Fare for your fantastic Friday: ‣ Lucinda Williams returns for a show at UCLA’s Royce Hall behind her acclaimed release “Blessed.” Blake Mills opens. ‣ Cambodian psych-rockers Dengue Fever join Secret Chiefs 3 for a concert at the El Rey Theatre. ‣ It’s one more local show for Wilco, this one at the Los Angeles […]
On the menu tonight: ‣ Big Freedia brings the bounce to the Bootleg Barfor a party with Franki Chan and BLOK. That’s Big Freedia’s video for last year’s single “Y’all Get Back Now,” above. Do not try this at home. ‣ Chelsea Wolfe, already at work on her third album and with a big European […]
Happy Wednesday, and it will be a happy one … ‣ Alabama Shakes, the Athens, Ala., quartet winning accolades for their ferocious and unpretentious fusion of Southern rock and blues, visit the Troubadour for a show that’s been sold out for weeks. Alabama Shakes’ debut album will be out April 10 on ATO Records. On […]
A deliriously busy Tuesday: ‣ Wilco plays to a sold-out Palladium behind last September’s release of the band’s eighth album, “The Whole Love.” White Denim opens. ‣ Few purveyors of guitar-driven pop and heavenly jangle are as adept at plastering smiles on the faces of fans as Tommy Keene. The veteran songwriter released a highly […]
It’s a mighty good Monday (if you ignore the weather): ‣ At the Satellite, where Chasing Kings’ residency roars into its fourth week, U.K. quartet the Chevin makes its L.A. debut. That’s the video for the title track from the West Yorkshire lads’ 2011 EP, “Champion,” above. Tonight’s bonus – you also gets sets from […]
Sunday’s fun: ‣ Hip-pop dude Theophilus London headlines the El Rey Theatre, with K. Flay opening. At the start of his headlining tour, London released a new song, available for free. ||| Download: “Last Night (LVRS ANTHEM)” ‣ The Bernie Worrell Orchestra holds forth at the Bootleg Theater, and among the announced guests are Mike […]
For your Saturday, a movie (including the Movies) and plenty of good shows: ‣ “Pass the Music,” a music documentary filmed between 2008 and ’10 focusing on the Silver Lake/Echo Park indie scene, screens for the first time publicly tonight at the Bootleg Theater. Following the 8 p.m. screening, there will be live music from […]
This Friday lineup feels like party time … ‣ Party-starting electro outfit Wallpaper ought to be mighty festive tonight when they headline the El Rey Theatre – the project fronted by Ricky Reed has moved up to Epic Records from indie Boardwalk, it was announced last week. Youngblood Hawke and Speakers open. That’s Wallpaper’s animated […]
Your Thursday show menu: ‣ Experimental pop/soul/jazz troubadour Forrest Day visits the Satellite, along with indie-rock tribute band Black Crystal Wolf Kids and Whiskey Saints. That’s Day’s bizarre-but-cool video for “Sleepwalk,” above. ‣ South African trio Civil Twilight does an early show at the Bootleg Bar. ‣ DJs Peanut Butter Wolf and Rich Medina (and […]
[Before we join the SOPA blackout, and in consideration for the bands playing, here is a list of shows and recommendations for tonight:] Wednesday’s shows: ‣ The new duo The donnie the amys (pictured) – the Donnie Stemp/Amy Wood collaboration we introduced you to in December – bring their wry indie-pop to the Satellite, supported by […]
