Weekend plans up in the air? Having Coachella/desert withdrawals already? Deserted at The Palms – a one-day, two-stage festival being presented by L.A. Record, Dublab and others – brings a formidable lineup of artists to the Palms Restaurant on Saturday. Included: Thee Oh Sees, Cate Le Bon, Nite Jewel, White Fence, Dream Boys and HOTT […]
In a little over a year, Brooklyn indie-rockers Parquet Courts have gone from unknowns to headliners at the Fonda Theatre without any of the social-media chest-beating that dominates the music universe. They aren’t on Facebook, or Twitter, but the music cognoscenti has done plenty to elevate their profile, comparing the taut rockers on their album […]
Your Saturday show options: ‣ The National visits the Greek Theatre behind its acclaimed “Trouble Will Find Me,” the band’s sixth album, released in May. Daughter opens. That’s the video for “Demons,” above. ‣ Emeli Sandé plays Club Nokia behind her debut album “Our Version of Events.” ‣ Chicago indie-rockers Smith Westerns headline the El […]
[Photos and capsule reviews of selected sets from the Hill Street Stage at Sunday’s FYF Fest:] Turbonegro, Liars, Aesop Rock, Father John Misty, Wild Nothing, White Fence, Kishi Bashi ||| Photos by Laurie Scavo After the jump, more photos and capsule reviews:
[We’re in the desert for Day 1 of Coachella – and it seems as if the half of L.A. that isn’t here for the festival is hanging out at Moon Block Party / Desert Daze gig in Desert Hot Springs. So pardon this abbreviated list:] Tonight: ‣ Day 1 of Coachella features Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, […]
“Do you love burgers as much as we do?” asked Kyle Thomas, aka King Tuff, after going head-first into a few garage-rock numbers full of psychedelic licks. It might sound like a funny question to ask during a concert, but they were playing Burgerama, after all. Put on by Fullerton-based label Burger Records, the Observatory […]
Your solid Saturday touts: ‣ Power pop fanatics need not stay home tonight, because the Posies [pictured above] play 1993’s “Frosting On The Beater” tonight at the Viper Room. ‣ She never really just worked 9 to 5. Country’s legendary lady Dolly Parton plays a second night at Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Chillwavers Memory Tapes headlines […]
And you thought this year’s Darker My Love album was a delirious trip in the Wayback Machine. This second helping of White Fence – the solo project of DML’s Tim Presley – is a beautifully woozy excursion into the lo-fi cobwebs of the ’60s. White Fence’s debut came out earlier this year on San Francisco’s […]
