Thousands filled the streets of Pasadena on Saturday for the Crown City’s annual Make Music Pasadena festival, which once again brought a diverse lineup of artists for a day of free shows. From the streets to parking lots, alleys, parks, coffeehouses, pubs and pop-up stages located within Old Town Pasadena, every nook and cranny was […]
Things got cozy at the Troubadour on Wednesday night, but with MØ and Erik Hassle having sold out this final date on their tour in 30 minutes, intimate certainly didn’t mean it was reserved. As two of Scandinavia’s most promising pop acts, Swedish soul singer-songwriter Erik Hassle and Danish electro-pop and R&B-soul artist MØ set […]
“I’m not that old / but I’m getting pretty wise,” sings Mario Cuomo sings on “Southern Comfort,” the opening track to the Orwells‘ new album “Disgraceland.” He’s right. Coumo and his cohorts were only 17 years old when they first busted out of the Chicago suburbs and aren’t much older now, but oh how they […]
Saturday night was a proud moment for L.A. producer Josh Legg. Fans of Goldroom piled into El Rey Theatre to embrace those feel-good summer vibes, and they weren’t disappointed as Legg and his live band threw themselves into the music. Touting Chela as the vocalist and on synths for the night (fans know her as […]
“We’re glad you’re back!” shouted an enthusiastic fan at the El Rey Theatre on Friday night. It had been 14 years since Luscious Jackson played L.A., but Jill Cunniff, Gabby Glaser and Kate Schellenbach (plus a couple of extra live members), played a whopping 18-song set that sent everybody straight back to the ’90s. With […]
Elizabeth Le Fey, aka Globelamp, is preparing to release her record “Star Dust,” and if you haven’t heard it yet, her video for her new single “Breathing Ritual” will give you an idea of her spiritual soundscape. With a look that falls in somewhere in between Grimes and Stevie Nicks, the Leslie Andrew Ridings-directed clip brings […]
Another super Saturday: ‣ Your first festival choice: KROQ Weenie Roast returns to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre with a lineup featuring Fall Out Boy, Fitz & the Tantrums, the Neighbourhood, Capital Cities, Foster the People [check out “Best Friend”], Kongos, Beck, Avicii, Phantogram, Bastille, Bleachers, the 1975 and American Authors. [That’s Phantogram’s video above for “Fall […]
Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg – aka popular duo First Aid Kit – packed the house at the El Rey Theatre on Wednesday night. Stopping by in support of their forthcoming and Mike Mogis-produced album “Stay Gold†(out June 10 via Columbia), the Söderberg sisters and their powerful harmonies and endearing lyrics took hold […]
When Foster the People first came back onto the scene to promote their sophomore effort “Supermodel,” many were curious to see if the new record would bring as much heat to match the success of their debut album (which got a kickstart with their popular “Torches” EP). Their set at Coachella proved the band still […]
When we first discovered Banks‘ bewitching and beguiling artistry in March 2013, we had a hunch her small of batch songs were bound to catch fire. After traveling the world and playing SXSW and Coachella and making plenty of year-end lists for 2013 (including this one), the Los Angeles singer-songwriter will finally release her debut […]
