Tonight in L.A.: Youth Code, SWMRS, the Far West
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Also on Sunday: DMX, Spork, Third Eye Blind, Black Crystal Wolf Kids, Missing Persons, Dynasty Handbag
This Week’s Shows: April 4-10
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Incoming: Tank, Mothers, Little Green Cars, the Wild Feathers, Michael Kiwanuka, the Coathangers, Cullen Omori, Buraka Som Sistema, Ellie Goulding, Floetry, RJD2, Rob Zombie, Ginuwine, Goldroom, Youth Code and more.
The Week Ahead: Dec. 8-14
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Incoming: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Dave Stewart & Friends, Madi Diaz, Sego, Opeth, Augustana, Eric Hutchinson, Kan Wakan, Dear Boy, Eastern Conference Champions, JMSN, James Blake, Andrew Bird, Tune-Yards, the Ataris, Ryn Weaver, Big Search, FMLYBND, Kingdoms, Howie Day, Ryan Adams, Jenny Lewis, Allah-Las, the Icarus Line, Black Belt Karate, Pepper, Gaby Moreno, De Lux, […]
Way Over Yonder 2014: A Friday of fine folks (and folk) capped by Local Natives and Lucinda Williams
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By Daiana Feuer In its second year, Way Over Yonder is Newport Folk Festival’s California baby. On Friday, the Santa Monica Pier got lightly folked up with hay bales, Indian blankets and a bean bag toss, but for the most part the environment stayed clean and tidy. Nary a hippie in sight, save for the […]
Echo Park Rising 2014: A Sunday battle that Gateway Drugs wins, making for a happy weekend warrior
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With Taix and its two stages out of the picture, Echo Park Rising shrank to a more manageable size on Sunday. But faster than you can down two mimosas, the day was off and running, highlighted by a too-good-for-a-free-festival lineup at the Echoplex, a Lolipop Records vs. Burger Records cage match at the Echo, great […]
Tonight in L.A.: Monogem, Jacksh*t, O.A.R., the Far West, Juan Gabriel, El Conjunto Nueva, White Fang, Manchester Orchestra, Ryan White
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Happy Sunday: ‣ Monogem kicks off a Sunday night residency at the Bootleg Bar, supported by Alina Cutrono (Body Parts), Smoke Season and Yeo. ‣ A matinee benefit at the Bootleg Theater (starting at 1 p.m.) features hillbilly gospel trio Jacksh*t, the Rick Holmstrom Band and Earthworm Ensemble. Proceeds from the show, organized by trumpeter […]
The Week Ahead: April 28-May 4
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Incoming: Signals, Justin Nozuka, Hymn de lune, Augustana, Jason Isbell, Franz Ferdinand, Boy George, Howler, Breton, Neil Hamburger, Moon Honey, Heaps n Heaps, Michael Nesmith, Girl on Fire, Eric Hutchinson, Tokyo Police Club, the Horrors, the Wanted, Gavin DeGraw, Skating Polly, The Smoking Flowers, Chris Murray, Brody Stevens, Tommy & the High Pilots, Lower 48s, […]
Tonight in L.A.: De Lux, Together Pangea, Beck, Afghan Whigs, Chromeo, Disclosure, Bad Suns, FKA Twigs, the Far West, Mike Posner, Fever the Ghost
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T’was the night before Coachella, and all through the town … ‣ De Lux celebrate the release of their debut album “Voyage” by playing the Echo, supported by Rare Times and Earth Like Planets. ‣ Together Pangea rocks the Troubadour behind their recent relase “Badillac,” with the Garden and Chad & the Meatbodies at the […]
Tonight in L.A.: Pentatonix, Lord Huron/Superhumanoids, Capital Cities, Jackie Greene, Supreme Cuts, Morgan Page, more
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Saturday things:Â ‣Â A Cappella sensation Pentatonix headlines the Orpheum Theatre. That’s a video of their cover of Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding’s “I Need Your Love” above. ‣Â Lord Huron and Superhumanoids play this weekend’s second sold-out show at the Fonda Theatre. ‣Â Local electro-poppers Capital Cities and Scavenger Hunt team up at the Roxy Theatre. ‣Â Jackie […]
Ears Wide Open: The Far West
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We have no idea what to make of all the debate about “authenticity” in roots music these days, but it isn’t going out on a limb to venture that L.A. quintet the Far West is doing right. They are five guys who paid their dues in myriad other bands and who joke that their music […]
