Incoming: Chvrches, Nathaniel Rateliff, Tim Minchin, the 1975, Thee Oh Sees, Jennylee, Dillon Francis, Kinky, Dave Stewart, Muse, Giraffage, the Bronx, Mariachi El Bronx, Girlpool, Okkervil River, Moving Units, the Bots and more
Also: Common Kings, Hiatus Kaiyote, Supersonico, Idina Menzel
Mexican rockers Kinky and local folk/tropicalia/dance fusionists Salt Petal brought a Latin flavor — and a huge crowd — to the May edition of First Fridays at the Natural History Museum. Their two sets in the North American Mammal Hall capped a night of science, dinosaur sightings, food, drink and DJ sets from Raul Campos […]
Happy International Workers Day: ► They Might Be Giants have brought back Dial-a-Song, released the new album “Glean” in April, given away a live album as a free download, and now they visit downtown’s Regent Theater at the midway point of a long national tour. ► Sleater-Kinney is back for a second night at the […]
Incoming: Desert Daze, Zane Carney, Saul Williams, Odessa, Dorothy, Winter, Barrows, Nothing But Thieves, Matt & Kim, Waxahatchee, Clockwise, From Indian Lakes, Robert Francis, Jose Gonzalez, Milo Greene, Magic Wands, the Orb, the Romany Rye, Mastodon, Distant Cousins, Buck 65, the Soft Moon, Sleater-Kinney, Keren Ann, Aluna George, Big Data, They Might Be Giants, Kinky, […]
Happy Valentine’s Day: ► Sparks and a 38-piece orchestra performs the 1974 album “Kimono My House” among other songs from their 23-album repertoire at the Theatre at Ace Hotel. â–º The Growlers headline the Hollywood Palladium in support of their latest album “Chinese Fountain.” That’s the Growler’s video for “Good Advice” above. â–º PAPA headlines the […]
Incoming: Father John Misty, Catfish & the Bottlemen, Tom Vek, Avid Dancer, Scavenger Hunt, Young Creatures, Banta, Ben Howard, Nicole Atkins, the Two Tens, the Vim Dicta, Corners, Kate Voegele, Wet & Reckless, the Warlocks, Natalie Prass, Susan, Granger Smith, Weed, Babes in Toyland, Logic, Pharaohs, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Daedelus, ALO, Boots Electric, Lil Jon, […]
Somewhere in the depths of the biographical material on Conquistador – beyond the details of his award-winning mustache and his red-carpet shenanigans at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards and cameo with Madness at Coachella – there’s a bit about Alexander Antebi’s affection for Todd Rundgren. Which makes two of us. It’s easy to imagine […]
Incoming: Way Over Yonder festival, Eagle Rock Music Festival, Savages, Arctic Monkeys, Dr. Dog, Yacht, Terraplane Sun, Menomena, Frightened Rabbit, Jake Bugg, Phosphorescent, Laura Veirs, Kitten, Olafur Arnalds, Depeche Mode, Travis, Moby, Allah-Lahs, Noah & the Whale, Simone White, HOTT MT, Filter, the Cold & Lovely, Matt Nathanson, You Me At Six, Youth Lagoon, Foreigner, […]
Mexican rock fusion quintet Kinky will kick off the 2013-14 season at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex on Oct. 5, setting the tone for a globe-spanning lineup that includes Sinead O’Connor [pictured], Kenny G, Isabella Rossellini, Carla Bruni and more. Tickets go on sale today at noon. Rossellini’s performance will be the world premiere of […]
