, the video for U.K. trio […]
Here’s to a wonderful Wednesday: ‣ Soulful U.K. trio London Grammar plays a sold-out Troubadour behind its debut album “If You Wait,” with L.A.-based singer-songwriter Jaymes Young opening. ‣ Post-hardcore quintet Touché Amoré celebrates this week’s release of its new album “Is Survived By” with a show at Los Globos. Pennsylvania’s Balance & Composure, also […]
Incoming: Camera Obscura, John Grant, Alice Smith, 3OH!3, Peter Tork, Pitbull, Mount Kimbie, Eleanor Friedberger, Kinks’ Tribute, Ida Maria, Kisses, Warships, Joseph Arthur, Vans Warped Tour, Steve Miller Band, Holy Folk, the Dig, Tilly & the Wall, Sea Wolf, La Santa Cecilia, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Jonathan Wilson, Bleu, the Game, Iris DeMent, […]
Wednesday’s wonders: ‣ The 88 celebrate the release of their new album “Fortune Teller” with a headlining show at the Troubadour. We think very highly of this record. We also love magician Rob Zabrecky in the video for “I Saw the Light That Day,” above. Gliss and Aaron Embry open tonight’s show. ‣ Radar Bros. […]
Incoming: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bjork, the 88, Radar Bros., Parson Red Heads, Snowden, Caifanes, Tijuana No, Beth Orton, Fall Out Boy, Cyndi Lauper, Alkaline Trio, Emily Wells, Brent Amaker & the Rodeo, Barry Manilow, the Dandy Warhols, CSS, Cold Cave, Ozma, Nightmare & the Cat, Robert DeLong, Robert Earl Keen, the Bats, Peter […]
Now into their second decade, L.A. quartet The 88 has pretty much done it all: The foursome of Keith Slettedahl, Adam Merrin, Anthony Zimmitti and Todd O’Keefe have been next-big-things (ah, that Spaceland residency) and major-label shoulda-beens;Â they’ve released five full-lengths; they’ve scored movies; they’ve been serial contributors to films, TV shows, video games and […]
Top of the Thursday to you: ‣ The 2011 edition of Also I Like to Rock at the Hammer Museum closes with a bang tonight, with sets from the Henry Clay People and Lady Danville. The Henry Clays are working on material for their next album after this spring’s very strong “This Is a Desert” […]
