Happy Wednesday: ‣ Macklemore and Ryan Lewis headline the Staples Center in support of their ever-popular album “The Heist.” That’s the video for their latest single “White Walls” above. Supporting acts include Talib Kweli, Big K.R.I.T. tonight. ‣ Things get intimate with Kaki King inside the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. She’ll continue to […]
Quite a Tuesday in store: ‣ Mikal Cronin and Redd Kross team up for a night of good ol’ guitar fury at the El Rey Theatre. Cronin’s acclaimed second full-length “MCII” came out earlier this year, and Redd Kross’ “Researching the Blues” was one of our 2012 highlights. Cherry Glazerr opens. ‣ Equally delicious: LA […]
First Monday of the final month of 2013: ‣ Cat Power visits the El Rey Theatre on her solo tour, with Nico Turner supporting. ‣ British singer-songwriter Sam Smith does the first of two sold-out nights at the Troubadour. ‣ VUM [pictured] launches its residency (and celebrated this week’s vinyl release of its album “Psychotropic […]
Incoming: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, De Lux, Cat Power, Froth, VUM, the Wild Reeds, Xiu Xiu, BLEAUX, Entrance Band, Sam Smith, Howie Day, Tapioca & the Flea, Mikal Cronin, Redd Kross, Pretty Lights, Beyonce, Pusha T, Bright Light Bright Light, LA Font, Conquistador, Every Time I Die, Mirror Days, Problem, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, the […]
Sunday things: ‣ John Legend takes over the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in support of his latest album “Love in the Future.” That’s his video above for “All of Me.” ‣ The Peach Kings kick off their residency at the Bootleg Bar. This week they’ve also got Blac Jesus & the Experimentalists and Moon Honey on the bill. […]
Lots to offer on this Saturday night: ‣ London-based Jon Hopkins visits the Echoplex behind his June release, “Immunity.” That’s his video for “Open Eye Signal,” above. Clark and Nathan Fake open the show. ‣ L.A. rockers Together Pangea, their full-length album on the way in January, play a sold-out show at the Echo, supported […]
Here’s what’s in store before you stuff your belly with turkey (or tofurky): ‣ Justin Timberlake does this week’s second show in SoCal. This time he’s headlining the Honda Center in Anaheim. ‣ The Belasco hosts a night with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Suga Free and War. ‣ Run River North, the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers and Joe Fletcher […]
Your things for a Tuesday: ‣ Justin Timberlake plays to a sold-out Staples Center. ‣ Bay Area electro-rockers the Limousines visit the Troubadour behind their latest release “Hush” (that’s their video for “Love Is a Dog From Hell,” above). Nashville-based rockers MONA and Portland indie-poppers Dresses support. ‣ Scottish trio PAWS [see last week’s post] […]
Here’s your Monday: ‣ Drake holds forth at Staples Center. ‣ Big doings at It’s a School Night at Bardot, with Lo-Fang, Six60, Tristen and Jake Troth. ‣ A great bunch of November residencies wind up, with one twist – Night Terrors of 1927 at the Echo (supported by Cillie Barnes, Waters and Z Berg; Body […]
Incoming: Drake, the Limousines, Deltron 3030, Naturally 7, Ras G, Paws, Eastern Conference Champions, Yonas Michael, Pr0files, Jesus Suns, MONA, 3OH!3, the Futures League, Alice Cooper, Walla, Fever the Ghost, Run River North, Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, Bone Thugs-N- Harmony, Dom Kennedy, Morbid Angel, Ryan Beatty, Joan Sebastian, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Michael Buble, Rusko, American Tomahawk, […]
