Spoon- Inside Out
The new Spoon album, They Want My Soul, came out yesterday and they are playing Amoeba Hollywood tonight 8/6, at 6pm for free.
Aug 062014
Jul 262014
Jon Hopkins- Open Eye Signal
Jon Hopkins is playing the Echoplex tonight, 7/26/14.
Jun 282014
Sharon Van Etten- Every Time the Sun Comes Up
Sharon Van Etten is playing at the El Rey tonight, 6/28. Tickets here.
Jun 242014
Kitten- Money
Money is quite different from Kitten’s usual New Wave-y pop style, but it’s interesting to see other ways the band might go in the future. The 80’s influence can certainly be seen in singer Chloe Chaidez’s styling, which is a little reminiscent of Madonna’s Desperately Seeking Susan days.
Kitten is playing a free acoustic set at Amoeba Hollywood on Tuesday, 6/24.
Jun 122014
Aimee Mann- Labrador
This song is off Aimee Mann’s album Charmer, released in 2012. The video is a shot for shot version of the video for Voices Carry, her ‘Til Tuedsay hit, introduced by Jon Hamm (playing the director). Keep an eye out for Ted Leo as well, who plays a member of her band. They are currently touring together as The Both and playing at the El Rey on Saturday.
Jun 062014
Jungle- Platoon
Jungle is playing the El Rey tonight 6/6/14.
Apr 242014
Liars- Mess on a Mission
Things to do in and around Los Angeles this weekend (4/24-4/27/14)-
Thursday
Photographer Stephen Shore will be at Hennessey and Ingalls for a book signing and slide show of new images (Free)
Friday
The National are playing at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Computer Magic are playing at the Lyric Theater
Friday through Sunday
Paris Photo Los Angeles is at Paramount Pictures Studios
Saturday
Desert Daze Festival– a smaller music festival with camping in the desert near the Salton Sea- lineup includes Liars, The Raveonettes, Blonde Redhead, DIIV and more
Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil is playing at the Million Dollar Theatre with Grand Market staying open late for dinner
Black Sabbath are playing at the Hollywood Bowl
Photo Independent is at Raleigh Studios (across from Paramount)
5th Anniversary of Annenberg Community Beach House– loads of free events
It is also the last weekend (til 4/28) of COLCOA (City of Lights, City of Angels)– a French film festival (some free screenings as well)
AND
It is the last weekend for the National Geographic show- The Power of Photography at Annenberg Space for Photography
Apr 162014
Bombay Bicycle Club- Carry Me
Touring for their latest album, So Long, See You Tomorrow, which was released in February of this year, Bombay Bicycle Club are playing 4/16 at the El Rey Theatre.
Apr 012014
Moses Sumney- Everlasting Sigh
Tonight (3/31) is the last night of Moses Sumney’s residency at Bootleg Theater where he is playing with a few other bands for FREE. Definitely worth checking out.
Mar 222014
Radars to the Sky- You Take it To Heart
This video of Radars to the Sky is from the Knock and Rock project where bands go door to door trying to get strangers to let them play in their house. In the video above, the band finds a house with a family of musicians and the result is really sweet.
Radars to the Sky are playing El Cid on March 22.