See Rufus Wainwright on June 14 at The Ford [sponsored]
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Spend an evening with Rufus Wainwright, who performs at The Ford on June 14.

Spend an evening with Rufus Wainwright, who performs at The Ford on June 14.
From the benefit album helmed by Erica Dawn Lyle (Bikini Kill) and Vice Cooler (The Raincoats), “Lost in Thought” is an explosive 1 1/2-minute punk rocker featuring the Linda Lindas and Kathi Wilcox. They are but two of the guests on a star-studded compilation made during the pandemic.
Boston ex-pat Neil Berthier, working under the name PHONY, sounds anything but on “Summer’s Cold,” the lead single from his new album “At Some Point You Stop,” out in July.
If you’re keeping score, the sublime “Scorekeeper” is the second single from singer-songwriter Sharon Silva (of the Wild Reeds). There’s more to come — she just finished recording her album with producer Ryan Pollie.
Tunes from Lauren Ruth Ward, No Win, Cayucas, Lindsey Rose Black, Fatal Jamz, Rare Hearts, Tim Heidecker, Near Beer, Charlie Hickey, Eyedress, Possible Oceans and more on Buzz Bands LA’s latest playlist.
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Tim Heidecker, with an assist from Kurt Vile, channels his teenage self on “Sirens of Titan,” the latest single from his forthcoming album, “High School,” out June 24. Ben Levin’s video takes the song to a great, weird place.
Disappointingly held indoors instead of on Pappy & Harriet’s outdoor stage, Failure’s career-spanning show Friday night nonetheless exhibited their might. The L.A. trio circles North America before end their tour July 8 at the Regent Theater.
The Viva! L.A. Music Festival, which had been scheduled for June 25 at Dodger Stadium, has been canceled.
After a two-year hiatus, the Lightning in a Bottle festival returned to Buena Vista Lake last week for a carefully curated, decidedly hallucinatory experience. The music was only part of it.