The rest of the weekend is rising right along with Echo Park: ‣ Echo Park Rising, ballooning to three days this year, kicks off with free shows at more that a dozen venues around the neighborhood, with Allah-Las, Woods and Crystal Skulls highlighting the outdoor stage at Taix and a great cast of local bands […]
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, […]
Folk-rock heavyweight Jonathan Wilson, neo-soul outfit the Internet and Latino alternative rockers Las Cafeteras highlight the summer’s Figat7th Downtown Festival – six consecutive Friday nights of free concerts in the plaza of the retail center located at Figueroa and 7th streets. The concerts kick off at 8 p.m. each Friday from July 18 to Aug. […]
L.A. quintet Fool’s Gold emerged from a few months in the studio sharp and energized Saturday night, dispensing its deep grooves and polyrhythmic charisma to a packed house at the Satellite. With singer Luke Top’s crooning and guitarist Lewis Pesacov’s pointillist licks winning the crowd over immediately, the band played several new songs from its […]
Here’s to a great Saturday night: ‣ Afro-pop ensemble Fool’s Gold, who’ve been working on their third album, headline the Satellite. Crash and Raw Geronimo support. ‣ Phantogram, the musical duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter, headlines the Palladium behind their new album “Voices,” with White Sea opening. ‣ The Thermals visit the Satellite […]
Incoming: Phantogram, Allen Stone, Duncan Sheik, Kris Bowers, the Toledo Show, Lucinda Williams, Misun, Jared & the Mill, New Politics, Public Service Broadcasting, Kiven, Willy Mason, the Dollyrots, Blockhead, ALO, Jars of Clay, Miley Cyrus, Wildcat! Wildcat!, the John Butler Trio, Benmont Tench, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Amos Lee, Noah Gundersen, Marissa Nadler, Magic Man, […]
Party safely, but by all means party – and happy new year: ‣ It’s not Times Square, but downtown Los Angeles’ Grand Park is doing its best. “Grand Park NYE L.A.” will feature music from Fool’s Gold, Daedelus and Buyepongo, 3D projections on City Hall, art installations, food trucks and more. Free. Info. Above is a […]
Incoming: Common, the Wild Reeds, the Aggrolites, Sergio Mendes, the Entrance Band, Fool’s Gold, Quetzal Guerrero, Fedde Le Grand, the Dustbowl Revival, Jane Monheit, Camp Freddy, Goo Goo Dolls, the English Beat, Capital Cities, Baron von Luxxury, Spain, Reel Big Fish, the Jim Jones Revue, Avid Dancer, Fever the Ghost, Hindu Pirates, Evan Voytas, Meiko, […]
Incoming: Fool’s Gold, Robert DeLong, Camp Freddy, the Entrance Band, Goo Goo Dolls, the Dustbowl Revival, Boys Noize, Borgore, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Sergio Mendes, Fedde Le Grand, Escort, Nosaj Thing and more. How to ring in the new year? Here are some ideas:
Incoming: The Waterboys, Fiona Apple, Blake Mills, Gogol Bordello, 2Cellos, Little Green Cars, Tashaki Miyaki, Max & the Moon, Haunted Summer, Spirit Vine, Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, Daughter, Natalie Maines, Liam Finn, Spirit Animal, Fever the Ghost, Matthew Santos, the Maine, the Avett Brothers, Tom Odell, Bon Jovi, Culture Collide Festival, the Raveonettes, […]
