’Twas the Monday before Christmas, and all through the scene … ‣ Moby does an acoustic set at Bardot for the weekly RSVP-only It’s a School Night event, and young songstress Lucy Schwartz and Daniel Ahearn & the Jones also perform. ‣ The third installment of Manhattan Murder Mystery’s residency at the Satellite features Judson […]
Need a new dish for all those holiday parties you’re attending during the next couple of weeks? Meiko‘s music video for her new tune “Stuck On You,” a track off her forthcoming album “The Bright Side” (out in the spring via Concord Records), has got you covered, as the singer-songwriter takes you through each step […]
What a Wednesday night you have in store: ‣ The Kooks play the first of two nights at the Music Box behind their new album “Junk of the Heart.” Yawn opens. ‣ Peter Murphy and She Wants Revenge bring their co-headlining tour to Club Nokia. ‣ Resurgent L.A. quartet the Jealous Sound [see “Your Eyes […]
Indie rock, benefits and more: ‣ Two of the night’s biggest shows are benefits – the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ gig at Club Nokia (for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music) and Fiona Apple at Largo (for the Littlest Tumor Foundation, a neurofibromatosis charity). ‣ Meiko warms up for a big September tour with a date […]
[Happy birthday to Pete Yorn, 37 years old today. Here’s what’s up tonight …] Your midweek mix: ‣ It’s a homecoming of sorts for Richie James Follin, the O.C. native who fronts (fronted?) the Willowz for four albums and now lives on the other coast making doo wop-meets-Kinks music as Guards. Guards have more substance […]
[Birthday shout-outs today to the legendary Robbie Robertson, local rocker Andy Siara and blogger-in-arms Justin Gage/Aquarium Drunkard …] If the schedule seems a bit light tonight, don’t worry. By the end of the week, you’ll be crushed: ‣ Nashville-based quartet the Greencards – with their fifth installment of “newgrass,” titled “The Brick Album,” just released […]
Happy Wednesday, have fun: ‣ My Morning Jacket roars into the Pantages Theatre behind its new album “Circuital,” and if you aren’t lucky enough to see the sold-out show, there’s plenty of footage online – including director Todd Haynes’ narrative for the “Unstaged” series from MMJ’s May 31 show in Louisville (which included a guest […]
Back in May, we tipped you that the Hotel Café would be curating a stage at this year’s Sunset Junction. The lineup was announced today, and it includes a stellar cast of artists who’ve regularly played the Cahuenga Boulevard room, including Cary Brothers, Butch Walker and the Black Widows, Jim Bianco, HoneyHoney, Buddy and Mayor […]
The rain will stop, the shows won’t: ‣ Nineties faves Buffalo Tom headline the Troubadour behind their new album, “Skins,” and the Heavenly States open. ‣ Thao Nguyen, who recently collaborated with Mirah on an album, brings her band Thao With the Get Down Stay Down to UCLA’s Royce Hall. Morning Teleportation opens. ‣ The […]
New things for a new week: ‣ The Low Anthem, the Rhode Islanders whose acclaimed new album”Smart Flesh” was recorded in a pasta sauce factory, visit the Autry Center’s Heritage Courtyard for a show with Ivan & Alyosha and Daniel Leftkowitz. That’s the Low Anthem’s video for “Boeing 737” above, featuring tightrope walker Jade Kindar-Martin. […]
