AWOLNATION blaze through the haze at Hollywood Palladium
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With frontman Aaron Bruno commanding the stage, L.A. rockers satiate fans at hometown show behind their sophomore album “Run.”
With frontman Aaron Bruno commanding the stage, L.A. rockers satiate fans at hometown show behind their sophomore album “Run.”
Also: AWOLNATION, Allah-Las, Rush, Juanes, Vaud & the Villains, Goapele, Huxlee, Tiffany Gouché
Incoming: HARD Summer, The Kills, Social Distortion, Wye Oak, AWOLNATION, Shelby Lynne, JD McPherson, The Offspring, Aretha Franklin, Andrew Bird and more.
Far from trying to curate anything, or even connecting the present to the neighborhood’s rock ’n’ roll legacy, the Sunset Strip Music Festival last Saturday merely offered something for everybody. Fans responded with their pocketbooks and feet: The festival appeared more crowded that 2012’s Motley Crue-headlined party, although promoters put the attendance at the same […]
Set times have been announced for Saturday’s finale of the Sunset Strip Music Festival, which features three outdoor stages, indoor sets at the Roxy and the Whisky and more, culminating in a 9:30 p.m. headlining set by Linkin Park. Sunset Boulevard will be closed to traffic between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Boulevard. The festival […]
‣ Legend is that when Bettye LaVette lived in L.A. in the 1970s, she used to leave tapes for the club owner at Troubadour. Tonight the 66-year-old singer whose career finally blossomed at age 59 headlines the West Hollywood club behind her new album “Thankful N’ Thoughtful.” That’s her rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Everything Is […]
Incoming: The Raveonettes, the Corin Tucker Band, the Wallflowers, Everest, Grimes, Metric, Jeff the Brotherhood, Yelawolf, Grizzly Bear, Circa Survive, Madonna, Bettye LaVette, AWOLNATION, Aon Robin, Gossip, The xx, Patti Smith, Nouvelle Vague, Aimee Mann, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Smashing Pumpkins Above: That’s the Corin Tucker Band’s video for “Neskowin,” a song off the […]
The Saturday lineup of Coachella’s Weekend 2 again brought stellar performances from the festival’s U.K contingent, including Kaiser Chiefs, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Kasabian and, of course, Radiohead (top photo). Photographer Debi Del Grande made the rounds and selected some highlights for this gallery.
Who: AWOLNATION on the main stage In 3 or Fewer Words: Over the top.
Your Superbowl Sunday spread: ‣ Vas Dafrans, Harriet, Rimpau and the Peach Kings play the Bootleg as part of a mini festival that will benefit the 20-year-old skateboarder/snowboarder Xander Mozejewski, who was recently in a motorcycle accident. The acoustic room will also feature the Weekend Pilots, Red Robot w/ Strings, Sophia Louise and Deux Sons. […]