Incoming: The Weeknd, Banks, HIM, Dear Boy, Free Energy, Zak Waters, Laura Mvula, KING, Lee Dewyze, Grouplove, Valient Thorr, Bastille, Butch Walker, Parachute, King Krule, Body Language, Meiko, Cold War Kids, The Julie Ruin, Stars, the Orb, Midlake, FIDLAR, Gold Panda, Thievery Corporation, Lynard Skynard, Valerie June, Dirty Beaches, Cold Cave, Telepathe, Diana Krall, Juliette […]
As we reported back in June, Shana Halligan has moved on from her work in the trip-hop duo Bitter:Sweet and found fertile soil – most of it European – for her sultry vocal stylings. Halligan, who has spent the past year collaborating with the likes of Nouvelle Vague, System of a Down’s Serj Tankian, Thievery […]
[Grab these remixes and get rid of your case of the Mondays…] AM & Shawn Lee – “Promises Are Never Far From Lies (Rob Garza Remix)” ”“”“ AM & Shawn Lee’s electro-pop sound in their track “Promises Are Never Far From Lies” gets an intense treatment from Thievery Coporation’s Rob Garza. It’s an outstanding translation […]
Sunday touts for your Memorial Day weekend: ‣ Prince plays the Forum for the third time (this weekend). Go early and catch soul trio KING open for the purple one. ‣ Little Dragon, the Stepkids, Lupe Fiasco and more play the 25th Annual JazzReggae Festival over at UCLA’s Intramural Field. ‣ Thievery Corporation headlines the […]
Massive Attack returned to L.A. on Sunday night for the second time this year, playing a career-spanning set that included “Babel,” “Atlas Air” and “Splitting the Atom” from their most recent album “Heligoland.” The occasion was the LA Weekly-sponsored “LA 101” at the Gibson Amphitheatre (although except for afternoon sets by three local bands on […]
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 […]
[Contributor Monica Alvarez reports from the main stage:] As the sun vanished Day 2 of Coachella, the masses shifted west and settled down for a type of spiritual meditation that only a band like Thievery Corporation could lead. At first, it felt as if the ninjas on the giant video screens busted a little sneak […]
