Fresh off a Friday afternoon performance at Coachella, Cleveland indie-rockers Cloud Nothings brought their intense live show to the Echo. Included were songs from their latest album “Here and Nowhere Else,” including the simmering “Swallow” and “I’m Not Part of Me.” And the trio — singer-guitarist Dylan Baldi, drummer Jayson Gerycz and bassist TJ Dukehey — delved […]
Hard on the heels of an electrifying Coachella performance, Royal Blood all but blew the ceiling off the Fonda Theatre on Monday night. ||| Photos by Michelle Shiers Their 12-song set, almost entirely from their debut album, began with “Hole†with front man Mike Kerr bringing his immediate swagger and his bass slung low. While […]
Photographer David Brendan Hall takes you on short tour around Saturday’s Day 2 of Coachella, starting with Benjamin Booker (top photo). Our Coachella mini-reviews
Who: Swans in the Gobi Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Beyond words. Memorable Because: Camera drones searched the skies of Indio all night as festival goers raged on, waiting for beats to drop, but a different kind of drone altogether spooked a small delegation in the Gobi Tent as Saturday night wrote itself into […]
Who: The Weeknd on the Main Stage In 3 or Fewer Words: One-note show. Memorable Because: When Abel Tesfaye — aka The Weeknd – made his live debut at Coachella in 2012, the lack of rehearsal with his band combined with his nerves made for a muddled mess melodic-wise. He was an obscure alt-R&B artist back then and […]
Who: Drive Like Jehu in the Gobi Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Old Guy Emo. Memorable Because: Before Swans blasted minds into oblivion, Gobi Tent revelers were treated to a different blast from the past — San Diego’s reunited Drive Like Jehu played a fabulous 45 minutes of post-hardcore that made one forget the […]
Who: Jack White on the Main Stage In 3 or Fewer Words: Messianic presence. Memorable Because: Perhaps the best thing about White’s visceral headlining set is that all the kids posted up to get a spot to see schmaltz&B artist the Weeknd afterward had to sit through all 1 hour 45 minutes of it. It […]
Who: The Gaslamp Killer Experience in the Gobi Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Exorcist at work? Memorable Because: Reprising a show he did in 2013 just months after his near-death experience in a scooter accident, the Gaslamp Killer — aka experimental electronic producer William Bensussen — staged a show featuring an 11-piece orchestra, two dancers and […]
A massive Wednesday slate of shows: â–º The Replacements’ “Back By Unpopular Demand Tour” hits the Hollywood Palladium for the first of a two-night stand. The quartet — originals Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson along with Josh Freese and David Minehan — are touring in support of “The Replacements: The Complete Studio Albums 1981-1990” collection, […]
Who: FKA Twigs in the Gobi Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Riveting to watch. Memorable Because: There were those who were hoping to catch a glimpse of Robert Pattinson and there were those were only there for his fiancée, Tahliah Barnett, aka FKA Twigs. The experimental R&B singer didn’t disappoint fans visually. Coming out in a white […]
