Youngblood Hawke, along with Great Northern, Lili Haydn, Sara Radle and Davis Fetter, have been added to the lineup for Lobsterfest the weekend of Sept. 14-16 at Ports O’Call Village in San Pedro. They join previously announced bands the Blasters,  Dum Dum Girls, Saint Motel, NO, Races, JJAMZ and Jail Weddings at the annual waterfront […]
Your Thursday show picks: ‣ Big day at the beach – Grouplove, White Arrows and Hindu Pirates perform at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach. The music starts at 4 p.m. ‣ Tunes al fresco? Plenty of free, outdoor shows on this summer night: Kasey Chambers [pictured] and Matt Ellis head up “Australia […]
Bloomfest, the annual one-day arts, music, crafts and food event in the downtown Los Angeles arts district, not only got bigger and better this year, it seemed to grow even more eclectic. Saturday’s free street party offered attendees a relaxing afternoon and evening in and around the shops, galleries and restaurants near 3rd and Traction, […]
Aussie songstress Grace Woodroofe, Echo Park quintet NO and India-born singer Helena [pictured] have been added as main-stage attractions for Bloomfest, the downtown arts distict’s one-day music, art and community extravaganza on Saturday, July 21. The one-day street festival (2 to 10 p.m.) will also feature a punk-rock stage with Mike Watt and the Minutemen, […]
Kicking off your weekend, the Friday fare: ‣ We don’t know if it will buy you a new life, but $30 will get you a ticket to tonight’s “Summerland” tour at the Greek Theatre, and probably some fond memories of 1990s radio. Everclear – that’s the band’s new (yes, new) video for “Be Careful What […]
Make Music Pasadena accommodated plenty of local favorites on its free Saturday of music – high-flying Grouplove (top photo), for one. There was Ozma as well, although longtime fans pointed out, they played only one song from their album “Pasadena.” No worries, they were a big hit, and photographer Carl Pocket shared his photos of […]
@Seraphina_L on Sunday’s Silver Lake Jubilee: The Silver Lake Jubilee continued on Sunday and pulled in even more attendees than it did on Saturday. The weather was warmer and the neighborhood embraced that as a chance to stroll the streets one more day since it was a long weekend. Higher ticket prices didn’t seem to […]
Soaking it up on the final Monday in March: ‣ Twenty-two-year-old electro whiz Nicolas Jaar plays his first official L.A. show at the Echoplex behind his 2011 album “Space Is Only Noise.” ‣ The Henry Clay People rock the Viper Room, supported by TS & the Past Haunts and the Mowgli’s. ‣ NO’s residency at […]
[Our look at the week ahead, starting with Nicolas Jaar, playing Monday, and his video for “Mi Mujer”:] Incoming: Nicolas Jaar, NO, Voxhaul Broadcast, the Henry Clay People, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, Harriet, White Arrows, White Rabbits, Matthew Dear, Races, Kathleen Edwards, the Wedding Present and more. Our staff picks of the week: […]
The Buzz Bands LA crew is still in Austin due to a late flight out, but the excellent post-SXSW shows in L.A. start tonight: ‣ The Temper Trap‘s first post-SXSW show happens at the El Rey Theatre tonight as they continue to tour in support of their forthcoming self-titled album (out June 5 on Glassnote […]
