Your Tuesday show things: ‣ It’s been 10 years since the release of their album “So Jealous,” and Tegan and Sara headline the Hollywood Palladium, supported by WATERS and the Courtneys. ‣ Brooklyn’s X Ambassadors rock the Troubadour, supported by Parade of Lights and Busy Living. ‣ Singer-rapper Hoodie Allen visits the Wiltern behind last […]
The striking new video for the Bulls’ languid debut song “Come Unwound” is more about becoming unbound. But you can give them a little rope here – the Evan Mathis-directed video features the work of Kinbaku artist Master K of LA Rope Dojo. Kinbaku is a Japanese style of consensual bondage, and in the video, model […]
It is a rarity for a long-standing band to not only maintain their musical identity but concurrently continue to push the boundaries of their creative vision. Deerhoof is one of those bands. For two decades and 12 albums, their punk-pop-noise-rock vibes remain as fresh and edgy as ever. Their latest album release, “La Isla Bonita,” […]
Monday comes ’round again: ‣ Bay Area quartet Deerhoof headlines the Troubadour behind their new album “La Isla Bonita” on a night that features the rebooted, re-calibrated Crystal Skulls along with Go Dark. ‣ Sweden’s Dirty Loops visit the Fonda Theatre behind their recent album “Loopified.” ‣ Brooklyn Pets celebrate the release of their first […]
Incoming: Deerhoof, Dirty Loops, Dorothy, Wartime Recitals, Brooklyn Pets, Smallpools, Tegan and Sara, Real Estate, Hoodie Allen, Goapele, Sam Outlaw, X Ambassadors, Culture Club, the 1975, Mr. Little Jeans, the Weeks, Bell Gardens, Cold Specks, Rhett Miller, Bastille, Sky Ferreira, Capital Cities, James Vincent McMorrow, Future Islands, Alexz Johnson, Cold War Kids, Gruff Rhys, Death […]
Sunday’s shows, and it’s no time to rest: ‣ Daniel Lanois, whose new album of experimental electronic music “Flesh and Machine” came out in September, headlines the El Rey Theatre, with outsider artisti-turned-musician Lonnie Holley supporting. Above, “Sioux Lookout,” a film by Adam CK Vollick and Lanois with Carolina Cerisola. ‣ On the heels of […]
Happy Saturday: ‣ The Presets headline the Regent Theatre downtown L.A. as the final date of the Check Yo Ponytail Tour. Also on the bill: Le1F, Antwon, Chela and Frankie Chan. That’s the Presets’ video for “No Fun” above. ‣ The Psychedelic Furs take on the Fonda Theatre with support from the Lemonheads and Royston […]
It’s Friday, it’s supposed to be like this: ‣ Flying Lotus visits the Wiltern behind his new album “You’re Dead!,” bringing with him a visual show created by Strangeloop and Timeboy. ‣ Foster the People do a big hometown show at the Shrine Auditorium behind their latest album “Supermodel.” Sylvan Esso supports. ‣ Their new […]
You have to dig deep, and maybe use some imagination, on the debut album from Modern Vices to hear the doo-wop in what the band calls its “dirty doo-wop” sound. “Don’t Hold Me Down” and “Smoke Rings,” at least, echo the era, but that’s nitpicking: Point is, “Modern Vices” (out last month on Autumn Tone) […]
