Incoming: Flosstradamus, Kissing Cousins, the Sunset Drifters, the Aggrolites, Sublime With Rome, Together Pangea, Deooro, Boots Electric, Donavon Frankenreiter, Eric Prydz, Tyler the Creator, Bassrush, Fool’s Gold, the Dustbowl Revival, Helmet, Banks, Social Distortion, Blood Orange, Fitz & the Tantrums, Youngblood Hawke, Mr. Little Jeans, the Roots, Foxygen, Slow White, Dorothy, Cherry Glazerr, Trombone Shorty, […]
Los Angeles’ Mia Doi Todd has built a vast catalog of art-folk characterized by poetic lyricism, a healthy disregard for genre boundaries, a refined vocal styling and, overall, an intimacy that can only be regarded as fearless. For her 10th album, she tackled the broad topic of nature in the balletic language of Portuguese, covering […]
Great things for your Thursday: ‣ U.K. psych-rockers Temples visit southern California for the first time since their Coachella appearance, doing a show at the Fonda. Their album “Sun Structures” came out earlier this year, and that’s the video for “Keep in the Dark,” above. L.A.’s Fever the Ghost and Oregon’s Wampire support. ‣ The […]
Incoming: Way Over Yonder, Big Star Third, George Fest, Drake, Interpol, Motopony, the Rescues, La Roux, Lykke Li, Tears for Fears, Youth Code, Slash, Denny White, the Raveonettes, A Day to Remember, Jaymes Young, Yellowman, Shyboy, the Eeries, Justin Nozuka, Allen Stone, Temples, the Kooks, Simian Mobile Disco, Rocco DeLuca, Mia Doi Todd, Hank 3, […]
‣ Should be a magical night at Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Brooklyn’s Grizzly Bear visits to play on the Fairbanks Lawn. ‣ At the Hollywood Bowl, it’s Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett & His Large Band. ‣ Superhumanoids celebrate the release of their debut full-length “Exhibitionists” with a show at the Troubadour, supported by Vanaprasta and […]
Incoming: Phish, Rudimental, Palma Violets, Cimorelli, Mac Miller, Action Bronson, Savoir Adore, One Direction, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, James McCartney, Hanni El Khatib, the Heavy, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars, the Veils, Lorde, P.O.D., Hall & Oates, Grizzly Bear, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Superhumanoids, Foals, the Living Sisters, Mia Doi Todd, the Standells, Train, Emeli […]
Hey, it’s Monday: ‣ Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers visit the Troubadour behind their 2011 album “Driftwood,” and although as a rule we don’t post live videos here, we thought their cover of Hall & Oates’ “I Can Go for That,” recorded in their tour van, was pretty nifty. ‣ Kaki King headlines the El […]
Your Tuesday show selections: ‣ L.A. quintet Everest, rolling cross-country on a long tour with Alberta Cross, plays the Troubadour behind the release of their third album “Ownerless.” Alberta Cross’ new album “Songs of Patience” came out July 17. ‣ Singer-songwriter Ryan Darton (ex-Kid Theodore) celebrates the release of his solo album “I Am a […]
Incoming: Everest, The xx, the Lumineers, Sheryl Crow, Mia Doi Todd, Voxhaul Broadcast, Alan Jackson, Nosaj Thing, Jackie Greene, Z-Trip, Barenaked Ladies, Dirty Projectors, Nick Waterhouse, Salem, Fiona Apple and more. Above: Fiona Apple’s video for “Every Single Night.” She plays the Palladium on Sunday. Our staff picks of the week: @KRBronson recommends: Nosaj Thing […]
The name of KCRW’s holiday benefit show posed the so-rhetorical-it’s-silly question “Are Friends Eclectic? Gee, waddya think? You’d be hard-pressed to find the fare at Saturday’s four-plus-hour concert in the same time zone, let alone on the same spot on your FM dial. While “Eclectic’s” genial host, KCRW music director Jason Bentley, repeatedly marveled about […]
