Your scorching Saturday: ‣ There’s a whole lotta psych-rock going on at the Echo, Echoplex and Origami Vinyl today. The Echoes West festival brings ’60s stalwarts Strawberry Alarm Clock along with Dead Meadow, Lords of Altamont, Sleep Over, Spindrift, Sterling Roswell, Gram Rabbit, Silver Chords, Electric Flower Group, Strangers Family Band, United Ghosts and more […]
Lots of choices for your Friday fun: ‣ San Francisco’s the Fresh & Onlys [see their video for “Presence of Mind”] team up with Terry Malts for a show at the Echo. ‣ The Heavy [see their video for “What Makes a Good Man?] play the El Rey Theatre with the Silent Comedy as support. […]
Made your pre-Halloween weekend plans yet? Two events planned for Saturday, Oct. 27, were announced today. Ozomatli [pictured], La Santa Cecilia, Very Be Careful, Las Cafeteras and Tribu will provide the music at the 13th annual Dia De Los Muertos Festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The event, from noon to midnight, will feature costumed Aztec […]
Here’s your big Thursday: ‣ Best Coast and NO close out the Twilight Summer Series with a free show at the Santa Monica Pier. ‣ Legendary sound collagists Negativland hold forth at the Echoplex – the Bay Area provocateurs have a show titled “My Favorite Things” opening Friday at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in […]
Great Wednesday night, especially for local shows: ‣ Indie-blues trio Armada [that’s their video for “Callanwolde,” above] celebrates the release of its album “Paper Ghosts” with a show at the Hotel Cafe on a night that also features performances by Emma Louise, Kita Klane and David & Devine. Check out another track from Armada, “Pick […]
[We’re late with our post, due to the holiday weekend and your humble editor’s FYF Fest hangover …] Incoming: Best Coast, Jillinda Palmer, the Vibrators, Negativland, B.B. King, the Heavy, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Big Black Delta, Dead Meadow, Linkin Park, Mary J. Blige, Hot Chip, Dave Matthews Band, the Fresh & Onlys Above: The […]
Post-holiday fun: ‣ Gotye continues touting songs off his album “Making Mirrors” at the Greek Theatre. New York’s Chairlift and fellow Aussie electronic artist Jonti support. ‣Divine Fits play another L.A. show in support of their album “A Thing Called Divine Fits” at the Echo, and Daughn Gibson supports. ‣ The Tallest Man On Earth […]
Labor Day fun: ‣ Kitten kicks off its free residency at the Bootleg Bar, at it figures to be a good one – not only did Choloe Chaidez and crew just release a new EP, the New Wave/post-punk-inspired “Cut It Out,” but Sky Ferreira (with new music in hand herself) opens the show. AB & […]
‣ Day 2 of this year’s FYF Fest shapes up to pack more of a punch than Saturday’s first day, with the Faint, Beirut and Turbonegro joining the likes of Dinosaur Jr., Desaparecidos, Liars, Against Me!, Aesop Rock, Cursive and more. Above, Father John Misty’s video for “Nancy From Now On.” Single-day tickets are available […]
Happy September: ‣ If there’s one song I want to hear at FYF Fest, it’s F*cked Up’s “Queen of Hearts.” The Canadian rockers are No. 1 on my festival hit list, followed by, in order of urgency, M83, Redd Kross, Two Gallants, Cloud Nothings, Quicksand, the Vaselines, the Soft Pack, FIDLAR, Nite Jewel and the […]
