[We’re taking the day off – check our Week Ahead post if you’re interested in activities tonight. Meanwhile …] Our favorite punk rock/hardcore instigators the Bronx have released a cover song that’s appropriate for the holiday. It’s a cover of “4th of July” by L.A. roots-music champion Dave Alvin. Kinda perfect. And in other news, […]
This qualifies as a Monster Monday: ‣ Bon Iver plays the first of two L.A. dates, tonight at the Shrine, and equally good, for our money, are tourmates Other Lives, whose album “Tamer Animals” will end up near the top of BBLA’s 2011 lists. ‣ James Blake and Teengirl Fantasy do a second night at […]
[So it’s “Mötley Crüe Day” in West Hollywood today as the Sunset Strip Music Festival begins in earnest tonight with a tribute to the hard rockers at the House of Blues. Don’t know whether to bring an autograph book to the red carpet or a taser.] It’s a too-many-damn-shows Thursday. Top recommendations: ‣ L.A. roots-rock […]
Hipster kids, songwriting legends, big rawk, roots music and even new Daptones Records signing Charles Bradley (top photo): Photographer on the go Scott Dudelson took in a lot of music at SXSW on Thursday.
[Why, happy birthday, Thom Yorke …] Top 6 ways to fill your ears tonight: ‣ Arcade Fire simply made my Lollapalooza. They’re worth seeing, either during their two-night stand at the Shrine Auditorium, or next spring at Coachella, where I’m betting they will be a headliner. Non-believers can now move on to the next item. […]
[Happy birthday, Louise Wener. With all these girl groups cooing at me so many years later, I really miss Sleeper.] Too much of a good thing this weekend – here are my picks: Friday ‣ Catch Pepper Rabbit while you can. They headline Spaceland supported by Candy Claws. ‣ Manchester quintet the Answering Machine do […]
[Birthday wishes to Ride’s Mark Gardener, who turns 40 on Sunday. Here’s what’s up for our weekend:] Tonight: Big night for the Airborne Toxic Event – the local quintet, just back from a European tour, is playing Disney Hall. They’ll be joined by the Calder Quartet. TATE also recently released a Midnight Ridazz-inspired video for […]
When Laura Ann Masura’s longtime friend Josiah Mazzaschi heard she had been injured in a motorcycle accident, he didn’t sit on his hands. He got on the phone. Mazzaschi, the frontman of local indie-rock band Light FM, has organized a benefit concert, Jam for Laura Ann, on Sunday at the Echoplex to help Masura, a […]
[A quick happy 70th birthday to Judy Collins, and a happy May Day to you. Other responsibilities are going to force me to be very brief with this update – see Duke for a bigger rundown.] Tonight: If I’m still standing by this evening, it will be Wolfmother and the Ruby Sons at First Fridays […]
[Random news items from my inbox …] Friends are rallying en masse in support of Peter Case, the L.A. icon who underwent emergency open-heart surgery on Jan. 15. A fund, Hidden Love, has been set up to help defray the medical expenses of the former Plimsouls frontman, 55, who had no health insurance and is […]
