posted by at 4:08 AM on March 01, 2007 Turesday, Kevin Bronson at BuzzBands reported that Eastern Conference Champions (MySpace)' gear was stolen on Monday night from their tour van in Hollywood: Eastern Conference Champions finished its February residency at the Silverlake Lounge with a bang on Monday...
posted by at 10:01 AM on February 28, 2007 Earlier this week, I was baffled when I turned the radio in my car and heard something twangy coming out of it. I looked down: 105.1.
Wha???
?!!
!??
? Surely it had to be a mistake. I flipped my tuner to 92.
3...
posted by at 3:57 AM on February 27, 2007 Pictured (bottom): Tristan Prettyman Anya Marina Fresh off her performance with G. Love (MySpace) on Friday's edition of Late Night With Conan O'Brien, San Diego-native and singer-songwriter Tristan Prettyman (MySpace), who's been referred to as the female Jack..
. posted by at 11:59 PM on February 26, 2007 LA-Underground has been at Fiona Apple (MySpace)'s shows lately, continuing a ten-year relationship that originated from a meeting at Spaceland. So leave it to them to beat me to the punch in mentioning that Apple is doing two shows.
.. posted by at 11:28 PM on February 25, 2007 Glastonbury The Film , not to be confused with Glastonbury The Movie, is now playing at Nuart Theatre (11272 Santa Monica Blvd.
, Los Angeles, CA - Map) every day at 2:00 5:15 8:30. It's a rockumentary covering the..
. posted by at 3:46 PM on February 24, 2007 Just in case you happen to be interested in a REAL rock band and not the usual poser shit that's posted here..
. (Photo courtesy of the infamous Nardwuar, click here for his interview with QOTSA) One of LA's best (not..
. posted by at 9:42 PM on February 23, 2007 Pictured (bottom): Annie Stela Brooklyn Vegan has been closely monitoring the fallout of EMI's merger of Capitol Records and Virgin Records, with an "..
.anonymous, yet reputable tipster" reporting that 30 acts will be dropped from Capitol and four from..
. posted by at 12:43 AM on February 23, 2007 On Wednesday, Kevin Roderick @ LA Observed mentioned that The Guardian is asking its readers to suggest songs about California while The LA Times has been interviewing songwriters about their LA songs: The U.K.
's Guardian has a music blogger who...
posted by at 9:47 AM on February 18, 2007 Who-boy! The topics that came up this week sure got some people riled up. Names were called virtual doors were slammed.
Well, not really but let's just say some folks don't agree...
Update on last week's homeless dumping -...
posted by at 6:16 PM on February 15, 2007 Sean mentioned steam punk here so I figured I'll let you all know when the best steam punk band I know is coming to LA...
The Cassettes are heading out on a good old fashion American tour in two days...
posted by at 2:08 AM on February 15, 2007 Pictured (bottom): Kristy Kr u ger Monday night, the LA-based Kristy Kr u ger (MySpace), who's been labelled the female Johnny Cash, performed at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood before embarking for the next year across every state in the country (she joked...
posted by at 5:06 AM on February 14, 2007 Pictured (top): Kristen, Kelly, Roxie, Lauren Lauren C. Rocket Saturday, the LA-based band Rocket (MySpace) performed at The Scene in Glendale (that venue is also coincidentally now home to Jax @ Rock Insider's revived "Indie Schmindie"). Four photos.
.. posted by at 2:25 AM on February 14, 2007 Pictured: Tricia Kanne Last Wednesday, the San Francisco-based band Minipop (MySpace) opened for Monsters Are Waiting (MySpace) and stellastarr* (MySpace) @ The Troubadour in West Hollywood.
Here is LA-Underground's profile, which I stumbled upon after the show: We've been...
posted by at 9:12 PM on February 13, 2007 One of my co-workers announced today that Coachella was already sold out. This is a bit of a freak occurrence - usually the festival doesn't sell out until almost the week before the show (and even then, that was..
. posted by at 11:21 AM on February 13, 2007 II found this killer site called "Alt List #2 Bitch!" that is selling high quality music DVD bootlegs and they've got some legendary Los Angeles rock shows on their list.
...
Check out the site here , ignore the fake legal...
posted by at 12:08 AM on February 13, 2007 Like, OHHHhhmiGOD!!!
You guys are sooooooo nice! I'm..
.I'm totally stoked. Like, seriously!
You see, it's my Second Annual 29th Birthday on the 15th of this month, and LOOK--Shepard Fairey's DJ'ing a big ole' birthday party at La Cita! Isn't..
. posted by at 6:58 PM on February 12, 2007 Have iTunes? Then you need iConcertCal.
