Happy Mid-Autumn Moon: ‣ Returning for another highly anticipated LA date, Britain’s Alt-J will have fans piling into the Bootleg Bar. Wildcat! Wildcat! and Cayucas also round out the bill for a solid night. ‣ In tour in support of their “Forward/Return” EP, the Album Leaf headlines the Satellite. [Check out “Descent.”] Drew Andrews supports. […]
Incoming: Django Django, Spirit Animal, Amanda Palmer, Beach House, Dragonette, the Killers, the Features, Harlan, Hey Champ, Taken by Trees, Conor Oberst, Menomena, Ryan Bingham, Band of Horses, Earlimart, Dave Stewart, Citizen Cope, Rodriguez, Alt-J, the Go-Go’s, Wilco. Above: Mister Loveless stops by the Satellite on Sunday in support of their latest album “Grow Up.” […]
The Echo became a sauna on Wednesday night. Fans of Alt-J piled into the venue for a sold-out show and expected to get hot and sticky, but even with high expectations, no one could have been ready for the fiery performance from the Leeds, U.K.-based quartet. ||| Photos by Carl Pocket Playing their first headlining […]
Happy first day of August: ‣ The U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach kicks off three consecutive days of music with a late afternoon/early evening beach bash featuring Best Coast and Walk the Moon. ‣ It’s music New Orleans-style at the Hollywood Bowl, where the Neville Brothers bring their farewell tour, and Trombone Shorty […]
To correctly write the name of this band in type, you need to press “alt” key on your computer and type “j.” ∆, otherwise known as Alt-J, may hail from Leeds, U.K., but their inventive blend of pop, trip-hop and rock has gotten their debut album “An Awesome Wave” (out Sept. 18 on Canvasback) much […]
