Random encounters of the festival kind at the first night of Filter magazine’s Culture Collide, as reported by Kevin Bronson, Seraphina Lotkhamnga and Andrew Veeder: Highlight of the night Fans of the British indie movement/dream-pop/shoegaze have the rare chance to see one of the originals this weekend at Culture Collide, but the witching-hour set by […]
Fare for a fabulous Friday: ‣ Long-running Britpop quartet Travis visits the Wiltern Theatre behind their new album “Where You Stand.” That’s their chilly video for “Moving,” above. ‣ Trevor Powers brings his project Youth Lagoon to the First Unitarian Church, where Pure X opens. ‣ His new album “Imitations” out last month, Mark Lanegan […]
Thursday things: ‣ Singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson holds forth at the Wiltern behind his newest, “Last of the Great Pretenders.” His video for “Kinks Shirt,” above, was directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. ‣ Canadian dream-poppers Young Galaxy visit the Echo behind their latest album “Ultramarine.” Mister Lies and Silver Swans open. ‣ Rock trio the Cold and […]
Here’s what’s up for your Wednesday: ‣ Moby’s new album “Innocents” came out this week, and tonight he starts a run of shows at the Fonda Theatre. The less said about the video for “The Perfect Life” the better, but there it is, for you to ponder with your morning bagel. ‣ Depeche Mode returns […]
Incoming: Way Over Yonder festival, Eagle Rock Music Festival, Savages, Arctic Monkeys, Dr. Dog, Yacht, Terraplane Sun, Menomena, Frightened Rabbit, Jake Bugg, Phosphorescent, Laura Veirs, Kitten, Olafur Arnalds, Depeche Mode, Travis, Moby, Allah-Lahs, Noah & the Whale, Simone White, HOTT MT, Filter, the Cold & Lovely, Matt Nathanson, You Me At Six, Youth Lagoon, Foreigner, […]
Indoors and outdoors, your Saturday: ‣ Buzzing 21-year-old rapper Azealia Banks brings her “Mermaid Ball” to the Fonda Theatre. ‣ L.A. quartet Saint Motel celebrates the release of its debut full-length “Voyeur” at the El Rey Theatre, supported by Princeton and Chasing Kings. ‣ Moby does an acoustic set and then DJs in the outdoor […]
The calendar for free summertime concert series is rapidly filling, but there is one longtime favorite that will be conspicuously absent this year: the Also I Like to Rock shows at the Hammer Museum. Also I Like to Rock had a seven-year run of bringing live music to the Hammer courtyard every Thursday in July. […]
’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 […]
Peter Hook got by with a little help from his friends last week when he brought his band Peter Hook & the Light through Los Angeles to perform two seminal albums by his first band, Joy Division. On Sept. 14 the Music Box, Hook and his band ripped through 1980’s “Closer,” with Perry Farrell and […]
[Birthday greetings to the Meat Puppets’ Cris Kirkwood, who hits the big 5-0 today. Take it from an old blogger, ain’t nothing but a number.] Top 3 big darn deals this weekend if you aren’t into Shakira: ‣ Black-dressed post-punkers Interpol visit the Greek Theatre on Saturday. Maybe they can change weather patterns. ‣ Monster […]
