Totally Tuesday things: ‣ Red Hot Chili Peppers stop by the Fonda Theatre before they headline two weekends at Coachella. ‣ Pop star Rihanna plays the Staples Center. ‣ Broadheds – the new band from Eulogies’ former frontman (and Dangerbird’s co-founder) – headlines the Bootleg with solid support from fellow L.A. bands Eastern Conference Champions […]
Incoming: Coachella, Rihanna, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, Angel Olsen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Broadheds, the Bad Things, Heloise & the Savoir Faire, How to Destroy Angels, Sky Ferreira, Local H, Beach House, Passion Pit, Dave Stewart, yeasayer, Merle Haggard, Savages, the Wanted, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dianna Reeves, Los Tigres del Norte, […]
Saturday night’s all right: ‣ Paisley Underground torchbearers the Three O’Clock, who have reunited to play Coachella, do a “Localchella” gig at the Glass house in Pomona, with Tijuana Panthers supporting. ‣ Electro alchemist Shlohmo headlines the Fonda Theatre behind his new “laid Out” EP – R&B singer Jeremih will be his special guest, and […]
The urgency of the synth-wielding post-punk bands of the 1980s provides the undercurrent for “VIVA,” the first full-length from L.A. Girlfriend. The nom de tune of Loyola Marymount product Sydney-Allyson Banta, L.A. Girlfriend can be playful and alluring but, as her flirtations with the would-be suitors in the Dustin Muenchow-directed video for “Gentlemen” suggest, there’s […]
L.A. experimental pop band Body Parts can be strange and beautiful, and beautifully strange; it’s hard to deny the entrancing yet odd things they do both sonically and visually. And what have they done to accompany the marvelous single “Rest While You Sleep?” They went to Death Valley and Venice Beach to practice tai-chi. The […]
It’s a fabulous Friday: ‣ We’ll start this Friday on the local tip: L.A. quartet the Hectors celebrate the release of their first album “Her Dark Majesty” [sample the wares here] at the Satellite, supported by Haunted Summer, TS & the Past Haunts and Spaceships. ‣ Partying with the mammals: Dan Deacon and Japanther team […]
Having been a linchpin in the dirty-glam outfit Louis XIV, Brian Karscig knows a thing or two about swagger. The San Diego-bred singer-guitarist-producer, now fronting the Nervous Wreckords with Lindsay Matheson and Daniel Schraer, also seems acutely aware that his brand of Mick Jagger/Marc Bolan/Bon Scott gamesmanship has its detractors. At whom he fondly thumbs […]
Happy Wednesday: ‣ Veteran hitmakers the Goo Goo Dolls have a new album on the way, their 10th. “Magnetic” comes out May 7, and the band revs up for the release by playing the Troubadour tonight. The Skatalites at the Echoplex ‣ Vacationer, impressive in October when they opened for Bombay Bicycle Club, returns to […]
Nashville’s Kopecky Family Band aren’t comprised of blood-related members, but their name does come from Kelly Kopecky, who leads the sextet with Gabe Simon. Their video for “Heartbeat” – a track off of their debut “Kids Raising Kids” – also presents that playful family vibe as the band attempts to play a tennis match only […]
Your stellar show selection for Tuesday: ‣Â DWNTWN, the electro-pop duo who won our hearts last year with “See My Eyes” and followed it up with their “Red Room” EP, kicks off a residency at the Central SAPC. Get there early for a new outfit (with at least one familiar face) called the Mercy Beat. Blackbear […]
