Video: JJUUJJUU, ‘Nowhere’
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Phil Pirrone’s psych-rock project JJUUJJUU is back with a new scorcher, “Nowhere,” and a hallucinogenic video to match.
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Desert Daze 2022: The uniquely kaleidoscopic festival returns at full throttle, and eccentricity
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Back at full capacity after a pandemic-shrunk 2021 event, this year’s Desert Daze delivered the singular, mind-expanding musical experience it’s been known for since 2012.
Desert Daze 2022: The uniquely kaleidoscopic festival returns at full throttle, and eccentricity
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Back at full capacity after a pandemic-shrunk 2021 event, this year’s Desert Daze delivered the singular, mind-expanding musical experience it’s been known for since 2012.
Failure play like stars (even if they’re not under them) in Pioneertown
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Disappointingly held indoors instead of on Pappy & Harriet’s outdoor stage, Failure’s career-spanning show Friday night nonetheless exhibited their might. The L.A. trio circles North America before end their tour July 8 at the Regent Theater.
Wayne Kramer’s ‘remixed’ MC5 lineup proves a potent brew at the Roxy
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Wayne Kramer brought a reconstituted MC5 lineup to the Roxy for a Saturday night of “Heavy Lifting.” There’s a new album in the works — MC5’s first in 50 years.
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50
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Longtime Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died today, age 50, before the band was set to headline the Estéreo Picnic festival tonight in Bogotá, Colombia.
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50
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Longtime Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died today, age 50, before the band was set to headline the Estéreo Picnic festival tonight in Bogotá, Colombia.
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis turn the Shrine into a temple of catharsis
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Playing songs from their duo album “Carnage” and the 2019 Bad Seeds release “Ghosteen,” Nick Cave and Warren Ellis turned the Shrine into a place of redemption with a show that was intimate, minimalist and, perhaps improbably, emotionally devastating.
Mark Lanegan, ‘a brilliant soul’ and ‘a voice for the ages,’ dies at 57
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Mark Lanegan, frontman of the Screaming Trees, prolific solo artist, generous collaborator and author, has died at age 57. He is being remembered not just for his one-of-a-kind voice but his indomitable spirit.
Desert Daze 2021: Scaled-down but unrivaled in breadth, vision
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From headliners such as the War on Drugs and Kamasi Washington to powerful sets by the likes of Ty Segall, Yves Tumor, Sudan Archives and A Place to Bury Strangers, Desert Daze 2021 lived up to its reputation as the most daring, eclectic festival around.
Desert Daze 2021: Scaled-down but unrivaled in breadth, vision
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From headliners such as the War on Drugs and Kamasi Washington to powerful sets by the likes of Ty Segall, Yves Tumor, Sudan Archives and A Place to Bury Strangers, Desert Daze 2021 lived up to its reputation as the most daring, eclectic festival around.
Ears Wide Open: Darkplay
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L.A. post-punk duo Darkplay — Sergio Soto and Max McDonald, also of the band Cold Violets — will release their sophomore album “Goner” on March 5. “The pandemic has been both a blessing and a curse for our music,” Soto says.
Ears Wide Open: Hearty Har
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Hearty Har’s debut album “Radio Astro” is coming in February, ample reason for longtime followers to embrace its lead single and “Scream and Shout!”
