Make Music Pasadena takes over the Crown City on Saturday, featuring music at more than 25 locales and including the likes of Surfer Blood, Yuna, Tennis, Finish Ticket, the Record Company, Sylvan Esso, Saint Motel, Moses Sumney, Andy Allo, Shelby Earl, the Janks and Slow Graffiti. It’s free, but organizers are asking than fans make […]
Florida-bred indie-rockers Surfer Blood, Malaysian songstress Yuna, Bay Area quintet Finish Ticket and Colorado indie-pop duo Tennis join L.A. standouts such as the Record Company, Saint Motel and Moses Sumney in the first batch of artists announced to play Make Music Pasadena on June 7. The all-ages, all-day festival brings free concerts to multiple venues […]
Thursday’s itinerary: ‣ Lolawolf, the NYC quartet fronted by Zoe Kravitz (the actress and the daughter of Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet), brings its sultry electro-pop to the Echo, with Reputante and Conway opening. Above, Lolawolf’s video for “What Love Is.” ‣ L.A. folk outfit Baywood celebrates the release of its full-length, “Everything We Know, […]
There may have been 202 local albums released this year (yes, 202), but sometimes you can’t get have a successful finale without putting out a little teaser first. EPs are often overlooked when making year-end lists, but we at BBLA HQ believe the preview is just as important as the finished product. Short releases are […]
Your show options for 12-12-13: ‣ Washington, D.C., indie veterans the Dismemberment Plan – back with the new album “Uncanny Valley,” their first in 12 years – play the Fonda Theatre. Telekinesis opens. ‣ Long-running funk explorers the Greyboy Allstars do the first of two nights at the Mint; their first studio album in six years, […]
Incoming: Alt 98.7 Rooftop Party, Holychild, Lissie, Freedy Johnston, Jay Z, Emilie Autumn, Brian Posehn, Brand New, Tapioca & the Flea, the Head and the Heart, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Climbers, the Silent Comedy, Samantha Pearl, the Olms, the Maine, the Mowgli’s, Merle Haggard, Banks, Basia Bulat, Realities, the Visitors, Ari Hest, Third Eye […]
‣ Roots rocker Mike Stinson, who built quite a local legend before departing L.A. for Texas three years ago, does the second of two SoCal shows behind his new album “Hell and Half of Georgia.” He headlines the Viper Room, supported by Tony Gilkyson and JD Bender. ‣ Courtney Love plays to a sold-out Troubadour. […]
Happy Monday, and we mean that: ‣ Best Coast does a second night at the El Rey Theatre, supported by Bleached and the Lovely Bad Things. ‣ Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran start their run of four concerts this week at Staples Center. ‣ U.K. singer-songwriter Kieran Leonard does a show at Harvard & Stone. […]
In name, the Janks have been around since Gnarls Barkley was the next big thing. But names can be deceiving, and there’s a reason the Los Angeles quartet has titled its new EP “Meet the Janks.” Originally the vehicle for singer-guitarist Zachary Zmed, the Janks got on the radar in 2009 with their second full-length […]
‣ Sunday’s show at the El Rey still has everyone buzzing, so maybe you’d like to catch Yeasayer again? The Brooklyn-based band visits the Observatory in O.C. tonight. ‣ The Peach Kings and Cloud Control team up at It’s a School Night at Bardot ‣ Kiev continues its residency at the Bootleg Bar, where the […]
