‣ The second day of Way Over Yonder at the Santa Monica Pier features Conor Oberst [pictured], First Aid Kit, the Felice Brothers, Jonathan Wilson and more. ‣ Grab your bicycle and come to this one: In conjunction with CicLAvia, there’s an afternoon party of music on an outdoor stage near the Central Plaza in […]
Jake Bellows possesses the evocative voice of a man who’s seen a lot, or at least felt a lot, and his early music as part of the Omaha band Neva Dinova juxtaposed that vocal intimacy with expansive guitar textures. Relocated to Los Angeles from the Midwest in 2010, Bellows has slowly been fleshing out the […]
Shows for a wild Wednesday: ‣ A benefit show for leukemia-stricken 3-year-old Mayla Embry and her family goes off at the Bootleg Bar, featuring the music of Father John Misty, Daniel Lanois, Inara George, Becky Stark and Great Northern. A small quantity of tickets will be available at the door. ‣ Slash, along with Myles […]
Incoming: The Lumineers, Garbage, Justin Bieber, the Shins, Emmylou Harris, the Jezabels, Deerhoof, Wax Tailor, the Wombats, Conor Oberst, Kimbra, Father John Misty, Nick Lowe, Coheed & Cambria, Dr. Dog, Patrick Wolf, the Offspring, Jason Mraz, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, the Black Keys, the Head & the Heart, She Wants Revenge, the Maccabees, Of Montreal […]
‣ Band of Horses visits the Troubadour behind its new album “Mirage Rock.” That’s the Jason Eberhardt-directed video for “Knock Knock,” above. ‣ Having wrapped up his dates with Desaparecidos, Conor Oberst does a solo show at UCLA’s Royce Hall. ‣ Portland dinde-rockers Menomena bust in to the El Rey Theatre bheind its new album […]
Incoming: Django Django, Spirit Animal, Amanda Palmer, Beach House, Dragonette, the Killers, the Features, Harlan, Hey Champ, Taken by Trees, Conor Oberst, Menomena, Ryan Bingham, Band of Horses, Earlimart, Dave Stewart, Citizen Cope, Rodriguez, Alt-J, the Go-Go’s, Wilco. Above: Mister Loveless stops by the Satellite on Sunday in support of their latest album “Grow Up.” […]
Ever since we first saw him in the young band Simon Dawes, Blake Mills has been a marvel. And the guitarist, songwriter and (now) producer continues to be. He’s the subject of a new mini-documentary that takes a look at his prodigious talents. Mills, 25, has not only played astride myriad L.A. artists (and released […]
The three-day Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate park had more than its share of highlights: M. Ward came out with Conor Oberst and did a Monsters of Folk cover; Amy Millan of Stars came out with Broken Social Scene to do “Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old […]
Who: Bright Eyes on the Coachella Stage In 3 or Fewer Words: Doctor My Eyes? I’ll Remember This Until: Conor Oberst kicks it up a gear. Conor’s conundrum: Pushing forward vs. pushing product: There’s something to be said for not using the sacred ground of Coachella as a platform to sell a new record. But […]
“We are all born insane,” ex-Shudder to Think frontman Craig Wedren sings in his new song “Are We” – an interesting hypthesis, to be sure – but if that isn’t the case then the video for the song might make you a little crazy. The 360-degree, interactive movie for the song, the work of Tim […]
