Ronnie Vannucci, Jr., is known as the big-smiling, hard-hitting drummer for the Killers, but when he looks at his reflection in all those platinum records he sees a classic rock guy.
Recap and photos by Michelle Shiers The stars – and the crowd – came out for Sunday night’s “George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison,” a benefit for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund originally scheduled for the El Rey Theatre but moved to the bigger Fonda Theatre because of ticket demand. And […]
Outside Lands 2014 roared to a big finish on Sunday, with the Killers closing out the main stage (but not allowing photographers) by covering “Bad Moon Rising” and welcoming Danielle Haim to guest on drums for “On Top.” Jenny Lewis delivered a winning set, as did Brooklyners Lucius. Chvrches canceled their set due to travel […]
Your very busy Thursday: ‣ The fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Show brings Metallica, Five Finger Death Punch, Anthrax, Stone Sour, the Dillinger Escape Plan and Halestorm to Club Nokia for a sold-out night of hard rock. ‣ The Killers (that’s their video for “Miss Atomic Bomb,” above) join up with the Felice Brothers for […]
Happy 1st of May … ‣ Paramore visits the Wiltern behind its wildly popular new self-titled album. Fans are “Still Into You,” as the video suggests. ‣ The Killers do the first of two SoCal dates, this one at Honda Center. ‣ U.K. provocateurs (and masked men) Clinic, doing their first U.S. tour since 2010, […]
Incoming: The Rolling Stones, the Killers, Metallica, Los Lobos, Paramore, HIM, Built to Spill, Metz, Alice Russell, Robyn Hitchcock, Marnie Stern, Killing Joke, Chad Valley, Big Black Delta, Clinic, Vietnam, Keaton Simons, Adam Green & Binki Shapiro, Javelin, Maps & Atlases, Little Boots, Pyyramids, Os Mutantes, Lisa Germano, Armin Van Buuren, Helmet, K’s Choice, Saint Motel, […]
‣ The second night of KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas goes off at the Gibson Amphitheatre, featuring the Killers, Jack White, M83, Passion Pit, Neon Trees, Of Monsters and Men, fun., Grouplove, Alex Clare and Imagine Dragons. Set times. That’s the Dori Oskowitz-directed video for Jack White’s “I’m Shakin’,” above. ‣ Metric visits the Fox Theater […]
Wednesday’s embarrassment of riches: ‣ The Killers visit the Fonda Theatre behind their new album “Battle Born.” The video for their great big rock anthem “Runaways,” above, has only been viewed 4 1/2 million times, so what’s a few more? ‣ Scotland-bred quartet Django Django headlines the Echo, supported by Vinyl Williams. ‣ The Features […]
Incoming: Django Django, Spirit Animal, Amanda Palmer, Beach House, Dragonette, the Killers, the Features, Harlan, Hey Champ, Taken by Trees, Conor Oberst, Menomena, Ryan Bingham, Band of Horses, Earlimart, Dave Stewart, Citizen Cope, Rodriguez, Alt-J, the Go-Go’s, Wilco. Above: Mister Loveless stops by the Satellite on Sunday in support of their latest album “Grow Up.” […]
With his band Louis XIV in the deep freeze after three albums and thousands of miles of touring, singer-guitarist Jason Hill needed a change. The San Diegan moved to L.A., bought a house in Laurel Canyon, built a recording studio he calls “Ulysses” and retreated to “a life of staying at home and making records,” […]
