Words and photos by Kelsey Heng “You don’t always have to be happy, but thanks for being happy,” Merrill Garbus said with a laugh as she witnessed crowd at the sold-out Fonda Theater on Thursday night. To everyone there, that was unquestionably the only way to enjoy what was truly a quintessential experience from the […]
Words and photos by Kelsey Heng Whether it’s 14 years of endearing indie nostalgia or pure loyalty, fans adore We Are Scientists frontmen Keith Murray and Chris Cain as much as ever. On tour behind their new album “TV en Français” – self-marketed as “the expensive new album†– they made Friday night’s sold-out show […]
Gardens & Villa and Tycho‘s pairing may seem unlikely when it comes to musical stylings, but Thursday’s sold-out show at the Fonda proved otherwise. Gardens & Villa played new songs off their sophomore album “Dunes” (out now on Secretly Canadian), once again confirming that the Santa Barbara-based quintet has no trouble making the combination of […]
Blood Orange were one of our Coachella highlights, and Dev Hynes and crew brought their grooves to the El Rey Theatre on Monday night for a “Localchella” show. It was the night of the “Blood Moon” too, so nice timing everyone. Photographer Kelsey Heng took it all in and shares this gallery.
Words and photos by Kelsey Heng There has been a lot of talk surrounding the return of brother and sister Swedish duo the Knife, with their “Shaking the Habitual Tour” and its attendant debate over performance vs. performance art. “There are other ways to do things,†states the Shake the Habitual Manifesto and by this […]
Words and photos by Kelsey Heng Dan Croll, the young Brit from Liverpool who has wooed men and women alike with last year’s single “From Nowhere,” kicked off his national tour in Los Angeles on Friday night at the El Rey Theatre. Supporting the recent full-length album release “Sweet Disarray,” Croll and band returned to […]
Words and photos by Kelsey Heng Jack Antonoff’s newly public New York based-side project Bleachers played their first show Wednesday night (aside from SXSW showcases) at the Troubadour to a sold out crowd of already dedicated younger fans. The fun. co-founder, former Steel Train leader and Grammy award-winning Antonoff is again in the stage spotlight […]
Words and photos by Kelsey Heng Somewhere in Los Angeles at 7 p.m. on a Wednesday is a small room filled to capacity with silent onlookers entranced by a man and his guitar. Hozier, following his Monday night birthday appearance at Bardot, took to the Hotel Café in his first “proper Los Angeles show.” Andrew […]
Words and photos by Kelsey Heng Numanoids of all generations piled into the historic Mayan Theater on Thursday night to catch a glimpse of electronic music’s dark god Gary Numan. Supporting his 20th album “Splinter: Songs From a Broken Mind,†the 55-year-old is on a quest to prove he is still pioneer to the very […]
Story and photos by Kelsey Heng Sugar water rained heavy on Monday night at the El Rey Theatre as Cibo Matto resurfaced after a long and dry 15-year hiatus. Supporting their new album”Hotel Valentine” – which might have been the best thing to happen on Feb. 14 this year – Yuka Honda and Mito Hatori […]
