Incoming: Desert Trip, Desert Daze, Bob Weir, St. Lucia, Japandroids, Zhu, Poster Children, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Warpaint, Ween, Temples, Griz, Fitz & the Tantrums, the 1975, Kygo, How to Dress Well, Christine & the Queens, Moses Sumney, Gwen Stefani
It’s Monday, so that means … ‣ The Drake Vs. Lil Wayne Tour (apparently, quite a battle this time out) visits the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Interpol does the first of two nights at the Fox Theater Pomona behind their new album “El Pintor.” Above, the video for “All the Rage Back Home.” ‣ Seattle sextet […]
Incoming: Way Over Yonder, Big Star Third, George Fest, Drake, Interpol, Motopony, the Rescues, La Roux, Lykke Li, Tears for Fears, Youth Code, Slash, Denny White, the Raveonettes, A Day to Remember, Jaymes Young, Yellowman, Shyboy, the Eeries, Justin Nozuka, Allen Stone, Temples, the Kooks, Simian Mobile Disco, Rocco DeLuca, Mia Doi Todd, Hank 3, […]
It’s a fabulous Friday: ‣ We’ll start this Friday on the local tip: L.A. quartet the Hectors celebrate the release of their first album “Her Dark Majesty” [sample the wares here] at the Satellite, supported by Haunted Summer, TS & the Past Haunts and Spaceships. ‣ Partying with the mammals: Dan Deacon and Japanther team […]
Thursday’s things: ‣ South African quartet Civil Twilight headlines the El Rey Theatre behind its latest album “Holy Weather. ” Morning Parade and Frank + Derol support. ‣ La Santa Cecilia performs at this week’s edition of the Sunset Concerts series at the Skirball Center. ‣ The Rescues preview their new album “Blah Blah Love […]
The midweek mix: ‣ Dinosaur Jr. visits the Music Box to play its 1988 album “Bug” in its entirety, part of a show that will include a Q&A conducted by Henry Rollins and an opening set by Pierced Arrows. ‣ Alt-rockers Standing Shadows, who since October have released two in of a trilogy of EPs […]
Picks for a super Sunday: ‣ Twenty years after his death, French songwriter/actor/director Serge Gainsbourg remains a huge influence on the pop music of today. Tonight’s Serge Gainsbourg Tribute at the Hollywood Bowl features the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra led by Jean Claude Vannier and Scott Dunn – accompanied by an A-list band including bassist Justin […]
Back in May, we tipped you that the Hotel Café would be curating a stage at this year’s Sunset Junction. The lineup was announced today, and it includes a stellar cast of artists who’ve regularly played the Cahuenga Boulevard room, including Cary Brothers, Butch Walker and the Black Widows, Jim Bianco, HoneyHoney, Buddy and Mayor […]
Tonight’s top 4 shows that won’t dent your holiday shopping budget (because they’re free): ‣ Tonight’s installment of Sweaters is local collective Black Iris’ holiday party, featuring the Dead Trees (pictured; they just released a 7-inch on the collective’s White Iris imprint) and El Sportivo, the side project of Foreign Born/Fool’s Gold guitar god Lewis […]
Top 5 embarrassments of musical riches on a Monday: ‣ The title of the new album by the Greenhornes’ is “★★★★.” That’s moxie. the Cincinnati garage rockers, fronted by Craig Fox and including Jack Lawrence (Dead Weather, Raconteurs) and Patrick Keeler (Raconteurs), hit the Troubadour tonight. ‣ The killer residency lined up by IAMSOUND Records […]
