In the thick of it on a Thursday: ‣ Detroit indie-pop band Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. plays the El Rey Theatre behind its new EP “Patterns” [that’s the new video for “Dark Water,” above], with and Bad Suns opening. ‣ His new album “Mala” having come out in March, Devendra Banhart headlines the Fonda Theatre. […]
Incoming: The Rolling Stones, KROQ Weenie Roast, Serena Ryder, Motorhead, Sara Bareilles, Bob Schneider, Gold Panda, Devendra Banhart, Andrew McMahon, Matt Costa, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., PAPA, Appleseed Cast, Andy Grammer, Richard Thompson, Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale, Seven Saturdays, Ariel Pink, Sonny & the Sunsets, Fabolous, Sea Wolf, Digitalism, Filligar, Big Boi, Quadron, the […]
Tonight’s shows, no fooling: ‣ Rhye, the L.A.-based duo of Canadian Mike Milosh and the Danish Robin Hanniba, plays its highly anticipated show at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Their debut album “Woman” came out in March. ‣ Hands kicks off a residency at the Echo – the L.A. quartet’s debut comes out […]
Incoming: Rhye, Hands, Gavin Turek, Chief, 8mm, Low, DWNTWN, A-Trak, Fu Manchu, Dan Deacon, Japanther, Goo Goo Dolls, the Skatalites, Vacationer, Bobby McFerrin, Kopecky Family Band, NO, Phosphorescent, Soul Asylum, the Hectors, the Dan Band, Shlohmo, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, the Three O’Clock Above: That’s Phosphorescent’s video for “Song for Zula,” off the […]
Hey, it’s Friday: ‣ Garage rockers King Tuff bring the fun stuff to the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock. Get your 3D glasses on to check out their video for “Keep On Movin’.” ‣ Devotchka performs with a chamber orchestra at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever. The Denver gypsy folk band just […]
Today’s going to be a scorcher, but there are plenty of shows to keep you cool: ‣ The Walkmen and Milo Greene do a second SoCal show together this week. This time they’re at the Observatory in Orange County. ‣ Canadian electronic band Austra [pictured above] brings their “dark wave” to the El Rey Theatre. […]
When we last spotted Los Angeles duo 8mm, they had moved away from their trip-hop beginnings and segued into glossy, pop-noir territory. The sheen on their 2010 EP “Love and the Apocalypse” was no surprise – the “he” half of this husband-wife team is Sean Beavan, the Grammy-nominated producer and mixer who has worked with […]
Well, spike my eggnog. Here are three more holiday tunes – one sultry, one sarcastic and one spunky – from L.A. people getting into the spirit of the season. In a way: ‣ 8mm, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” One of our favorite L.A. husband-and-wife duos, Sean and Juliette Beavan (who released their “Love and the […]
When Sean Beavan isn’t in the studio making Really Big Rock Records (his credits include Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, System of a Down and Guns N’ Roses), he’s teaming up with his significant other on significantly another kind of music. The husband-wife torch-pop of 8mm features the sultry vocals of his wife, Juliette, who […]
[Blowing out birthday candles today: the Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne. Now that’d be some party …] Norwegian punk songstress Ida Maria [that’s her video for “Oh My God,” above] turned more than a few heads at Spaceland on Monday night, and I heard a several people saying they were adjusting their plans to catch the […]
