[Happy 45th to Black Francis today. Here’s a light menu for tonight:] Should be an interesting night downtown – Corinne Bailey Rae kicks off her tour with a show at Vibiana, formerly the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana. The singer-songwriter’s sold-out show will be the first of its kind at the venue. … At Spaceland, it’s […]
Three decades of music in one night – that’s what the Church has in store for fans tonight at the Roxy Theatre. The Australian veterans are on a 30th anniversary North American tour that will see the band perform one song from each each of their releases in reverse chronological order. Fans who attend the […]
[Birthday greetings go out Saturday to Social D’s Mike Ness. Long may you rock. Here’s what’s up for this busy weekend:] Today: Strap on the bunny ears – our dancey desert friends Gram Rabbit have a new album on the way, their fourth. It’s called “Miracles & Metaphors,” and the Joshua Tree quartet celebrates with […]
Bell Gardens are drawing their own pretty pictures on the Wall of Sound. On their debut EP “Hangups Need Company,” the band – a collaboration between veteran L.A. musicians Kenneth James Gibson and Brian McBride – crafts meticulously layered psych-pop songs that sound like lost classics from the 1960s. The soaring vocals of “Through the […]
We Are the World has been earning raves for its kinetic dance music and its live visual spectacles. The band kicks off a three-week Thursday residency at the Echo to celebrate the release (next week) of its Manimal Vinyl debut “Clay Stones.” … Downstairs at the Echoplex, the Onion’s “Our Big Dumb Book Event” boasts […]
No matter which side of the Atlantic he’s lived on – or which incarnation his music has taken, the Wedding Present or Cinerama – David Gedge has always been a creative force, the rare artist whose razor-edged guitar work is matched by his lyrical bite. Almost any of the Wedding Present’s early albums would be […]
It’s the second night of Paul McCartney’s stand at the Hollywood Bowl. … Megadeth plays to a sold-out Palladium. … Bad Religion continues its 12-show run at the House of Blues venues – the next three nights the veteran punk-rockers are in Anaheim. … Mini Mansions [pictured], whose name I heard on a couple tongues […]
[Wishing Norah Jones a happy birthday this morning as I stare at the ominous skies and tonight’s concert calendar:] It’s not going to rain on Paul McCartney at the Hollywood Bowl, is it? C’mon clouds, get the with program. … Melissa Auf der Maur rocks the Viper Room to celebrate the release of her new […]
Russian-born, L.A.-based songstress Marina V (it’s short for her rather lyrical last name, Verenikina) possesses a lilting voice, a knack for sugar-coated melodies and, lucky for her, a devoted fanbase. Thanks to her supporters’ largesse, she raised funds from a campaign on her website to make her latest album, “My Star,” with producer Guy Erez. […]
It’s the final night of the March residencies: Warpaint, the L.A. quartet whose star continued to rise at SXSW and whose debut album is due out in late summer/early fall, joins the party tonight at Spaceland for Moonrats‘ residency. … At the Silverlake Lounge, Square on Square and Model/Actress support Seaspin at its finale. … […]
