Tuesday must be singer-songwriter night in the city: ‣ Jack White’s new album “Lazaretto” comes out today. And the world’s most famous former upholsterer headline the Fonda Theatre tonight, supported by Cold War Kids. ‣ Singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur visits the Troubadour behind his new album “Lou: The Songs of Lou Reed,” his interpretation of a […]
Incoming: Chinatown Summer Nights, Low End Theory Festival, Klingande, the Darling Buds, Dirty Loops, Jack White, Patrick Park, Gibralter, Jolie Holland, Rocky Votolato, James Bay, Them Howling Bones, Joseph Arthur, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Natural Remedy, T-Pain, Chicano Batman, EELS, Chelsea Wolfe, Kate Brown, King Buzzo, Luciano and Judah Eskender Tfar & the Heartical […]
When not sorting out Jack White interviews, reactions to interviews and apologies about those interviews, we bide our time waiting for him to release scorchers like “Lazaretto.” It’s the title track off White’s new album, which is out next week, and hopefully directors Jonas & François didn’t damage any of their equipment making the video. […]
There were albums I loved, albums I liked, albums I appreciated and albums I avoided in 2012. Because of my regional focus, I spent an inordinate amount of time with music from Los Angeles artists. And strangely for me, a lot of the hyped bands failed to resonate; stuck in traffic, I’d rather have played […]
‣ The second night of KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas goes off at the Gibson Amphitheatre, featuring the Killers, Jack White, M83, Passion Pit, Neon Trees, Of Monsters and Men, fun., Grouplove, Alex Clare and Imagine Dragons. Set times. That’s the Dori Oskowitz-directed video for Jack White’s “I’m Shakin’,” above. ‣ Metric visits the Fox Theater […]
Photos and review by Lina Lecaro It may not have been intentional, but somewhere between the White Stripes’ demise, his visceral yet extremely varied side projects and his emotive solo release “Blunderbuss,” Jack White became a heartthrob. When White and wife Karen Elson announced they were divorcing (and having a party to boot) this year, […]
Here’s your super Saturday: ‣ Jack White does a second night at the Shrine Auditorium in support of his album “Blunderbuss.” ‣ Austin’s psychedelic rockers White Denim headline the Troubadour with L.A. band Seasons as support. ‣ ’80s pop legends Duran Duran continue touring and stop by the the Pacific Amphitheatre. ‣ Red Hot Chili […]
Your Friday fun, and there’s lots of it: ‣ Norah Jones’ new album is called “Little Broken Hearts” and tonight she takes on a big full amphitheatre, headlining the Hollywood Bowl. Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons open. ‣ Jack White does the first of two nights at the Shrine Auditorium behind his new album […]
Incoming: Green Day, Aerosmith, Black Lips, Seal, Redd Kross, Bear in Heaven, Husky, Pitbull, Nicki Minaj, Hanni El Khatib, the Kills, Langhorne Slim, Jack White, Norah Jones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Childish Gambino, John Doe, White Denim, Sigurb Ros, Andrew Bird, Tennis and more. Above: The Hype Williams-directed video for Jack White’s “Freedom at 21.” […]
Saying goodbye to the month of May: ‣ The “Church Sessions” at the First Unitarian Church (2938 W. 8th Street) kick off with a slate of Diego Garcia, Ryat, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Aaron Embry. [See Tuesday’s post.] ‣ Jack White does a second night at the Wiltern. ‣ Active Child (pictured) winds up a month-long, […]
