Flag Day frolics: ► Day 2 of the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl features Ledisi, Terence Blanchard E-Collective, Ozomatli, the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band under the direction of John Lee, Snarky Puppy, King Sunny Ade and his African Beats, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and more. ► Husband-and-wife duo Johnnyswim hit the Troubadour in […]
Here’s your Saturday, choose wisely: ► Long-running L.A. psych-rockers the Warlocks — bouncing back after being victimized by thieves last week (they lost about $8,000 in gear) — head up a Cleopatra Records night at the Bootleg HiFi that features a stellar lineup, including Magic Wands, Bloody Candy, VOWWS, Bestial Mouth and Loto Ball. ► Australian […]
A cure for your case of the Fridays: ► Australian dance-pop band San Cisco [pictured], whose debut “Gracetown” came out in March, plays a sold-out show at the El Rey Theater, supported by Brooklyn’s MOTHXR. ► Corsica Arts Club celebrates the release of their self-titled EP on a big night at the Satellite featuring Street […]
Thursday’s big deals: ► Ingrid Michaelson teams up with Jukebox the Ghost and Greg Holden for a big show at the Greek Theatre. It’s part of her “A Summer Night Out” tour. ► Seattle five-piece Ivan & Ayosha [pictured] visit the Roxy Theatre behind their sophomore album “It’s All Just Pretend,” released last month. ► […]
The wonders of Wednesday: ► Eminem protégé Yelawolf holds forth at the Fonda Theatre behnd his new album “Love Story,” with Hillbilly Casino and Travis Barker supporting. ► Folk-rocker Tyler Lyle [pictured] headlines the Satellite bheind his new album “the Native Genius of Desert Plants.” Topher Mohr opens. [See Lyle’s “Winter Is for Kierkegaard.“] ► […]
Your Tuesday show options: ► The Weepies [more here] play the Fonda Theatre behind their new album “Sirens,” with the Silent War supporting. ► Sweden’s Seinabo Sey visits the El Rey Theatre behind her strong debut, “For Madeleine,” with L.A. trio James Davis opening. That’s Sey’s vidieo for “Younger,” above. ► Joseph Arthur’s new album […]
A very happy Monday to you: ► Resurgent D’Angelo & the Vanguard visit Club Nokia behind their acclaimed 2014 album “Black Messiah.” Meg Mac supports. ► The Sea and Cake’s Sam Prekop, whose latest solo album “The Republic” continues his explorations in modular synths, plays the Hotel Café on a night that also features Panabrite, […]
Incoming: Playboy Jazz Festival, LA Pride Festival, D’Angelo, Tennis System, Hunny, Crash Kings, Sam Prekop, Scavenger Hunt, Sheppard, the Noogies, Making Movies, Dustin Kensrue, the Weepies, Seinabo Sey, Whitesnake, Joseph Arthur, Drenge, Wardell, Broken Arrows, Lupe Fiasco, Yelawolf, Tyler Lyle, the Kooks, A.R. Rahman, Sam Outlaw, Hexes, Holychild, Cosmonauts, In the Whale, Ray Wylie Hubbard, […]
Sunday’s shows: ► Nigerian soul singer/rapper Nneka [pictured] headlines the Troubadour behind and Bambaata Marley at the Troubadour ► Singer-songwriter-producer Jon Bellion visits the El Rey Theatre behind his latest release, “The Definition.” ► Alkaline Trio, on a tour during which they’re performing all eight of their albums over four nights, continue their run at […]
► Make Music Pasadena brings more than 150 artists to 30 venues around the Crown City of for a free, all-ages, all-day festival. Among the artists: How to Dress Well, Nick Waterhouse, Hundred Waters, Kishi Bashi, Sir Sly, Avid Dancer and the Moth & the Flame. Find updated set times and Buzz Bands LA’s mixtape […]
