Indie upstarts, meet L.A. legends. The annual Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival – the best music experience you can have while wiping butter off your chin – will continue its recent tradition of showcasing SoCal’s rising indie talent alongside excellent veteran acts. This year’s event will feature Dum Dum Girls, Saint Motel, NO, Races, […]
Your Tuesday show selections: ‣ L.A. quintet Everest, rolling cross-country on a long tour with Alberta Cross, plays the Troubadour behind the release of their third album “Ownerless.” Alberta Cross’ new album “Songs of Patience” came out July 17. ‣ Singer-songwriter Ryan Darton (ex-Kid Theodore) celebrates the release of his solo album “I Am a […]
How to describe the flavor of the bright young quintet Hindu Pirates? Well, take a pinch of surfy sensibilities of the Allah-Las, add a dash of FIDLAR’s garage-punk and stir some of fellow O.C. natives Voxhaul Broadcast’s anthemic blues-rock, and you an idea of where Hindu Pirates may move you. All between the ages of […]
Bloomfest, the annual one-day arts, music, crafts and food event in the downtown Los Angeles arts district, not only got bigger and better this year, it seemed to grow even more eclectic. Saturday’s free street party offered attendees a relaxing afternoon and evening in and around the shops, galleries and restaurants near 3rd and Traction, […]
Another mucho Monday: ‣ Jean-Philip Grobler – the Johannesberg, South Africa-born, Brooklyn-based electro-pop artist known as St. Lucia – heads up the lineup at the RSVP-only It’s a School Night at Bardot, where Sonnymoon and Pony Boy also perform and promoters promise some “secret headliners” to make it all real special. Above, St. Lucia’s video […]
Incoming: Everest, The xx, the Lumineers, Sheryl Crow, Mia Doi Todd, Voxhaul Broadcast, Alan Jackson, Nosaj Thing, Jackie Greene, Z-Trip, Barenaked Ladies, Dirty Projectors, Nick Waterhouse, Salem, Fiona Apple and more. Above: Fiona Apple’s video for “Every Single Night.” She plays the Palladium on Sunday. Our staff picks of the week: @KRBronson recommends: Nosaj Thing […]
Cool off after a steamy weekend by joining me tonight on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org) for the L.A. Buzz Bands Show. This week’s installment local music will feature new tunes from Lavender Diamond, Voxhau Broadcast, Oren Lyons, Kitten and Western Scene – along with a preview of the July 31 KCSN/Buzz Bands LA […]
Happy Sunday: ‣ Jamie XX headlines Drai’s in Hollywood where Jacques Greene will also be playing. ‣ Rapper Talib Kweli takes on the Observatory down in Orange County. ‣ San Francisco’s The Mallard (formed by ex-Rademacher bassist Greer McGettrick) headline Bootleg Bar with their garage psych-rock. [That’s their video for “Mansion” above.] Also on tonight’s […]
A steamy Saturday all around: ‣ Bloomfest, the downtown arts and music event featuring Superhumanoids, the Neighbourhood, Grace Woodroofe, Helena, Robotanists, Light FM, Yellow Alex & the Feelings, Mike Watt & the Missingmen and more, goes off at 3rd and Traction streets in downtown L.A. Above is the video for “Sunlight,” the first single from […]