Buzz Bands LA Stage at Taix to feature Soft Swells, Warships, the Lonely Wild, the Record Company, Pageants and more Remember Sunset Junction? Not the fenced-off, charge-you-an-arm-and-a-leg Sunset Junction, but the free, neighborhood-y festival of its early years? That’s what organizers have in mind for Echo Park Rising – a free, one-day celebration of local […]
Your wonderful Wednesday: ‣ The run of club shows leading up to the Sunset Strip Music Festival gets a little folky at the Roxy tonight, where Honeyhoney – that’s Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe wreaking havoc in their “Angel of Death” video, above – and harmony-toting ensemble Monsters Calling Home performing. ‣ Athens, Ga.’s twangy […]
Your jam-packed Tuesday evening: ‣ We’ll start today’s formidable list with our own small show: Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday monthly songwriter night brings Fort King, College Kids and Doom & Gloom to Lot 1 Cafe. Doors at 9. ‣ Twelve musicians and seemingly a thousand rhythms strong, Afrobeat collective Antibalas visits the Echoplex behind its […]
Way too much for a Monday: ‣ The Kills come back around behind last year’s album “Blood Pressures,” but the duo of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince have another kind of release on the way too – a hardcover photo book titled “Dream and Drive” by band documentarian Kenneth Cappello, who culled the selections from […]
Incoming: Sunset Strip Music Festival, Rock the Bells, Grandaddy, the Kills, Alabama Shakes, Michael Kiwanuka, Dead Can Dance, Regina Spektor, Peter Murphy, Neil Diamond, Amadou & Miriam, HoneyHoney, the Henry Clay People, Zola Jesus, Fun., Filter and more. Above: Peter Murphy, the 55-year-old “Godfather of Goth,” recently told the Sunset Strip Music Festival blog that […]
A sensational Sunday: ‣ The highly anticipated show at Hollywood Forever Cemetery with Sigur Ros happens tonight in support of the Icelandic post-rock band’s latest album “Valtari.” [That’s their gorogeous Alma Har’el-directed video for “Fjögur pÃanó” above, starring Shia LaBeouf.] L.A. artist Julia Holter opens. ‣ It’s double the fun at the Greek Theatre with performances […]
Here’s your super Saturday: ‣ Jack White does a second night at the Shrine Auditorium in support of his album “Blunderbuss.” ‣ Austin’s psychedelic rockers White Denim headline the Troubadour with L.A. band Seasons as support. ‣ ’80s pop legends Duran Duran continue touring and stop by the the Pacific Amphitheatre. ‣ Red Hot Chili […]
Your Friday fun, and there’s lots of it: ‣ Norah Jones’ new album is called “Little Broken Hearts” and tonight she takes on a big full amphitheatre, headlining the Hollywood Bowl. Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons open. ‣ Jack White does the first of two nights at the Shrine Auditorium behind his new album […]
Wednesday’s world: ‣ Which hip-hop show is for you: Pitbull at the Gibson Amphitheatre, or Nicki Minaj at the Nokia Theatre? ‣ Singer, songwriter and composer Michael Andrews, his continues his collaborative “Open Mike Andrews” residency at the Bootleg Bar, with Daedelus kicking the evening off. Guesting with Andrews tonight: Priscilla Ahn. ‣ Langhorne Slim […]
