Who: Best Coast at the Outdoor Theatre In 3 or Fewer Words: “You.” “Oooo.” Repeat. I’ll Remember This Forever Because: I never quite understood the heavy backlash against Best Coast/Bethany Cosentino and the simplicity of her lyrics – until now. After all, her band’s cute crisscrossing of ’60s girl-group pop with ’90s lo-fi, ’00s indie, […]
It’s an embarrassment of riches on the show scene tonight: ‣ Oh, the memories: Lou Barlow has assembled a version of Sebadoh (with Jason Lowenstein and Fiery Furnances Bob D’Amico) for the “Bakesale/Harmacy Remembering Time Tour,” marking the re-releases of the 1994 and 1996 albums, respectively. They hit the Troubadour tonight, with Quasi opening. ‣ […]
Midweek meanderings: ‣ Long-running art-rock trio Yo La Tengo hits the El Rey Theatre with a plan to play two 45-minute sets; the songs in the first will be determined by the spin of a giant wheel (categories include “Songs Starting With S,” “Name Game” and “Dump,” the James McNew side project). ‣ The Global […]
The MTV EXIT campaign continues its innovative music collaborations to raise awareness about social issues affecting young people’s lives. Following the footsteps of acts such as Radiohead, the Killers and Muse, Black Iris – the commercial music collective and counterpart to the label White Iris (home to Best Coast, Fool’s Gold, Sweaters and more) – […]
For fans of cats, Bobb Bruno and mercifully short songs. ||| Live: Best Coast (is pretty much a lock to) play Coachella. They play the Music Box on Feb. 24 with Wavves.
[Why, hello, 2011. Nice to make your acquaintance. Birthday greetings go out today to the incomparable Van Dyke Parks …] Top shows tonight while waiting breathlessly for Best Coast’s late-night television debut (“Jimmy Fallon,” NBC): ‣ Buzzing indie-pop quintet Grouplove [pictured] kicks off a residency at the Bootleg Theater, supported by Guards, the latest project […]
Attention holiday shoppers: We know that your favorite price tag reads “free,” so at the risk of whoring ourselves out to a major retailer, we’re going to tell you about “The Christmas Gig,” a digital compilation of holiday tunes. It’s free. It’s original music. It’s good, in places really good. And it includes a lot […]
My touts for the weekend (UPDATED): ‣ We all know about Dawes. (Don’t we?) “North Hills” came out way back in 2009, and the L.A. folkies recently holed up to record some new music, some of which you might hear tonight at the El Rey Theatre. It’s one of those arrive-early shows – the Moondoggies […]
[Rounding up the weekend while waiting to hear Best Coast talk about cats on “Morning Becomes Eclectic” at 11:15:] Top 5 shows compiled while stewing over why Stars and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart aren’t playing their L.A. concert together: ‣ There some pretty amateurish choreography in the gleeful video for Mayer Hawthorne’s […]
Top 3 hangs this holiday weekend: ‣ The FYF Fest goes off downtown at Los Angeles State Historic Park, featuring this week’s Weezer, Wavves [that’s video for “Post-Acid,” above], along with the likes of the Rapture, Panda Bear, School of Seven Bells, Best Coast, the Soft Pack, AA Bondy and about 30 others. More on […]
