Great local shows and more on the menu for Wednesday: ‣ New York lo-fi folk singer Juan Wauters visits Los Globos behind his album “N.A.P. North American Poetry,” released on Captured Tracks earlier this year. Get there early for Guy Blakeslee. Puro Instinct also plays. Above, Juan Wauters’ video for “Water.” ‣ Singer-songwriter Aaron Embry […]
Tuesday’s happenings: ‣ KISS and Def Leppard rock you back at the Forum. ‣ Cleveland rockers Cloud Nothings play the Roxy theatre behind their new album “Here and Nowhere Else” (that’s their new video for “Psychic Trauma,” above), with Metz opening. ‣ The Mowgli’s start a two-night stand at the Troubadour. Get there early tonight […]
Here’s the first Monday in July, hope it’s good for ya: ‣ Indie-rock quartet LA Font kicks off its residency at the Satellite, supported by the Black & the White, Fim and Lime Cordiale. ‣ At the Bootleg, it’s residents Hi Ho Silver Oh, along with Fellow Bohemian, Cassorla and Rainman. ‣ Corners [pictured] kick […]
Incoming: Zak Waters, Cher, Hi Ho Silver Oh, Corners, LA Font, S. Carey, the Bolts, Kilo Virga, Skin N Bones, KISS, Def Leppard, Joshua bell, Town in the City, Los Mysterious, Prayers, The Herbert Bail Orchestra, Peter Matthew Bauer, John Murry, GoldStar, The Mowgli’s, Waters, Cloud Nothings, METZ, The Count Basie Orchestra, Via Echo, Charlie […]
Winding up your holiday weekend: ‣ The Off Sunset Street Festival goes off on Santa Monica Boulevard (between Hoover and Sunset), with a musical lineup featuring My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, the Record Company, GayC/DC, Handsome As Sin, the Mo-Odds, Fly N Lion, Barrio Tiger and Fur Factor. ‣ Long-running U.K. electro duo […]
And your 4th of July weekend continues: ‣ Peter Murphy does a second night at the El Rey Theatre this week. My Jerusalem supports. [That’s Murphy’s video for “Hang Up” above.] ‣ Want to continue celebrating the holiday with outdoor music and food? Then Stones Throw Picnic at California Plaza featuring sets by Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam-Funk, […]
Have a safe Fourth of July: ‣ Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers and Edie Brickell do a third night at the Hollywood Bowl, capped by the venue’s signature fireworks display. ‣Â Semi Precious Weapons plays the pre-fireworks set (8:15 p.m.) at radio station 98.7’s ALTimate Block Party, the free concert going off at Grand […]
On the eve of your long weekend, here’s what’s up: ‣ NYC duo The Knocks will help you get “Comfortable” (that’s the title of their latest EP) at the Echoplex, where they’re supported by ASTR and DWNTWN. ‣ It’s a night of heady experimental music at Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park – the free summer […]
Shows for the numerically nifty 7/2/14: ‣ Young & Sick, the electro-R&B project of visual artist Nick Van Hofwegen (who’s done album covers for Foster the People and Maroon 5), headlines the Echo, with Bent Denim supporting. Above, Young & Sick’s video for “Heartache Fetish.” ‣ It’s the first of three nights of music and […]
Your Canada Day show list: ‣ Big night at the Observatory in Orange County – the Burger Revue arrives for a night of music that includes Ronnie Spector, Thee Oh Sees, Nick Waterhouse, King Khan & the Shrines and more. Above is the great new video for Waterhouse’s “Sleeping Pills,” off his album “Holly.” ‣ Erika […]