This little add on is the coolest thing I've seen all week. It scans your iTunes library and lets you know when bands whose songs you have are playing near you. I've already found.
.. posted by at 4:31 PM on February 12, 2007 Spotted at a downtown shoe store, proof that the end is nigh.
I thought it was a joke but apparently not...
. posted by at 10:28 PM on February 10, 2007 Listening to 103.1 tonight on the way home and I heard Billy Morrison from Camp Freddy Radio talking about a new series of web documentaries he's posting on his site called A Life Less Ordinary, which seems to be.
.. posted by at 3:09 AM on February 07, 2007 Pictured: Monsters Are Waiting Earlier tonight, Monsters Are Waiting (MySpace) opened for stellastarr* (MySpace) at Safari Sam's in Hollywood.
Four photos after the jump...
. posted by at 3:09 AM on February 06, 2007 Pictured (top): Ryan Wood, Sandra Vu, Gena Olivier Larry Schemel After Le Rev's aforementioned set @ The Key Club, I headed over to Spaceland (MySpace) in Silver Lake to see Midnight Movies (MySpace). Five photos, as well as.
.. posted by at 2:50 AM on February 06, 2007 Pictured: CC Sheffield Last Thursday night, while Losanjealous was at the sold-out Peter Bjorn and John show at The Roxy in West Hollywood, I was just down the street to see Le Rev (MySpace) at The Key Club.
Six...
posted by at 11:58 PM on February 05, 2007 I'm sure you've all been to the Ruby at some point - even if you didn't know what the club name was. Maybe it was for Clockwork Orange on Fridays, or Bang on Saturdays, or my favorite Perversion on Thursdays..
.. posted by at 6:15 AM on January 31, 2007 Pictured (top): Ben Messelbeck, Juliette Commagere Jared Smith Last night, Hello Stranger (fka Vagenius, MySpace) performed at The Viper Room in West Hollywood.
Two photos after the jump...
. posted by at 1:11 AM on January 31, 2007 Silver Lake scene favorite Silversun Pickups recently dropped a video for the track "Lazy Eye." It's been getting some spins on MTV2 and you can't turn on Indie 103 without hearing this song.
The band kind of has Los Angeles...
posted by at 11:07 AM on January 28, 2007 Another week of running our mouths and patting ourselves on the back for our brilliant opinions. And endless comment threads from readers who also have their share of opinions. Every once and a while they even agree with us.
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posted by at 4:12 AM on January 26, 2007 Earlier tonight, Winter Flowers (MySpace), the San Francisco-based The Finches (MySpace), and Lavender Diamond (MySpace) performed at Safari Sam's in Hollywood. Duke @ You Set The Scene previewed the show with this description: "Have you ever been mellow? This.
.. posted by at 1:45 AM on January 24, 2007 As Sean noted on Monday, the official Coachella (MySpace) lineup has been announced (Duke @ You Set The Scene has extensively dissected it), featuring Bjork as well as the reunions of Rage Against The Machine, Jesus and Mary Chain,.
.. posted by at 11:13 PM on January 22, 2007 Who cares?
Once again my official stance is that Coachella is about as close to hell on earth as you can get. It's even worse than Burning Man. But if you are into the idea of cramming into a.
.. posted by at 11:17 AM on January 21, 2007 Yap Yap Yap Yap Yap Yap Yap.
Here's the 5 most commented on posts of the whole damn week. NYC2LA Comparison - Jillian points out this point by point LA vs NYC comparison which has invited a TON of..
. posted by at 12:41 AM on January 21, 2007 UPDATE: The advance ticket sale has ended! If you only just read this now, let this serve as a reminder to read blogging.
la more often! 3 Day presale tickets for the 2007 Coachella Valley Music Festival (April 27 to 29..
. posted by at 10:20 PM on January 19, 2007 Soooo, I just wanted to remind everyone of 1947project.com's upcoming 1907 Centennial at Jim Fittipaldi's Bedlam Gallery on March 22nd.
Kim, Nathan and the rest of the wayback machine at 1947project.com have thrown open the doors for entries from..
. posted by at 3:02 AM on January 17, 2007 Pictured (top): Scott Blonde, Ken Hard, Brandon Arnovick Lisa Light The Lovemakers (MySpace) are an Oakland-based band who were voted "Best Indie Band of 2006" by the readers of the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Timothy Norris from Ice.
