Local music … on television? That will become a reality March 4 when public television giant KCET and listener-supported radio station KCSN (88.5 FM) launch “Studio A,” an original music program to showcase some of the bounty of talent from southern California. The show will air Tuesdays at 10 p.m. and repeat Fridays at 10 […]
Me, I just love looking at Luke McGarry’s flyers. You might be interested in the information herein – Goldenvoice has announced 38 club and theater shows as part of the promoters’ now-annual “Localchella” series. Those shows feature artists playing the sold-out, two-weekend beast known as Coachella, with these bonus dates offering fans of the bands […]
Conor Oberst sounds as if he’s in a happy place. The Bright Eyes/Desaparecidos main man today released a chipper new single, “Hundreds of Ways,” and announced that he has signed to Nonesuch Records, which will release his new album “Upside Down Mountain” on May 20. The album features production from L.A. luminary Jonathan Wilson (Father […]
Avant-garde pop act Xiu Xiu has canceled a 30-date North American tour – which was due to start Feb. 19 in Santa Barbara and end March 26 at the Echo – because of problems singer Jamie Stewart is having with his voice. “I have been having increasing trouble with my throat for years, and this […]
Those $30 early-bird tickets that were on sale before Christmas are looking even more like a bargain now. Blonde Redhead and the Raveonettes will join the previously announced Liars and Autolux at the top of the bill for the one-day Desert Daze festival on April 26 at Sunset Ranch Oasis near Mecca, 25 miles southeast […]
By Tatiana Simonian In the late 1980s, while bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam were poised to introduce America to the rebellion of grunge, a seemingly disparate movement had emerged in England known as shoegaze. Anchored in the melancholy post-punk of acts such as Cocteau Twins and Jesus and Mary Chain, these acts relied […]
Around the last time the Afghan Whigs released an album, the House of Representatives was preparing impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton in light of the Monica Lewinsky fiasco. Yeah, it’s been a minute. But Greg Dulli [pictured at SXSW 2013] and gang have a new one on the way – Sub Pop today announced […]
File under Things That Have Piled Up in My Notebook: ‣ Tonight’s “comeback” show by Afternoons at the Satellite is something of a curiosity. The L.A. sextet of Aaron Burrows, Brent Turner, Brian Canning, Claire McKeown, Sam Johnson and Steven Scott – down one member from when they posed for photographer Sterling Andrews’ whimsical “Gooseberries” project […]
Updated at 2 p.m.: Foster the People, who last week released the first single off their hotly anticipated sophomore album, will play a surprise, free show tonight at the site of their “Supermodel” mural at 643 Los Angeles St. Tickets are available now at MOCA on Grand Avenue; it’s a suggested $5 donation to the […]
The Happy Hollows, Parade of Lights and Act As If head up a huge lineup of local bands playing the LA Weekly Live Music Stage during the two-day Chinese New Year Festival in Chinatown on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 1 and 2. The festivities welcoming the Year of the Horse include the 115th Golden Dragon […]
