‣ Big day for Grouplove: The L.A. quintet’s sophomore album “Spreading Rumours” comes out today, and they headline a sold-out show at the Troubadour tonight. In addition, a pop-up gallery featuring the art of Grouplove’s Hannah Hooper opens at 4414 W. 2nd St. (Get details on the exhibition, “I’m With You,” here.) The video for […]
Ah, the good old days. Like 1979, when most of the sober world declared disco dead.
Your Monday outlook: ‣ The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye brings his Kiss Land Tour to the Greek Theatre for the first of two nights that feature L.A. songstress Banks and Australian DJ Anna Lunoe ‣ Philly rockers Free Energy kick off a residency at the Echo, where they are joined by the Ten Thousand, Cillie […]
Incoming: The Weeknd, Banks, HIM, Dear Boy, Free Energy, Zak Waters, Laura Mvula, KING, Lee Dewyze, Grouplove, Valient Thorr, Bastille, Butch Walker, Parachute, King Krule, Body Language, Meiko, Cold War Kids, The Julie Ruin, Stars, the Orb, Midlake, FIDLAR, Gold Panda, Thievery Corporation, Lynard Skynard, Valerie June, Dirty Beaches, Cold Cave, Telepathe, Diana Krall, Juliette […]
‣ Swedish electro-pop group Kate Boy visits the Echoplex, supported by ASTR and Glow Marrow. Above, the video for “In Your Eyes.” ‣ Big day at the Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival in San Pedro – Dead Sara, Deap Vally, Nightmare & the Cat, the Section Quartet, Maria del Pilar, the Damselles & the […]
If you lived through the Dawn of Disco, L.A. synth-pop duo Night Club’s video for “Strobe Light” will bring one of those knowing smiles to your face. If you didn’t, you can watch in wonder as Emily Kavanaugh and Mark Brooks re-create the vibe, with a wink. It’s all so naughty, giving yourself to the […]
For a 26-year-old, Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds has a pretty impressive resumé. His slow-burning yet meticulous compositions have found their way to numerous films (“Eulogy for Evolution,” “Hunger Games”) and several TV shows (his most recent gig scoring BBC’s hit show “Broadchurch”). However, Arnalds has quickly gained a fan base in the mainstream realm with […]
L.A.-based trio Dark Furs, comprised of Suzanne May, Chad Phillipps and Garrett Henritz, ratchets up the rock ’n’ roll tension and splashes it with a little psychedelic blues on their single “Concrete Corners.” Sure, “March to the beat of my own drummer” is a well-worn phrase in both day-to-day conversations and rebellious anthems, but May infuses […]
Wow, what a Thursday: ‣ The summer’s Twilight Concert Series at the Santa Monica Pier winds up with a performance by the legendary Jimmy Cliff, along with the Delirians and Ethan Tucker. It certainly won’t the final party of the yer at the Pier – not with next weekend’s The Beach Ball festival and the […]
A bounty of good shows tonight: ‣ Julia Holter, whose new album and third full-length in as many years “Loud City Heart” is just out on Domino, plays the First Unitarian Church in Koreatown. Nedelle Torrisi and Anenon open, and the Dublab DJs and the Wild Up! Orchestra will also be on hand. Above is […]