.. posted by at 11:30 PM on January 16, 2007 In the winter of 2000 I was working teaching classical fine art to kids at a mall in Sherman "Boob Job" Oaks, home of Frankie B.
jeans (the first super low-rise ones, made by one of the mothers of...
posted by at 12:30 PM on January 16, 2007 I admit it, I'm behind in my concert monitoring methods. So it's a good thing that this morning, the boyfriend looked up from his LA Weekly and said, "Hey, the Cruxshadows are playing the Knitting Factory tomorrow. Do you want.
.. posted by at 2:34 AM on January 15, 2007 Pictured (top): Nico Chiotellis, Dave McFarland, CC Sheffield Dave Wilson Earlier tonight, Le Rev (MySpace) performed at The Gig (MySpace) in Hollywood.
Three photos after the jump...
. posted by at 3:37 AM on January 11, 2007 Pictured (top): Nico Chiotellis, Dave McFarland CC Sheffield Earlier tonight, Le Rev (MySpace) performed at The Three Clubs in Los Angeles. If lead singer CC Sheffield looks familiar, it may be due to her five years of modelling.
.. posted by at 1:32 PM on January 09, 2007 Well, maybe.
What they want is a new full time publicist, so if that is your deal and you are looking for a new gig then yes they want you. If you aren't a publicist and don't know anything..
. posted by at 10:40 PM on January 08, 2007 Sound Artist and Noise Enabler Bob Bellerue at Dangerous Curve A release came across my desk today for a new event at Dangerous Curve, Downtown. They often have good, high-quality shows, but this one particularly knocked my socks off.
Bob...
posted by at 6:01 AM on January 07, 2007 Pictured (top): Abby DeWald Amanda Barrett Last night was The Ditty Bops' (MySpace) performances (two shows, as part of their 2007 Vegetable Bikini Calendar Release Party) at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. Special guest performers included Ruth..
. posted by at 1:58 AM on January 04, 2007 Pictured: Jesca Hoop Tom Waits had the following to say about the LA-based songstress Jesca Hoop (MySpace): "[Her] music is like a four sided coin. She is an old soul, like a black pearl, a good witch or a.
.. posted by at 2:03 AM on January 03, 2007 (For those who are still enjoying the bitchfest over where the "real" Eastside actually is, jump to the extended version of this entry for my super duper double-dog dare of gustatory smackdownianism.
) It's my understanding that bLA'ers are encouraged to...
posted by at 1:08 AM on January 03, 2007 Playboy recently listed "America's 10 Best Rock Clubs" (link via Brooklyn Vegan): The right venue can become an incubator for talent and make its own deep mark in music history. Identifying the 10 rock clubs in America fulfilling this mission..
. posted by at 2:59 AM on January 01, 2007 Pictured (top): Sy Smith her band Deeznuts Saturday night, soulful songstress Sy Smith (MySpace) and her band Deeznuts performed a day-early New Year's Eve show at Temple Bar in Santa Monica. Eight photos after the jump.
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posted by at 1:47 AM on December 30, 2006 Pictured: Sara Bareilles I first became aware of KGRL (MySpace) @ the Hotel Cafe while in line for a Kate Earl (MySpace) show last July. According to their website, "KGRL is a non-profit non-commercial internet radio station that plays..
. posted by at 11:11 PM on December 28, 2006 Pictured: Amanda Barrett Abby DeWald from The Ditty Bops With 2006 coming to a close, many lists are being published on those Internet tubes. So here's a rather unique one, contributed by LA residents The Ditty Bops (MySpace),.
.. posted by at 10:35 PM on December 26, 2006 Tuesdays are New Release Days when it comes to music, movies, and (sometimes) videogames.
But if you've grown accustomed to buying your sweet audiovisual software at the Sacramento-based Tower Records, you're going to have to find a new place...
posted by at 6:50 PM on December 14, 2006 A schlep Downtown to the former Little Pedros revealed two surprises: First Street Bridge is decorated for the holidays: [click to embiggen] And Little Pedro's, under the auspices of Dana Hollister (Brite Spot, Odalisque, etc.), is now Bordello's--an aesthetic cross..
. posted by at 2:35 PM on December 12, 2006 If you're looking for a job in the music industry, the competition's going to be just a little more fierce in the wake of Live Nation's firing of 79 people from newly-acquired House of Blues last Friday. Throughout the first.
.. posted by at 10:18 PM on December 08, 2006 Previously, on blogging.
la: KZLA abruptly switches to dance music XM Satellite picks up some of the slack And now country music is back on your radio - this time on the AM dial. I was quite honestly surprised at the..
. posted by at 3:13 PM on December 07, 2006 To do this weekend and beyond: Petra Haden (That Dog, Afoostic Fighters, solo), Lisa Papineau (Air, Big Sur, solo), and Francoise Blound Blound appear with Crooked Cowboy the Freshwater Indians Monday for free at Mr. T's Bowl; Spindrift gets.
