Friday, for the people who didn’t get tickets from KROQ for Depeche Mode at the Troubadour: ‣ London rockers the Veils visit the Echo in support of their new album “Time Stays, We Go,” supported by Andy Burrows, Pop Noir and Deluka. We like what the Veils do. ‣ With a summer tour supporting Depeche […]
Big, big schedule for Thursday: ‣ Wavves play a Red Bull Sound Select tonight at the Echoplex, joined by Hands, Incan Abraham and HOTT MT. That’s the video for the title track of Wavves’ latest album “Afraid of Heights,” above. ‣ Upstairs at the Echo, Telekinesis rock the tunes from its latest album “Dormarion,” supported […]
Incoming: Stagecoach, Wavves, Japandroids, the Revival Tour, Herbie Hancock, Bat for Lashes, Spectrum, AraabMuzik, the Three O’Clock, Ziggy Marley, Viza, Har Mar Superstar, Manchester Orchestra, Telekinesis, Los Amigos Invisibles, Crystal Castles, the Veils, the Cave Singers, the Mother Hips, Shuggie Oits, Paul Van Dyk, Danzig, Ann Magnuson, Medeski Martin & Wood, the Lonely Forest Above: […]
Oh, it’s just another massive Saturday: ‣ In support of their forthcoming record “III” (out Nov 3. Fiction Records), Crystal Castles headline the Hollywood Palladium with strong supporting bands HEALTH and Kontravoid. ‣ The Echoplex gets rocked by the Soft Pack, Crocodiles and Heavy Hawaii. ‣ The Jealous Sound, Weatherbox and Cardboard Lamb all team […]
Incoming: Xavier Rudd, Ellie Goulding, Freelance Whales, First Aid Kit, Carrie Underwood, Bombay Bicycle Club, Neil Young, Lupe Fiasco, Don Felder, Stars, Los Campesinos!, the Whigs, Twin Shadow, Woods, ZZ Ward, Leon Russell, Paul Weller, Allen Stone, Frightened Rabbit, the Growlers, Maroon 5, Crocodiles, Crystal Castles, the Soft Pack, the Jealous Sound, Dan Deacon, Peaches, […]
Who: Crystal Castles at the Outdoor Theatre In 3 or Fewer Words: Where was I? I’ll Remember This Forever: Because I’ve never heard so many people use the word “insane” and ask me: Where were you? What I Told Friends Who Asked Me Where I Was: I don’t quite recall, but it wasn’t Kings of […]
Tonight’s top shows: ‣ Mavis Staples, the 71-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who just won her first Grammy (for “You’re Not Alone,” her collaboration with Jeff Tweedy), plays an early show at the Satellite. ‣ Later the Satellite, the Entrance Band kicks off a Thursday night residency. ‣ L.A. rockers Great Northern and […]
[Your Monday fare while wishing Echo & the Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant a happy birthday and checking the long-range forecast for the band’s set at Coachella on Friday …] It’s been about two years since Canadian noiseniks Crystal Castles released their debut album. A second is in the works; meanwhile, fans will have to do with […]
