Incoming: Family of the Year, Of Verona, P.O.D., Eleni Mandell, Oak & Gorski, Sea Wolf, Mustard Pimp, Andy Clockwise, Marina & the Diamonds, Robert DeLong, the Bouncing Souls, X, Thao With the Get Down Stay Down, Sonny & the Sunsets, Aesop Rock, Azealia Banks and more. Above: Azealia Banks’ video for “Liquorice.” The 21-year-old, with […]
Sunday selections: ‣ Hey, didn’t they just break up? Chief, reunited, plays Three of Clubs. ‣ Funeral Club heads Grand Ole Echo (5:00 P.M.) at the Echo with Rick Shea and the Hi-Ho’s. ‣ Downstairs at the Echoplex, Boots Electric, The Silent Comedy and Half/Blood all come together for Rock Your Shins Off which will […]
Your scrumptious Saturday: ‣ Portland sextet Blind Pilot [pictured] headlines the Fonda Theatre, part of a big tour behind its successful sophomore album “We Are the Tide.” Laura Gibson and Holiday Friends support. ‣ Rancid, Reverend Horton Heat, Lucero and Bouncing Souls are among the attractions today at the annual Hootenanny at Oak Canyon Ranch […]
John Barrett is not the first songwriter to unleash every ounce of neuroses and rage in caustic guitars and furious rhythms, and considering his generation’s affection for all things garage he won’t be the last. But in tandem with drummer Colin Sneed as Bass Drum of Death he has a knack for making them sound […]
A great Friday lineup to send you into your weekend: ‣ L.A. sextet Races headlines the Troubadour behind its new album “Year of the Witch,” with Gliss and Lili Haydn supporting. ‣ Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, whose solo album “Sun Midnight Sun” came out in May, visits the Levitt Pavilion Pasadena for one in […]
Thursday’s things: ‣ Canadian rockers Young Empires play the Bootleg Bar, supported by Humans and Kiven, with the headliners having recently unleashed one of the most mind-blowing interactive videos ever. Above, is the non-interactive version of “White Doves” – dramatic enough to be sure. But if you go here and log on to see the […]
This makes for a pretty terrific Tuesday: ‣ Beach House and Wild Nothing team up to do a (very) sold-out show at the El Rey Theatre. ‣ Lyle Lovett visits the Wiltern behind his new album “Release Me,” which came out in February. ‣ Barry Manilow and the L.A. Philharmonic do a second night of […]
For your first Monday in July: ‣ Could it be a night of magic at the Hollywood Bowl? Actually, the first of three nights. Pop icon Barry Manilow joins the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the Hollywood Bowl’s annual tribute to the red, white and blue, with Manilow’s hits, patriotic music and fireworks. ‣ The opening […]
Incoming: Barry Manilow, Beach House, Wild Nothing, Lyle Lovett, Big Freedia, Mates of State, Sara Watkins, Races, Rancid, YACHT, Mary Lorson and more Above: Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel frolic in Mates of State’s recent video for “Unless I’m Led.” The indie-pop duo play Thursday and Saturday at the Echo. Our staff picks of the […]
Sunny, sunny Sunday: ‣ Ben Harper and Fitz and the Tantrums play their second SoCal date together this weekend. This time they’re at the Hollywood Bowl where Vieux Farka Touré will also join them. ‣ Van Hunt keeps the free outdoor music series in Pasadena going strong at the Levitt Pavilion. ‣ Foster the People […]
