Your Sunday fun: ‣Â Acoustic rockers Rodrigo y Gabriela head up a big installment of the KCRW World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl that includes DeVotchKa and L.A.’s Lord Huron. ‣Â The Lot Party L.A. – going off at 1637 N. Wilcox in Hollywood – has Dead Sara, Semi Precious Weapons and Blondfire heading up a one-day […]
Incoming: Future Bible Heroes, Todd Rundgren, Western Lows, Tokimonsta, the Webb Brothers, Amadou & Miram, Queen Latifah, Crash Kings, Yes, Surfer Blood, Inc., Ximena Sariñana, Incan Abraham, Olafur Arnalds, Portugal. The Man, Akron/Family, Hunter Hunted, Say Anything, Vieux Farka Touré, Young Dubliners, Las Cafeteras, Lightning in a Bottle festival Slightly Stoopid, Colbie Caillat, Psychedelic Furs, […]
Saturday’s shows, starting with some holiday fare: ‣ KCRW’s Invisible Children Holiday Benefit brings Devotchka (with a seven-piece orchestra) to the Troubadour along with a host of local luminaries, including White Arrows, Night Terrors of 1927, Whispertown and the Colourist at the Troubadour ‣ Stevie Wonder’s 17th Annual House Full of Toys goes off at […]
Hey, it’s Friday: ‣ Garage rockers King Tuff bring the fun stuff to the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock. Get your 3D glasses on to check out their video for “Keep On Movin’.” ‣ Devotchka performs with a chamber orchestra at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever. The Denver gypsy folk band just […]
Incoming: Social Distortion, Graham Parker, John Cale, Atlas Genius, Chris Isaak, the Game, the Sword, Alt-J, the Tragically Hip, the Growlers, JMSN, Public Enemy, the Doobie Brothers, Jessie Ware, Cass McCombs, King Tuff, NOFX, Dead Sara, Vaud & the Villains, Agent Orange, The Weeknd, the Aquabats, DeVotchKa, Vanaprasta, Aloe Blacc, Harry Shearer and Judith Owen, […]
Midweek madness: ‣ The Smashing Pumpkins visit the Wiltern, promising to preview some material off their forthcoming album “Oceania” (due in 2012). Fancy Space People (featuring Don Bolles) and Light FM open. ‣ Blondie plays Club Nokia behind their new album “Panic of Girls,” and L.A. trio Nico Vega opens. ‣ Devotchka does a cozy show […]
Picks for a super Saturday: ‣ The 13th annual Eagle Rock Music Festival goes off along Colorado Boulevard, highlighted by the Low End Theory Stage and its group of beat-scene all-stars (Flying Lotus, Gaslamp Killer, Nosaj Thing, Tokimonsta, Nobody and more) but also featuring some great indie artists, including Health, Rooney, Shadow Shadow Shade, Mia […]
By Gabriel Jones DeVotchKa is a restless band. Their omnivorous, chameleon-like sound, blending Balkan, Bolero, punk, Mariachi and folk music, has further evolved on their new album “100 Lovers,” and their show Saturday night at the Music Box saw them shifting effortlessly through styles as quickly as the band members changed instruments. ||| Photos by […]
[Happy birthday Pete Doherty, wherever you are …] Top show picks for a scrumptious Saturday: ‣ Denver quartet DeVotchKa headlines the Music box behind its new album “100 Lovers,” and supporting will be two very good L.A. acts, Mariachi El Bronx and Hands. ‣ French pop trio Revolver [see “Parallel Lives” and “Get Around Town”] […]
