Tonight in L.A.: Animal Collective, Best Coast, Surfer Blood, Laura Marling, Twin Forks, Max & the Moon, Spirit Vine, Haunted Summer, PLUS, Lucy Schwartz, Kitten, Phantogram, Supersuckers
Is Monday night the new weekend, or what? ‣ Animal Collective brings its spectacular stage show to the Wiltern Theatre, where Dan Deacon opens. ‣ Best Coast headlines the Fonda Theatre behind this week’s release of its new mini-album “Fade Away.” It’s a benefit for the Los Angeles Animal Rescue, and Baby Alpaca and Death […]
Incoming: Animal Collective, Best Coast, Surfer Blood, Laura Marling, Twin Forks, Gossling, Phantogram, AFI, James Blake, STRFKR, Real Estate, Au Revoir Simone, Jenny Lewis, Leagues, Hunx & His Punx, Katy Perry, Tricky, Sanglorians, Spindrift, the Sounds, Mark Knopfler, Crystal Fighters, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Radical Face, J. Cole, NONONO, Streetlight Manifesto, Holly Conlan, Hanni El […]
‣ Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros’ Big Top continues with two show today. The family matinee features Dance Cartel, Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang, the Giving Tree and more at Los Angeles State Historic Park. The evening show features Edward Sharpe, Aaron Embry, Las Cafeteras and more. ‣ Brian Wilson takes charge at the Greek Theatre […]
Tonight in L.A.: Palma Violets, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Festival Supreme, Paramore, Leon Russell, Moonchild, Kaskade, Jack Johnson, the Growlers, Brandon & Leah, Pepper, the Fling
Wow, what a Saturday: ‣ U.K. quartet Palma Violets [whom we’ve pretty much stalked all year] visit the El Rey Theatre behind their debut album “180.” NYC garage-rockers Skaters open. Above, Palma Violets’ new video for “Rattlesnake Highway.” ‣ It’s the third night of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros’ Big Top at Los Angeles […]
Ah, the petulance of youth. On the new single “Afraid” from Newbury Park-bred quintet the Neighbourhood, frontman Jesse Rutherford keens about the fear of rejection. “When I wake up I’m afraid / that somebody else might take my place,” he sings, before deciding “f*ck you anyway,” a juvenile reaction that you may or may not […]
Cassorla has graduated to music videos that aren’t made entirely in Microsoft Paint, but the songs remain stellar and clever. Those signature guitar effects have stayed in tact for Cassorla’s new single “I Am,” but he’s also recruited Christopher “Crash” Richard (ex-the deadly Syndrome and now of of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros) for […]
Tonight in L.A.: Placebo, Sleigh Bells, Walk the Moon, Lionel Richie, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Tim Kasher, Light FM, Haim, MS MR, Disclosure, GWAR, Quintron & Miss Pussycat
Your fab Friday night: ‣ U.K. rockers Placebo play the Wiltern behind “Loud Like Love,” its first album in four years. The Bret Easton Ellis-narrated video for “Too Many Friends,” above, will test your powers of observation. ‣ Noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells, whose third album “Bitter Rivals” came out this month, visits the El Rey […]
The debut album from indie-pop duo The Donnies The Amys – released in early 2012 – was a regrettably overlooked little gem built around the evocative singing and songwriting of Donnie Stemp and the peripatetic rhythms of drummer Amy Wood. The twosome has released the new song “Stay the Same” via VanNessa Manlunas’ video featuring […]
A jam-packed Thursday of shows: ‣ And now for something completely different … well, pretty different, anyway: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros’ Big Top starts its four-day run in at Los Angeles State Historic Park, with music, performance art, comedy, circus-type performers a farmer’s market and more. The L.A. folk-rockers will perform in the […]
Shows for the day we feel we’re halfway there: ‣ Coming off a big show at Austin City Limits, Thom Yorke and pals – dba Atoms for Peace – hold forth at the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Haim plays a big hometown show at the Fonda Theatre behind their debut album “Days Are Gone;” IO Echo, […]
