Incoming: The Wild Reeds, Froth, VUM, Tenacious D, Matthew Sweet, Dillon Francis, the Aggrolites, the Growlers, Moving Units, Cypress Hill, Sublime with Rome, the Game, Agent Orange, Project Blowed 19th Anniversary, Neil Hamburger Above: That’s the Game’s video for “All That (Lady),” feturing Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Jeremih. The Game brings “Fresh Fest” to the […]
Your Sunday fare: ‣ Old-school punk rock is on the menu at the Echo – Youth Brigade heads up a lineup that features U.S. Bombs, Pistol Grip and Tarter Control. ‣ SoCal-bred, Portland-based singer-songwriter Eliza Rickman holds forth at the Hotel Cafe. ‣ And the Peach Kings wind up their residency at the Bootleg Bar, […]
On the first official day of winter … ‣ It’s Stevie Wonder’s 18th Annual House Full of Toys Benefit at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. ‣ Long-running L.A. rockers the Muffs headline the Satellite, supported by Peach Kelli Pop and Honeychain. ‣ We Are Scientists, joined by Hands play a free show Universal CityWalk. That’s […]
It’s Friday, so if you’re not hitting the road for the holidays, hit a show: ‣ New York-based soft rock phenoms Baby Alpaca, the band built around singer Chris Kittrell and Zach McMillan, headlines the Bootleg Bar behind their self-titled EP, supported by the Range, Future Twin and Glorious Wonder. That’s Baby Alpaca’s video for “Sea […]
Your Thursday things: ‣ El-P heads up a night of hard-hitting hip-hop at the Troubadour, with Azizi Gibson, Warm Brew and Thurz. ‣ Andrew Bird [pictured] brings his show titled “Gezelligheid” (it translates to “cozy”) to the Immanuel Presbyterian Church – Bird, who recently released the EP “I Want to See Pulaski at Night,” offers […]
Fun things for your Wednesday: ‣ L.A. singer-songwriter Juliette Commagere [see her video for “Big Star”] celebrates the release of her album “Human” at the Bootleg Bar, supported by Tyler Lyle and Alec Benjamin. ‣ Pere Ubu visits the Echo behind their first album in three years, “Lady From Shanghai.” ‣ King Krule, aka London […]
Hmm … Tuesday … ‣ It’s Tuesday, and maybe you’re not in the mood for mindless dance-pop or hard rock. In that case, there’s Swedish singer-pianist Anna Von Hausswolff at the Bootleg Bar. (Do not watch the video for “Deathbed,” above, if you are squeamish.) Von Hausswolf released her grandiose, church organ-drenched album “Ceremony” earlier […]
Here’s your Monday sprint: ‣ Long-running Celtic rockers Young Dubliners [pictured] returned this year with a new album, “9,” and tonight they play the Viper Room, supported by Midnight Coal Company. ‣ O.C. dance-poppers Hellogoodbye head up a big local lineup at the Roxy Theatre, where they’re joined by Say Say and Max & the […]
Incoming: Young Dubliners, Jeff Tweedy, Icona Pop, Kill Hannah, NOFX, Judy Collins, Pere Ubu, Juliette Commagere, King Krule, That Noise, El-P, Chance the Rapper, Andrew Bird, Yuna, Iggy Azalea, Holograms, Canvases, Camp Freddy, Suicidal Tendencies, Baby Alpaca, the Vandals, Stevie Wonder, Cults, We Are Scientists, HOTTÂ MT, the Muffs, Kate Earl, the Muffs, Youth Brigade […]
Your Sunday evening things: ‣ Music, art and social-media provocateur Amanda Palmer headlines a night titled “A Total Disruption” at the Echoplex – it features DJ sets from Shepard Fairey, screenings of short films by Ondi Timoner (“Dig! We Live in Public”), a talk by Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian and more. Palmer recently released a three-disc […]
