Incoming: The Rolling Stones, KROQ Weenie Roast, Serena Ryder, Motorhead, Sara Bareilles, Bob Schneider, Gold Panda, Devendra Banhart, Andrew McMahon, Matt Costa, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., PAPA, Appleseed Cast, Andy Grammer, Richard Thompson, Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale, Seven Saturdays, Ariel Pink, Sonny & the Sunsets, Fabolous, Sea Wolf, Digitalism, Filligar, Big Boi, Quadron, the […]
‣ Day 2 of this year’s FYF Fest shapes up to pack more of a punch than Saturday’s first day, with the Faint, Beirut and Turbonegro joining the likes of Dinosaur Jr., Desaparecidos, Liars, Against Me!, Aesop Rock, Cursive and more. Above, Father John Misty’s video for “Nancy From Now On.” Single-day tickets are available […]
‣ Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jessie Baylin visits the Troubadour behind her recently released album “Little Spark,” made with producer Kevin Augunas (Cold War Kids, Edward Sharpe) and arrangements by Richard Swift. The video for the song “Hurry Hurry” was directed by Scarlett Johansson. The Watson Twins open tonight’s show. ‣ Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. swings back […]
As electro-indie pop outfit Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. walked out on stage Friday at a sold-out Troubadour, Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott toted their Detroit pride with their jackets and worked the crowd into a dancing frenzy from the moment they started their sports-game like intro. Working the stage as if they had a catalog […]
Picks for your busy Friday night: ‣ The Ruby Friedman Orchestra, with their debut release on the way and “(That’s Why I Let You) Hang Around” already in your iPod (we hope), hold forth at the House of Blues on a bill that also includes the Hush and Silent Treatment. ‣ The good news is […]
More than two dozen Los Angeles bands (not to mention worker bees from all tentacles of the music industry) will converge on San Diego next weekend for the San Diego Music Thing, a mini-South by Southwest that offers two-plus days of club shows and workshops. Highlights include sets by Linda Perry’s Deep Dark Robot and […]
Top 3 shows to hit if you aren’t helping David Lowery celebrate his 50th birthday the Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven show at the Echoplex: ‣ The Rumble – the monthly free show at 3 Clubs – goes off with the Sea of Cortez [get this track], Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., [get this track] and Slang Chickens. […]
Band names just get stupider and stupider. If you’re a fan of the English language as well as music, it’s all you can do these days to swallow hard and give tunes by people calling themselves Cymbals Eat Guitars or Gobble Gobble a chance. Which brings me to Dale Earnardt Jr. Jr., the Detroit duo […]
