Middle of the week, lots of choices: ‣ Nineties alt-rockers Come – Thalia Zedek, Chris Brokaw, Sean O’Brien and Arthur Johnson – have reunited for the deluxe reissue of their 1993 gem “11:11” (on Matador), and they kick off a U.S. tour at the Bootleg Theater, supported by Tara Jane O’Neil. ‣ Kisses headlines the […]
Tuesday’s show lineup: ‣ Scottish indie-pop sextet Camera Obscura visits the Wiltern behind its new album “Desire Lines.” ‣ The Fiery Furnaces’ Eleanor Friedberger, who second solo album “Personal Record” came out earlier this month, plays the Echo, supported by TEEN and Ice Water. ‣ Norwegian rocker Ida Maria does a show at Los Globos, […]
‣ John Grant, whose new album “Pale Green Ghosts” (which features vocal contributions from Sinead O’Connor) has won widespread and deserved acclaim, headlines the Echo, with Craig Wedren supporting. That’s the video for the title track, above. ‣ The early-bird residency has KING and Moses Sumney returning to the Bootleg for Week 3 (doors at […]
Incoming: Camera Obscura, John Grant, Alice Smith, 3OH!3, Peter Tork, Pitbull, Mount Kimbie, Eleanor Friedberger, Kinks’ Tribute, Ida Maria, Kisses, Warships, Joseph Arthur, Vans Warped Tour, Steve Miller Band, Holy Folk, the Dig, Tilly & the Wall, Sea Wolf, La Santa Cecilia, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Jonathan Wilson, Bleu, the Game, Iris DeMent, […]
Father’s Day fare: ‣ The legendary Peter Case of the Plimsouls (and the Nerves) does a show at the Echoplex backed by Santa Cruz quartet Deep Ellum. Gap Dream and Gasoline Silver are also on the bill. ‣ Barry Manilow does the last of his three nights at the Greek Theatre ‣ Heavy Blanket – […]
Here’s what’s ahead on Saturday: ‣ This year’s first edition Chinatown Summer Nights celebrates Chinatown’s 75th anniversary, with Nightmare & the Cat headlining the LA Weekly Local Music Stage (at 11 p.m.). The event kicks off at 5 p.m., and a statue of Bruce Lee will be dedicated at 7:45. The live music lineup features […]
Here’s your huge Friday: ‣ Barry Manilow does the first of three nights at the Greek Theatre. ‣ Remember the year 2000 and how great the Dandy Warhols’ “Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia” was? They’re performing that album, which just got the deluxe release treatment, tonight at the Wiltern. at the Wiltern ‣ Now ensconced […]
A incredible slate of shows for your Thursday: ‣ BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter Beth Orton visits the Troubadour behind her new album “Sugaring Season,” her first release in six-plus years. James Bay opens. That’s the video for the new Orton song “Magpie,” above. ‣ Fresh off winning a Tony Award. and on the heels of last […]
Those were heady times, 1978. Punk rock had encroached on Los Angeles’ power-pop scene; bands who would come be known as New Wave appeared; and in Chinatown the stage was being set for a venue rivalry between Madame Wong’s and the Hong Kong Cafe. It was then that a five-piece out of Orange County, the […]
Wednesday’s wonders: ‣ The 88 celebrate the release of their new album “Fortune Teller” with a headlining show at the Troubadour. We think very highly of this record. We also love magician Rob Zabrecky in the video for “I Saw the Light That Day,” above. Gliss and Aaron Embry open tonight’s show. ‣ Radar Bros. […]
