A jam-packed Friday night for you: ‣ Folk-rocker Jonathan Wilson and garage-rockers Mystic Braves kick off six consecutive Friday nights of free shows at the Fig at 7th Downtown Festival. the Shows go off on the plaza on the top level of the DTLA retail center. ‣ Susanna Hoffs headlines the Satellite, where she’ll be […]
Tonight in L.A.: Yuna, Robert Francis, Loudon Wainwright III, Everclear/Soul Asylum, Crash/the Shoe, Kemasi Washington, the Ruse/Dorothy, the Field, the Wailers, the Dan Band, Jarell Perry
A Thursday that almost feels like a holiday: ‣ Malaysian singer Yuna will get all “Nocturnal” (the title of her breakthrough album) in the “Twilight” (the name of the concert series at the Santa Monica Pier. Week 2 of the free series also feature L.A. soul trio KING Above, Yuna’s new video for “Come Back.” […]
Your Wednesday show options: ‣ Ben Daniels brings A Sunny Day in Glasgow to town for a show at the Bootleg HiFi, with Roses and United Ghosts opening. ‣ Arizona sibling quartet Kongos, who have that one song on the radio, headline the Troubadour, with L.A. four-piece Badflower opening. ‣ Post-hardcore quartet Planes Mistaken for […]
Here’s your Tuesday agenda: ‣ Jimmy LaValle and his ambient rock band the Album Leaf host the premiere of a new documentary film, “Beyond There,” directed Michael Raines and portraying the band’s tour of China and other parts of Asia, followed by a live performance. It goes off at at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood […]
Another many-splendored Monday: ‣ Pop duo Made in Heights plays It’s a School Night at Bardot along with Noosa, the Midnight Pine and Feminae. ‣ Wil-Dog Abers of Ozomatli and nu-R&B crooner Jarell Perry do a collaborative show at the Echoplex as part of the the Krupnick Festival of the Arts. ‣ At the Echo, […]
Incoming: Wil-Dog Abers & Jarell Perry, LA Font, Hi Ho Silver Oh, Made in Heights, Corners, Island Apollo, the Polyphonic Spree, the Album Leaf, Mosco Rosco, Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Kongos, Boz Scaggs, LP, Kid Rock, the Ruse, Pennywise, Yuna, Robert Francis, Crash, Loudon Wainwright III, Bad Religion, the […]
And Sunday’s fun: ‣ New Order‘s North American tour brings the influential synth-pop band (sans founding member Peter Hook) to the Greek Theatre. La Roux opens. ‣ Brooklyn indie-rockers the Antlers are back for a second night at the Troubadour behind their new album “Familiars.” Above, the video for “Hotel.” Yellow Ostrich supports. ‣ X […]
Tonight in L.A.: Chinatown Summer Nights (Eastern Conference Champions, Madi Diaz, Afternoons, more), Chris Isaak, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Jurassic 5, X, Keith Sweat, Steely Dan, The Antlers
Happy Saturday: ‣ Chinatown Summer Nights continues with July’s installment with a Buzz Bands LA-curated lineup featuring Eastern Conference Champions [pictured] Madi Diaz, Francisco the Man, Afternoons, Black Apples and Wet & Reckless (plus KCRW DJs Jason Bentley and Liza Richardson) at Chinatown Central Plaza. Set times and details here. [Update: Due to a family emergency, Seasons will be […]
Tonight in L.A.: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, De Lux, X, Mac DeMarco, Chris Botti/Chris Isaak, David Garza, the Foreign Exchange, the Diamond Light, Chevelle, Helmet, Tiny Ruins, the Offspring
Here’s your list for 7/11: ‣ Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds visit the Shrine Auditorium, supported by Warpaint. ‣The Summer and Music series in Long Beach continues with “Twisted at the Pike” (95 S. Pine), a free show featuring De Lux, Fartbarf, Wild Pack of Canaries and Free Moral Agents. ‣ X does the […]
Free concerts, record-release parties, music legends … a thriller of a Thursday: ‣ The Twilight Concert Series at the Santa Monica Pier kicks off with indie acts Cults and James Supercave. Free and all-ages, the festivities start at 7 p.m. Above, Cults’ video for “High Road.” ‣ Legendary singer-guitarist Richard Thompson visits Levitt Pavilion MacArthur […]
