Happy FYF Fest Day: ‣ FYF Fest, the annual summer festival curated by Sean Carlson, kicks off the first of two days at the LA Sports Arena & Expo Park. Today’s lineup features:Â Phoenix, Interpol, Julian Casablancas, Grimes, Little Dragon, Caribou, Future Islands, Tycho, Slint, Against Me!, Albert Hammond, Jr., Real Estate, Run the Jewels, Ty […]
Not unlike that first F*ck Yeah Fest show I attended (The Willowz, 2006, Jensen Rec Center, ears still ringing), this year’s FYF Fest will feel like that raging basement party hosted by the loveable neighborhood nerd with polypolar tastes in music. Only now that guy, having done pretty well for himself, has some famous friends […]
As the production mastermind behind The xx, Jamie Smith, better known as Jamie xx, has expanded his production skills beyond simply the band in the last few years. He has remixed songs from Adele, Holly Miranda, and Radiohead, to name a few, as well as 2011’s “We’re New Here,” a remix album featuring re-worked tracks […]
Tonight in L.A.: Nine Inch Nails/Soundgarden, ‘The Beatles 50th,’ the Belle Brigade, Slint, Built to Spill, Lila Downs, the Stepkids, Sylvan Esso, Keyshia Cole, Iggy Azalea, Young Dubliners, We Are Twin
We’ve made it to Friday, everyone – now what? ‣ Now this is an amphitheatre show – Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden at the Verizon Wireless in Irvine. ‣ Celebrating the semicentennial of the Fab Four’s famous visit to L.A., the Hollywood Bowl plays host to “The Beatles’ 50th at the Hollywood Bowl,” featuring with Dave […]
Tonight in L.A.: The Zombies, F*cked Up, Blood Orange, Future Islands, Buddy, the Naked and Famous, Benjamin Booker, Sylvan Esso, Yiddish Tango Club, the Dan Band, So Many Wizards
A mighty enticing Thursday night of shows: ‣ Forty-six years after the release of their masterful album “Odessey and Oracle, the Zombies (with just two original members, Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent, steering the ship) play the Twilight Concert Series at the Santa Monica Pier. Mystic Braves open. ‣ Transcendent Canadian punks (and how often […]
Your Wednesday show slate: ‣ Dance moves ready? Future Islands plays the sold-out Fonda Theatre behind their new album “Singles” (and they also appear at the Grammy Museum at 7 p.m., also sold out) ‣ At the Hollywood Bowl, there’s the big “What’s Going On: A Tribute to Marvin Gaye,” featuring John Legend, Sharon Jones […]
Why, hello there, Tuesday: ‣ Nothing like a Tribute to the Replacements to bring the late, great Henry Clay People back together for a one-off. The Satellite’s monthly cover night, this one saluting the ’Mats and featuring a band that can do them justice, also boasts the Bixby Knolls, Geronimo Getty, the Breakups, Magic Mirror, […]
Here are your Monday highlights: ‣ Nine-time Grammy winner John Legend headlines a sold-out show at the Greek Theatre, supported by Mapei. ‣ Buzz Bands LA co-presents this week’s installment of the Maudlin Strangers’ residency at the Bootleg HiFi, where Dorothy, the Gromble and Lincoln Jesser support. ‣ Avid Dancer highlights It’s a School Night […]
Incoming: FYF Fest, Beatles’ 50th with Dave Stewart, John Legend, Reckless Kelly, Avid Dancer, High on Fire, the Four Seasons, Frankmusik, Myron & E, SOJA, Horse Thief, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Future Islands, Rick Springfield, Hawthorne Heights, Quilt, Little Daylight, Black Gatsby, SD3, Tanlines, Mikky Echo, Lake Street Dive, the Zombies, Fucked Up, Blood Orange, the […]
It’s Sunday, but no resting: ‣ Echo Park Rising roars to a finish at various venues in the neighborhood, with a Lolipop vs. Burger Battle of the Bands at the Echo; the Record Company [pictured], Bonfire Beach and LA Font highlighting a big day at the Echoplex; and tasty lineups at Lot 1 Cafe, Little […]
