‣ The Rolling Stones swing back through SoCal for a few dates on their “50 and Counting” tour, the first tonight at the Honda Center in Anaheim. ‣ Ex-Sneaker Pimp Chris Corner brings his IAMX to the Fonda Theatre behind the new album “The Unified Theory.” That’s the cool video for “The Unified theory,” above. […]
For your steamy Friday: ‣ The legendary Smokey Robinson does the first of two nights at the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Talib Kweli checks in at at the Roxy. ‣ Tiger Army frontman-turned-country singer Nick 13 does the first of two nights at the El Rey Theatre in support of his self-titled solo album. That’s the […]
April departs with a busy Monday: ‣ Remember when guitar bands had platinum records? Eve 6 does. The L.A. pop-punk trio was selling records in droves before they were old enough to drink, but in 2004 after a platinum album (1998’s “Eve 6”), a gold record (2000’s “Horrorscope”) and a disappointing third album (2003’s “It’s […]
Songwriter Patrick Thomas’ wounds of love don’t appear to be healing quickly – at least, not judging from his band Duniven’s new EP “These Dreams.” The follow-up to last year’s lovelorn full-length “I Need to Try for Her” finds the Duniven still treading water in organ- and harmonica-drenched Americana, with the frontman’s pained vocals channeling […]
Happy Monday: ‣ Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum [pictured] does a post-Coachella show at the Orpheum Theatre. ‣ Big night at It’s a School Night – LP brings her big vocals to Bardot, along with Brooklyners (and one of our Coachella highlights) We Are Augustines and Sweet Hearts, the sweet new collaboration between Priscilla Ahn […]
Much ado about Monday: ‣ Garbage, its new album “Not Your Kind of People” due May 15, play the first of two sold-out nights at the El Rey Theatre. ‣ Nico Vega (pictured), now a foursome and with news of a new album coming soon (we hope) play It’s a School Night at Bardot, along […]
Happy new month: ‣ The Polyphonic Spree, who have taken to releasing songs one at a time via their own label Good Records Recordings, hits the El Rey Theatre tonight. ‣ April residencies underway tonight: So Many Wizards (with Geoff Geis supporting) at the Echo; Duniven (with Monstro Flora, Lemon Sun and Patrick Joseph supporting) […]
Tonight’s touts: ‣ Andrew McMahon brings Jack’s Mannequin to the Viper Room for a sold-out show behind the October release of his third album, “People and Things.” Don’t stay out too late, though (or set your DVR), the band also appears tonight on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.” Jack’s Mannequin kicks off a nationwide […]
‣ Cass McCombs winds down a busy and profilic year when the folk singer and his band play the Echo behind his new album “Humor Risk,” the second full-length he’s released in 2011. That’s Albert Herter’s video for “The Same Thing,” above. White Magic supports. ‣ At the Bootleg, Duniven celebrates the release of its […]
It’s a fantabulous Friday: ‣ Back in April, Eastern Conference Champions (that Joshua Ostrander, pictured) released one of our favorite albums of the year, “Speak-Ahh.” The trio warms up for a trip overseas with a date at the Satellite, supported by Duniven and Warships. ‣ Surfer Blood, with a new EP “Tarot Classic” on the […]
