Incoming: Maximum Hedrum, Run River North, PAPA, Drop the Lime, Kaskade, Calexico, Yo La Tengo, Jake Bugg, Andrew Bird, Pinback, the Parlotones, Femi Kuti & the Positive Force, Abandoned Pools, Pennywise, Lady Gaga, He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, the Budos Band, Tift Merritt Above: The giant tree in Portland’s Overlook Park is the star […]
Your Sunday options: ‣ Tycho, the ambient electro project of San Francisco’s Scott Hansen, does the first of two sold-out nights at the Troubadour, with Doombird supporting. ‣ Rainbow Arabia’s new album “FM Sushi” won’t be out until April 15, but the the band will be performing it in its entirety tonight at Part Time […]
‣ We have every reason to believe that the performance billed “Looking For Sugarman” at the Hotel Cafe is indeed an appearance by the now-legendary Rodriguez, the 70-year-old singer-songwriter and subject of the award-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.” Later at the Hotel Cafe, the crafty pop-rock quartet Your Futures Lovers plays the late set. […]
Friday fun: ‣Â Lucky ticketholders to the Glass House in Pomona tonight will be the first to hear Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform new material off their forthcoming album, which is slated for a release this Spring. The Bots open. ‣Â Veteran rocker Gregg Allman headlines Royce Hall over at UCLA. ‣Â Taken By Trees bring their dream-pop to […]
‣ If you can’t wait for the real band’s reunion shows later this year, or if you just need to “Go Your Own Way,” we recommend you check out Rumours: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show tonight at the Roxy. It’s a new project including Taylor Locke and Ned Brower of Rooney, who along with […]
Wednesday’s offerings: ‣ Bluesy rockers Rival Sons’ third album “Head Down” has charted in the U.K. and across Europe – Classic Rock magazine, which made “Head Down” its No. 2 album of the year, puts them in pretty good company. They play the Echo along with Night Horse, Lecherous Gaze and Sir Madam. Above, the […]
Tuesday’s totes: ‣ It’s a night of local power pop at the Bootleg Bar. Thorcraft Cobra [check out “Count Me Out” and “Another Day”] headlines. Boys School and the Donnies the Amys support. ‣ The Satellite continues its week-long free show series with another solid local lineup featuring the Ross Sea Party, Line & Circle and Blonde […]
The self-titled debut last year from the U.K.’s Django Django was a psych-pop gem, melding New Wave and the ’60s in a way that hadn’t quite been done. “Hand of Man” seems almost like an interlude on the album, a gentle, 2 1/2-minute strum, but it shows the enduring power of well-crafted harmonies. The video, […]
Welcome to the beginning of your week: ‣ If it’s the first Monday of the month, it must be time for new residencies to kick off. Here’s a quick rundown of the highlights: The dancetastic Yellow Alex & the Feelings play the Satellite, with Nightmare & the Cat and Mirror Talk opening. It figures to […]
Incoming: PAPA, Feeding People, Yellow Alex & the Feelings, Austin Brown, Thorcraft Cobra, Rival Sons, Eric McFadden, Andrew McMahon, Rumours, Sum 41, Taken by Trees, John C. Reilly, Keane, Gregg Allman, Steve Earle & Allison Moorer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Johnathan Rice, the Dan Band, Tycho, Neil Sedaka Above:Â Keane is pretty popular, we hear. The […]
