Incoming: Moon Block Party (Spoon, BRMC, Band of Skulls, Black Angels, Black Lips), Culture Collide (Cloud Nothings, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Nina Persson), Broods, David Bazan, Gerard Way, Will Hoge, Meiko, Jessie J, Catfish & the Bottlemen, Kate Boy, Andrew McMahon, the Horrors, SBTRKT, Fujiya & Miyagi, Walk the Moon, Eddie Cohn, Russian Red, […]
It was a massive night for L.A.-based Innovative Leisure Records on Friday at the El Rey Theatre. It was also a huge night for sweat. Three of IL’s artists (that’s about 20 percent of the roster) brought their blood-pounding rock to the El Rey, headed up by Hanni El Khatib, touring behind the sophomore album, […]
‣Â Paisley Underground stalwarts the Three O’Clock, who were so impressive in a reunion show at Coachella, [that’s singer-bassist Michael Quercio, above) do it one more time, headlining the Troubadour supported by The 88. ‣ Ziggy Marley visits the Roxy Theatre to do a show that you can watch online right here. ‣ Bass Drum of […]
John Barrett is not the first songwriter to unleash every ounce of neuroses and rage in caustic guitars and furious rhythms, and considering his generation’s affection for all things garage he won’t be the last. But in tandem with drummer Colin Sneed as Bass Drum of Death he has a knack for making them sound […]
A great Friday lineup to send you into your weekend: ‣ L.A. sextet Races headlines the Troubadour behind its new album “Year of the Witch,” with Gliss and Lili Haydn supporting. ‣ Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, whose solo album “Sun Midnight Sun” came out in May, visits the Levitt Pavilion Pasadena for one in […]