.. posted by at 9:55 PM on December 06, 2006 Los Angeles based Autolux are currently getting ready to record their second record in January 2007.
In the meantime before they make their follow up to "Future Perfect" they have decided to "clean out their closets" so-to-speak and sell the...
posted by at 2:50 AM on December 06, 2006 Last Thursday night, L.A.-based songstress Jesca Hoop (MySpace) was at Temple Bar in Santa Monica.
Here is a photo from the show. Four photos after the jump..
.. posted by at 11:33 AM on December 05, 2006 Yeah the holidays are a bummer but seeing a Guns N' Roses tribute band doesn't!
We're having our 35th Annual Christmas party and you better be there. Come tell Santa what you really want for X-mas boys girls. Where:.
.. posted by at 12:51 PM on December 04, 2006 [both embiggenate] If you're in awe of the House Industries guys - and let's face it who isn't?
- then you'll need to free up some calendar space to attend their Reserve gallery show on Friday December 8th. The..
. posted by at 4:28 PM on December 01, 2006 Like you need another activity to do this weekend. I'm currently juggling 6 events - most of them tomorrow night.
Luckily you can hit up this show tonight. It's at 11pm and I saw it a couple weeks ago. It's.
.. posted by at 10:16 AM on December 01, 2006 Fancy yourself a filmmaker?
The Quiet Life is throwing down with a "Make a Video" contest for their favorite band The Poo Poodles :We posted 5 songs from this CD to choose from and we're looking for the world's greatest...
posted by at 12:58 PM on November 29, 2006 So I've got a buncha new cool weird things I somehow have to do all in the next few days. If you wanna read more about it, there's discussions of walking cabbages, gonzo photographs, Hot for Chocolate, creepy country,..
. posted by at 5:59 PM on November 28, 2006 I didn't really pay that much attention to the news a few months back that Tower Records had lost it's battle with bankruptcy and was being liquidated. But Larry King (not that Larry King) had a nice piece in the.
.. posted by at 4:39 PM on November 28, 2006 So tonight I'm heading over to The Echo to see The Minor Canon play at 9pm.
There was a band in LA about five, six years ago called Athalia that put out one or two brilliant, heartbreakingly beautiful ep's...
posted by at 5:07 PM on November 22, 2006 So last night I headed out to Late Night Snack at Betalevel. The online description of the event seemed cribbed from those spam e-mails I always get at my old work account: you know, gobbldegook dummy text that somehow,..
. posted by at 10:50 AM on November 22, 2006 Yesterday's edition of The LA Times covered the news that the Coachella Valley Music Arts Festival "..
.will launch a follow-up event with mainstream, 'outlaw' and bluegrass acts" next year: The Coachella Valley Music Arts Festival will expand..
. posted by at 9:47 AM on November 22, 2006 Just a quick head's up that The Ditty Bops (MySpace) are performing two shows on Saturday, January 6th, 2007 at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica to celebrate the release of their 2007 Vegetable Bikini Calendar. Tickets went onsale.
.. posted by at 9:21 AM on November 22, 2006 Earlier this year, Kathleen asked what your favorite songs about L.
A. were. Fastforward to the present, and the December 2006 issue of Blender, featuring My Chemical Romance (MySpace) on the cover, lists "The Best 25 Songs About L.
A." (pages 108-120):..
. posted by at 2:37 PM on November 21, 2006 The Pernice Brothers' brilliantly morose pop gems, this month's Smart Gals Speakeasy gets all sutainable-like (arrive on two wheels for 2-for-1 admission!), ass-whooping chicks on wheels beat the crap out of each other at 15 mph, Trail of Dead's record.
.. posted by at 12:39 PM on November 03, 2006 My friend Sarah told me a little while back about an event that she is involved with called La Ofrenda, which is occurring tonight, and also for a few days afterwards from the look of it.
It will be taking...
posted by at 11:12 AM on October 27, 2006 Yesterday, Jeremy at Losanjealous posted a review of the Secret Machines show at Union Station that I wrote about on Monday. A few photos as well..
.. posted by at 9:14 PM on October 26, 2006 Right in time for Hallowe'en, Gothic Beauty Magazine has announced that Los Angeles is the #1 city for goths in America.
This was a decision made based on several factors. Los Angeles has the most goth club nights (between 20..
. posted by at 2:49 PM on October 23, 2006 Thanks to Yosi for pointing out a really cool free Secret Machines concert downtown tomorrow that's part of the Public Displays of Affection series. Why's it so cool?
Because instead of buying a ticket, you have to take a train...
posted by at 10:39 PM on October 13, 2006 So, no...
