Color us smitten by the lineup for Saturday’s Moon Block Party, which is heavy on all varieties of psych-rock (heavy, stoner, garage and heavily stoned in the garage) with some punk and blues tossed in. Oh, and Spoon. After all, how often can you see three consecutive bands with “black” in their name [set times […]
Set times have been announced for Saturday’s Moon Block Party – the one-day blast of psychedelic rock topped by a spoonful of Spoon. The all-ages festival kicks off at noon at the Pomona Fairplex and features the likes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the Black Angels, Band of Skulls, Black Lips, Tinariwen, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, […]
This one’s for anybody who misses early Rilo Kiley. New L.A. quintet Tiny Stills bring that kind of unvarnished energy and directness to their debut album “Falling Is Like Flying,” self-released last week. The band is spearheaded by singer-songwriter Kailynn West, a Pennsylvania-bred multi-instrumentalist and audio engineer who narrates her cherub indie-rock with a punky […]
Our calendar’s full, how about yours? ‣ The Culture Collide festival kicks off at multiple venues in Echo Park, its internationally flavored lineup highlighted by Danish singer MØ (recently added to the lineup), along with the likes of De Lux, Holychild, Haunted Summer, Until the Ribbon Breaks and more. Above, the video for U.K. trio […]
The music of Perfume Genius has always been raw, often haunting and emotional, with Mike Hadreas’s lyrics wrapping you with a sense of intimacy. His 2012 sophomore album “Put Your Back N 2 It” was full of delicate and sparse piano ballads tackling topics like drug addiction, violence and living as a gay man, orchestrated […]
Your very busy Wednesday: ‣ Singer-songwriter Andrew McMahon, formerly a principal in Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin, is now operating under the moniker Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, and this week he released an album with that title. Tonight, McMahon headlines the Fonda Theatre in celebration of that release, with Hunter Hunted and Junior Prom […]
Your Tuesday show options: ‣ Meiko celebrates the release of her new album “Dear You” [see “Be Mine”] with a show at the Bootleg HiFi. Banta and Keta support. ‣ British singer Jessie J visits the El Rey Theatre behind her new album “Sweet Talker.” Above, her video for “Burnin’ Up.” ‣ Welsh rockers Catfish […]
If Columbus Day is still a thing, we hope you have a happy one: ‣ My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way headlines the Troubadour behind his solo debut “Hesitant Alien,” with the Eeries supporting. That’s Way’s new video for “Millions,” above. ‣ Nashville singer-songwriter Will Hoge headlines the Roxy Theatre, supported by Logan Mize and […]
Incoming: Moon Block Party (Spoon, BRMC, Band of Skulls, Black Angels, Black Lips), Culture Collide (Cloud Nothings, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Nina Persson), Broods, David Bazan, Gerard Way, Will Hoge, Meiko, Jessie J, Catfish & the Bottlemen, Kate Boy, Andrew McMahon, the Horrors, SBTRKT, Fujiya & Miyagi, Walk the Moon, Eddie Cohn, Russian Red, […]
Sunday things: ‣ The annual Fool’s Gold Day Off returns to L.A. with the label’s founder A-Trak performing among other artists such as Danny Brown, Vic Mensa, Travi$ Scott, gLAdiator and Kittens at the Shrine Expo Hall. ‣ David Bazan [pictured] and Passenger String Quartet visit the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in support of their […]
