Punk legends X kicked off a four-night residency at the Observatory on Thursday night on the heels of an announcement that morning that guitarist Billy Zoom has been diagnosed with bladder cancer. ||| Photos by Monique Hernandez Zoom, 67, born Tyson Kindell, vowed to participate in Observatory shows, which celebrated X’s first four albums — […]
Tuesday’s show slate: â–º Their new album “Evermotion” just out last week, Guster [pictured] headlines the House of Blues Anaheim. â–º Orchestral rockers Archer Black [see “Pins”] headline the Satellite, supported by the Relationship (fetauring Brian Bell of Weezer) and Hi Ho Silver Oh. â–º L.A.-based hip-hop duo Two Fresh heads up the lineup at […]
Incoming: Riots, Archer Black, the Zodiac Party, Ivory Deville, Freddy Jones Band, Hudson, IAN, Andrew Bird, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, the Blasters, Guster, Casro, Royal Tongues, Nacosta, Sympathetic Frequencies, Eric McFadden, Styx, Twin Shadow, WATERS, the Donkeys, Tinashe, Moon Hooch, Boots Electric, White Arrows, FIDLAR, Night Terrors of 1927, the Wombats, Jimmy Gnecco, […]
Incoming: The Weeknd, Banks, HIM, Dear Boy, Free Energy, Zak Waters, Laura Mvula, KING, Lee Dewyze, Grouplove, Valient Thorr, Bastille, Butch Walker, Parachute, King Krule, Body Language, Meiko, Cold War Kids, The Julie Ruin, Stars, the Orb, Midlake, FIDLAR, Gold Panda, Thievery Corporation, Lynard Skynard, Valerie June, Dirty Beaches, Cold Cave, Telepathe, Diana Krall, Juliette […]
Saturday at the Park, and elsewhere: ‣ Ben Folds Five – you remember how they rattled the Fraggles last fall, right? – visit the Wiltern behind their comeback album “The Sound of the Life of the Mind.” ‣ It looks as if the weather has cleared off in time for a special day at Santa […]
Some Sunday selections: ‣ Soul man Trey Songz visits the Nokia Theatre behind his new album “Chapter V.” That’s his video for “Never Again,” above. ‣ Pop-punks New Found Glory celebrate the 10th anniversary of their breakout “Sticks and Stones” by playing the album in full, and more, to a sold-out Troubadour. The Story So […]
The weekend of Lobsterfest was hot. And, as it turns out, buttery and delicious. The annual carnival-meets-feeding frenzy-meets-musical festival drew thousands to Ports O’ Call Village in San Pedro, and the tasty crustaceans were just a side dish for music fans. The lineup of local bands, again curated by Mark Sovel, proved heat was no […]
Stay calm, stay cool: ‣ Port of Los Angeles’ Lobsterfest continues for one more day where the Blasters (pictured above), Jail Weddings, Battleme, Capt. Jeff & the Chum Buckets and Neveready close out the festivities in San Pedro. ‣ The legendary Little Feat headline the El Rey Theatre. ‣ Avicii still caters to electronica fans […]
Youngblood Hawke, along with Great Northern, Lili Haydn, Sara Radle and Davis Fetter, have been added to the lineup for Lobsterfest the weekend of Sept. 14-16 at Ports O’Call Village in San Pedro. They join previously announced bands the Blasters,  Dum Dum Girls, Saint Motel, NO, Races, JJAMZ and Jail Weddings at the annual waterfront […]
‣ KCRW’s “Are Friends Eclectic?” holkiday benefit at the Orpheum Theatre features Jimmy Cliff, Iron & Wine, Brett Dennen, Other Lives, Mia Doi Todd, White Denim, the Belle Brigade, the Secret Sisters, Zee Avi and others. ‣ Jane Birkin makes her first Los Angeles appearance in seven years at Cal State L.A.’s Luckman Fine Arts […]
