Indie upstarts, meet L.A. legends. The annual Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival – the best music experience you can have while wiping butter off your chin – will continue its recent tradition of showcasing SoCal’s rising indie talent alongside excellent veteran acts. This year’s event will feature Dum Dum Girls, Saint Motel, NO, Races, […]
Your Tuesday show selections: ‣ L.A. quintet Everest, rolling cross-country on a long tour with Alberta Cross, plays the Troubadour behind the release of their third album “Ownerless.” Alberta Cross’ new album “Songs of Patience” came out July 17. ‣ Singer-songwriter Ryan Darton (ex-Kid Theodore) celebrates the release of his solo album “I Am a […]
Another mucho Monday: ‣ Jean-Philip Grobler – the Johannesberg, South Africa-born, Brooklyn-based electro-pop artist known as St. Lucia – heads up the lineup at the RSVP-only It’s a School Night at Bardot, where Sonnymoon and Pony Boy also perform and promoters promise some “secret headliners” to make it all real special. Above, St. Lucia’s video […]
Incoming: Everest, The xx, the Lumineers, Sheryl Crow, Mia Doi Todd, Voxhaul Broadcast, Alan Jackson, Nosaj Thing, Jackie Greene, Z-Trip, Barenaked Ladies, Dirty Projectors, Nick Waterhouse, Salem, Fiona Apple and more. Above: Fiona Apple’s video for “Every Single Night.” She plays the Palladium on Sunday. Our staff picks of the week: @KRBronson recommends: Nosaj Thing […]
Happy Sunday: ‣ Jamie XX headlines Drai’s in Hollywood where Jacques Greene will also be playing. ‣ Rapper Talib Kweli takes on the Observatory down in Orange County. ‣ San Francisco’s The Mallard (formed by ex-Rademacher bassist Greer McGettrick) headline Bootleg Bar with their garage psych-rock. [That’s their video for “Mansion” above.] Also on tonight’s […]
A steamy Saturday all around: ‣ Bloomfest, the downtown arts and music event featuring Superhumanoids, the Neighbourhood, Grace Woodroofe, Helena, Robotanists, Light FM, Yellow Alex & the Feelings, Mike Watt & the Missingmen and more, goes off at 3rd and Traction streets in downtown L.A. Above is the video for “Sunlight,” the first single from […]
The Ruby Friedman Orchestra, joined by two of the city’s brightest up-and-coming indie bands the Lonely Wild and the New Limb, will kick off a new live music series on Tuesday, July 31, at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood. Co-presented by KCSN (88.5 FM), Buzz Bands LA and the Federal Bar, the series is […]
For your steamy Friday: ‣ The legendary Smokey Robinson does the first of two nights at the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Talib Kweli checks in at at the Roxy. ‣ Tiger Army frontman-turned-country singer Nick 13 does the first of two nights at the El Rey Theatre in support of his self-titled solo album. That’s the […]
Thursday, your new Friday: ‣ Got soul? The legendary Al Green headlines the Greek Theatre, with upstart crooner Allen Stone opening. No, you can’t call them Al. ‣ Missy Higgins and Butterfly Boucher hold forth at the Troubadour. ‣Â Boston pysch-folk trio Quilt visits the Echo behind their self-titled album, out on Mexican Summer, with […]
Your shows for Wednesday: ‣ Singer, songwriter, provacateur and online sensation Amanda Palmer, her new album “Theater Is Evil” due Sept. 11, swings through L.A. for two events this week. Tonight, Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra play to a sold-out Roxy Theatre, and on Thursday she’ll appear at the Pop Tart Gallery, where […]