I didn't go see Axl's cover band that he's calling "Guns N' Roses" play at that KROQ Inland Invasion thingy. It was Axl's first LA show in 15 years and from what I heard they went on two..
. posted by at 10:30 PM on October 12, 2006 It's not every day that you can walk a few blocks from your loft, meander through Downtown Los Angeles and end up at a concert with several thousand people and a few bands that you actually care about. Last weekend,.
.. posted by at 4:02 PM on October 09, 2006 I know y'all always hit the hot shows already so I probably don't even need to tell you that the Gray Kid is playing at Spaceland for free.
I also probably don't need to say that not only is it...
posted by at 10:22 PM on October 06, 2006 They just announced the set times for tomorrow's downtown rock fest...
I posted em after the jump. Come check out Troy Boy and myself play our favorite records for you from 4pm-6pm inside the church (Troy will be the one..
. posted by at 1:01 PM on October 04, 2006 Tomorrow night the Vista Theater will play host to a rock show instead of its normal cinematic fare. How that came about is completely beyond me, but the show features Jose Gonzalez and Death Vessel.
You may've heard of Jose...
posted by at 10:46 PM on October 03, 2006 THE RUNNING KIND will be appearing WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4th 9:00pm THE CINEMA BAR 3967 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230. 310-390-1328.
This is a very intimate (read: small) venue on the west side of Sepulveda just north of Washington...
. posted by at 4:09 PM on October 03, 2006 Click here to enter the contest we have going on over @ buddyhead dot com..
. maybe you'll win FREE tickets to the first annual LA Weekly Detour Festival. It's this Saturday in downtown LA, they're expecting 40,000 12,000 people to.
.. posted by at 11:59 PM on September 25, 2006 Last Thursday's edition of The LA Times printed its annual local music report, listing five artists ".
.. with big-time potential": The sprawling music scene in Los Angeles serves as the backdrop for some pretty impressive music, whether it is.
.. posted by at 1:42 PM on September 25, 2006 I went to the Hollywood Bowl last night to see the most awesomeness that is TV on the Radio and Massive Attack.
Concerts aren't really my scene because I don't do well in crowds but I've been trying to do...
posted by at 4:20 AM on September 25, 2006 Controversial reggae musician Buju Banton (MySpace) was scheduled to perform on October 2nd at Highlands Hollywood, but it has been cancelled (link via Brooklyn Vegan) due to protests: A nightclub has canceled a performance by Buju Banton, a reggae...
posted by at 6:34 PM on September 19, 2006 Earlier today, the Hotel Cafe announced the details of their 2006 Hotel Cafe Tour. The nationwide two month tour starts on October 2nd at the House of Blues in West Hollywood and wraps up on November 15th at the..
. posted by at 3:48 PM on September 18, 2006 Tonight, Ray LaMontagne (MySpace) is performing a sold-out show at The Troubadour. [He was originally scheduled to perform on the same bill with Tristan Prettyman (MySpace) and Guster (MySpace) at The Wiltern LG next Friday, but pulled out and.
.. posted by at 12:39 AM on September 16, 2006 It's just past midnight and I just got home from the final performance in our Hollywood Bowl season subscription.
For me, it marks an end of a really hard summer; we had just gone to the Opening Night Gala at...
posted by at 1:37 PM on September 13, 2006 This Friday is going to be the jam. And by "the jam" I mean "a night of kind of dark, moody, folky tunes played by people who are awesome at Tangier." Are you with me?
Sweet. So the story goes..
. posted by at 2:05 AM on September 11, 2006 In the past, when friends and aspiring musicians have asked me about the local open-mike scene, I've referred them to some online listings (example here) and recommendations to check out McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica (on the last Sunday..
. posted by at 10:50 PM on September 10, 2006 Video Games Live (previously mentioned here) returns (link via Joystiq) on September 21st to the Hollywood Bowl: Video Games Live is heading to the Hollywood Bowl and bringing with them a few pages of sheet music from the Halo..
. posted by at 1:51 PM on September 07, 2006 I've been meaning to post about The Gray Kid for a while now and now I'm completely without an excuse. He's playing tomorrow at The HEAR Gallery (2206 Beverly Blvd 2nd Floor) for the release of Daniel Stessen's book, More.
.. posted by at 4:27 PM on September 03, 2006 Some of my favorite bands are those that fall under the subgenre of EBM called futurepop.
EBM itself is a hybrid of industrial and electronic; futurepop is EBM with more synthpop and trance. Both genres are in frequent rotation at..
. posted by at 2:27 PM on September 03, 2006 About a month ago, the L.A.
