A Friday night kickoff to a long weekend: ‣ Desaparecidos, back after a decade, warms up for its FYF Fest appearance with a sold-out show at the Troubadour. Have you heard the new song “MariKKKopa”? ‣ Old 97’s roll in to headline the El Rey Thatre, supported by Those Darlins. ‣ Sweden’s Niki & the […]
Here’s your Thursday things: ‣ No idea whether it will include a cameo by Max Payne (can anybody whip up a hologram?), but L.A. noisemeisters and video game music composers HEALTH play a pre-FYF Fest show at the Echo, supported by Tearist. ‣ The Record Company [that’s Chris Vos, pictured at Echo Park Rising] head […]
‣ Peace. Now there’s a concept. Herbie Hancock, the L.A. Phil’s creative chair for jazz, brings a program titled “Celebrating Peace” to the Hollywood Bowl, with special guest Carlos Santana joining a cast that includes Marcus Miller, Wayne Shorter, Cindy Blackman, Zakir Hussain, Dave Holland, Andy Vargas and more. ‣ Seminal L.A. alt-rockers Concrete Blonde […]
Here’s your Tuesday show menu: ‣ Huge night at the Bootleg – Singer-songwriter, author and Throwing Muses co-founder Kristin Hersh [pictured] does an early solo acoustic show in the theater portion of the venue. Later, Josh Haden and Spain headline the Bootleg Bar behind their new album “The Soul of Spain.” Mike Watt + the […]
Incoming: FYF Fest, Herbie Hancock, Meg Myers, Old 97’s, Kristin Hersh, Divine Fits, Concrete Blonde, the Drowning Men, HEALTH, Desaparecidos, Niki & the Dove, Mad Planet, Poolside, Pacific Festival and more. Above: Liars’ new video for “Against the Rush.” They’re on the bill for this weekend’s FYF Fest. Our staff picks of the week: @KRBronson […]
It’s a mad, mad Monday: ‣ Meg Myers closes out her residency at the Bootleg Bar with a big supporting cast that includes the Peach Kings, Max & the Moon and Diamonds Under Fire. ‣ Wildcat! Wildcat!’s residency at the Echo closes up shop with set from DWNTWN and Magic Wands, along Frank+Derol. ‣ Francisco […]
Happy post-Echo Park Rising day: ‣ Part Time Punks hosts another great night of shoegaze with Oakland-based Whirr [check out their song “Junebouvier” below], San Francisco’s Permanent Collection and L.A.’s very own Tennis System at the Echo. ||| Stream: Whirr, “Junebouvier” ‣ And over at Bootleg Bar, it’s a solid lineup featuring The Blank Tapes […]
Festivals, free nights, club shows …. oh my: ‣ Echo Park Rising brings more than 100 bands to the venues, shops and galleries in that neighborhood, with Fool’s Gold, Youngblood Hawke, Voxhaul Broadcast, NO, Soft Swells and more playing. Free and all ages. See our page with map and set times. and more [see post] […]
A benefit show Monday night at the Viper Room will celebrate the life of MC Exposition – aka “Expo” – the voice at the front of SoCal hip-hop outfit Audible Mainframe. MC Exposition [pictured], a Boston native born Victor Pontes-Macedo, died in April of stomach cancer. He was 31. Appearing at Monday night’s show, which […]
Your fun-filled Friday show picks: ‣ Some sonic explorers from the L.A. beat scene convene at the Echoplex, where a Friends of Friends showcase brings in Shlohmo (aka producer Henry Laufer) to head up a hometown show that features Salva, LOL Boys and Groundislava (new album “Feel Me” out next week). That’s the video for […]
