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, […]
Your Friday show picks: ‣ Swedish House Mafia’s farewell extravaganza, “Masquerade Motel,” goes off at L.A. State Historic Park downtown. It’s the first of two nights and features Alesso, An21 & Max Vangelli, Clockwork, Otto Knows, Zedd and more. ‣ As of last night, there were still a few tickets left for Aimee Mann and […]
[iframe width=”450″ height=”253″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/PilVAqMMSnc” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen>[/iframe] Incoming: Sinkane, Alpine, Harriet, Hunter Hunted, Harper Simon, Marcus Foster, Spain, Maserati, Amanda Palmer, Frank Turner, the View, Black Label Society, Youngblood Hawke, the James Hunter Six, Lavender Diamond, Laidback Luke, Swedish House Mafia, Moe, Johnny Gill, Darwin Deez, Matt & Kim, Flogging Molly, Efterklang, the Men, Buckcherry, Pennywise, […]
Incoming: Bob Dylan, Kaki King, Mika, Jason Lytle, Shiny Toy Guns, Beth Orton, Toadies, Taking Back Sunday, Joss Stone, Calexico, the Darkness, RZA, Motion City Soundtrack, Two Door Cinema Club, Matt & Kim, Tiger Army, Matthew Dear, Flying Lotus, Z-Trip, Jane’s Addiction, the Presets, Macklemore Above: Northern Irish rock band Two Door Cinema Club play […]
The trick-or-treaters haven’t even hit the doorstep and we’ve had enough of Halloween already. Or maybe we’re just grumpy because we missed the awesome KCRW Masquerade because of a weekend warrior-related injury. Anyway, here are three Day of the Dead-appropriate videos (and a download) for your sack of candy: Indie stalwarts Superchunk have long had […]
Set times have been announced for the Sunset Strip Music Festival’s big Saturday in the streets – with Mötley Crüe, Public Enemy and Bush leading the way. The festival, which kicks off with a tribute to Mötley Crüe on Thursday at the House of Blues and continues with club shows that night and Friday, will […]
As we reported Tuesday, Mötley Crüe and Bush will anchor the street festival portion of the three-day Sunset Strip Music Festival on Aug. 18-20 in West Hollywood. Public Enemy and Matt & Kim are the other big names slated to play the outdoor stages on Saturday, Aug. 20, when Sunset Boulevard is closed off. The […]
[Sources say that Stephen Chen of the Airborne Toxic Event celebrates a birthday today. Meanwhile, Buzz Bands stumbles toward a busy weekend, completely in the mood for this DIY video from Sea of Bees’ Julie Baenziger for her songs “Gnomes”:] Top 5 reasons to solstice your summer a bit early this weekend: ‣ It’s a […]
[Hide the live chickens, Alice Cooper is celebrating a birthday today …] Matt & Kim’s latest album, “Grand” (released in January on Fader), is pretty lightweight stuff, but the duo [pictured] can charm an earflap beanie off a hipster and they always draw well in L.A. With the Mae Shi on the bill, the sold-out […]
