Incoming: Bruce Springsteen, Jake Bugg, Justin Bieber, Esperanza Spalding, Junior Boys, Murs, the Revivalists, Flogging Molly, Puscifer, Nick Waterhouse, New Order, Chairlift, Leon Bridges, Self Help Festival and more.
Incoming: Phantogram, Allen Stone, Duncan Sheik, Kris Bowers, the Toledo Show, Lucinda Williams, Misun, Jared & the Mill, New Politics, Public Service Broadcasting, Kiven, Willy Mason, the Dollyrots, Blockhead, ALO, Jars of Clay, Miley Cyrus, Wildcat! Wildcat!, the John Butler Trio, Benmont Tench, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Amos Lee, Noah Gundersen, Marissa Nadler, Magic Man, […]
A pretty scary show lineup: ‣ The 13th annual Dia De Los Muertos Festival goes off at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, featuring Ozomatli , La Santa Cecilia, Very Be Careful, Las Cafeteras and Tribu. ‣ KCRW’s annual Masquerade Halloween costume ball and dance party gets festive at the Park Plaza. Z-Trip performs at the fundraiser, along […]
Incoming: Bob Dylan, Kaki King, Mika, Jason Lytle, Shiny Toy Guns, Beth Orton, Toadies, Taking Back Sunday, Joss Stone, Calexico, the Darkness, RZA, Motion City Soundtrack, Two Door Cinema Club, Matt & Kim, Tiger Army, Matthew Dear, Flying Lotus, Z-Trip, Jane’s Addiction, the Presets, Macklemore Above: Northern Irish rock band Two Door Cinema Club play […]
The Saturday night before Halloween just got busier – at it figured to, anyway. Z-Trip has been announced as headliner for KCRW’s annual Masquerade Halloween costume ball and dance party at the Park Plaza. Also on board: Hanni El Khatib, Mexican Institute Of Sound and Dustbowl Revival, along with KCRW’s DJs, Lucent Dossier circus performers […]
Your Friday fun: ‣ Salem and IO Echo do the first of the Play MOCA music/art series at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in downtown L.A. ‣ Pop harmonies for lunch? If you work downtown, you can catch Lady Danville at noon as part of the Grand Performances series at California Plaza. ‣ Z-Trip holds […]
Incoming: Everest, The xx, the Lumineers, Sheryl Crow, Mia Doi Todd, Voxhaul Broadcast, Alan Jackson, Nosaj Thing, Jackie Greene, Z-Trip, Barenaked Ladies, Dirty Projectors, Nick Waterhouse, Salem, Fiona Apple and more. Above: Fiona Apple’s video for “Every Single Night.” She plays the Palladium on Sunday. Our staff picks of the week: @KRBronson recommends: Nosaj Thing […]
Songs on a sunny Saturday: ‣ Electro-pop meastro Robert DeLong brings the party to the Viper Room. ‣ Downtown L.A. hosts a massive free music event called Corners Festival featuring 99 poets, 26 Bands, 13 artists, 3 plays and 3 street corners. Bands like the Bixby Knolls, Queen Caveat, the Dead Ships and more play […]
It’s a full-speed-ahead Friday: ‣ Z-Trip (pictured) brings his Rock Boxx Tour to the Palladium, with De La Soul, Nosaj Thing and Daddy Kev. ‣ Death Cab For Cutie is back for a second night at the Greek Theatre, with Frightened Rabbit opening. ‣ Silver Lake indie quartet Le Switch plays its farewell show at […]
Tupac Shakur would have turned 40 today. So Z-Trip has shared his take on the influential rapper’s “Better Dayz” – the “Make Me Wanna Holler Remix.” Of the track, the DJ writes: “I made this remix of Tupac’s ‘Better Dayz’ sampling Marvin Gaye’s jam ‘Inner City Blues’ after a request from Afeni Shakur (Tupac’s mom!). […]
