Your Tuesday show options: ‣ British indie-rockers Franz Ferdinand play the Wiltern behind their most recent album “Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action.” ‣ Boy George visits the Belasco Theater behind his new album “This Is What I Do,” his first collection of new songs in almost 20 years. ‣ At the Bootleg Bar, it’s […]
Incoming: Signals, Justin Nozuka, Hymn de lune, Augustana, Jason Isbell, Franz Ferdinand, Boy George, Howler, Breton, Neil Hamburger, Moon Honey, Heaps n Heaps, Michael Nesmith, Girl on Fire, Eric Hutchinson, Tokyo Police Club, the Horrors, the Wanted, Gavin DeGraw, Skating Polly, The Smoking Flowers, Chris Murray, Brody Stevens, Tommy & the High Pilots, Lower 48s, […]
Tuesday was a nice reunion night when Franz Ferdinand played the Echoplex to industry folk and loyal local fans alike. But the Scottish post-punk quartet didn’t keep it too polite. Even though the pop-up show was part of a long promotional strategy (they played Coachella in April, played “Conan” on Monday and played the Hollywood […]
Have a terrific Tuesday: ‣ Sebadoh’s first album in 14 years, the self-produced “Defend Yourself,” comes out Sept. 17, and Lou Barlow, Jason Lowenstein and Bob D’Amico are back on the road, kicking off their tour tonight at the Bootleg Bar. Above:Â the video for “All Kinds.” [Also see our post on the “Secret” EP.] […]
Incoming: System of a Down, Sunset Strip Music Festival, HARD Summer, Writer, Bad Rabbits, Sebadoh, Franz Ferdinand, We the Kings, Dr. John, Joan Jett, Xavier Rudd, Son Volt, Shye Ben-Tzur, El-P, the Decoders, Ours, Casey Veggies, the Sword, ZZ Top, Tony Bennett, the Presets, Kitten, the Icarus Line, Daughn Gibson, Blackalicious, José James, Ozomatli, Scott […]
U.K. post-punk quartet Franz Ferdinand [pictured at Coachella] will play a special show Tuesday at the Echoplex. There will be no ticket sales for the show. Entry may be gained by pre-ordering the band’s new album “Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action” at either Fingerprints in Long Beach or Origami Vinyl in Echo Park. Additionally, […]
As they showed at Coachella, Franz Ferdinand is still right. The Scottish quartet of Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy and Paul Thomson proved the cream of the post-punk crop with their 2004 and ’05 albums (“Franz Ferdinand” and “You Could Have it So Much Better,” respectively) before experimenting with synths on their not-so-creamy third […]
Another bountiful day of shows: ‣ Some must’ve gone and declared it Punk Rock Thursday – Green Day (with Best Coast supporting, which is kind of curious, we admit) rocks the Sports Arena. See our review of Green Day’s March show in Pomona. ‣ And L.A. stalwarts Bad Religion team up with the Bronx to […]
We’ve still got Sunday’s Coachella coverage coming your way. In the meantime, check out all the festival artists playing L.A. tonight: ‣ Rodriguez, the star of Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” plays a show at the Orpheum Theatre before he has to head back to Coachella for weekend 2. Giant Sand plays as support. […]
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., […]
