[Andy Taylor of Duran Duran celebrates a birthday today, and we’re both old enough to remember Power Station …] Jane’s Addiction continues building the buzz toward the April release of its boxed set – you didn’t think these cool little gigs were for funsies, did you? – with another club show.” After packing tiny La […]
[That Grammy telecast was as long as the Super Bowl – and the halftime show wasn’t nearly as good. Here’s a small offering of shows to assuage your awards-show hangover. I’m going to dig out some Carole King vinyl in honor of her birthday …] Wouldn’t be surprised if somebody who was in town for […]
[Shakira blows out birthday candles today as we careen into a new month …] How packed is the Viper Room going to be tonight? Indie darlings DeVotchKa swoop into the Sunset Strip club for a sold-out show. … I reckon the Smell will be crowded too – NYC’s Gang Gang Dance (who are playing Coachella […]
Not resting on the accolades it received from its 2008 debut “And Now … Le Switch,” L.A. quintet Le Switch — the Monday night residents at Spaceland in February — has readied a new EP titled “The Devil Needs a Cough Drop.” It will be out Feb. 23 on the Aquarium Drunkard’s Autumn Tone imprint, […]
