Your Wednesday offerings: ‣ Producer Will Holland – dba Quantic – headlines the Roxy Theatre behind his new album “Magnetico.” Subsuelo opens. Above, the video for “Duvidó,” feat. Pongo Love. ‣ Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ian McLagan last week released his first album in five years, “United States,” and the former Faces/Small Faces keyboardist tonight […]
) We are at SXSW in Austin, so the week’s show lists will be short and sweet. Here’s Wednesday: ‣ Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel at the Roxy Theatre ‣ And Mike Viola heads up a big lineup at the Mint, along with Fernando Perdomo, Ivory Deville and Chris Price. Also:
Incoming: The Kooks, the Spazmatics, Russian Circles, Mighty Oaks, Real Estate, Buckcherry, Mike Viola, Free Moral Agents, Krewella, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Gizmo, Scott H. Biram, Dave Stewart, No Age, Vinyl Williams, the Dustbowl Revival, Pharoahs, El Ten Eleven, Young Dubliners, Umphrey’s McGee, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Dom Kennedy, Lake Street Dive, Laurie Anderson, […]
Fun for your Sunday: ‣ Fresh off a show at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, the Weeknd (that’s Abel Tesfaye, pictured at Coachella) plays a sold-out gig at the Fonda Theatre. ‣ Sacramento rockers Middle Class Rut headline the Troubadour, supported by L.A.’s newest purveyors of Zep-styled blues, Beware of Darkness, who will celebrate the release of […]
Fare for your fantastic Friday: ‣ Lucinda Williams returns for a show at UCLA’s Royce Hall behind her acclaimed release “Blessed.” Blake Mills opens. ‣ Cambodian psych-rockers Dengue Fever join Secret Chiefs 3 for a concert at the El Rey Theatre. ‣ It’s one more local show for Wilco, this one at the Los Angeles […]
Sunday’s touts: ‣ Buffalo Springfield goes for round two at The Wiltern. ‣ Twee pop fanatics get a special Part-Time Punks at the Echo’s later show tonight. Aberdeen will be playing their first L.A. show in eight years [see our interview with Beth Arzy] along with fellow Sarah Records labelmates 14 Iced Bears, in addition […]
Shows to consider while waiting to find out how Local Natives sound with a string quartet (11:15 a.m., KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic): ‣ The co-headlining tour featuring experimental rockers Tera Melos and guitar whiz Marnie Stern hits the Echo, where Poweraxe opens. That’s Tera Melos’ video for “Manar the Magic,” above; the song features a […]
Tonight’s top 4 outings: ‣ Tonight’s “X-Mas with X” show at the House of Blues features the original members John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom and D.J. Bonebrake performing the album “Los Angeles” in its entirety. There’s also a screening of the 1986 documentary “X: The Unheard Music.” ‣ Badly Drawn Boy winds up a […]
[Indie pop goddess Tanya Donnelly celebrates a birthday today.] Excellent night to be at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, where Foreign Born supports their sophomore album “Person to Person” with The Veils opening. … The Datsuns [pictured] are back with a raucous new album “Headstunts” and are playing at the Echo with locals Spirit Vine. […]
