Some may recognize Matthew “Cornbread” Compton as one-half of Electric Guest. Some may know him as the drummer from Engine Down while others may know his work as a film composer. Whatever his name may be attached to, Compton has a great resumé so far. His latest project goes by the moniker Realities, a venture […]
Sunny pop, wacky rap, mind-bending psychedelia, indie anthems, roaring blues-rock – Day 2 of the Jubilee Music & Arts Festival had a little bit of everything. On a gorgeous Saturday night, it was reason, as DWNTWN’s Jamie Leffler [top photo] showed, to toss your hair around. Here are some photographic highlights from Carl Pocket, and […]
Incoming: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the Olms, Lenka, Crystal Fighters, Willy Moon, Big Black Delta, KING, Bjork, Jewel, Parquet Courts, Mihael Paskalev, Ron Sexsmith, Capital Cities, Meg Myers, Ceremony, Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, the Black Lips, Trash Talk, the Virgins, Generationals, the Boxer Rebellion, Iggy & the Stooges, Rocket From the Crypt, the Drums, […]
The upstart Desert Daze festival, offering a Mojave-perfect lineup headed up by Tinariwen, Warpaint, Fool’s Gold, Chelsea Wolfe and the Entrance Band, has announced set times for Saturday’s event. The festival, mounted by the same folks behind the psych-rock-friendly Moon Block Party events, is being held at the 160-acre Sunset Ranch Oasis in Mecca, about […]
In one of the more unusual stunts in the annals of festival promotion, the newly relocated and newly re-christened Jubilee Music & Arts Festival today leaked a flyer for its two-day event. Local blog The Scenestar published the big reveal, and you don’t need an advanced degree in the Daily Jumble to figure it out: […]
With the Grammys on the horizon, there certainly wasn’t a shortage of star-studded lineups for any shows on Friday night. But the Converse Rubber Tracks live event put on by Filter at the Satellite was on the top of many people’s list: L.A.’s own Fool’s Gold played an unbelievable set for a house that was […]
Friday fun: ‣ The Little Ones celebrate their new album “The Dawn Sang Along,” their first release since 2008, with a show at the Echo, with the Lonely Wild and Saint Sea Hat supporting. ‣ Trombone Shorty brings the rip-raoring sound of New Orleans to the El Rey Theatre, with Orleans Avenue and the Stone […]
‣ Day 2 of this year’s FYF Fest shapes up to pack more of a punch than Saturday’s first day, with the Faint, Beirut and Turbonegro joining the likes of Dinosaur Jr., Desaparecidos, Liars, Against Me!, Aesop Rock, Cursive and more. Above, Father John Misty’s video for “Nancy From Now On.” Single-day tickets are available […]
Happy Sunday: ‣ The Wiltern gets a dose of Fun. and Fool’s Gold supports. ‣ Rock the Bells at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino continues this weekend with Nas, Ice Cube, Wiz Khalifa, E-40 & Too Short, Kid Ink, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and more. ‣ The Echoplex will go back in time with soul […]
Buzz Bands LA Stage at Taix to feature Soft Swells, Warships, the Lonely Wild, the Record Company, Pageants and more Remember Sunset Junction? Not the fenced-off, charge-you-an-arm-and-a-leg Sunset Junction, but the free, neighborhood-y festival of its early years? That’s what organizers have in mind for Echo Park Rising – a free, one-day celebration of local […]
