Tonight in L.A.: Woodkid, Knapsack, Hanni El Khatib, Passion Pit, the Moth & the Flame, Fuzz, Hercules & Love Affair, AFI, Zac Brown Band, Together Pangea, Houses, Boyce Avenue
Here’s what’s happening on a fantastic Friday: ‣ Woodkid, the musical appellation of Frenchman Yoanne Lemoine, returns to the Fonda Theatre, where he put on a spectacular show in May. Woodkid’s album “The Golden Age” recently got wider release, and Lemoine, known for making videos for Lana Del Rey, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift, projects […]
Running you ragged on a Thursday: ‣ U.K. dance rockers Crystal Fighters bring the party to Fonda Theatre in support of their sophomore album “Cave Rave,” with L.A.’s White Arrows supporting. That’s Crystal Fighters’ video for “LA Calling,” above. ‣ Oh Land – the nom de tune of Danish pop singer Nanna Øland Fabricius – […]
Incoming: Animal Collective, Best Coast, Surfer Blood, Laura Marling, Twin Forks, Gossling, Phantogram, AFI, James Blake, STRFKR, Real Estate, Au Revoir Simone, Jenny Lewis, Leagues, Hunx & His Punx, Katy Perry, Tricky, Sanglorians, Spindrift, the Sounds, Mark Knopfler, Crystal Fighters, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Radical Face, J. Cole, NONONO, Streetlight Manifesto, Holly Conlan, Hanni El […]
Hi, good morning, nice to be back, great to see you, and we are still resolving some of our website issues but here are tonight’s fantastic shows: ‣ New Zealand pop sensation Lorde, on her first proper North American tour, plays to a sold-out Echoplex. The 16-year-old’s debut album is on the way Sept. 30, […]
Incoming: Phish, Rudimental, Palma Violets, Cimorelli, Mac Miller, Action Bronson, Savoir Adore, One Direction, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, James McCartney, Hanni El Khatib, the Heavy, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars, the Veils, Lorde, P.O.D., Hall & Oates, Grizzly Bear, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Superhumanoids, Foals, the Living Sisters, Mia Doi Todd, the Standells, Train, Emeli […]
No more need to fear inmates anymore. At least that’s what we get from this Simon Cahn-directed video for Hanni El Khatib’s doo-wop number “Penny.” The Los Angeles-based garage rocker may have surprised fans with this pop ditty, but it doesn’t get much edgier than getting these orange suit-clad men to empathize with his sentiments. […]
L.A. duo No Age, whose new album “Object” is on the way Aug. 13 from Sub Pop, is among a formidable lineup of artists playing the Twilight Concert Series at the Santa Monica Pier this summer. The free shows, at 7 p.m. on most Thursdays starting July 11, will also feature Jimmy Cliff, Meshell Ndegeocello, […]
It’s a packed Tuesday, y’all… ‣ The Black Angels roar through Los Angeles and headline the Mayan Theatre. Expect to hear some songs off of their new record “Indigo Meadow.” L.A.’s very own garage doo-wopper Hanni El Khatib supports alongside Parisian psych-rock trio Wall of Death. ‣ Australian electro duo the Presets play the Avalon in […]
[Today, in plenty of time for you Weekend Two-ers, we will finish up posting our Coachella Sunday coverage, delayed a bit due our editor’s losing the battle with Sunday’s windstorm. Thanks for following along, and here goes:] Who: Hanni El Khatib in the Gobi Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: All about context. Memorable Because: […]
Dear Coachella: This post could be about 38 bands long, but I’m just afraid of getting RSI. I know it’s become fashionable to take potshots at your lineup – I have no idea what warped sense of entitlement that comes from. You have a nice product, and the excellence in the 2013 lineup runs deep. […]
