Tonight in L.A.: Brandon Flowers, Fleetwood Mac, Barry Manilow, Stromae, Jenny Lewis, Swans, Glass Animals, MØ, FKA Twigs, Ride, RAC, Cloud Nothings, Benjamin Booker, Alt-J, the Fontaines
A very happy Tuesday to you: â–º Brandon Flowers, who has a new solo album titled “The Desired Effect” coming May 19, visits the Troubadour. Above, director Warren Fu’s new video for “Still Want You.” â–º Fleetwood Mac [see our review and photos from Friday’s show] return for another night at the Forum. â–º It’s […]
Incoming: Coachella (Weekend 2), Brokechella, Stone Temple Pilots, Royal Blood, Father John Misty, Chet Faker, Luna, Odessa, Dorothy, Dreamers, Desaparecidos, Plain White T’s, Squarepusher, Stromae, Jenny Lewis, Swans, Glass Animals, FKA Twigs, Fleetwood Mac, Barry Manilow, Cloud Nothings, the Bad Romantics, MØ, Neil & Liam Finn, SomeKindaWonderful, Ride, Benjamin Booker, Alt-J, Florence + the Machine, […]
Who: Cloud Nothings in the Gobi Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Dissertation in disaffection. Memorable Because: Cloud Nothings provided the only shade of relief in an afternoon overloaded with sun-shining lackadaisical grooves and showboating MCs. Exemplifying everything you ever loved about noise rock and art punk, Dylan Baldi and company perfectly played the part […]
Culture Collide got loud on Friday evening, and if Echo Park didn’t know it yet, the World Stage set up in Taix’s parking lot made sure of it, with the sounds of the Young Wild, Mercy Beat, Beat Connection and Cloud Nothings reverberating into the neighborhood. Lot 1 Cafe opened its doors to artists from […]
Why, hello Friday, it’s been seven days since we’ve seen you: ‣ L.A. indie-rockers Afternoons celebrate the long-awaited release of their full-length “Say Yes” [check it out here] with a show at El Cid. Opening the evening are the Little Ones and Aaron Espinoza of Earlimart. ‣ Pop singer Lana Del Rey performs the first […]
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, […]
The fifth annual Culture Collide, the multinational assemblage that brings more than 60 bands to various venues in Echo Park in October, has announced set times for the festival Oct. 16-18. Cloud Nothings headline the outdoor World Stage in the Taix parking lot on Friday night; on Saturday, it’s Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Similar […]
Great local shows and more on the menu for Wednesday: ‣ New York lo-fi folk singer Juan Wauters visits Los Globos behind his album “N.A.P. North American Poetry,” released on Captured Tracks earlier this year. Get there early for Guy Blakeslee. Puro Instinct also plays. Above, Juan Wauters’ video for “Water.” ‣ Singer-songwriter Aaron Embry […]
Tuesday’s happenings: ‣ KISS and Def Leppard rock you back at the Forum. ‣ Cleveland rockers Cloud Nothings play the Roxy theatre behind their new album “Here and Nowhere Else” (that’s their new video for “Psychic Trauma,” above), with Metz opening. ‣ The Mowgli’s start a two-night stand at the Troubadour. Get there early tonight […]
Incoming: Zak Waters, Cher, Hi Ho Silver Oh, Corners, LA Font, S. Carey, the Bolts, Kilo Virga, Skin N Bones, KISS, Def Leppard, Joshua bell, Town in the City, Los Mysterious, Prayers, The Herbert Bail Orchestra, Peter Matthew Bauer, John Murry, GoldStar, The Mowgli’s, Waters, Cloud Nothings, METZ, The Count Basie Orchestra, Via Echo, Charlie […]
