Electronic music, hip-hip and Halloween again collide at HARD Day of the Dead, scheduled for Nov. 1-2 at the Fairplex in Pomoma, featuring headliners Knife Party, Pretty Lights and Diplo on Saturday and Calvin Harris, Zedd and Bassnectar on Sunday. Also on Saturday, it’ll be Deadmau5 vs. Eric Prydz. There’s a mystery guest scheduled for Saturday as […]
Were those spirits coming from the main stage at HARD’s Day of the Dead festival Saturday night? Quite possibly. A costumed crowd of 35,000 flocked to L.A. State Historic Park on Saturday night for sets from the likes of Justice, Diplo, Knife Party, Maya Jane Coles and more. Here’s some of the scene. Concert photography […]
French electro duo Justice returns to SoCal one more time this year when Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay headline this year’s edition of HARD’s Haunted Mansion, titled “Day of the Dead.” The duo, who rocked the Coachella main stage for two weekend in April, will be joined by the likes of Diplo, Major Lazer, […]
May 5: ‣ Hard to imagine there is a more Angeleno way to observe today’s “holiday” than with L.A. icons Los Lobos. They headline Cinco de Mayo Festival at the Greek Theatre, joined by Neko Case, Alejandro Escovedo and Flaco Jimenez, with guests X and Mariachi El Bronx opening. Doors open at 3 p.m., with […]
Happy Wednesday, and it will be a happy one … ‣ Alabama Shakes, the Athens, Ala., quartet winning accolades for their ferocious and unpretentious fusion of Southern rock and blues, visit the Troubadour for a show that’s been sold out for weeks. Alabama Shakes’ debut album will be out April 10 on ATO Records. On […]
For your fantastic Friday: ‣ Singer-songwriter Henry Wolfe, the son of Meryl Streep who’s been praised for his smart, sticky tunes, celebrates the release of his album “Linda Vista” at the Hotel Cafe. Ferraby Lionheart and Charlie Wadhams make it a value-added stop. ‣ New Zealand’s electro-pop whiz kids the Naked and Famous play a […]
