Incoming:Â The Burger Revue, the Warlocks Smokeout, 98.7 Block Party (Phantogram), Stones Throw Picnic, Until the Ribbon Breaks, Nacosta, Magic!, Ronnie Spector, Chris Pureka, Seasons, Phox, Brent Puls, Gold & Youth, EMA, Thee Oh Sees, King Khan & the Shrines, Nick Waterhouse, Bob Weir & Ratdog, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, the Burning of […]
Scene regulars Seasons have largely been off the radar in the two years since they completed releasing their four-EP cycle “Spring”/”Summer”/”Winter”/”Autumn” between 2009 and ’12. There, the ensemble led by singer-guitarist Nik Garcia established themselves as sometimes-cinematic, sometimes-wonky psychedelic explorers. The septet is back this fall with the full-length “Everything Changes,” and if that title […]
Enjoy your Tuesday: ‣ Long Beach trio Tijuana Panthers celebrate the release of their new album “Wayne Interest” with a free show at the Roxy Theatre. Northern Tigers open. ‣ Their debut album “Diamonds” just out in late April, husband-and-wife duo Johnnyswim hold forth at the El Rey Theatre. That’s their video for “Home,” above. […]
If there was any hangover from Saturday’s massive first day of Echo Park Rising, it didn’t show on Sunday. The Lonely Wild, Body Parts, James Supercave and Hot As Sun gave exhilarating outdoor stage performances; Holy Folk played one of several memorable sets at the Echo; and not unlike the South by Southwest music festival, […]
Here’s your super Saturday: ‣ Jack White does a second night at the Shrine Auditorium in support of his album “Blunderbuss.” ‣ Austin’s psychedelic rockers White Denim headline the Troubadour with L.A. band Seasons as support. ‣ ’80s pop legends Duran Duran continue touring and stop by the the Pacific Amphitheatre. ‣ Red Hot Chili […]
A very happy Monday to you: ‣ Big night of pop and rock at the Hollywood Bowl, with Kelly Clarkson (pictured) headlining and the Fray and Carolina Liar kicking things off. ‣ Neon Trees rock the Wiltern behind their latest effort “Picture Show.” Penguin Prison and JJAMZ open. ‣ Andy Clockwise and Of Verona team […]
Your massive Monday menu for MLK Jr. Day: ‣ Sisters Allison Pierce and Catherine Pierce, aka The Pierces, headline It’s A School Night at Bardot. [That’s their video for “Kissing You Goodbye” above from last year’s record “You and I.”] NO and Zane Carney (of Carney) open. Jennifer Teft from Super Soul Sundays also DJs. […]
Happy Monday, and it is indeed a happy Monday: ‣ Funk, R&B and psych-rock mixologist Van Hunt, whose new album “What Were You Hoping For?” came out last fall, does the RSVP-only It’s a School Night at Bardot. Tycho and Jacuzzi Boys also play. ‣ Electro genre-masher Robert DeLong kicks off a residency at Los […]
New year, new month, new free residencies: ‣ L.A. quartet Chasing Kings, their debut album “Nice Guys” on the way in March, hold forth at the Satellite, supported on opening night by Toy Bombs, Cassorla and Brendan Hines. ‣ Bootleg Theater residents Princeton have new music coming too – the quartet’s sophomore album “Remembrance of […]
With each passing season, the music of psych-rock quintet Seasons gets more transcendent. That they’re scarcely a blip on anyone’s radar outside the insular Los Angeles Eastside scene is a curiosity, if not a downright crime – their beautifully arranged, cinematic rock and its arching sense of yearning seem part of the fabric of the times. […]
