This Week’s Shows: Jan. 18-24
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Including: Lupe Fiasco, Mayer Hawthorne, Josh Ritter, Panic! at the Disco, Car Seat Headrest, JD McPherson, Talib Kweli, Chicano Batman, Dawes, Chairlift, Vanessa Carlton and more.
Tonight in L.A.: IAMSU!, River City Extension, Broncho, Pete Rock/Slum Village, Elephant Revival, Talib Kweli
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Thirsty for some good music on this fine Thursday? â–º The El Rey hosts the Eyes on Me tour lead by IAMSU!. Rome Fortune, Dave Steezy and Show Banga join. â–º The endlessly harmonious indie-folk five-piece the Wild Reeds and River City Extension share the Troubadour with special guest Air Traffic Controller. â–º After touring […]
Tonight in L.A.: Magic Man, The Mavericks, Widespread Panic, Years & Years, Quantic, Palma Violets, Futurebirds, Talib Kweli, HINDS
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This week’s halfway point offers: â–º Be a believer tonight with Magic Man, Great Good Fine OK and Vinyl Theatre at the El Rey Theatre. â–º Country meets Cuba at the Fonda Theatre with the Mavericks. â–º Widespread Panic is bringing their jazz rock back at the Orpheum Theatre for night two of two. â–º […]
The Week Ahead: March 23-29
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Incoming: Burgerama Festival, Desert Hearts Festival, Years & Years, Salt Petal, Tall Tales and the Silver Lining, Conway, Dugas, Mr. Moonshine, Jameson Burt, Waterbed, Of Montreal, Gang of Four, The Ting Tings, Widespread Panic, London Symphony Orchestra, Rubblebucket, Leon Bridges, Tom Brosseau, Black Rivers, Matthew E. White, The Detla Riggs, Seasons, Hemlock Lane, Weekend Nachos, […]
Talib Kweli’s career-spanning show earns roars of approval at the Echoplex
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With DJ Spinna on the 1s and 2s, Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli took the stage at the Echoplex for the first time to a roar of applause and a sea of smart phones in the air, launching into a career-spanning set with his near-breathless flow. He breezed through material including his 1998 Black Star album […]
The Week Ahead: June 16-22
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Incoming: Warped Tour, Ed Sheeran, Alex & Sierra, Blackwater Jukebox, Garate, Seven Saturdays, Bernhoft, Metronomy, the Mountain Goats, Crash Kings, Atomic Ape, Emily Wells, Fyfe Dangerfield & Aristazabal Hawkes, Them Howling Bones, Bad Suns, Clean Bandit, Kaya, Cowboy Junkies, Failure, Gavin DeGraw, Rodigro Amarante, Sabrina Antoinette, Chad VanGaalen, Adrian Sherwood, Sam Outlaw, Victoria Reed, Bones […]
Tonight in L.A.: Poolside/YACHT/Kisses, Living Colour, Lalah Hathaway, the Jealous Sound, Daedelus, KXSC Festival, Paid Dues Festival
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Shows to go with your sunny Saturday: ‣Â It’s a perfect day to head down to Santa Monica Pier, especially when Poolside, YACHT, Kisses and Them Jeans play as part of the summer series “All Bands On Deck” starting at 4:00 P.M. An after-party will follow featuring DJ sets by Poolside, Guns in the Sun and […]
Tonight in L.A.: Smokey Robinson, Talib Kweli, Nick 13, Western Scene, Haim, La Sera, Duniven, the Record Company, Alan Jackson, Cannibal Corpse
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For your steamy Friday: ‣ The legendary Smokey Robinson does the first of two nights at the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Talib Kweli checks in at at the Roxy. ‣ Tiger Army frontman-turned-country singer Nick 13 does the first of two nights at the El Rey Theatre in support of his self-titled solo album. That’s the […]
Tonight in L.A.: Black Star, Jon Foreman, Happy Hollows/Eastern Conference Champions, White Arrows, Mike Bloom/Miracle Parade, Fool’s Gold
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Thursday things: ‣ Black Star, the groundbreaking duo of Mos Def and Talib Kweli, do a makeup gig at Club Nokia for an L.A. date originally scheduled in October. ‣ The first night of the annual Invisible Children benefit concerts at the Troubadour features Jon Foreman (Switchfoot), Matt Pryor (the Get Up Kids), Aaron Gillespie […]
Tonight in L.A.: Talib Kweli, Soft Pipes/Miracle Parade, Maxim Ludwig, Die! Die! Die!, Rival Sons
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Something for everybody on a Sunday: ‣ Soft Pipes, the new project from Low Vs Diamond guitarist Anthony Polcino (whose music we debuted last October), make their live debut at a free show at the Satellite, joined by songwriter Christopher Pappas’ Miracle Parade. (The photo was taken just prior to Miracle Parade’s set at the […]
