Some great reasons to get out of the house tonight: The big shows have the Decemberists (supported by very talented Oklahomans Other Lives) at the Palladium, and a lot of people my age heading to see the brother acts – the Allmans and the Doobies – at the Greek Theatre. … Ex-rapper Hesta Prynn (Northern […]
Monday, and it’s already a ridiculous night for shows: That familiar face you can spot playing the early set tonight at Gangi’s residency at Spaceland is actor/director Adam Goldberg, who will be fronting his musical project LANDy. Goldberg has written songs for years and has been an occasional collaborator in the L.A. band the Black […]
Join me this morning on Little Radio for the weekly Buzz Bands show – my guest will be Los Angeles rocker Nico Stai. We’ll talk about his musical adventures, spin some of his selections and discuss the traffic patterns in downtown L.A. Or something like that. The show starts at 10 a.m. – listen in, […]
[Birthday greetings go out today to Brian Eno, so let’s have a busy weekend in his honor …] Tonight: I like to think of the Aggrolites’ music as a cocktail of reggae, funk, soul and some elbow grease. They call it “dirty reggae,” and tonight at the El Rey, the L.A. band [pictured] will have […]
[A heaping helping of birthday wishes to David Byrne, and now to capsulize a busy night in the city:] Even if you steer clear of the boldfaced names playing the bigger rooms – Mos Def at the House of Blues, Murs and Tech N9ne at the Key Club, the Indigo Girls at the El Rey […]
Operation Aloha sounds like the Hawaii travel bureau’s latest promotion, but it’s actually a supergroup of sorts, including members of Maroon 5, Gomez and Phantom Planet. During a 30-day hiatus on Maui, the band – all 14 of them – made an album of chill, occasionally island-flavored pop music, and tonight they bring that music […]
[Birthday cheers go out Sunday to Donovan, and I hope this abbreviated rundown isn’t too late to inform your weekend plans:] Tonight, updated: Here’s where it gets loud – Spectrum, who will be joined by members MGMT, plays Club Underground at the Echo tonight, along with the Entrance Band and Abe Vigoda. … Grand Duchy, […]
The Silent Years are one fun band. The Detroit five-piece makes kaleidoscopic pop songs with intricate arrangements and a sense of wonder, and last month the band hooked up with L.A.-based SideCho Records to release its new EP, “Let Go.” [Download: “Madame Shocking.”] Singer Josh Epstein and his mates hit Spaceland tonight, supported by L.A.’s […]
[Bob Seger celebrates a birthday today, and here’s your show menu, if your Cinco de Mayo hangover isn’t too oppressive:] Danielson is doing a quick tour before Daniel Smith settles down to record the next album, and the band visits Spaceland tonight. … Country favorite Ryan Bingham headlines the Troubadour. … At Bordello, Monrovia rockers […]
[Happy Cinco de Mayo, and here are a few musical party options;] Iglu & Hartly, the Los Angeles-via-Colorado quintet who hit it big in the U.K. with its party-minded amalgamation of rock, rap (lite) and cheesy synths, brings its dance show back to the U.S. in earnest, playing a KROQ-sponsored record release show at the […]
