Incoming: Ben Howard, Circa Waves, Rachael Yamagata, Faded Paper Figures, Delta Spirit, Ab-Soul, London Richards, Live, Shawn Mullins, the Rural Alberta Advantage, the Wild Feathers, B.o.B., the Soft White Sixties, Marilyn Manson, Betty Who, the Airborne Toxic Event, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Steve Aoki, the Stone Foxes, Nick Jonas, Citizen Cope, the Album Leaf, Queens […]
Sunday things: ‣ The first annual Topanga Folk Fest takes places at Topanga Community Club today with a lineup featuring: Colin Hay & Cecelia Noel, Miner, Julia Fordham, Linda Perhacs, Freebo, The Wild Reeds, Dan Navarro, Peter Alsop, The Hani Naser Band, Philip Boone, Gwendolyn, Paul Kenny and Judith Owen ‣ Bob Dylan & His […]
Tennis’ lightweight indie-pop has grown up big and strong (well, bigger and stronger) with “Ritual in Repeat,” the third album from husband-and-wife duo of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley, aided by drummer James Barone. The band collaborated with three well-known producers on the record, Jim Eno of Spoon, Patrick Carney of the Black Keys and […]
It’s doesn’t get any more super than this Saturday: ‣ The Afghan Whigs [pictured] rock the Fonda Theatre behind their new album “Do the Beast,” their first in 16 years, and the deluxe reissue “Gentlemen at 21” (out next week on Rhino), a value-added re-release of their acclaimed 1993 album. Joseph Arthur opens. ‣ L.A. […]
Chicago native Greta Morgan was a touring musician at age 16, and by the time she was 20 her band the Hush Sound had released three-full-lengths. Born Greta Salpeter, she segued to Gold Motel after relocating to L.A., but now she has found a distinct voice as Springtime Carnivore. The album bearing that name, “Springtime […]
Side projects are often just for fun, but Australia’s supergroup Pond – which includes members of Tame Impala, Mink Mussel Creek and Allbrook/Avery – have churned out some excellent music during their time together. Not to be confused with the Pond from Portland, Ore., that released music on Sub Pop in the ’90s, the Perth, […]
Oh, my, what a Friday: ‣ Bob Dylan does the first of three nights at the Dolby Theatre. ‣ U.K. rockers Placebo headline Club Nokia behind the new album “Loud Like Love,” with the Moth & the Flame opening. ‣ Long-running British duo Erasure play the Hollywood Palladium behind their new album “The Violet Flame,” […]
Thursday night things: ‣ British singer Jessie Ware plays the Tower Theatre behind her new album “Tough Love,” out this week. [Check out “Say You Love Me”] ‣ Matisyahu visits Club Nokia behind his new album “Akeda,” with Cisco Adler and Radical Something supporting. ‣ TV On the Radio does a second night at the […]
Miami-bred, L.A.-based Rachel Goodrich has released two albums and an EP of retro-flavored pop bricolage, mining the guitar and piano licks of the ’60s and ’70s to make smart, stylish songs. She has now joined up with drummer Nabedi Osorio and bassist Eliana Athayde to form Rachel Goodrich & the Grrrls – a new album […]
Wednesday’s likely candidates: ‣ Their album “Seeds” due out next month, TV on the Radio rocks the Fonda Theatre, with Natasha Kmeto opening. ‣ Banks does a second night at the Wiltern. ‣ Twenty years after the release of “Illmatic,” Nas is finishing up a tour that features a screening of the documentary “Nas: Time […]
