Sunday afternoon at Coachella was cloudless and blistering, but in the wide-open spaces around the main stage and the Outdoor Theatre you could get quite a bit of musical variety to splash on with your sunscreen. Photographer Jim Donnelly hoofed it in the heat to catch the romantic pop of Jack’s Mannequin (top photo and […]
Top 3 local shows on a good night for them: ‣ If you liked their album “Terrible Town” [and we did], you’re going to like Olin and the Moon’s follow-up “Footsteps” even more. The Idaho-bred, L.A.-based purveyors of sweet Americana have a new album coming in the new year, and the quintet will be playing […]
Castledoor frontman Nate Cole says the remaining members of the L.A. pop band need to time to figure out what’s next in the wake of the departure of Gabe and Coury Combs. “We’re working out the next steps and considering the options,” he says. At the band’s final show as a six-piece Monday at Spaceland, […]
Songwriter Ferraby Lionheart departed L.A. for Nashville to work on his sophomore album, “The Jack of Hearts,” which is due this spring. A handful of L.A. shows late last year revealed his new batch of vintage Americana to be downright gorgeous, and those songs will get a workout when he kicks off a Tuesday residency […]
[Happy Birthday William Reid…still making so much noise at 50] Political rockers Against Me! play the Wiltern tonight (note that Ted Leo is no longer on the bill). … Playful poppers I Make This Sound [pictured] join The Karabal Nightlife at the Echo. … Aushua, back from a recent break of sorts, top off the […]
[Happy Birthday to Scott Weiland and Simon Le Bon … keep on milking …] While losing money seems to be the theme of the month, free shows seems to be the theme of the night: Fresh-faced and Bay Area-based, the Morning Benders join the fray on the final night of Kenan Bell’s residency at Spaceland. […]
