‣ Stones Throw Records’ Dam-Funk brings his music diplomacy – he has, after all, earned the nickname “Ambassador of Boogie Funk” – to the El Rey Theatre, where he will team up with Master Blazter for an evening of sizzle. Above is the video for “It’s My Life,” which the duo recorded, without editing, direct […]
The South by Southwest Music Festival, our favorite annual music orgy, kicks off Wednesday in Austin, and Los Angeles will be well-repped. Besides a lot of the familiar names – Queens of the Stone Age, She Wants Revenge, Cold War Kids, the Airborne Toxic Event, Ariel Pink, Fitz & the Tantrums and, yes, even the […]
If Aaron Bruno is having another close encounter in the video for “Sail,” it’s merely another chapter in the AWOLNATION frontman’s continuing obsession with all things outer space. The song (along with “Burn It Down,”) debuted last summer on the L.A. band’s first EP for Red Bull Records – a caffeinated concoction of celestial synth […]
There was one main menu item at last weekend’s Port of Los Angeles Lobsterfest – the popular shellfish that had everybody going crustacean-crazy. The music, however, was much more of a sampler platter, and for those who partook of the tunes and the relaxed waterfront vibe, the offerings were indicative of how broad L.A.’s palate […]
This just in: The music lineup for the 2010 Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival – Lobsterfest to everybody who got buttery fingers in past years – is its most impressive yet, featuring John Doe & Exene Cervenka anchoring a roster of some of SoCal’s most promising up-and-comers and genre-diverse indie artists. The three-day shindig […]
You might remember Under the Influence of Giants from their 2006 album and their party-starting shows on the Sunset Strip. Frontman Aaron Bruno has turned the page but maintained the energy with his new please-capitalize-me outfit AWOLNATION. The band’s debut EP “Back From Earth” was released in May, and the first single, “Burn It Down,” […]
Set times have been announced for this weekend’s Sunset Strip Music Festival, a three-day affair highlighted by Saturday’s party on Sunset Boulevard. The street will be closed on Saturday between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Boulevard to accommodate two outdoors stages – with music going on inside the Roxy and the Key Club, there will […]
