[Birthday wishes to Ride’s Mark Gardener, who turns 40 on Sunday. Here’s what’s up for our weekend:] Tonight: Big night for the Airborne Toxic Event – the local quintet, just back from a European tour, is playing Disney Hall. They’ll be joined by the Calder Quartet. TATE also recently released a Midnight Ridazz-inspired video for […]
Dawes, the L.A. quartet whose previously self-released debut “North Hills” gets a shot of adrenaline when ATO Records re-releases it on Sept. 29, starts its L.A. residency (the foursome is also doing Mondays at the Detroit Bar) at the Echo. Supporting are Slang Chickens and a band called Big Echo – whom Web In Front […]
[Happy birthday to Jason LaRocca of the local punk outfit the Briggs. Here’s where to rock out tonight:] Busy, busy night, from the big spaces to the big rooms and on down. That highly anticipated Nine Inch Nails / Jane’s Addiction tour hits the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, and also under the evening skies is the […]
[Quite a weekend we have in store musically, assuming, that is, that you and I aren’t on the invite list for Josh Groban’s birthday party:] Friday: Everest is back; the L.A. quintet brings its vivid Americana to the Echo (with the Parson Redheads and Two Sheds) at the beginning of a West Coast swing that […]
[Happy Birthday to Scott Weiland and Simon Le Bon … keep on milking …] While losing money seems to be the theme of the month, free shows seems to be the theme of the night: Fresh-faced and Bay Area-based, the Morning Benders join the fray on the final night of Kenan Bell’s residency at Spaceland. […]
