Did we mention how much fun Lobsterfest was? The three-day frolic at the Port of Los Angeles on Sept. 13-15 was typically festive, satisfying crustacean cravings and rock ’n’ roll hunger, with Big Black Delta, Dead Sara and the English Beat headlining their respective days and surprises like preteen sensations Pretty Little Demons and string-wielders […]
Road trip, anyone? Titus Andronicus, Milo Greene, Wild Nothing, Ra Ra Riot, the Features, Caveman and Pictureplane are among the featured performers in conjunction with the sixth annual San Diego Music Thing, a mini-South by Southwest-styled music conference held in the North Park district of San Diego. The festival runs Sept. 13-14, with New Politics […]
Of Rainbow Jackson’s new vintage rock ’n’ roll stomp “Psycho Betty,” singer-guitarist Chad Carlisle says: “It sounds like it’s about a girl, but it’s actually about a guitar.” Damn, knowing that might have just spoiled the video, which is a little bit “Nurse Betty” and a little bit “Twilight.” Directed by Cousin Video, the clip […]
Far from trying to curate anything, or even connecting the present to the neighborhood’s rock ’n’ roll legacy, the Sunset Strip Music Festival last Saturday merely offered something for everybody. Fans responded with their pocketbooks and feet: The festival appeared more crowded that 2012’s Motley Crue-headlined party, although promoters put the attendance at the same […]
Jonathan Bates’ Big Black Delta, hard-rock quartet Dead Sara and ska-punk veterans the English Beat head up the lineup for the Port of Angeles Lobster Festival, which this year again brings a strong lineup of local bands to Ports O’ Call Village in San Pedro. The three-day festival runs Sept. 13, 14 and 15. Also […]
Day job getting you down? Vent a little with Katherine Pawlak and her bandmates in Sad Robot. In vituperative fashion, “God Damn the Man” unloads on suffocating jobs, insensitive bosses and every other dance we have to do to earn a buck. Stephen Steelman’s video, which features Kristen Renton (Ima on “Sons of Anarchy”), evokes […]
Things to do before you “fall back”: ‣ One more weekend of costumed craziness – the craziest being at L.A. State Historic Park near downtown, where HARD Haunted Mansion brings a “Day of the Dead” lineup that features Justice, Major Lazer, Knife Party, Diplo, Jack Beats, Dillon Francis, AraabMuzik and a bunch more. ‣ Saint […]
‣ Danish retro-funk maestros the Asteroids Galaxy Tour hit the Troubadour behind their early-2012 release “Out of Frequency.” That’s their video for “Major,” above. Millionyoung opens. ‣ The Steelwells and the Lonely Wild do Hollywood at It’s a School Night at Bardot. ‣ Family of the Year, Terraplane Sun and the Young Rapscallions team up […]
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 […]
Here’s your Monday night full of free (depending on where you roam): ‣ Australian multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd headlines the Fonda Theatre where he’ll be joined by Yeshe. ‣ Kiwis Opossom [check out “Blue Meanies”] and Ghost Wave – along with the just-added Exene Cervenka – are on deck for It’s a School Night at Bardot. […]
