Thursday things: ‣ My Morning Jacket swings back through L.A. behind its Grammy-nominated 2011 release “Circuital,” holding forth at the Gibson Amphitheatre with Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings opening. That’s Jim James, above, at MMJ’s show in August, 2010, at the Greek. ‣ Iggy and the Stooges play the Palladium in a show that was […]
[Buzz Bands LA and friends were out in force at this year’s FYF Fest. Part 4 of 4:] Twin Sister ”¢ Avi Buffalo ”¢ Cass McCombs ”¢ Pink Mountaintops ”¢ The Olivia Tremor Control ”¢ The Weakerthans ”¢ Yacht ”¢ Dan Deacon ”¢ The Dead Milkmen Photo galleries: Concert photography by Scott Dudelson Below, our […]
Labor Day shows you can catch if you’re not seeing the Beach Boys at the L.A. County Fair: ‣ Jonathan Bates brings the devastating electro of his new project Big Black Delta to the Satellite, kicking off a monthlong residency celebrating the release of its first album “BBDLP1.” Kate Crash and Tennis System open. [If […]
[This weekend’s concert calendar is more crowded than the 405 on a Friday afternoon. Superstars, stars, shoulda-been-stars, rising stars, fading stars – this weekend has it all. And it’s topped off by Sunday’s performance at the Greek by modern-day supergroup Monsters of Folks … see below for the word on the street about that. Here’s […]
[I was fulfilling a previous obligation on Saturday and was not able to attend downtown’s FYF Fest, which, according to people I’ve spoken with in the past 24 hours, was either an unmitigated disaster or an unqualified success. Funny how experiences can vary on a 100-degree afternoon. I solicited Michael Bauer, frontman of the L.A. […]
[Glen Campbell blows out birthday candles today …] Big night for adventurous elecro-pop duo Hecuba [pictured] – Danny and Tiffany Preston celebrate the release of their new album, “Paradise” (Manimal Vinyl), with a show at the Echo, where they will be accompanied by members of L.A. Fog on flute and saxophone. And Rainbow Arabia is […]
Wayne Coyne needs to put a lid on it. Or maybe crawl outside of the plastic bubble he’s obviously spent too much time inside. I won’t reprint all the dialogue here – follow along here or here – but the Flaming Lips frontman’s broadside to the Arcade Fire reeks of a guy who overdosed on […]
