Incoming: Camp Flog Gnaw festival, Electric Youth, Dorothy, Amason, Wartime Recitals, the Bug, the Diamond Light, Scott Weiland, Dreaming Bull, Secret Chiefs 3, GWAR, Patty Griffin, Wax Tailor, Fat White Family, Rebirth Brass Band, Mariachi El Bronx, Bleachers, Jake Bugg, Gazelle Twin, Pissed Jeans, Nickelback, Clockwise, Traps PS, Julian Casablancas, Dropkick Murphys, the Black Keys, […]
More, more, more: ‣ Coachella comes to the city again tonight for a bunch of “Localchella” shows, including Youth Lagoon at the El Rey Theatre. That’s Trevor Powers’ new video for “Mute,” above. ‣ Then there are Dropkick Murphys and Skinny Lister, rocking Club Nokia. ‣ Then there are Sparks, doing a second night at […]
Incoming: OMD, Ghost B.C., the Faint, the Postal Service, Rodriguez, Foals, Franz Ferdinand, Smith Westerns, James McCartney, Gary Clark Jr., Polica, Aesop Rock, Modest Mouse, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dropkick Murphys, Youth Lagoon, A Day to Remember, Palma Violets, Public Enemy, Alt-J, Jello Biafra, Green Day, Purity Ring, La Roux, Bad Religion, Action Bronson, Dinosaur Jr., […]
Who: Dropkick Murphys at the main stage In 3 or Fewer Words: Erin go braugh! Memorable Because: The Dropkick Murphys dodged any criticism of being a Pogues facsimile when they invited the original Celtic punk band’s accordion player James Fearnley on stage for the final third of their excellent set. It’s tough to pick a […]
Top 5 ways to get over the Wednesday hump: ‣ From the demise of Sleepy Jackson comes Empire Of The Sun [pictured above], a Boys For Lashes or AussieSpooner, if you will, if Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore were dressed by the creatures from “The Dark Crystal.” Last weekend at Lollapalooza, they managed to upstage […]
