Florida-bred indie-rockers Surfer Blood, Malaysian songstress Yuna, Bay Area quintet Finish Ticket and Colorado indie-pop duo Tennis join L.A. standouts such as the Record Company, Saint Motel and Moses Sumney in the first batch of artists announced to play Make Music Pasadena on June 7. The all-ages, all-day festival brings free concerts to multiple venues […]
Hey, big shot, it’s Thursday: ‣ Morrissey’s hotly anticipated tour arrives in SoCal – Wednesday’s show in San Jose seemed a good start – as he visits the Observatory in Orange County, with Kristeen Young opening. ‣ Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere visit the Roxy Theatre behind their new album “Southsiders.” Above, the new video for […]
Incoming: Morrissey, Tom Jones, tUnE-yArDs, Air Life, In the Valley Below, the Mercy Beat, Jarell Perry, the Acetates, Rey Pila, Todd Snider, Hamilton Leithauser, Max Collins, the Bad Plus, Ray LaMontagne, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Jenny Lewis, Needtobreathe, Dead Sara, Afternoons, Kina Grannis, O.A.R., Tycho, Ingrid Michaelson, Acid Mothers Temple, the Pains of Being Pure at […]
If you thought Yuna‘s tunes were smooth when she worked with Pharrell, then her latest single “Falling” from her latest album “Nocturnal” should be up there with your new favorite summery songs considering it was produced by Robin Hannibal (one-half of Rhye and Quadron). With her butter-smooth vocals floating above the light disco beats, it’s […]
Your Thursday things: ‣ El-P heads up a night of hard-hitting hip-hop at the Troubadour, with Azizi Gibson, Warm Brew and Thurz. ‣ Andrew Bird [pictured] brings his show titled “Gezelligheid” (it translates to “cozy”) to the Immanuel Presbyterian Church – Bird, who recently released the EP “I Want to See Pulaski at Night,” offers […]
Incoming: Young Dubliners, Jeff Tweedy, Icona Pop, Kill Hannah, NOFX, Judy Collins, Pere Ubu, Juliette Commagere, King Krule, That Noise, El-P, Chance the Rapper, Andrew Bird, Yuna, Iggy Azalea, Holograms, Canvases, Camp Freddy, Suicidal Tendencies, Baby Alpaca, the Vandals, Stevie Wonder, Cults, We Are Scientists, HOTTÂ MT, the Muffs, Kate Earl, the Muffs, Youth Brigade […]
Yuna’s smoky vocals earned her a spotlight in her home country as a singer-songwriter early on, but it wasn’t until Pharrell Williams took her under his wings to produce the seductive anthem “Live Your Life,” that the Malaysian singer began to garner praise her sophisticated delivery. Putting a Southeast Asian spin on pop music, Yuna […]
Yuna first picked up at guitar at the age of 14, but it wasn’t until she was in the midst of studying law that she began to hone her songwriting craft with performances in the public eye. Now, the 24-year-old Malaysian singer is making herself at home in L.A. while she brings some of those […]
Mainstream music under the stars, and the red-hot residencies: ‣ Maroon 5, Train and Gavin DeGraw do the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Sugarland, Sara Bareilles, Casey James team up at the Greek Theatre. ‣ The hottest free show in town? It certainly has been every Monday this month – Crystal Antlers close out their residency at […]
