Set times have been announced for Saturday’s Moon Block Party – the one-day blast of psychedelic rock topped by a spoonful of Spoon. The all-ages festival kicks off at noon at the Pomona Fairplex and features the likes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the Black Angels, Band of Skulls, Black Lips, Tinariwen, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, […]
Incoming: Moon Block Party (Spoon, BRMC, Band of Skulls, Black Angels, Black Lips), Culture Collide (Cloud Nothings, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Nina Persson), Broods, David Bazan, Gerard Way, Will Hoge, Meiko, Jessie J, Catfish & the Bottlemen, Kate Boy, Andrew McMahon, the Horrors, SBTRKT, Fujiya & Miyagi, Walk the Moon, Eddie Cohn, Russian Red, […]
Spoon has been added to the lineup for the fourth annual Moon Block Party , which moves to the Pomona Fairplex this year for a one-day festival with three stages of music. Spoon joins an already formidable lineup featuring Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the Black Angels and Band of Skulls performing on Saturday, Oct. 18. […]
By Molly Bergen Bright orange clouds reflected the glamor of Hollywood and the hidden sheen of a full moon down upon the cemetery stones. Friday night was one of the brightest of the summer, giving the Hollywood Forever Cemetery an eerie glow, bathing picnickers on the Fairbanks Lawn in half-twilight. The warm air was perfumed […]
Here’s what promises to be a fantastic Friday: ‣ How about that Spoon album, right? “They Want My Soul” came out this week, and Britt Daniel and crew perform tonight on the Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Speaking of souls. ‣ Gardens & Villa and White Hinterland team up for a free night of […]
Wow, what a Wednesday: ‣ Nashville indie-pop quintet Wild Cub return to L.A. (they packed the Bootleg back in January) for a headlining show at the El Rey Theatre, with Grizfolk supporting. Above, their video for “Thunder Clatter.” ‣ Punk-rock trio the Coathangers head up an audacious night at the Echo – the Bots (see them […]
Incoming: The Interrupters, the Futures League, Mauldin Strangers, Smoke Season, Tete, Liam Bailey, Mother, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Beardyman, Figs Cision, Wild Cub, Herbie Hancock, Christopher Owens, Spoon, Deer Tick, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the Coathangers, Deep Purple, Haim, Arctic Monkeys, the Haden Triplets, Eminem, Michael McDonald, Jagwar Ma, the Temper Trap, the Good […]
Long-running indie-rockers Spoon are back. After a four-year layoff – during which Britt Daniel engaged in Divine Fits – Spoon played the Governors Ball over the weekend and did a special gig for NPR on Monday, during which they unveiled “Rent I Pay” from their forthcoming album (their eighth) “They Want My Soul.” the album will […]
Top 3 ways to spend your Tuesday: ‣ Lost In The Trees [pictured above] celebrate their release/re-release of their album “All Alone In An Empty House” by cramming a symphony on the tiny stage at Amoeba. The ensemble, led by Berklee grad Ari Picker, was assembled in Chapel Hill and fined tuned by producing great […]
Our friendly neighborhood rock radio giant flexes its muscles today by throwing the annual KROQ Weenie Roast at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. If you’re shut out of the sold-out show, or simply don’t want to battle traffic, crowds and the inevitable rowdy dudes stoked to see Stone Temple Pilots, Buzz Bands is hosting the live […]
