You want a peek inside the mind of Kera Armendariz? Watch what you wish for. Armendariz, the provocatrix at the front of L.A. ensemble Kera and the Lesbians, is at the mercy of mad scientists and crazed clergymen in the video for “Snakes,” a song that came out earlier this year as part of the […]
The opener of 2014’s Chinatown Summer Nights series could hardly have been a more euphoric affair. How so? Well, where do you start? EFG (Electric Flower Group) gave a scintillating display of virtuoso psych-rock. Meiko charmed fans with her disarming pop songs and inspired a line at the merch table that stretched halfway to Echo […]
Got plans Saturday night? Chinatown Summer Nights kicks off its monthly series in a big way, bringing six bands to the LA Weekly Live Music Stage and KCRW DJs Travis Holcombe and Mario Cotto to the dance stage in the Central Plaza. The festival’s other attractions include artisan displays, “Big Draw LA” (participatory art), food […]
Psych-rock mystics EFG (Electric Flower Group) and pop darling Meiko will be joined by four of Los Angeles’ top emerging artists on the eclectic lineup for 2014’s first edition of Chinatown Summer Nights on Saturday, June 14. The LA Weekly Live Music Stage will also feature pop quintet Babes, gypsy-punk ensemble Kera & the Lesbians, […]
Your big Saturday: ‣ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival continues Weekend 2 at the Empire Polo Club. Tonight’s headliners include Nas, the Disememberment Plan, Pet Shop Boys, Skrillex, Muse, Pharrell Williams and more. See set times for Weekend 2 here. ‣ If you’re staying local but still want to get into the festival season, […]
Brokechella – billed as “the music fest for the rest of us” – returns for a fourth year on April 19 as LA Font, Kera & the Lesbians, yOya and HOTT MT head up a diverse lineup of music on four stages. Advance tickets for the event, which starts at 3 p.m. and includes interactive […]
It’s a mad, mad, mad Monday: ‣ Cibo Matto, back with “Hotel Valentine,” their first album since 1999, visit the El Rey Theatre. ‣ Kentucky sextet Sleeper Agent heads up the lineup at It’s a School Night at Bardot, joined by Broods, Early Winters and Say Say. ‣ Kan Wakan, joined by a string section, […]
Your President’s Day marching orders: ‣ London duo Public Service Broadcasting mixes electronic instrumentation and samples with piano, guitar and banjo and sets their music to old public information films. PBS visits It’s a School Night at Bardot, along with Scavenger Hunt, Jess Williamson and RF Shannon. That’s the “educational” video for “Everest,” above, based […]
Quite a Monday night in store for you: ‣ Buzz Bands LA presents Week 2 of the residency by Kera & the Lesbians at the Echo; Kera Armendariz and her band of merry men will be rocking their unique gypsy punk on a bill that includes Only You, the Wild Reeds and Matt Rivers. ‣ […]
Welcome to February and its first wicked busy Monday: ‣ Baltimore electro-pop band Future Islands, recently signed to 4AD and with the album “Singles” coming in March, plays a sold-out shows at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock. That’s the video for “Seasons (Waiting on You),” above. ‣ Moses Sumney heads up a special […]
