Tonight in L.A.: Virtually everything is called off
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Virtually all music venues are dark as efforts continue to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
Bronson, a graduate of Bradley University, is a former sports writer and editor and graphic designer who worked in the newspaper business for 35 years.
Virtually all music venues are dark as efforts continue to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
Only a handful of small venues will offer live music tonight.
Three former members of Jellyfish — Roger Joseph Manning Jr., Tim Smith and Eric Dover — have teamed up as the Lickerish Quartet. Fans of Jellyfish, ELO and Queen should drop by for the 6 1/2-minute “Lighthouse Spaceship.”
With most larger venues having scotched their concert schedule, some smaller ones are continuing to have shows. Here’s what we’ve found for Friday night (subject to change).
“Deap Lips,” the collaborative album from Deap Valley and the Flaming Lips, came out today. Take their long, strange trips.
Communicant’s debut EP, “Memory Palace” (out today) marks singer-songwriter Dylan Gardner’s matriculation into the world of psych-pop. Immerse yourself in its swirl.
Also on Thursday: Mapache, Frances Quinlan, Dance Gavin Dance, Eric Nam, Avi Kaplan, Dan Deacon, Pussy Riot, Patrick Sweany, Little Jesus, Knuckle Puck, Emmit James, Jack Symes, Spencer Sutherland, Blanks, Dry Cleaning, the Makeout Club
Irontom get down and dirty in the video for their typically audacious new single “Big Shot.” The L.A. quartet has a new full-length in the works for later this year.
(* Updating with the latest postponements.) Safeguards against the spread of the coronavirus could affect Los Angeles-area concerts. A few postponements and cancellations have already been reported.
Director Zack Seckuler’s video for Winnetka Bowling League’s “CVS” was filmed in a CVS, meeting all the conditions set by CVS, in the most humorous way possible. Hilary Duff (frontman Matthew Koma’s wife) and Christopher Mintz-Plasse have cameos. And WBL’s April tour brings them to the Roxy on April 20.