Watch Buffy Sainte-Marie & Jewel; stream Lightning in a Bottle, Smashing Pumpkins, Macy Gray, Arlo Guthrie, John Doe, Potty Mouth, Mating Ritual and more
The Smashing Pumpkins return to the synth-rock side of their legendary past with “Cyr” and “The Colour of Love,” released today. A new album is in the works for independent label Sumerian Records.
Night Dreamer — the collaboration between Jeff Schroeder (Smashing Pumpkins) and Mindy Song (Wam Dingus) — have unveiled the first single from an EP that arrives in October. File under: Heavy-metal dream-pop.
Also on Thursday: Sam Marine, LEAN, Free Throw, Voice on Tape, Burna Boy, Ms. Nina, Glaare, MoForro, Movie Club, the Knitts, Howlin Rain, the Sleeperz
Incoming: Pasadena Daydream, Made in LA Festival, West Adams Block Party, Daniel Caesar, Blink-182, Grace VanderWaal, MC50, Lindsey Stirling, Seratones, the Roots, Holado Negro, Bryan Ferry, Smashing Pumpkins, Korn, Candlebox, Ty Segall, Los Cafres, Nelly, Papa Roach, Hamish Anderson, UB40, Ringo Starr, the Get Up Kids
Upcoming concerts with Jawbreaker, Smashing Pumpkins, Florence + the Machine, Ashanti and Beck.
Smashing Pumpkins played a 3 1/2-hour marathon on Thursday, the first of their two night at the Forum. It was a sonic and visual spectacle.
Also on Friday: George Clinton, Juiceboxxx, Modern Time Machines, Eli Paperboy Reed, Bad Bad Hats, Tom Walker, Jungle Fire, Midge Ure, Pusha T, Shakira, Alice in Chains
Also on Thursday: Gili Yalo, Los Colognes, the Black Watch, Robyn Hitchcock, Jengo, Oscar Key Sung, Ecstatic Union, the Strike, Yard of Blondes, George Clinton, Midge Ure, Mickey Avalon
Members of the new L.A. quintet Bizou have names like Smashing Pumpkins, Light FM, Wax Idols and Tennis System on their resumés. They still hear the “Call of the Wild.” Stream their first single here.
