Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, Beach House to headline new Just Like Heaven festival
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A new festival, the Goldenvoice-propmoted Just Like Heaven, debut May 4 at the Queen Mary Events Park in Long Beach.
Sun Ra Arkestra and more added to Red Bull Music Festival
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The rest of the lineup for next month’s Red Bull Music Festival is set, with the Channel Center Film Series offering some rare performances.
Dear Boy, the Wrecks to headline two-night KROQ Locals Only Fest in March
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March’s KROQ Locals Only Fest will feature the 10 artists whose songs will appear on the radio station’s vinyl compilation.
Laura Peters, frontwoman of Psychic Love, dies at age 32
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Musician, artist and activist Laura Peters, of the band Psychic Love, has died.
Blink-182, Goldfinger, the Used headline Back to the Beach Festival
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The Back to the Beach Festival returns with punk-pop, ska, rock favorites blink-182, the Used, Goldfinger, Save Ferris, The English Beat and more. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Friday.
Lorna Doom, bass player for the Germs, has died
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Lorna Doom had rejoined the new version of the Germs in 2006, coinciding with the release of the band’s biopic “What We Do Is Secret.”
News bits: Bikini Kill, Jawbox, Bryan Ferry, Burger Boogaloo, Natural History Museum
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Bikini Kill and Jawbox each schedule reunion shows; Bryan Ferry to celebrate “Avalon;” you can take a bath with Jónsi at the Natural History Museum.
BeachLife Festival announces full lineup: Brian Wilson, Willie Nelson, Bob Weir headline
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The inaugural BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach reveals its lineup, adding Brian Wilson, Bob Weir, Ziggy Marley, Violent Femmes and Best Coast, among others, to previously announced headliner Willie Nelson.
The Who announce new album and Hollywood Bowl dates
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The Who, with their first album in 13 years on the horizon, have plotted a 29-date tour that includes two nights with an orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl
News bits: X, Ryan Adams, Sleater-Kinney, Foals, James Blake
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New on forthcoming full-lengths from Ryan Adams, Sleater-Kinney, Foals and James Blake — along with reissues of the first four X albums.
