The Dears bring their expansive cinema to the Bootleg
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The long-running Montreal orchestral rock band played highlights from their new album as well as older favorites such as “Lost in the Plot.”
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Foals feed their fans’ frenzy at the Wiltern
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The British band’s hour-long show Sunday climaxed with guitarist Yannis Philippakis ascending to the Wiltern balcony, then crowd-surfing back to the stage.
TV on the Radio soars, Miguel cameos at Theatre at Ace Hotel
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The indie-rockers gave the sold-out crowd a dose of their weighty catharsis, and Miguel joined them for the encore.
Photos: The Orwells at the Teragram Ballroom
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How about those leggings? How about that underwear? Frontman Mario Cuomo and the Chicago quintet returned to L.A. for a typically frenetic performance.
Mini Mansions get celestial amid some other star sightings
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Sparks and Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys guest during the L.A. trio’s sold-out show Wednesday at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Blur: Brightly illuminated at the Hollywood Bowl
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Blur’s exhilarating show at the Hollywood Bowl featured a career-spanning set and a handful of special guests.
FFS (Franz Ferdinand + Sparks) make for manic merriment
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The unlikely collaborators, playing behind the album “Collaborations Don’t Work,” make it all work at the Observatory. And now we know was FFS really stands for.
Photos: Wolf Alice at the Fonda Theatre
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The London rockers’ debut album is titled “My Life Is Cool,” and the Los Angeles audience thought the band was too.
Stream: SPELLES, ‘Wild Heart’
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The third single from singer-songwriter Kathryn Baar will appear on SPELLES’ self-titled EP, being released Oct. 30.
Photos: Catfish & the Bottlemen at the Fonda Theatre
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The Welsh quartet played to a raucous crowd in support of their “The Balcony.” There were sing-alongs aplenty.
