Tonight in L.A.: Youth Lagoon, Dropkick Murphys, Public Enemy, Sparks, Palma Violets, Jello Biafra, James McCartney, Alt-J, The xx, Dinosaur Jr., Lee Fields & the Expressions, Ferraby Lionheart
More, more, more: ‣ Coachella comes to the city again tonight for a bunch of “Localchella” shows, including Youth Lagoon at the El Rey Theatre. That’s Trevor Powers’ new video for “Mute,” above. ‣ Then there are Dropkick Murphys and Skinny Lister, rocking Club Nokia. ‣ Then there are Sparks, doing a second night at […]
The Jubilee Music & Arts Festival made it official tonight: The Drums, Black Lips, Free Energy and Kitten top the bill for the two-day event June 7-8. Promoters have extended the availability of pre-sale weekend passes, at $35, until Thursday. Formerly known as the Silver Lake Jubilee, the festival this year has moved from the […]
We’ve still got Sunday’s Coachella coverage coming your way. In the meantime, check out all the festival artists playing L.A. tonight: ‣ Rodriguez, the star of Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” plays a show at the Orpheum Theatre before he has to head back to Coachella for weekend 2. Giant Sand plays as support. […]
We have to get some sleep and try to get the dust and sand out of our throats, lungs, hair and clothes, so we’ll resume posting about Coachella tomorrow. Thanks for reading.
Who: Robert DeLong in the Mojave Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Lunch-hour whiplash. Memorable Because: No sooner had Deap Vally finished their excursion into the gritty blues of rock’s past than Robert DeLong gave the growing crowd in the Mojave Tent a glimpse of the future. The cherubic DeLong is proof that all electronic […]
Who: Deap Vally in the Mojave Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Whatever sells, baby. Memorable Because: I’ve seen Julie Edwards play with her other band, the Pity Party, about a dozen times and this was the first I’ve seen her drum with both hands. Edwards is a serious drumming talent, almost to the detriment […]
In one of the more unusual stunts in the annals of festival promotion, the newly relocated and newly re-christened Jubilee Music & Arts Festival today leaked a flyer for its two-day event. Local blog The Scenestar published the big reveal, and you don’t need an advanced degree in the Daily Jumble to figure it out: […]
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., […]
Write your own punchline about what might have enraged the Coachella gods, but festival-goers were left gasping at the finish line on Sunday when a persistent windstorm wreaked havoc on eyes, noses, skin and lungs. The skies turned angry at midafternoon (that’s an un-color-corrected image above), and the rest of the day was a coughing […]
Buzz Bands LA’s contributing photographer/warrior Scott Dudelson shares images from all around the stages Saturday at Coachella.