The free Sunset Concerts series returns to the Skirball in July with a 25th-anniversary season of diverse music featuring Mamak Khadem, Rocky Dawuni, Nefesh Mountain, Booker T. Jones, Ak Dan Gwang Chil and Son Rompe Pera.
The Head in the Clouds festival, curated by 88rising, returns to Pasadena for a weekend of music Aug. 20-21.
Anchored by muscular sets from Interpol, Modest Mouse and Franz Ferdinand — and jolted by electric ones from M.I.A., Peaches and the Hives — the Just Like Heaven festival returned for the first time since 2019, bringing together Coachella alumni for a day in Pasadena.
Tunes from Automatic, Pretty, Hazel English, BEL, Osees, Jenny O., Manhattan Murder Mystery, Zealyn, Valley Queen, Giant Waste of Man, Launder, Young Winona and more on Buzz Bands LA’s new playlist.
Delta Spirit returned to Southern California to celebrate the release of their sixth album, “One Is One,” but their night at the Lodge Room was full of older, crowd-pleasing favorites.
Released under the name BEL, songwriter Isabel Whelan’s vivid, bittersweet folk-pop anthems fit right into the indie zeitgeist. We wouldn’t normally recommend mixing “Cake” and “PBR,” but listen to both those singles — the latter is a collaboration with Girlhouse.
Ruby Sparks — the indie-rock project of Pennsylvania native Jake Sternberg — tackle some weighty issues on their sophomore EP, “California Honey.” It’s out today, with a show at the Silverlake Lounge on Saturday to celebrate.
Scrappy L.A. underdogs Manhattan Murder Mystery will release their fourth full-length, the Steve Albini-produced “Baby Wrestlemania,” on May 31. They still make every song sound like an open bar.
Win free tickets to Lord Huron at the House of Blues Anaheim on Monday, May 23.
Music from Charlie Hickey, Joyeur, Katzù Oso, Zealyn, Giant Waste of Man, Jenny O., John Errol, Jenny Owen Youngs, Child Seat, Automatic, POP ETC, Kid Bloom, Lou Roy and more during tonight’s local music hour on 88.5 FM.
