Photos: Chinatown Summer Nights, with Marieme, Beginners and more
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Chinatown Summer Nights, back after a three-year hiatus, hosted the likes of Beginners, Marieme, Sugi Dakks and Xelli Island on Saturday.
Photos: Kraftwerk at the Shrine Auditorium
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Kraftwerk brought their 3-D tour to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
Photos: She & Him at the Ford
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Armed with a load of Beach Boys covers from their forthcoming Brian Wilson tribute album, She & Him presided over a magical night at the Ford.
Photos: Ryan Pollie, Spencer Hoffman and Mara Connor at Zebulon
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Complete with awkward dancing and his signature sense of humor, Ryan Pollie staged the belated release show for his latest album, “Stars,” on Sunday night at Zebulon. A Bad Company cover was involved, too.
Photos: Midnight Oil at the Palladium
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Australian greats Midnight Oil, on their final tour, returned to L.A. for the first time since 2017, tearing through two hours of career-spanning material at the Palladium.
Failure play like stars (even if they’re not under them) in Pioneertown
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Disappointingly held indoors instead of on Pappy & Harriet’s outdoor stage, Failure’s career-spanning show Friday night nonetheless exhibited their might. The L.A. trio circles North America before end their tour July 8 at the Regent Theater.
Lightning in a Bottle 2022: Sensory overload reigns as the psychedelic playground returns after two years away
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After a two-year hiatus, the Lightning in a Bottle festival returned to Buena Vista Lake last week for a carefully curated, decidedly hallucinatory experience. The music was only part of it.
Spoon gets fans off the sofa and to the Palladium for a thrilling victory lap
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Spoon delivered an electric performance Thursday at the Palladium in support of their new album, “Lucifer on the Sofa.” It included an apt cover of John Lennon’s “Isolation,” songs from the album and swaggering takes on their hits.
Just Like Heaven serves up indie gold, just like you remember
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Anchored by muscular sets from Interpol, Modest Mouse and Franz Ferdinand — and jolted by electric ones from M.I.A., Peaches and the Hives — the Just Like Heaven festival returned for the first time since 2019, bringing together Coachella alumni for a day in Pasadena.
Delta Spirit flies high at album-release show at the Lodge Room
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Delta Spirit returned to Southern California to celebrate the release of their sixth album, “One Is One,” but their night at the Lodge Room was full of older, crowd-pleasing favorites.
