Incoming: Stagecoach, Wavves, Japandroids, the Revival Tour, Herbie Hancock, Bat for Lashes, Spectrum, AraabMuzik, the Three O’Clock, Ziggy Marley, Viza, Har Mar Superstar, Manchester Orchestra, Telekinesis, Los Amigos Invisibles, Crystal Castles, the Veils, the Cave Singers, the Mother Hips, Shuggie Oits, Paul Van Dyk, Danzig, Ann Magnuson, Medeski Martin & Wood, the Lonely Forest Above: […]
Sunday things:Â ‣ Coachella Music and Arts Festival winds up with day 3 of weekend 2 at the Empire Polo Club. ‣ The Bootleg’s got a solid show featuring Cotillon, Vinyl Williams, Tapioca & the Flea and the Futures League. ‣ And Part-Time Punks present a two-for-one tonight. Upstairs at the Echo: Telescopes, LSD & […]
Gliss’ new album “Langsom Dans” is like the gift that keeps on giving – the more time you spend with it, with deeper you realize it is. The song “Blur” is a woozy, love-drunk meditation bathed in reverb and longing, and Dutch photographer and director Claudia Crobatia brings it to life with crisp, bright colors […]
Let’s start a discussion group. Let’s stop shelving our minds in favor of Day-Glo dreams. Let’s start thinking about what we’re doing. Let’s stop pandering to the lowest common denominator in favor of three minutes of ecstasy. Let’s start embracing a higher purpose. Let’s stop thinking that embracing a high purpose is too much work. […]
Another bountiful day of shows: ‣ Some must’ve gone and declared it Punk Rock Thursday – Green Day (with Best Coast supporting, which is kind of curious, we admit) rocks the Sports Arena. See our review of Green Day’s March show in Pomona. ‣ And L.A. stalwarts Bad Religion team up with the Bronx to […]
Incoming: OMD, Ghost B.C., the Faint, the Postal Service, Rodriguez, Foals, Franz Ferdinand, Smith Westerns, James McCartney, Gary Clark Jr., Polica, Aesop Rock, Modest Mouse, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dropkick Murphys, Youth Lagoon, A Day to Remember, Palma Violets, Public Enemy, Alt-J, Jello Biafra, Green Day, Purity Ring, La Roux, Bad Religion, Action Bronson, Dinosaur Jr., […]
What’s happening in SoCal this lovely Friday:Â ‣ Coachella Day 1 with the Stone Roses, Blur, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse and more. Set times here. ‣ Father Tiger celebrates the release of their EP “Vernal Equinox” tonight at the Virgil. That’s their video for “Head Hung Low” above. ‣ And over at Hotel Café, […]
Cold War Kids spread their wings on “Dear Miss Lonelyhearts;” it’s worth getting deep into the L.A. indie-rockers’ fourth album for the electro-based track “Loner Phase,” for instance. The first single “Miracle Mile,” though, is a synthesis of everything Nathan Willett, Dann Gallucci, Matt Maust and Matt Aveiro do well – Willett’s pleading vocals conjuring […]
Wow, Pomona, aren’t you the center of the universe … ‣ How to Destroy Angels, Trent Reznor’s new project with Atticus Ross, Rob Sheridan and Mariqueen Reznor, alights at the Fox Theater in Pomona for a Coachella warm-up show that features extravagant visuals by Sheridan. That’s the video for “How Long?,” above, from HTDA’s debut […]
If you live in New York, Cat Power‘s music video for “Manhattan” may warm your heart. Even for those of us in L.A., the clip directed by Chan Marshall and Greg Hunt (who also helped direct “Cherokee”) featuring Marshall walking the streets and subway may prompt a visit to the Big Apple. And for those […]
