[A slight change in our programming. Beginning today, my daily show picks will appear on the LA Weekly’s West Coast Sound blog. I will also highlight a show here, and link to the more-comprehensive West Coast Sound post. Thanks for following.] The glammy electro of Tennessee-bred trio Actress, the brainchild of brothers Aaron and Josh […]
[It’s the first week of a new month, and so many good shows ahead. Happy birthday today to Interpol’s Paul Banks, and here’s what up on this busy Monday:] Broken Social Scene [pictured] hits town behind its new album “Forgiveness Rock Record” and plays a sold-out show at the Fonda Theatre. … Lupe Fiasco continues […]
It’s going to be a lot easier to like the Like this time around. When the band emerged as teenage scene darlings in the early part of last decade, it was too much too fast – no matter how they tried (and from their occasional displays of diva-ism, it wasn’t very hard), they couldn’t shuck […]
[On this final day of April, birthday wishes go out to Amanda Palmer, who, according to her Twitter feed, was last seen in a taxi in Germany searching for lodging. Now, on to our regular programming:] Tonight: The Antlers’ album “Hospice” is moodier than sleep-deprived blogger with a slow Internet connection. Which is to say […]
Great stuff from touring and local bands alike tonight, starting at the Troubadour where British soul man Jamie Lidell headlines and Minneapolis electro-pop trio Solid Gold [pictured] opens. The Minnesotans (who also play Spaceland on Sunday) recently released their “Synchronize” EP – and the title track got a remix treatment from L.A.’s Morgan Kibby (of […]
[Birthday greetings to out today to Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon. Meanwhile, here’s what’s up tonight …] A U.K.-oriented club night called This Feeling – which has proven successful in London – dips its toes into Los Angeles waters tonight, kicking off at the Silverlake Lounge with a program hosted and headlined by KAV [pictured]. The […]
Dr. Dog [pictured], supported by Deer Tick and Pepi Ginsberg, headlines the Fonda Theatre behind its new album “Shame, Shame.” … Chasing Kings rock the Silverlake Lounge in support of a solo gig by Morgan Nagler of the Whispertown 2000. All Wrong and the Plans Change and WT2K member Tod Wisenbaker also play. … And there’s […]
[Happy Ozomatli Day. That’s right, the City of L.A. is honoring the band, which released its new album “Fire Away,” this week, with a ceremony at City Hall. The band jams at 1:45 p.m.] Tonight: Everybody Was in the French Resistance … Now – the side project of Art Brut’s Eddie Argos and the Blood […]
Good night for garage rock – Japandroids [pictured] hit the Echoplex, and Awesome Color are the main attraction at Spaceland. … Hole plays a sold-out show at the Fonda Theatre. … Good lineup of L.A. bands at the Troubadour, where Princeton headlines and Active Child and Pocahaunted support. … The Bronx do double duty at […]
[We now return to our regularly scheduled programming:] Singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur has been doing a residency at the Stronghold in Venice, and playing some tunes from a new album due out this year, but tonight he heads for the other side of town for a show at the Bootleg Theater. L.A. quintet Line and Circle […]
