Benefit show for the family of Stephen Halliday tonight
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A show tonight at the Hi Hat will benefit the family of Stephen Halliday, the father of two musicians who was murdered in the Dominican Republic in early September.
Ex-Passion Pit keyboardist Xander Singh dissects all in podcast series ‘Teach Xander About Music’
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When Passion Pit keyboardist Xander Singh was forced to resign his position in the band last year because of health issues, it brought on a huge existential crisis. “A lot of how I defined myself was by standing on stage,” he says. “It’s a weird feeling … to be back at ground zero, rebuilding.” Singh, […]
Tonight in L.A.: Royal Blood, Two Gallants, Hands, Say Hi, Artopia (the Record Company, the Peach Kings), Lindsey Sterling, New Young Pony Club
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Lots to choose from on this Thursday: ‣ Scorching U.K. bass-and-drum duo Royal Blood plays visit the Roxy Theatre, with the Last Internationale opening. As the video suggests, “Come On Over.” ‣ Two Gallants, out of the studio where they are working on a follow-up to 2012’s “The Bloom and the Blight” and on a […]
The Week Ahead: May 12-18
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Incoming: Bizarre Ride, Strange Talk, Rachel Goodrich, Jonny Two Bags, Kadavar, Saint Vitus, Jerome LOL, Moons of Mars, Meiko, Jared Evan, Broods, Niney the Observer, Dead Sara, Dreamland, Circa Zero, Cisco Adler, Green Gerry, Iggy Azalea, Maximo Park, Lindsey Stirling, White Arrows, Two Gallants, Royal Blood, Hands, Say Hi, New Young Pony Club, Chuck Palahniuk, […]
Tonight in L.A.: Coachella, Knower/Hands/yOya, David Crosby, Grand Ole Echo, more
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Sunday’s things: ‣ Coachella wraps up Weekend 1 with Arcade Fire, Beck, Disclosure, Lana Del Rey and more at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. ‣ Futurisitic funk-pop duo Knower [pictured] headlines the Satellite, appearing along with yOya, Hands and Ed Ghost Trucker. ‣ David Crosby does the first of five sold-out nights at the […]
Premiere: LA Font, ‘Diving Man Remixed’
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Generally, remixes get us as excited as the mouthful of grounds you get with that last gulp of morning coffee – especially if the knob-twiddlers get their hands on a song that’s a modern indie classic. Like LA Font’s “Diving Man,” the title track to the local quartet’s guitar-tastic 2013 album. The forthcoming “Diving Man […]
NONONO met with only affirmatives in L.A debut
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There’s pop music and then there’s Swedish pop music. Fans who piled into the Echo on Thursday night for NONONO‘s L.A. debut knew they were in for a night of melodies that would jump-start their weekend. Touring in support of their debut EP, “Pumpin Blood,” out on Warner Bros., the Swedish trio comprised of vocalist […]
Tonight in L.A.: Hands, Gavin Turek, Chief, Wavves, Japandroids, ‘Planetarium’ premiere, Revival Tour
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Happy Monday: ‣ With the release of their debut album “Synesthesia” only a week away, L.A. quartet Hands continue their residency at the Echo, with support from Body Parts, Caught a Ghost and DJ Valida. And Buzz Bands LA will be on hand for some between-band DJ sets. ‣ At the Bootleg Bar, it’s resident […]
Tonight in L.A.: Rhye, Hands, Gavin Turek, Chief, 8mm, Low, Cold War Kids, Among Savages
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Tonight’s shows, no fooling: ‣ Rhye, the L.A.-based duo of Canadian Mike Milosh and the Danish Robin Hanniba, plays its highly anticipated show at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Their debut album “Woman” came out in March. ‣ Hands kicks off a residency at the Echo – the L.A. quartet’s debut comes out […]
The Week Ahead: April 1-7
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Incoming: Rhye, Hands, Gavin Turek, Chief, 8mm, Low, DWNTWN, A-Trak, Fu Manchu, Dan Deacon, Japanther, Goo Goo Dolls, the Skatalites, Vacationer, Bobby McFerrin, Kopecky Family Band, NO, Phosphorescent, Soul Asylum, the Hectors, the Dan Band, Shlohmo, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, the Three O’Clock Above: That’s Phosphorescent’s video for “Song for Zula,” off the […]
