Note to self: Write something clever here about “music’s biggest night” as a way of introducing today’s nifty batch of show listings: â–º Warpaint [pictured] does a headlining show at the Roxy that will be better than anything on television. Vs Colour supports. â–º Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga team up for a post-Grammys show […]
Saturday Selections: ► Gwen Stefani stops by the Orpheum Theatre in support of new material off her forthcoming and third solo album. That’s Stefani’s video for “Spark the Fire” above. â–º Rapper Big Sean headlines the House of Blues Sunset Strip with support from Jacob Plant. â–º Jesse Harris, who is known for collaborating with Norah Jones and Brighty […]
Big, big Friday: â–º The Natural History Museum’s popular First Fridays series kicks off its 2015 season on Friday night, with Robert DeLong heading up a lineup that includes Tom Vek and Quitapenas. Later, Vek joins Mario Votto and Channel One for a DJ set at the Regent Theater. â–º U.K. electro trio Above & […]
Have a fantastic Thursday, because we will: â–º L.A. trio the Happy Hollows [pictured], who have been working on their third album, headline a Buzz Bands LA-presented lineup at the Satellite, where they’re joined by Torches and Roses â–º Dengue Fever celebrate the release of their new album “The Deepest Lake” at the Echoplex, supported […]
Have a wonderful Wednesday: ► Swedish-Gambian singer Seinabo Sey makes her L.A. headlining debut at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, with Gavin James supporting. Sey has won acclaim for her “For Madeleine” EP; above, the Magnus Lidehäll-directed video for “Younger.” ► Funk fans can get a little Lettuce in their diet — the […]
Tuesday’s things: â–º Bass Drum of Death rock the Echo behind their latest album “Rip This,” with Beach Party and Blake Johns supporting. â–º Dreaming Bull [see the premiere of their new “DB EP”] headline the Satellite, supported by Nacosta and Austin Kolbe. â–º S (the side project of Carissa’s Wierd founding member Jenn Ghetto) […]
Lili Haydn, the singer/composer/rock violinist who made a strong comeback from health woes with last year’s album “Lililand,” will headline the LA Weekly Live Music Stage at the Chinese New Year Festival on Saturday, Feb. 21, in Chinatown. Haydn will be joined by host of emerging L.A. artists on a day that will feature the […]
First Monday of the month, so get started: â–º Patti Smith does her third and final L.A. show on this trip to the West Coast, tonight’s at the Roxy Theatre. â–º Avid Dancer kicks off a residency at the Echo — the night, co-presented by Buzz Bands LA, also features Los Angeles Police Department and Northern […]
Incoming: Patti Smith, Avid Dancer, Banta, Run River North, LP, Scavenger Hunt, Young Creatures, Dead Meadow, Matteo Setti, G-Eazy, Bass Drum of Death, Dreaming Bull, Wet & Reckless, the Sound Reasons, Lettuce, Seinabo Sey, AKW, Bebe Rexha, You Blew It!, Cage the Elephant, John Oates, Dengue Fever, Partynextdoor, Sage, the Happy Hollows, Sam Outlaw, Babes, […]
If the Super Bowl halftime show doesn’t satiate you, there’s this lighter-than-usual slate of shows … ► John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting) headlines the El Rey Theatre, where he and his quartet are joined by Lucie Silvas. â–º DJ/producer P. Morris [pictured] kicks off a monthlong residency at the Bootleg HiFi (performing his debut “Debut” on […]
