Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds go for arena-sized transcendence
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The Forum wasn’t quite the right space, but Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds gamely went for the emotional jugular during their stop on a four-date North American tour.
Gorillaz keep Demon Dayz festival lively and distinctly L.A.
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In its second year, the Demon Dayz music festival gave Gorillaz fans a perfect day, except it needed a little more Badu. Among the headliners’ guests during their set were De La Soul, George Benson and Blur’s Graham Coxon, the latter for “Song 2.”
Photos: Allen Stone and Nick Waterhouse at the Fonda
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Allen Stone and Nick Waterhouse teamed up for a soulful turn at the Fonda Theatre, their first of two nights there.
Arctic Monkeys show their range, vitality at Hollywood Bowl
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Arctic Monkey’s sharp, career-spanning performance Tuesday night at the Hollywood Bowl showcased the U.K. band’s many musical permutations.
Photos: Lykke Li at the Wiltern
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Swedish pop singer Lykke Li gave love and received it on Tuesday night at the Wiltern, where she performed in support of her latest album “So Sad So Sexy.”
Desert Daze: Logistical nightmares and psych-rock trancendence — a report from a ‘camper’
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A writer gets stuck in traffic, bad information on where to camp, marooned by a thunderstorm and wowed by King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard. Here are 12 moments from a weekend of frustrations and enduring electricity. Devil horns held high.
Desert Daze, Day 3: My Bloody Valentine soars and sears as festival finishes strong
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My Bloody Valentine’s challenging set was only one of the highlights of Sunday’s final day of Desert Daze. Death Grips and Preoccupations roared, and Shellac, King Khan and Ty Segall kept energy high into the wee hours.
Desert Daze, Day 2: Rekindling the flame with King Gizzard, Mercury Rev, Slowdive and more
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Mercury Rev and Slowdive proved transcendent, and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard incendiary, as Desert Daze bounced back from first-day festival woes.
Desert Daze 2018, Day 1: Pond, Warpaint and a festival that proved hard to enter and harried to exit
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Despite hassles getting in and the apoplexy getting out, Day 1 of Desert Daze had its share of highlights.
Photos: Lily Allen at the Fonda
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Monday’s show at the Fonda Theatre was a treat, spanning all four Lily Allen albums with plenty of F-bombs to delight her fans.