-based The Ditty Bops (MySpace) were 2/3 of the way across America on their summer bicycle tour. Flashforward to last week, when Abby and Amanda finally reached New York with their pedal power and..
. posted by at 4:06 PM on September 02, 2006 On August 3rd, "Fuck The Back Row! A Night of Short Films and Dadaist Vaudeville" (mentioned previously here) took place at Cinespace.
Hosted by the L.A.-based Prince Poppycock, the event featured a screening of short films as well as.
.. posted by at 12:06 AM on September 02, 2006 On August 12th, the L.
A.-based Hello Stranger (fka Vagenius, MySpace), mentioned previously here, here, and here, threw a record release party at Safari Sam's. The other artists on the bill included The Overnight Lows (MySpace), Los Super Elegantes (MySpace),.
.. posted by at 6:17 PM on September 01, 2006 On August 19th, Kaki King (MySpace) performed at MOCA's (MySpace) summer-long Night Vision: MOCA After Dark event.
Wikipedia describes the guitarist as such: Her style combines fret-tapping with slap bass techniques, creating a very percussive and complex sound. She..
. posted by at 11:49 AM on August 31, 2006 I wrote a whole post about the August 9th show, then closed my browser before hitting SAVE. Hmmm.
Not exactly the best way to plug a friend's band. Fortunately for me, and for you, The Running Kind is giving..
. posted by at 10:05 AM on August 29, 2006 Back the the days when most of the artists on the Metropolis Records label were just getting their start, and when gothic-industrial as I know it was just getting started, Los Angeles Based Cleopatra Records was still the powerhouse..
. posted by at 4:26 PM on August 22, 2006 I've been a fan of turnhere.com for a few months in part because of the steady stream of short films showcasing interesting tight-perimeter aspects of L.
A. from the local perspective, and I just recently found a new addition by filmmaker..
. posted by at 6:50 AM on August 18, 2006 I've been following the buzz about the MySpace and hipster blogger sensation Lily Allen (MySpace) with great interest. Back in May, Stereogum confessed: Yes, Stereogum too has been obsessed with Lily Allen.
Especially because we know almost nothing about...
posted by at 5:07 AM on August 18, 2006 With the release of her album Paris next Tuesday, Paris Hilton has already done appearances this week in Miami and New York City (photos of her at Marquee on Wednesday at The Cobrasnake). And on Friday (there's an article..
. posted by at 12:23 AM on August 16, 2006 I'm just going to say it: KROQ's Inland Invasion lineup is terrible this year. This is a very subjective statement, because I have never been into metal, so I'm sure that there are those of you out there that are.
.. posted by at 4:07 PM on August 15, 2006 Blight at the End of the Funnel - Edward Colver FINAL CLOSING EVENT AND BOOK SIGNING Book signing Saturday, August 19 6-7:30pm Featuring live free musical performance by The Sweet and Tender Hooligans I realize Santa Ana is pushing.
.. posted by at 10:52 AM on August 11, 2006 LA.
com's August Free-For-All page rules. Most of their listings are things that I knew, somewhere in the back of my far-too-crowded brain. Mondays at Spaceland, for example.
Or Independent Shakespeare in Hollywood, which is actually what I am doing tonight...
posted by at 11:32 PM on August 08, 2006 This week, there is new music out from Hello Stranger, (album art pictured above) formerly known as Vagenius. I thought that was a dreadfully clever name, and was quite sorry when they changed it. However, the music is still.
.. posted by at 10:00 AM on August 08, 2006 The Los Angeles outlaws (and collective of some pretty amazing visual artists) Miss Derringer is releasing their second album, Lullabies, on Southern California's great Sympathy for the Record Industry today.
.. Lullabies, the sophomore album from Miss Derringer finds our.
.. posted by at 5:10 PM on August 02, 2006 Last year's "Rock Star: INXS" hooked me not just because of my lifelong fanship with that band but moreso because the gimmick of them rising from the ashes of their lead singer's tragic self-asphyxiation death with some unknown new frontperson.
.. posted by at 10:50 AM on August 02, 2006 I don't have a photo of it (maybe someone reading this site can cruise by and snap a shot of it?
), but if you drive down Sunset Boulevard today (near Cory Avenue in West Hollywood) you'll see a billboard that...
posted by at 3:56 AM on August 02, 2006 When I last mentioned the L.A.-based The Ditty Bops (MySpace), Abby and Amanda were about to start their summer bicycle tour across the country, starting with a free show at Amoeba Records, a record release show at The Derby.
.. posted by at 8:23 AM on August 01, 2006 Coop reports that the Woodland Hills home where Captain Beefheart His Magic Band recorded Trout Mask Replica is up for sale for a little under a million bucks.
