The Troubadour experienced a Scandinavian invasion on Tuesday, but with Ane Brun at the helm of an intimate night, the venue and its patrons welcomed the event with open arms. Foreshadowing an evening of theatrically sophisticated odes to heartbreak and love, the lights dimmed before Brun, a Grammy-winning artist in her homeland Norway, walked underneath […]
Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer Donna Summer died this morning at the age of 63 after a long battle with both lung cancer and breast cancer. Summer reigned as the disco queen during the 1970s with hits such as “Last Dance” and “Love to Love You Baby.” Follow the L.A. Times for more.
Brooklyn’s White Rabbits, whose third album “Milk Famous” came out in March on TBD Records, head up a 25-strong lineup of bands and DJs for the 2nd Annual Hudson Block Party, a two-stage outdoor event going off Sunday in West Hollywood. The mini-festival takes place at Crescent Heights and Santa Monica Boulevards, centered around the […]
DWNTWN’s new single “See My Eyes” is a work of synth-pop precision, dreamy but not delirious, breathy but not breathless, sweet but not oversaturated. It’s the latest in a long line of electro confections to emerge from the L.A. duo of Jamie Leffler and Robert Cepeda – who, believe it or not, first bonded over […]
It’s Thursday, already: ‣ The Dandy Warhols, back with their eighth album “This Machine” (out in April), headline the Wiltern. Sleepy Sun and 1776 support. ‣ South African rockers the Parlotones [see Tuesday’s post] visit the Roxy behind their new album “Journey Through the Shadows,” supported by Queen Caveat, Ryan Star and From Indian Lakes. […]
Dublab, the nonprofit Internet radio station, DJ collective and general dispensary of positivity, marks 13 years as a Los Angeles concern this spring, and to help gain momentum for its biannual pledge drive (they call it “Proton Drive”), they turned to a founding member to stoke the flames. Daedelus has composed an original “Theme Song,” […]
Quirky pop comes and goes, but it’s refreshing for a band to make you actually feel the sugary onomatopoeia the genre gets its name from. If you’re looking for a Shins-lite kind of band with a Paul Simon twist, Cambridge, Mass.,-based duo You Won’t are available to provide your next summer soundtrack. Josh Arnoudse and […]
Three-plus stages of music … headlining sets from Kinky, Autolux, Aloe Blacc and the Soft Pack … an abundance of great local bands … DJs from across the spectrum … comedy and spoken word performances … children’s music and children making music … and food, vendors information booths and more. This year’s bigger and bolder […]
L.A. audiences are accustomed to catching only glimpses of Xander Smith – when the strobe lights hit him right, or when his black-dressed figure emerges from the fog when he’s fronting his long-running shoegaze band Run Run Run. So it’s a minor shock to the senses to see him clearly, and clearly dialed back, on “Hey […]
Your Wednesday show picks: ‣ Portugal. The Man, which recently wrapped up another big tour behind last year’s album “In the Mountains In the Clouds,” visit UCLA’s Royce Hall for a concert also featuring Haim and The Ten Thousand. ‣ Rocco DeLuca headlines the Satellite behind his haunting new album “Drugs ’N Hymns.” ‣ Xander […]