Talk about whiplash: Fans at the Sunset Strip Music Festival’s outdoor party on Saturday, Aug. 18, will be yoyo-ing between musical worlds if they alternate main stages that evening. For instance, there’s the pop-punk of the Offspring at 7:30, party electro from DJ Steve Aoki at 8:15 and Marilyn Manson’s rawk at 9:30. General admission […]
The Sunset Strip Music Festival today announced a full slate for the three-day event that includes club shows featuring Peter Murphy (pictured), RZA, Hank III, James Ingram and Das Racist. SSMF, which kicks off Thursday, Aug. 16, with a salute to the Doors at the House of Blues, is highlighted by a Sunset Boulevard street […]
Marilyn Manson will headline this year’s Sunset Strip Music Festival, according to sources in West Hollywood environs. If it’s true, the rocker – who in May released his latest album “Born Villain” – would become the latest in a line of heavy hitters SSMF has brought to the stage since the festival took to the […]
By Shannon Cosgrove People in ripped rock shirts and leather jackets, along with a guy in a KISS outfit, were greeted by reggae music, dreadlocks and puffs of smoke at the entrance of the Sunset Strip Music Festival on Saturday. “Welcome to the birthplace of rock ’n’ roll!” a 98.7 DJ shouted to nonchalant passers-by […]
Your ridiculously abundant Saturday touts on both ends of Sunset: ‣ East of Sunset, Duniven [that’s his video for “Stars Far Above” on top] plays the Satellite along with Monstro Flora who will be celebrating their record release. Gavin Turek and the Secret Language support. ‣ Sacramento’s Ganglians team up with San Deigo’s Cuckoo Chaos […]
Because we’re optimistic, we’re going to assume that the embattled Sunset Junction Street Fair is actually going to happen. And on today’s Buzz Bands LA show on Moheak Radio, we’ll preview the festival – and chat with Brian Canning and Claire McKeown of Shadow Shadow Shade (playing 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 on the Edgecliffe […]
It’s a full-speed-ahead Friday: ‣ Z-Trip (pictured) brings his Rock Boxx Tour to the Palladium, with De La Soul, Nosaj Thing and Daddy Kev. ‣ Death Cab For Cutie is back for a second night at the Greek Theatre, with Frightened Rabbit opening. ‣ Silver Lake indie quartet Le Switch plays its farewell show at […]
[So it’s “Mötley Crüe Day” in West Hollywood today as the Sunset Strip Music Festival begins in earnest tonight with a tribute to the hard rockers at the House of Blues. Don’t know whether to bring an autograph book to the red carpet or a taser.] It’s a too-many-damn-shows Thursday. Top recommendations: ‣ L.A. roots-rock […]
Set times have been announced for the Sunset Strip Music Festival’s big Saturday in the streets – with Mötley Crüe, Public Enemy and Bush leading the way. The festival, which kicks off with a tribute to Mötley Crüe on Thursday at the House of Blues and continues with club shows that night and Friday, will […]