If you've never listened to Beefhear, this article by Matt...
posted by at 3:14 AM on July 31, 2006 Boston-based duo The Dresden Dolls (MySpace) are back in town this week, with shows at The Grove of Anaheim on Monday and The Wiltern LG on Wednesday. The LA Weekly has a preview of Wednesday's show: Sometimes an appetizer..
. posted by at 7:46 PM on July 27, 2006 The Latin Alternative Music Conference won't be held in LA this summer, but that doesn't mean we won't be getting some of the best acts of the genre. Rock en espa?
ol, or Latin alternative, draws lots of attention not...
posted by at 12:23 PM on July 27, 2006 Everyday on my way home from the gallery I catch the re-broadcast of Jonesy Jutebox on Indie 103.1. Usually I don't listen unless Jones is talking as he is one interesting fella to me (must be that accent) because.
.. posted by at 7:10 AM on July 27, 2006 As it has been pointed out, the Hammer is air conditioned.
This is important these days. But tonight, in addition to art and air conditioning, there's some indie rock well worth checking out. As part of the "Also I Like.
.. posted by at 4:19 PM on July 25, 2006 Last night, Gnarls Barkley (MySpace), with opener Peeping Tom (MySpace), performed the second of two shows at The Avalon in Hollywood (see The LA Times' review of Sunday's show, which was published today).
With Gnarls' costume theme being 1950s-era...
posted by at 2:17 AM on July 24, 2006 This past weekend, I actually got some culture. On Saturday night, I went to Downtown L.A.
, specifically to MOCA (MySpace), for their weekly Night Vision: MOCA After Dark event, to see Nine Black Alps (MySpace) and The Like (MySpace)...
. posted by at 9:01 PM on July 18, 2006 It's mostly coincidence that there are two goth posts in one day, but aren't you readers lucky to have so many voices from the dark side of L.A.
? Here's what's changed this week on the goth scene: Malediction Society is..
. posted by at 2:57 AM on July 18, 2006 Perhaps the most important element that a musician covets, besides the usual things, is exposure. Because exposure is what gets the proverbial ball rolling towards recognition, followed by artistic validation, money, and sex (and not necessarily in the order.
.. posted by at 5:24 AM on July 14, 2006 A little over two months ago, I had the opportunity to check out a weekly series called Songwriter Mondays at the Room 5 Lounge in Los Angeles.
Organized by the L.A.-based Jay Nash (MySpace), Songwriter Mondays features a rotating.
.. posted by at 4:50 AM on July 12, 2006 The L.
A.-based band The Like (MySpace) is in the midst of performing three shows in the Southland, which is a rarity considering all of the touring they've been doing lately, particularly in the U.K.
I saw them at the...
posted by at 4:05 AM on July 12, 2006 Tony described the L.A.-based band Rocket (MySpace) as such: Rocket.
.. is an all-female party-pop group from Hollywood who are as cute as they are adorable.
How you can resist a dual-guitar attack? But then add to that mix the..
. posted by at 2:43 AM on July 12, 2006 The last time the Oakland-based group The Lovemakers (MySpace) were in town in December, they opened for She Wants Revenge (MySpace) at The Troubadour. Fastforward to this past Saturday night, and The Lovemakers returned as the headliners, backed by.
.. posted by at 5:55 PM on July 03, 2006 The BBC has a show station called 1Xtra that covers "New Black Music" which includes drum'n'bass / jungle.
They are coming out across the pond to check out what is happening in the scene out here in Los Angeles as...
posted by at 10:54 AM on July 01, 2006 I can't tell you what Kinky sounds like, but you can check their MySpace page to hear some songs off their two albums, Kinky (2002) and Atlas (2003). I also can't tell you what Colombian band Sidestepper sounds like..
.. posted by at 11:19 AM on June 29, 2006 It's hard to believe that Bootie has been happening in Los Angeles for a year.
I still have the image of Smash-up Derby onstage sent to my phone by a friend who attended the first night. Since that blurry image..
. posted by at 10:25 AM on June 29, 2006 Does West Covina count as blogging.la territory?
If not, well then just go about your business and scroll down to the next post. If so, and you got a hankerin' why not check out the Rockabilly Magazine in-store signing TONIGHT..
. posted by at 6:20 PM on June 23, 2006 Murs is better than your favorite rapper. That's what the bumper sticker on my coworker's car says and it's not too far from the truth.
His latest single "L.A." from the album "Murray's Revenge," features what else but.
. .LA!
