Incoming: Future Islands, Young the Giant, Kan Wakan, Moses Sumney, Kera & the Lesbians, Busy Living, the Bots, the New Electric Sound, Fever the Ghost, Mad Caddies, the Belle Brigade, Lucius, Step Brothers, Vitamin String Quartet, Shooter Jennings, Mother Falcon, Los Lonely Boys, Action Bronson, Immortal Technique, Citizen Cope, Baths, Delorean, Mary Chapin Carpenter, White […]
On this super Sunday, music pregame and music postgame: ‣ Day 2 of the Chinese New year Festival kicks off at noon in Chinatown, with five bands rocking the Live Music Stage – capped by Act As If at 4 p.m. Pretty Little Demons kicks off the free, all-ages affair at noon, followed by (on […]
A strong Saturday night:Â ‣Â If you’re up for a night of free music and fun downtown, the Chinese New Year Festival kicks off at Chinatown’s Central Plaza tonight. The LA Weekly Live Music Stage featuring a Buzz Bands LA-curated lineup includes the Happy Hollows, Parade of Lights, Line & Circle, Raw Geronimo, A House for […]
Your fabulous Friday: ‣ Mayer Hawthorne does his thing at the Hollywood Palladium. That’s the pop-soul man’s video for “Reach Out Richard,” above. ‣ Hey, Ash is back. The Irish rockers hit the Echo for the first L.A. show in many moons, supported by Deaf Havana and Dreamland. ‣ Electro whiz kid Robert DeLong plays […]
Thursday’s itinerary: ‣ Lolawolf, the NYC quartet fronted by Zoe Kravitz (the actress and the daughter of Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet), brings its sultry electro-pop to the Echo, with Reputante and Conway opening. Above, Lolawolf’s video for “What Love Is.” ‣ L.A. folk outfit Baywood celebrates the release of its full-length, “Everything We Know, […]
Your Wednesday things to do: ‣ Nashville quintet Wild Cub – its independently released album “Youth” just re-released via Mom + Pop Records (and its single “Thunder Clatter” picking up steam – visits the Bootleg Theater. Above, Wild Cub’s video for “Drive.” ‣ Singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco, his new album “Salad Days” on the way in […]
Happy Tuesday: ‣ Dum Dum Girls celebrate the release of their new album “Too True” with a show at the Echo, with Dream Boys and Roses opening. ‣ With their debut “Snapshot” on the way March 11, Irish old-school rock ’n’ rollers the Strypes make their U.S. debut at the Troubadour, supported by the equally […]
Quite a Monday night in store for you: ‣ Washed Out. Sold out. The second album from Ernest Greene, “Paracosm,” came out last year, and the El Rey Theatre figures to become one tonight. ‣ Kan Wakan and Nashville’s Wild Cub head up the lineup at It’s a School Night at Bardot; for the former, […]
Incoming: Washed Out, Kan Wakan, Dum Dum Girls, Johnny Flynn, the Strypes, Eryn Wood, Mutual Benefit, Wild Cub, Mac DeMarco, Grizfolk, Pato Banton, Pink, Islands, North Mississippi All-Stars, Lolawolf, Baywood, Reggie & the Full Effect, Emery, the Memorials, Mayer Hawthorne, Futurebirds, Beach Party, Ash, Robert DeLong, the Wood Brothers, Yuck, Chinese New Year Festival, David […]
The Sunday schedule, a little light because of That Thing on TV: ‣ The Bangles play the Whisky a Go Go as part of the venue’s 50th-anniversary series of concerts. ‣ Washed Out and Kisses team up for a show at the Glass House in Pomona. Above is Washed Out’s video for “Don’t Give Up,” […]
