Echo Park Rising returned Saturday for the first time since 2019, and from the stages of the Echo and Echoplex to the pop-up shows all over the neighborhood, the streets were alive with the sound of music.
Gold Star unveils the new single “Cherry Red,” a propulsive Americana-meets-New Order jam that introduces his forthcoming fourth album, “Headlights U.S.A. (Pts. I & II).” Gold Star plays Zebulon on Aug. 4 and Pappy & Harriet’s on Aug. 6.
Incoming: South on Sunset, X, BTS, JPEGMAFIA, Lindsey Buckingham, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Three 6 Mafia, Reverend Horton Heat, Matisyahu, Dustbowl Revival, She & Him, LANCO, CloZee, José James, Berlin, Los Lobos, A Flock of Seagulls, Damien Jurado and Will Sheff (Okkervil River), Gavin Turek, Lauren Jauregui, Laura Marling, Whitmer Thomas, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds, the Tracks, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Father of the Bride Band, Prettiest Eyes, Trixie Mattel, Mayer Hawthorne, Baby Keem, Lady Blackbird, Andrew McMahon, Gabriels, Intervals, Jared Mattson (Mattson 2), John Carroll Kirby, Jack Symes, Ada Lea, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Metalachi, Necromantix, Film School, DRAAG, Mo Dotti, Sloppy Jane, Your Angel, Skullcrusher, Rett Madison, Clinton Kane, Andy Clockwise, Gold Star, Grady Strange, Grace McKagan, Billy Z Duke, Jagged Baptist Club
Incoming: Brownies & Lemonade, Substance LA, Rhondavous, Salon Saturno, Pre-Thanksgiving Fest, The Fifth Annual West Coast Feast, Pie, Deep House Brunch, Boxfest, Love You Down Underground, BTS, Bad Religion, Air Supply, Alkaline Trio, Aimee Mann, NHC (Navarro, Hawkins, Chaney), Thundercat, Lagwagon, GWAR, Courtney Barnett, Dawes, Judith Hill, Kalan.FrFr, Beabadoobee, Tobe Nwigwe, the Record Company, Murs, Art Feynman, Tonstartssbandht, the Regrettes, the Greyboy Allstars, the Midnight, Happy Fits, Bedouine, Sonoda, Citizen, Cold Hart, Soul Syndicate Live, Datamaps, Object of Affection, Deb Never, Boy Scouts, Hot Mulligan, Donzii, The Tracks, Grady Strange, Moonfuzz, Grace McKagan, Ryan Pollie, Gold Star
Incoming: SoCal Hoedown, Nocturnal Wonderland, Shift Music Festival, Supernova International Ska Festival, 2020 Summerfest Los Angeles, Smokey Robinson, Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles), the Monkees with Michael Nesmith and Mickey Dolenz, HAIM, Rostam, Brittany Howard, Ty Segall, Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals), Fred Armisen, the Residents, City and Colour, Willow Smith, David Wax Museum, Princess, Jagged Baptist Club, Maggie Rose, Current Joys, Theophilus London, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Gold Star, Royal & the Serpent, Needtobreathe, Surf Curse, Vintage Trouble, Coeur de Pirate, Esmé Patterson, Half Alive, Tashaki Miyaki, Guyville, Sharon Silva, Brainstory, Boogaloo Assassins, Buyepongo, Quitapenas, Jukebox the Ghost, Andy Frasco & the UN, Jon Batiste, Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Black Lips, Kate Clover, Subat, Livingmore, Oddnesse, Jessie Payo, Gary Clark Jr., Glass Animals, Slow Magic, Analog Party, Theophilus London, Current Joys, Young Dubliners, Tiffany
Here are four recently released videos we’ve watched multiple times and, thus, recommend to you. They come courtesy of Day Wave, Gold Star, Gal Musette and Steady Holiday.
With the release of the road trip-worthy single “Surrender,” Gold Star announces the September arrival of his new EP, “Headlights USA.” It arrives with a Phoebe Bridgers co-sign.
Also on Tuesday: Jean-Michel Blais, Forty Feet Tall, Siames, Julian Soto, Annie Bosko, Junaco, PLNT9, the Rooster
Incoming: Juliana Hatfield, J. Laser, Georgi Kay,Wale, Shakey Graves, Ian Sweet, Mattiel,Reggie Watts & Karen, Randy Houser, Wolf Parade, She Wants Revenge, No Parents, the Marcus King Band, Tune-Yards, Baynk, Ron Pope, Rouxx, L.A. Witch, DJ Quik, Caroline Polachek, Chris Botti, Gost, Tashaki Miyaki, Pearl Earl
Also on Friday: Man Man, Gold Star, Superet, Panteón Rococó, JOYRYDE, Wood & Wire, Alex Di Leo, Sin Quirin, Slayyyter, J. Espinosa, Black Crystal Wolf Kids, Oddnesse, Rebel Rampage, the Expanders, International Pop Overthrow, Pouya, Jana Kramer, the Mattson 2, Zac Brown Band, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
