Cee-Lo bombed. Ariel Pink melted down. Brandon Flowers showed up with the Killers. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez showed up with the Mars Volta. Skrillex showed up with Korn. DJ Afrojack showed with up Paul McCartney. (Yeah, that Paul McCartney, and Usher too.) Odd Future showed up with Pharrell. The Aquabats showed up with Danny DeVito. Ozomatli showed […]
Brandon Flowers’ flamboyant show at the Wiltern Theatre on Wednesday night was all about his voice, that big, booming instrument that’s hardly ever dialed back on the material on his solo album, “Flamingo,” an homage to his home Las Vegas. The highlight for me was when guitarist Andy Summers of the Police joined the Killers’ […]
[Birthday greetings to Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World …] Tonight’s top 3 shows: ‣ Colorado’s Candy Claws (that’s their video for “Silent Time on Earth,” above) visit the Bootleg Theater, supported by Chain Gang of 1974. Candy Claws’ latest album “Hidden Lands” offers some pretty compelling lush orchestral pop – we gave you a […]
Top 6 reasons to stop watching Charlize Theron in this video and see a show tonight: ‣ The Killers’ Brandon Flowers unveils songs from his solo album “Flamingo” (due Sept. 14) at a sold-out show at the Troubadour. It quite possibly could be as action-packed as Nash Edgerton’s video for “Crossfire,” above. ‣ Darker My […]
[Hey, the Internet tells me it’s Teddy Geiger’s 21st birthday today. If he’s around town, I would surely buy him that first legal drink …] A gorgeous night for music under the stars? Looks like it. The Killers play to a sold-out Hollywood Bowl, while the Greek Theatre bill has pop fans salivating – Phoenix […]
Depeche Mode, Tool, the Killers, Jane’s Addiction, the Beastie Boys and Kings of Leon were announced as headliners for this summer’s Lollapalooza – topping a roster that includes the strong Los Angeles contingent of the Silversun Pickups, the Airborne Toxic Event, No Age and the Henry Clay People. Silversun, Airborne and No Age represented for […]
Here’s a fun little DIY video from L.A. singer-songwriter Sara Lov’s cover series. Lov, whose debut album “Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming” comes out March 17, covers Silversun Pickups’ “Kissing Families,” with sideman/producer Zac Rae playing a small piano. And, yes, that’s SSPU frontman Brian Aubert joining in on tambourine. Speaking of the Pickups, their sophomore […]
Headliners for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival include Paul McCartney, the Cure, My Bloody Valentine, the Killers, Franz Ferdinand and Morrissey. The festival just posted the full lineup for the three-day event April 17-19 in Indio. Among the other performers: X, Paul Weller, Amy Winehouse, Public Enemy, TV on the Radio, the Yeah […]
I suspect that by tomorrow we will have a lineup for Coachella 2009, or the bulk of one, and like the populace on the message boards, the overlord of the Who Will Play Coachella 2009 blog and the young man who creates these wishful posters (he’s in high school and he has skills), I’m anxious. […]
[Some Very Bad Person made off with Morgan Kibby’s digital camera at the recent Los Angeles show. So instead of her behind-the-scenes photographs, the shot below is one of our indefatigable M83 tour diarist during the show. Meanwhile, if you have any information about that camera …] Chapter 19: Ending our American tour in Los […]
