The 13th annual Eagle Rock Music Festival has it wired. The daylong neighborhood affair along Colorado Boulevard will feature 11 scions of the L.A. beat scene – the Low End Theory stage boasts performances by Flying Lotus, Nosaj Thing and the Gaslamp Killer, among others – and enough of this city’s top indie music to […]
Things you can do after your poolside parties: ‣ The follow-up to Gangi’s very good debut “A” has been a long time coming, but Matt Gangi and collaborator Eric Charamosta have some new (unmastered) songs up on Bandcamp, and they play tonight at Part Time Punks at the Echo along with Swahili Blonde and Maus […]
‣ Prince is back for another weekend of shows at the Forum. ‣ Pianist Dustin O’Halloran, first spotted teaming up with Sara Lov in the dreampop duo Devics years back, plays the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery behind his new album “Lumiere.” He will be accompanied by a string ensemble, as well as visuals […]
Top shows on a night the show schedule makes my little old head spin: ‣ Eastern Conference Champions celebrates the release of its new “Akustiks” EP [sample those wares here] at the Hotel Cafe, joined by Beautiful Small Machines. ‣ Passion Pit (pictured) headlines the Palladium on a stacked bill that includes new Sub Pop […]
[Happy birthday to ex-Drop Nineteens frontwoman, former Beantowner and current L.A. songstress Paula Kelley … Now, on to the weekend’s festivities:] Check out LA Weekly’s West Coast Sound for my roundup of weekend outings. Here’s a handful of my favorites in a jam-packed weekend: ‣ The Watson Twins, back from 15 dates last month supporting […]
[A huge week ahead – and not just because of Wednesday’s Buzz Bands Anniversary Show. After all, it’s National Chimney Week. And it’s Joseph Arthur’s birthday today. Celebrate accordingly with the show of your choice …] Portland six-piece Blitzen Trapper headline the El Rey Theatre behind the release last month of its new “Black River […]
[One sentence or so, over and out …] The roster at Anti- Records gets even more eclectic with today’s news of the signing of Dead Man’s Bones, the project of Oscar-nominated Ryan Gosling and fellow actor Zach Shields, whose debut album (produced by Ima Robot’s Tim Anderson) will come out Oct. 6. (Click on image […]
[Cheers to Paul Weller, who’s celebrating a birthday today … and here’s how you can usher out your holiday weekend:] The three Silver Lake/Echo Park residencies end with a bang: Gangi wraps things up at Spaceland with support from Local Natives and Warpaint; soulful kids Mississippi Man and shoegazers Lower Heaven [pictured] help residents Golden […]
Monday, and it’s already a ridiculous night for shows: That familiar face you can spot playing the early set tonight at Gangi’s residency at Spaceland is actor/director Adam Goldberg, who will be fronting his musical project LANDy. Goldberg has written songs for years and has been an occasional collaborator in the L.A. band the Black […]
[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. […]
