Hey, Saturday, nice to see you: ‣ Fitz & the Tantrums headline the Wiltern behind their sophomore album “More Than Just a Dream,” which came out in May. That’s the video for the single “More Than Just a Dream,” above. ‣ Scottish indie-rockers Frightened Rabbit rock the House of the Blues with a trio of […]
Incoming: Wolfmother, the Postal Service, Savages, Bastille, Davis Fetter, Futurebirds, PAPA, the Happy Hollows, NO, Candlebox, the 1975, Big Freedia, Hockey, Saint Motel, the Belle Brigade, Modest Mouse, Skylar Grey, No Age, Night Terrors of 1927, Glassjaw, Dan Wilson, Twin Shadow, Bauhaus, Rancid, Viva Pomona, International Pop Overthrow, the Cult, Courtney Love, Frightened Rabbit, Fitz […]
[And so the last of our five days at South by Southwest came to a close – getting wowed by baby bands, plowed by the crowds and, at the end, sipping a colored drink on a rooftop watching Smashing Pumpkins rage through a free show while Prince and Justin Timberlake played free shows only blocks […]
[We’re in Austin for the South by Southwest Music Festival, but you might not be – here’s an abbreviated rundown of what’s happening tonight in Los Angeles:] ‣ Scottish rockers Frightened Rabbit headline the Fonda Theatre behind their new album “Pedesrian Verse,” with the Twilight Sad opening. Also:
Incoming: Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Frightened Rabbit, CHVRCHES, Robert Francis, KMFDM, Kelly Sweet, Naama Kates, Light FM, Free Moral Agents, the Ten Thousand, Richard Buckner, Joe Ely, the Adicts, Martha Wainwright, K’noup & Kelly, A Wilhelm Scream, Matt Costa Above: The video for “Recover,” the title track of the new EP from CHVRCHES. The Glaswegian […]
So much good on this Friday: ‣ Paul Weller teams up with Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings for what ought to be a lively night at the Greek Theatre. Weller’s latest album “Sonik Kicks” came out in March. ‣ Soul man (kid?) Allen Stone – he of the 25-year-old body and the timeless pipes […]
Incoming: Xavier Rudd, Ellie Goulding, Freelance Whales, First Aid Kit, Carrie Underwood, Bombay Bicycle Club, Neil Young, Lupe Fiasco, Don Felder, Stars, Los Campesinos!, the Whigs, Twin Shadow, Woods, ZZ Ward, Leon Russell, Paul Weller, Allen Stone, Frightened Rabbit, the Growlers, Maroon 5, Crocodiles, Crystal Castles, the Soft Pack, the Jealous Sound, Dan Deacon, Peaches, […]
It’s a full-speed-ahead Friday: ‣ Z-Trip (pictured) brings his Rock Boxx Tour to the Palladium, with De La Soul, Nosaj Thing and Daddy Kev. ‣ Death Cab For Cutie is back for a second night at the Greek Theatre, with Frightened Rabbit opening. ‣ Silver Lake indie quartet Le Switch plays its farewell show at […]
[So it’s “Mötley Crüe Day” in West Hollywood today as the Sunset Strip Music Festival begins in earnest tonight with a tribute to the hard rockers at the House of Blues. Don’t know whether to bring an autograph book to the red carpet or a taser.] It’s a too-many-damn-shows Thursday. Top recommendations: ‣ L.A. roots-rock […]
[My overall Top 20 albums in a year informed by a mountain of good music and an avalanche of trying times, based purely on how much they resonated with me. I was lucky this year to have seen all but 4 of these artists live. With my 4-word reviews:] 1. Arcade Fire, “The Suburbs.” Sonically […]
