Wednesday’s show offerings: ‣ Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman visits the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever behind his new EP for Secretly Canadian, “An Argument With Myself.” ||| Download: “An Argument With Myself” [audio:http://www.scjag.com/mp3/sc/argument.mp3] ‣ It’s be a night of fun electro at the Bootleg Theater, where Neon Indian and Com Truise perform. That’s the video […]
Busy Tuesday for legends as well as locals: ‣ Emmylou Harris and Her Red Dirt Boys headline the Greek Theatre, with Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller supporting. Harris’ 21st album, “Hard Bargain,” came out in April. ‣ Steve Earle and the Dukes visit the House of Blues. Earle’s new album “I’ll Never Get Out of […]
Echo Park goes global for four days beginning Thursday, Oct. 6, when the Culture Collide festival returns for a second year, bringing artists from 24 countries to eight venues – and, on Sunday, to a three-stage street fair. The festival, the brainchild of the magazine/marketing firm Filter, will be highlighted by two performances by Brazil’s […]
[It’s a little bit like our Austin showcase, all over again …] Monday night’s tunes: ‣ Hanni El Khatib (pictured at the Buzz Bands LA party in Austin in March) celebrates the release of his debut album “Will the Guns Comes Out” at the Echo, leading into the final performing of Kissing Cousins’ residency. ‣ […]
Not a simple Sunday: ‣ The Hollywood Bowl and its indie rocking summer series comes to an end with TV on the Radio headlining. The night’s chock-full lineup of artists also includes Arctic Monkeys, Panda Bear, Warpaint and Smith Westerns. ‣ Folk singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow plays a second night at the Bootleg. Grab his […]
Happy Saturday: ‣ The U.K. quartet Ladytron, its fifth and finest album “Gravity the Seducer” just released, headlines the Wiltern, with Geographer and and Sonoio opening. ‣Canadian duo Junior Boys, getting a lot of acclaim for their new album “It’s All True,” play the El Rey Theatre. Fellow Canadians Young Galaxy open. ‣ To guys […]
It’s a monster weekend ahead – and not just for Hanni El Khatib, who does the Abbot-Kinney Festival en route to his album release show for “Will the Guns Come Out” (Monday night at the Echo). On Saturday, there’s free music at the Frogtown Art Walk, as well as a beer-sponsored event called “Walk the […]
Plenty of Friday fun: ‣ Feedback-loving Bay Area post-punk trio Weekend hits the Echo behind their new “Red” EP on Slumberland Records, with Talk Normal and Tan Dollar supporting. ‣ Nashville quartet the Features, sharp and spirited when they visited L.A. in July, make a return visit to the Satellite. ‣ Bright Eyes plays a […]
Thursday’s menu: ‣ Irish rockers Two Door Cinema Club visit the Wiltern Theatre, with local quintet Grouplove opening. Above is Grouplove’s recent video for “Tongue Tied,” off its debut “Never Trust a Happy Song.” ‣ The Janks celebrate the release of their album “Hands of Time” with a show at the Bootleg Theater. American Tomahawk […]
Your midweek options: ‣ Athens’ purveyors of Southern Gothic twang Futurebirds (pictured) headline the Satellite on a buzzy night that also features Van Pierszalowski’s post-Port O’Brien project Waters and Portland chamber-pop sextet Loch Lomond. ‣ The Quebec in Hollywood festivities at the El Rey Theatre offer four bands seemingly only connected by geography – Patrick […]
