[Happy birthday, Zack de la Rocha. Now on tonight’s menu:] Top charitable outing of the night: ‣ Fishbone bassist Norwood Fisher (along with the charitable group AngelCare) hosts “All the Angels,” a benefit for children in Haiti, at the Central SAPC in Santa Monica. Besides guest speakers, a silent auction, a raffle and live art, […]
Free Moral Agents have segued gradually from side project to a big deal for Isaiah “Ikey” Owens, the keyboardist of prog-rock deities the Mars Volta. Hearing their forthcoming first album for Chocolate Industries, “Control This!” (due in November), you can see why. The Long Beach-based quintet of Owens, singer Mendee Ichikawa, singer-bassist Dennis Owens, guitarist […]
Dawes, the L.A. quartet whose previously self-released debut “North Hills” gets a shot of adrenaline when ATO Records re-releases it on Sept. 29, starts its L.A. residency (the foursome is also doing Mondays at the Detroit Bar) at the Echo. Supporting are Slang Chickens and a band called Big Echo – whom Web In Front […]
[A light night in the city, unless you like residencies, which we do, or have a spot at the invite-only Yusuf show at the El Rey Theatre, which we don’t …] Gangi’s residency at Spaceland ratchets up the volume, with Ikey Owens’ Free Moral Agents, Crooked Cowboy and Saint Motel on board for Week 2. […]
[If you can get your noses out of your taxes for a moment, raise a glass today for birthday girl Loretta Lynn …] Another Coachella warm-up show hits the Glass House in Pomona – tonight it’s TV on the Radio, joined by Ikey Owens and Free Moral Agents. … Kimya Dawson, whose latest post-Moldy Peaches […]
[Joel and Benji Madden celebrate their birthday today, on what apparently is a popular day to be born, judging from the number of reminders on my pesky my social networks. Can we just automate the huzzahs?] It’s not his birthday until Saturday, but tonight’s installment of Low End Theory at the Airliner is being called […]
[Happy birthday to young Wisconsin native Holly Brook, who was just through L.A. opening for the guy who produced her album, Duncan Sheik …] Tiny Vaudeville, the monthly variety shows that raise money for 826LA’s free writing and tutoring programs for kids, have been going great guns. Music, comedy, craziness – these nights have offered […]
[It was 45 years ago today … that the Beatles played their first American concert, in Washington D.C.] Orenda Fink [pictured] was just in town in late November, for a one-off reunion show with Maria Taylor as Azure Ray. Now she’s back (playing Bordello, with Whispertown 2000 and others) and has some new material in […]
