Incoming: The Juliana Hatfield Three, Conway, Ben Ottewell, Salt Petal, Kevin Seconds, Dugas, Safia, Layman, RedRumsey, Flogging Molly, Bad Lands, Redwood Still, Warm Thoughts, Brother Sal, Anthony Jeselnik, Liphemra, Sophia Knapp, Ani DiFranco, Pearl and the Beard, Henry Wolfe, Kingdoms, Bad Romantics, Saviors, Sand Babes, Anthony David & Algebra Blesset, Susanna Hoffs, The Dorian Cheah […]
Saturday Selections: ► Gwen Stefani stops by the Orpheum Theatre in support of new material off her forthcoming and third solo album. That’s Stefani’s video for “Spark the Fire” above. â–º Rapper Big Sean headlines the House of Blues Sunset Strip with support from Jacob Plant. â–º Jesse Harris, who is known for collaborating with Norah Jones and Brighty […]
A Veterans Day salute, and your show schedule for this evening: ‣ Canadian electro-pop singer Lights headlines the Fonda Theatre behind her new album “Little Machines,” with Wild Party opening. ‣ The weekly It’s a School Night at Bardot, going off on a Tuesday this week, features Springtime Carnivore (whose self-titled debut came out last […]
“Encino,” the new EP from Henry Wolfe, is the singer-songwriter’s first release since his 2011 full-length “Linda Vista,” which put his evocative but understated music on the map. Like the title track, “Miracle Mile” draws inspiration from from Wolfe’s time in Los Angeles wrestling with the city’s dualities and geography. Produced by Thom Monahan (Pernice […]
Incoming: Mac DeMarco, Shakey Graves, Dorothy, Judas Priest, PPL MVR, Jamie Scott, Scott Stapp, Dustin Lovelis, First Aid Kit, Lights, Irontom, Henry Wolfe, the Beta Machines, Dads, TJ Doyle, Twin Peaks, Blonde Redhead, Tame Impala, SoKo, Generationals, Springtime Carnivore, Wovenhand, Relient K, Flying Lotus, Run the Jewels, RAC, Field Report, Hiss Golden Messenger, Nils Frahm, […]
Singer-songwriter Henry Wolfe’s 2011 debut album “Linda Vista” earned wide praise for songcraft reminiscent of 1970s luminaries, and for its wryly phrased themes – the duality of emotional topography vs. physical place, the tug-of-war between romanticism and reality. His new song “Encino” dwells in the same world: Here we are, after all, “in a town where […]
Friday’s adventures: ‣ Cosmic electro artist Slow Magic [see “Girls”] headlines the Roxy Theatre behind his new album “How to Run Away.” Kodak to Graph and Daktyl open. ‣ Nashville rockers Colony House play the Satellite behind their debut album “When I Was Younger.” They’re on tour with Arkansas quartet Knox Hamilton and Adventure Galley. […]
A super Saturday again: ‣ Rhye performs a sold-out show at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in support of their album “Woman.” ‣ Danish electric music producer Trentemøller headlines the Fonda Theatre. ‣ Southern rockers Widespread Panic stops by the Orpheum Theatre. ‣ Crosby, Stills & Nash, John Mayer, Don Felder, Brandi Carlile and Chris Stills […]
Cassorla – the solo venture of multi-faceted guitarist Ben Cassorla – earned a lot of attention when he teased his new EP by issuing a song collaboration with “Parks and Recreation’s” Aubrey Plaza. (The video’s a treat too, with Plaza saxophoning it in on Echo Park Lake.) There are plenty more of Cassorla’s friends on […]
Thursday’s thicket of things: ‣ It’s been too long since we’ve heard from Crash Kings. The L.A. trio of Tony and Mike Beliveau and Jason Morris, who had a hit with “Mountain Man” off their 2009 album, have been working on a follow-up and will play a bunch of new material tonight at the Troubadour, […]
