Monday madness: ‣ U.K. quartet Peace [see our intro last week] makes its U.S. debut at It’s a School Night at Bardot, where they are joined by a trio of local luminaries – the Mowgli’s, Torches and Davis Fetter. ‣ The Henry Clay People’s residency at the Satellite – where they are recording a live […]
Incoming: Peace, the Grouch & Eligh, Aaron Neville, Social Distortion, Lifehouse, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Haim, Robert Francis, Big Black Delta, Bell Gardens, Faded Paper Figures, Jonathan Wilson, the Growlers, Dillon Francis, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Supersuckers, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, the Vandals Above: Orlando Higginbottom, aka Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, brings […]
Your Sunday show selections: ‣ “That 70s Soul” – an ambitious revue that’s the brainchild of renowned local composer Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – brings guests such as Shuggie Otis, Leon Ware and James Gadson, along with Seu Jorge, Zap Mama and Alice Russell, to the Mayan Theatre to celebrate the hits of that decade. Expect to […]
Saturday’s shows, starting with some holiday fare: ‣ KCRW’s Invisible Children Holiday Benefit brings Devotchka (with a seven-piece orchestra) to the Troubadour along with a host of local luminaries, including White Arrows, Night Terrors of 1927, Whispertown and the Colourist at the Troubadour ‣ Stevie Wonder’s 17th Annual House Full of Toys goes off at […]
Hey, it’s Friday: ‣ Garage rockers King Tuff bring the fun stuff to the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock. Get your 3D glasses on to check out their video for “Keep On Movin’.” ‣ Devotchka performs with a chamber orchestra at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever. The Denver gypsy folk band just […]
Your Thursday show menu: ‣ Public Enemy – just announced this week as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee – visits Club Nokia, performing along with X-Clan, Monie Love, Schoolly D and Leaders of the New School. ‣ Gee, does anybody like Social Distortion? The veteran punk band’s string of sold-out southern California […]
Between holiday parties, shopping and anxiety attacks over the looming 12-12-12, here are tonight’s shows: ‣ Graham Parker & the Rumour, reunited after three decades (and even with a bit playing themselves in the upcoming film “This Is 40”) haedline the Roxy Theatre. ‣ John Cale visits the El Rey Theatre behind last month’s release […]
Your Monday menu: ‣ Their new EP “Villains and Crooks” just out last week, Handshakes [pictured] continue their residency at the Silverlake Lounge. Buzz Bands LA hosts this installment, which also features performances from Wires in the Walls, Future Dancing, Bedcake and Orange Umbrella. [Recently post on Handshakes and Future Dancing.] ‣ The Bixby Knolls […]
Incoming: Social Distortion, Graham Parker, John Cale, Atlas Genius, Chris Isaak, the Game, the Sword, Alt-J, the Tragically Hip, the Growlers, JMSN, Public Enemy, the Doobie Brothers, Jessie Ware, Cass McCombs, King Tuff, NOFX, Dead Sara, Vaud & the Villains, Agent Orange, The Weeknd, the Aquabats, DeVotchKa, Vanaprasta, Aloe Blacc, Harry Shearer and Judith Owen, […]
‣ The first night of KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas goes off at the Gibson Amphitheatre, with Garbage and AWOLNATION reprising their performances at May’s Weenie Roast, and Rise Against, Bush, the Lumineers, Walk The Moon, the Gaslight Anthem, Slightly Stoopid, Two Door Cinema Club and Youngblood Hawke also joining in. Set times. ‣ Live performances […]
