It’s Election Day, so vote before you rock: ‣ Australian rocker Courtney Barnett headlines the El Rey Theatre, supported by Brooklyn’s San Fermin. ‣ South London troublemakers Fat White Family – getting notice for their acerbic, satirist album “Champagne Holocaust,” which has finally been released in the U.S. – visit the Echo, supported by Jeffrey Lewis and […]
Incoming: Camp Flog Gnaw festival, Electric Youth, Dorothy, Amason, Wartime Recitals, the Bug, the Diamond Light, Scott Weiland, Dreaming Bull, Secret Chiefs 3, GWAR, Patty Griffin, Wax Tailor, Fat White Family, Rebirth Brass Band, Mariachi El Bronx, Bleachers, Jake Bugg, Gazelle Twin, Pissed Jeans, Nickelback, Clockwise, Traps PS, Julian Casablancas, Dropkick Murphys, the Black Keys, […]
Quite a slate for a Wednesday, or any day, for that matter: ‣ Bleachers, the new band from Jack Antonoff (fun., Steel Train), headlines the Troubadour. [See our SXSW item.] ‣ NYC punk-rockers Skaters scorch some earth at the Satelite, supported by Team Spirit and LA Font. Above: Skaters’ video for “Nice Hat.” ‣ Syracuse, […]
Here’s what’s up for your Tuesday: ‣ Groundbreaking German electro band Kraftwerk does the first in a series of 3D shows at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. ‣ U.K. trio Band of Skulls plays downtown’s Belasco Theater behind its new album “Himalayan.” ‣ Sam Roberts Band [pictured] visits the Church on York behind its new […]
What’s flying on Flag Day: ‣Â Dot Hacker, the venture helmed by current Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, headlines the Satellite on an eventful night: Yellow Red Sparks celebrate the release of their new EP, “Four Steps in Corsets”; the Chuck Dukowski Sextet (Dukowski is Black Flag’s founding bassist) celebrates the release of […]
Your Grammy night selections: ‣ Hard to imagine a more exuberant party than the one the Echoplex has in store tonight: Grammy-nominated New Orleans stalwarts the Rebirth Brass Band (pictured) team up with Eli “Paperboy” Reed for a healthy dose of funk and soul. ‣ Think of this as kind of the anti-Grammy night: The […]
