The best and the rest of Wednesday: ‣ Rosanne Cash, appearing with John Leventhal, plays songs from her new album “The River and the Thread” (out next week) at the Troubadour. ‣ Pop provocateur Ethan Gold headlines the Bootleg Bar, playing his 2011 gem “Songs From a Toxic Apartment” in its entirety – and projecting […]
Here’s a mostly-local Tuesday: ‣ Bleached and Together Pangea team up to rock Alex’s Bar in Long Beach ‣Â Chicago rapper Rockie Fresh and teams up with L.A.’s Casey Veggies for a free show at the Echoplex. ‣ Nacosta celebrates the release of a new single and video at the Silverlake Lounge, supported by Stella, Brett […]
First Monday of the month, make it good: ‣ Califone [see Saturday’s post] visits the Bootleg Theater beyind its latest release, September’s “Stitches.” The Luyas open. ‣ Vanaprasta, the L.A. quintet that has been retooling since its 2011 full-length “Healthy Geometry,” kicks off its residency at the Bootleg Bar, supported by James Supercave, Seven Saturdays […]
Incoming: Califone, Vanaprasta, DWNTWN, Criminal Hygiene, Tiny Hearts, Hudson, Tall Tales & the Silver Lining, Rosanne Cash, Ethan Gold, De Lux, Viza, Youngblood Hawke, Pickwick, Golden State, Tribal Seeds, Michael Kiwanuka, Missing Persons, Snoop Lion, Dawes/Nick Waterhouse/Allah-Las, Linkin Park/the Offspring, Tennis, Rye Rye, Spindrift, the White Buffalo, Jonny Lang, Dramarama, Sanglorians Above:Â Â Pickwick, the Seattle-based band […]
Sunday things: ‣Â Joel Jerome (of Dios) & Babies on Acid, Slow White, Levitation Room and Kim House (of Spindrift) Band all continue the Satellite’s eight free nights of show. ‣ The 28th Annual Elvis Birthday Bash, hosted by Art Fein and Ronnie Mack, goes off at the Echo today at 3 p.m. Proceeds will benefit […]
Here’s your Saturday: ‣ Bay Area quartet Bells Atlas brings their soulful Afrobeat to the Bootleg Bar, supported by Fell Runner and Duckwrth. That’s Bells Atlas’ video for “Loving You Down,” above. ‣ Miracle Days celebrate the release of their debut album “Something for the Weight” with a show at the Satellite that also features […]
Thanks for the good times, 2013. Now on to the hottest prospects for 2014. Last year’s Bands to Watch cited more than 20 Los Angeles acts who were already signed and ready to release full-lengths. Most of them did – although the vagaries of the record business and the occasional pratfalls of the creative process […]
First Friday of the year, and a big one at that: ‣ “FOMO” stands for Fear of Missing Out, and the annual January event aims to showcase (mostly local) emerging bands who figure to make their mark in the upcoming year. Hard to argue with this year’s lineup, which features Lo-Fang (full-length en route Feb. […]
Happy Jan. 2: ‣ Think of this as a wake-up call for the new year: London garage-rockers the Jim Jones Revue play their first West Coast show in two years at the Viper Room. ‣ Satellite Nights – the Silver Lake venue’s annual run of free shows (eight in 2014) to kick off the new […]
Happy new year, and just a handful of events to mention for today: ‣ The 2nd Annual Laurel Canyon “Love Street Festival,†a charity event benefiting CLAW (Citizens for Los Angeles Wildlife), goes off at 2018 Laurel Canyon Blvd. with a musical lineup that includes with Russ Irwin [pictured] of Aerosmith, Anabel Englund, the Coals, […]
