‣ Garbage headlines the Palladium behind their new album “Not Your Kind of People,” with Screaming Females opening. ‣ The Shins visit the Gibson Amphitheatre of their acclaimed new album “Port of Morrow,” and joining them on this tour is Washed Out, the woozy electronic band fronted by Ernest Greene whose own new album “Within […]
Incoming: The Lumineers, Garbage, Justin Bieber, the Shins, Emmylou Harris, the Jezabels, Deerhoof, Wax Tailor, the Wombats, Conor Oberst, Kimbra, Father John Misty, Nick Lowe, Coheed & Cambria, Dr. Dog, Patrick Wolf, the Offspring, Jason Mraz, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, the Black Keys, the Head & the Heart, She Wants Revenge, the Maccabees, Of Montreal […]
Friday’s fun: ‣ Delta Spirit visits the Fonda Theatre behind the release of their third album. Waters and Tijuana Panthers open. ‣ Sydney, Australia’s the Jezabels play a sold-out show at the Troubadour, supported by Imagine Dragons and Benjamin Francis Leftwich. ‣ L.A. experimental rock outfit Tes Elations celebrate their album release at the Bootleg […]
Tops on a terrific Tuesday: ‣ It’s that time of the month – Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday songwriter night at Lot 1 Cafe features acoustic performances by Nico Stai and Megan Jacobs, along with Michael Feerick (Amusement Parks on Fire) and Brian Cleary (Strange Parade, the Movies). ‣ Long-running indie-pop duo Mates Of State hit […]
With artists such as Guineafowl, Gotye and the Bleeding Knees Club recently coming through town, it’s been somewhat of an Australian invasion for L.A., but we don’t mind when rock bands like the Jezabels swing by again. Even after we caught the quartet at SXSW, songs such as “Mace Spray” and “Endless Summer” still have […]
Australian four-piece the Jezabels got our attention at SXSW, and it wasn’t singer Hayley Mary’s leather jacket. The quartet deals in layered, arena-ready rock anthems, with Mary wailing as if she want to be heard clear from Down Under. Which, thanks to the band’s three well-received EPs, she might be. The band is working on […]
[Some great bands headed west after SXSW, and the first wave hits town tonight:] Tonight’s seriously good show selection: ‣ Destroyer (that’s the video to the title track of their new album “Kaputt,” above) plays to a sold-out Troubadour, with the War on Drugs and Devon Williams opening. ‣ U.K. trio Ebsen and the Witch […]
[Aussies on a rooftop, not a bad way to spend a Saturday:] Cloud Control (at Maggie Mae’s) – The only bad thing that happened to the young quartet at the Sounds Australia showcase was that their banner was felled by the stiff Texas breeze. That didn’t sully the smile of Alister Wright, who led his […]
