Happy Saturday: ‣ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is back for Day 2 with Muse, Queens of the Stone Age, Nas, Pharrell Williams, Skrillex, the Pixies and Pet Shop Boys. ‣ Genre-bending composer-producer Karsh Kale visits the Luckman Fine Arts Complex. ‣ Eastern Conference Champions plays the Viper Room along with the Filthy Souls […]
Happy Friday: ‣ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival kicks off its first weekend with Anti-Flag, †††(Crosses), OutKast, the Knife, the Cult, Girl Talk and plenty more at the Empire Polo Club grounds. ‣ Switchfoot [pictured] headlines the Wiltern in support of their latest album “Fading West.” ‣ Motorhead stops by Club Nokia on […]
We are not given to making lists, but the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival forces some sort of prioritization, doesn’t it? Since I can only only count to 5, these are nice and short. So be polite, stay hydrated, pray for strong cell signals, protect your skin and ears and don’t ingest anything a […]
T’was the night before Coachella, and all through the town … ‣ De Lux celebrate the release of their debut album “Voyage” by playing the Echo, supported by Rare Times and Earth Like Planets. ‣ Together Pangea rocks the Troubadour behind their recent relase “Badillac,” with the Garden and Chad & the Meatbodies at the […]
Coachella draws closer and so do some its performers: ‣ Swedish electronic duo the Knife warm up for their Friday night Coachella appearance at the Fox Theater Pomona, and as always with shows featuring Karin and Olof Dreijer, the performance figures to be high-concept theater. The troupe for their “Shaking the Habitual Tour” numbers 22, […]
‣ Nashville-based singer-songwriter Katie Herzig has a new album out today. It’s called “Walk Through Walls,” and the Colorado-bred songstress, who’s featured on the RAC single “We Belong,” plays the Troubadour tonight in celebration of the release. Amy Stroup opens. ‣ Six-time Grammy winner Ziggy Marley visits Club Nokia, supported by Chali 2na. ‣ Foster […]
A new month, a new batch of Monday residencies: ‣ Avant-pop singer Lawrence Rothman [see our post from February] kicks off a month of Mondays at the Bootleg Bar, supported by Cotillon, Steffaloo and Kauf. That’s his video for “Fatal Attraction,” above. ‣ Indie-pop sextet Banta [see last week’s post] launches its residency at the […]
Incoming: Coachella, Lawrence Rothman, Banta, Mystic Braves, Mosco Rosco, On An On, Ziggy Marley, Foster the People, Katie Herzig, Summer Camp, Ingrid Michaelson, Boy & Bear, STRFKR, the Dead Ships, Beck, the Knife, RAC, De Lux, Together Pangea, Chromeo, FKA Twigs, Disclosure, Motorhead, Ruby Friedman, Joe Ely, Switchfoot, Pet Shop Boys, Eastern Conference Champions, Karsh […]
Rounding up Sunday’s shows: ‣ Schoolboy Q visits Club Nokia behind his album “Oxymoron,” supported by Vince Staples and Audio Push. ‣ The Magic Band – featuring original members John French, Mark Boston ad Denny Wallry – perform the music of Captain Beefheart at the Troubadour. Jeffertitti’s Nile supports. ‣ At the Roxy, it’s Jello […]
A super Saturday again: ‣ Rhye performs a sold-out show at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in support of their album “Woman.” ‣ Danish electric music producer Trentemøller headlines the Fonda Theatre. ‣ Southern rockers Widespread Panic stops by the Orpheum Theatre. ‣ Crosby, Stills & Nash, John Mayer, Don Felder, Brandi Carlile and Chris Stills […]
