Tonight in L.A.: Coachella Weekend 2 (AC/DC, Tame Impala, Interpol, Alabama Shakes, Ride, more), Acid Mothers Temple, Dinosaur Parade, Pat Benatar, Wand, High Drags, Vinyl Williams, Bow Wow Wow
Friday night fun: â–º Weekend 2 of Coachella 2015 kicks off, with AC/DC, Tame Impala, Interpol, Steely Dan [pictured], Alabama Shakes, Alesso, Ride, Flying Lotus and many more. [Set times at the end of this post.] Here are Buzz Bands LA’s mini-reviews of 20 sets from Weekend 1. â–º Veteran Japanese psych-rockers Acid Mothers Temple […]
Tonight in L.A.: Interpol, the Replacements, the Cribs, Milky Chance, Toro Y Moi, Sylvan Esso, the Orwells, Jamie xx, Swans, Eskmo, In the Whale, Rod Melancon, Esko, Brian Buckley Band, Qui
Thursday’s slate of shows: â–º The Replacements do the second L.A. night of their “Back by Unpopular Demand Tour” at the Hollywood Palladium. â–º Interpol and Perfume Genius team up at the Shrine Expo Hall — one of a handful of shows featuring Coachella artists sandwiching club shows in between festival weekend. The others: The […]
Tonight in L.A.: The Replacements, Arca, Florence + the Machine, Brand New, Built to Spill, the War on Drugs, Action Bronson, Sylvan Esso, Clean Bandit, Chet Faker, Glass Animals, Ratatat, the Cribs, Madeon, Bad Romantics, SomeKindaWonderful
A massive Wednesday slate of shows: â–º The Replacements’ “Back By Unpopular Demand Tour” hits the Hollywood Palladium for the first of a two-night stand. The quartet — originals Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson along with Josh Freese and David Minehan — are touring in support of “The Replacements: The Complete Studio Albums 1981-1990” collection, […]
Tonight in L.A.: Brandon Flowers, Fleetwood Mac, Barry Manilow, Stromae, Jenny Lewis, Swans, Glass Animals, MØ, FKA Twigs, Ride, RAC, Cloud Nothings, Benjamin Booker, Alt-J, the Fontaines
A very happy Tuesday to you: â–º Brandon Flowers, who has a new solo album titled “The Desired Effect” coming May 19, visits the Troubadour. Above, director Warren Fu’s new video for “Still Want You.” â–º Fleetwood Mac [see our review and photos from Friday’s show] return for another night at the Forum. â–º It’s […]
Your action-packed Monday show lineup: â–º Luna — in their 1999-2005 lineup of Dean Wareham and Sean Eden on guitar, Lee Wall on drums and Britta Phillips on bass — play their first show in 10 years at the Echo. Winter supports. â–º Stone Temple Pilots, in the studio working on new music and with Chester […]
Incoming: Coachella (Weekend 2), Brokechella, Stone Temple Pilots, Royal Blood, Father John Misty, Chet Faker, Luna, Odessa, Dorothy, Dreamers, Desaparecidos, Plain White T’s, Squarepusher, Stromae, Jenny Lewis, Swans, Glass Animals, FKA Twigs, Fleetwood Mac, Barry Manilow, Cloud Nothings, the Bad Romantics, MØ, Neil & Liam Finn, SomeKindaWonderful, Ride, Benjamin Booker, Alt-J, Florence + the Machine, […]
Happy Sunday: â–º Coachella winds up its first weekend with Drake, Florence + the Machine, Kaskade, Ryan Adams, David Guetta, St. Vincent, Fitz & the Tantrums, Marina and the Diamonds, Brand New, Madeon, Stromae, Odesza, RAC, Jenny Lewis, Desaparecidos and more, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. That’s Drake’s video for “Jungle.” â–º Heaps […]
Tonight in L.A.: Coachella (Jack White, Belle & Sebastian, Alt-J, more), Nochella, the Hush Sound, Wake Up Lucid, the Young Romans, Balance & Composure, Sixx: A.M., Bright Light Bright Light, the Janks
It’s a Saturday kind of Saturday: â–º Day 2 of Coachella features the likes of Jack White, the Weeknd, Axwell ^ Ingrosso, Alt-J, Belle & Sebastian, Ratatat, Hozier, Flosstradamus, Bad Religion, SBTRKT, FKA Twigs, Tyler the Creator, Father John Misty, Run the Jewels and more. [Set times at bottom of post.] â–º Nochella — with […]
Tonight in L.A.: Coachella (AC/DC, Tame Impala, Interpol, Alabama Shakes, Ride, more), Fleetwood Mac, White Fence/Cherry Glazerr, Geronimo Getty, the Hush Sound, Elliott Brood, Yelle, Honey Child
â–º Coachella 2015 kicks off, with AC/DC, Tame Impala, Interpol, Steely Dan, Alabama Shakes, Alesso, Ride, Flying Lotus and many more. [Set times at the end of this post.] And, hey, the headliners have a new video for “Rock the Blues Away,” from AC/DC’s new album “Rock Or Bust.” â–º It’s Fleetwood Mac at the […]
Tonight in L.A.: Jenny Lewis, Kimbra, Benjamin Booker, Caribou, the Warlocks, the Underachievers, Mansions on the Moon, Tomorrows Tulips, Odesza, Kimya Dawson, Matt Ellis, Jesika von Rabbit
T‘was the night before Coachella, and all through the land … â–º Jenny Lewis visits the Echoplex behind her latest album “The Voyager.” â–º At the El Rey, it’s New Zealand songstress Kimbra. â–º Benjamin Booker‘s pre-Caochella date is tonight at the Roxy, where he’s supported by Small Wigs. Above, his double-length video titled “The […]
