A super-sized Thursday night of shows: ‣ Cold War Kids play a hometown show at the Regent Theater behind their new album “Hold My Home,” with Avid Dancer supporting. ‣ Future Islands returns to L.A. one more time this year, playing a sold-out show at the Wiltern with Rose Quartz and Speak. ‣ U.K. pop […]
Incoming: Deerhoof, Dirty Loops, Dorothy, Wartime Recitals, Brooklyn Pets, Smallpools, Tegan and Sara, Real Estate, Hoodie Allen, Goapele, Sam Outlaw, X Ambassadors, Culture Club, the 1975, Mr. Little Jeans, the Weeks, Bell Gardens, Cold Specks, Rhett Miller, Bastille, Sky Ferreira, Capital Cities, James Vincent McMorrow, Future Islands, Alexz Johnson, Cold War Kids, Gruff Rhys, Death […]
Have a fantastic Friday: ‣ Resurgent Soundgarden begins a three-night stand at the Wiltern. That’s the video for “By Crooked Steps,” the second single from the band’s comeback album “King Animal,” released in November. ‣ Eels headline the Fonda behind their new album “Wonderful, Glorious,” with Nicole Atkins supporting. ‣ Unknown Mortal Orchestra heads up […]
Incoming: Emeli Sandé, Hunter Hunted, Beak, the Ruby Suns, Michael Bolton, Dear Boy, Ra Ra Riot, Ellie Goulding, Cold War Kids, Leagues, the Vaccines, Eels, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, the Wedding Present, Nous Non Plus, Ne-Yo, Dead Meadow, Soundgarden, Wallpaper, Pink, the Hives, Eastern Conference Champions, Mouse on Mars, Icona Pop, Ed Sheeran, Every Time I […]
By Dani Miskell The Sunset Strip Music Festival fell short of the standard set the previous two years, and by the end of Saturday’s street festival it was apparent that the festivities offered a lot more for party animals than it did music fans. Sure, you had the Strip’s iconic venues and delicious food trucks […]
This Friday lineup feels like party time … ‣ Party-starting electro outfit Wallpaper ought to be mighty festive tonight when they headline the El Rey Theatre – the project fronted by Ricky Reed has moved up to Epic Records from indie Boardwalk, it was announced last week. Youngblood Hawke and Speakers open. That’s Wallpaper’s animated […]
The latest scribbles in my notebook: ‣ Word on the smoking patios is that L.A. electro-soul newbies Electric Guest, the Danger Mouse-produced guys who’ve done audience-building gigs all over town this summer, are doing a deal with Downtown Records. The project, the brainchild of songwriter/composers Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton, has wrapped up an album […]
Fare for your Wednesday: ‣ Arrica Rose & the …’s celebrate the release of their new album “Let Alone Sea” with a date at the Bootleg Theater’s bar, supported by Chop Love Carry Fire. [Previously on Rose; previously on CLCF.] Also at the Bootleg, The du Bouchet Center for the Performing Arts presents a night […]
[Recently crossing our radar …] The Features, “Rambo” – The Nashville quartet’s fist-pumping take on indie blues has been a staple of our playlists for a long time, and its second album for Kings of Leon’s Serpents and Snakes label, “Wilderness” (out next week), does nothing to diminish our enthusiasm. Matt Pelham wails like he […]
