Have a wonderful Wednesday: â–º El-P and Killer Mike, as Run the Jewels — so good back in November — are back for another L.A. show, this one at the Regent Theater. Until the Ribbon Breaks opens. â–º Singer-songwriter Misty Boyce, who spent much of the past two years touring with Sara Bareilles, celebrates next week’s release […]
Incoming: Ivy Levan, Sego, Holychild, Wildling, the Fontaines, Josh Kelley, the Janks, California X, Evolove, Ivory Deville, the Temporary Thing, Run the Jewels, the Wood Brothers, French Exit, Misty Boyce, Jonny Craig, Eric McFadden, Leela James, Parade of Lights, the New Deal, Brian Lopez, Chain & the Gang, Flaamingos, the Budos Band, James Williamson, Vaud […]
Wednesday’s shows: â–º L.A. quartet In the Valley Below plays tonight’s installment of the free Satellite Nights series at the Satellite, supported by the Bulls, Rose’s Pawn Shop and Dr. Doctor. â–º Bernhoft [pictured], the New York-based Norwegian singer-songwriter who’s nominated for a best R&B album Grammy for his album “Islander,” does an intimate show […]
How to get wowed on a Wednesday: ‣ Aloe Blacc [pictured], D’Angelo, Angélique Kidjo and Bettye LaVette are the special guests at the Hollywood Bowl for “Get On Up: A James Brown Celebration,” which features Christian McBride as musical director and a host of people who once played in Brown’s band. ‣When’s that debut album […]
Incoming: Echo Park Rising, Pacific Festival, Flume, Sara Bareilles, Queen Caveat, Panama, Bettye LaVette, Justin Timberlake, Us the Duo, FKA Twigs, Sugar Ray, Dear Boy, Dilated Peoples, NONONO, Mike Stinson, Lykke Li, Casey Veggies, ZZ Top, Harper Simon, Reignwolf, Evan Voytas, Eric McFadden, Death From Above 1979, Imelda May, Foxygen, La Santa Cecilia, Flaco Jiménez, […]
Hello there, Wednesday, you’re looking all right: ‣ It’s another night of the Eagles’ run at the Forum. ‣ Australia-bred, U.K.-based psych-rockers Cloud Control visit the Satellite behind their latest album “Dream Cave, with L.A.’s Body Parts and Monogem supporting. Above, Cloud Control’s video for “Dojo Rising.” ‣ Twenty-two-year-old Grammy nominee Sarah Jarosz, whose third […]
Some historical-type things at the top of your Wednesday: ‣ The Fabulous Forum [above] – $100 million in renovations later – reopens tonight with a concert featuring the Eagles. It’s their first of five shows there. ‣ The Whisky a Go Go’s 50th anniversary celebration continues with a show from iconic punk rockers X. ‣ A […]
The best and the rest of Wednesday: ‣ Rosanne Cash, appearing with John Leventhal, plays songs from her new album “The River and the Thread” (out next week) at the Troubadour. ‣ Pop provocateur Ethan Gold headlines the Bootleg Bar, playing his 2011 gem “Songs From a Toxic Apartment” in its entirety – and projecting […]
Midweek madness: ‣ The Who’s “Quadrophenia and More” tour visits the Staples Center. How is the legendary U.K. band doing these days? Here’s what Monday’s show at the Honda Center was like. ‣ With a new album ready to go, LA Font headlines the Satellite on a night that features Hindu Pirates and Thorcraft Cobra. […]
‣ Teen phenom Jake Bugg, the pride of Nottingham, brings his classic rock touch (and the monstrous buzz it’s created) to the Troubadour for a sold-out show. Valerie June opens. That’s Bugg’s “Lightning Bolt,” above. ‣ Great pairing at the El Rey Theatre, where Calexico plays a makeup date for the show that was postponed […]
