[Happy August. And happy birthday, Shirley Manson …] The members of blues-pop provocateurs Gomez live all over the place these days, and for their sixth album, “A New Tide,” a lot of the songwriting was done online. Can’t do concerts that way, though – the quintet’s national tour behind its new album visits the Wiltern […]
Their name is barely known outside of a few small clubs, but already Local Natives are telling us all the places they’ve been – and, in doing so, all the places they intend to go. The L.A. quintet makes music that crackles with frenetic beats, agile melodies and cascading harmonies, tightly assembled in songs that […]
[Shakira blows out birthday candles today as we careen into a new month …] How packed is the Viper Room going to be tonight? Indie darlings DeVotchKa swoop into the Sunset Strip club for a sold-out show. … I reckon the Smell will be crowded too – NYC’s Gang Gang Dance (who are playing Coachella […]
