‣ O.C.-bred quintet Young the Giant, whose sophomore album “Mind Over Matter” came out in January, headlines the Palladium, with Cayucas opening. ‣ Citizen Cope, the singer-guitarist-producer born Clarence Greenwood, does an intimate solo show athte Wiltern, with Alice Smith supporting. ‣ It’s the second in 2014’s First Fridays series at the Natural History Museum, […]
Incoming: Future Islands, Young the Giant, Kan Wakan, Moses Sumney, Kera & the Lesbians, Busy Living, the Bots, the New Electric Sound, Fever the Ghost, Mad Caddies, the Belle Brigade, Lucius, Step Brothers, Vitamin String Quartet, Shooter Jennings, Mother Falcon, Los Lonely Boys, Action Bronson, Immortal Technique, Citizen Cope, Baths, Delorean, Mary Chapin Carpenter, White […]
It’s been a while since we heard from Young the Giant, and oh boy, their new direction might surprise you if you were were a fan of their pop-rock hits such as “Apartment,” “Cough Syrup” and “My Body” off their self-titled debut. On their new single, “It’s About Time,” their beachy, laid-back pop vibe has […]
Your Grammy night selections: ‣ Hard to imagine a more exuberant party than the one the Echoplex has in store tonight: Grammy-nominated New Orleans stalwarts the Rebirth Brass Band (pictured) team up with Eli “Paperboy” Reed for a healthy dose of funk and soul. ‣ Think of this as kind of the anti-Grammy night: The […]
A superb slate of shows for your Saturday: ‣ Grammy-nominated the Roots visit the House of Blues for the 8th Annual Roots Jam Session, which is sure to feature some special cameos and this year benefits the youth charity United Roots Oakland. ‣ O.C. breakout rockers Young The Giant headline the first of two nights […]
Red-hot L.A. quintet Vanaprasta kicks off a Sunday residency in Orange County tonight (with the New Limb) at the Constellation Room, and if that venue name doesn’t ring a bell, it’s understandable. The Constellation Room is a new, 300-capacity space located inside the Galaxy Concert Theatre, a 550-capacity dinner theater situated inconspicuously in a Santa […]
Summer’s here, and that means barbecues and poolside parties for most people. However, Orange County’s Young the Giant will be hard at work and on the road from now through October, and this time they’ll become globetrotters as they visit the U.K., Australia, the Netherlands and more. We swear it seemed just like yesterday that […]
[Three remixes of three local artists to pump you up for the week ahead…] Alexander, “Truth (White Arrows Remix)” ”“ Alexander, the solo project of Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros), gets remixed by L.A. band White Arrows (and Bootleg Theater residents this month). The original “Truth” is whimsically filled with whistling, but […]
Of legends and locals: ‣ Robert Plant and the Band of Joy, joined by North Mississippi Allstars, play the Greek Theatre. ‣ Prince does another night at the Forum. ‣ The Big Four – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeath and Anthrax – take over the Coachella stages at the Empire Polo Club for a collision of heavy […]
Orange County’s Young the Giant have come a long way from their days as the Jakes. Being one of the first bands to diversify Roadrunner’s hard-rock label has worked in their favor as they’ve opened up for acts such as Minus the Bear and Futureheads in the past year. The quintet now has no trouble […]