...
posted by at 10:48 AM on June 21, 2006 (Photo courtesy of Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins.) I was wondering who Spaceland's "Very Special Guests, TBA" were for next Thursday, June 28th. It turns out they're Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins (MySpace), with openers Becky Stark.
.. posted by at 10:58 AM on June 20, 2006 (Photo courtesy of Keane.
) Sorry for the late notice, but Keane (MySpace) will be at the Virgin Megastore at Hollywood and Highland around noontime for an instore performance that will be beamed over to the World Cup crowd: At...
posted by at 9:35 AM on June 20, 2006 I can never tell if writing about a show the day it's going to happen is right on time or way to late to be telling people about it. Regardless, here I am, yellin about a rock show going on..
. posted by at 1:00 AM on June 19, 2006 (Photo by Stan Chronick.) Just saw a bulletin from the L.
A.-based Giant Drag (MySpace) announcing a last-minute show at the Silverlake Lounge this Tuesday at 8:00 PM before they begin their European tour (talk about going full circle): this..
. posted by at 4:02 PM on June 12, 2006 Although they've been around for over 25 years, Negativland continues to push the musical envelope as if there is no music or envelope. They're in town tonight playing an encore performance at the Silent Movie Theatre.
Shows are at...
posted by at 1:16 PM on June 12, 2006 Anyone with any musical taste knows that The Germs were one of the best punk bands to come out of LA, and possibly to have ever existed. Richie Dagger's Crime is certainly on the list of songs that will be..
. posted by at 12:39 AM on June 12, 2006 The last time Gnarls Barkley (MySpace) performed out here (not including their appearance on last week's MTV Movie Awards which was filmed in Culver City) was their MySpace Secret Show at The Roxy in West Hollywood. But they are performing.
.. posted by at 11:18 PM on June 10, 2006 I guess local blogger Dave Navarro is some kind of musician or something because he's got a band and they are shooting a video.
And they want you in it! Well, that is if you have dark clothing that..
. posted by at 8:36 PM on June 09, 2006 David Yow will be the guest dj tomorrow night (Saturday June 10th, 2006) from 10pm til 2am for my weekly stint at The Vine Bar in Hollywood. David used to sing/yelp/flail in The Jesus Lizard, and before that he did.
.. posted by at 2:52 PM on June 09, 2006 I'm a little bored with all the lame-O indie rock kids in LA and their refusal to shake it now and again.
This Sunday, they've got a chance to redeem themselves though, as one of the shows I've been most...
posted by at 5:19 PM on June 08, 2006 KXLU 88.9 FM 2006 FUNDRAZOR Perhaps you've been listening to KXLU 88.9 FM for years, perhaps you're new to the station, regardless, it is arguably the last truly independent radio station in Los Angeles and they depend on your support.
.. posted by at 10:17 AM on June 08, 2006 Just drove past Amoeba Records on Sunset (speaking of which, why is it that W.
Sunset Blvd. actually east of Sunset Blvd. and not west?
) on the way to work, and as expected, the line for The Raconteurs (MySpace)...
posted by at 7:23 PM on June 07, 2006 Just thought you'd like to know there's a brand new Weird Al song (which unfortunately, due to legal reasons, will NOT be on the new album) available for free download right now at weirdal.com! Nab it now before the.
.. posted by at 12:42 PM on June 06, 2006 Although Beelzebubba Himself did an admirable job chronicling events, he did miss a couple of places where the dark among us can go to dance.
If you express your devil worship in dance rather than by headbanging, you can join...
posted by at 10:11 AM on June 06, 2006 For those of you unable to handle the divine Slaytanic greatness today, I offer you an alternative. . .
Granted, there is no alternative to Slayer, but you should know SoCal native John Darnielle and his moniker, The Mountain Goats!..
. posted by at 9:28 AM on June 06, 2006 666 mashed with Charlie Daniel's Devil Went Down to Georgia, with a bunch of music cameos. It starts with some nice clips and then goes a bit slow for my taste, but I really love second half of the.
.. posted by at 9:06 AM on June 06, 2006 Probably 10 years ago my man and I were friendly with a high-ranking record weasel.
Thankfully, that's long since subsided. One day Record Boy told us that Slayer was coming to play at the Shrine, and since neither of us..
. posted by at 8:20 AM on June 03, 2006 Last night I left my husband and baby and went to The Mint for an hour. Joey Eppard was playing, and I hadn't seen him in nine years.
I arrived partway into his set. What I saw of it was..
. posted by at 12:39 PM on June 02, 2006 So what's worse than 30 Seconds to Mars (MySpace)? According to JAX @ Rock Insider, it's waiting a whopping *twelve hours* for last night's show at the Avalon (fka The Palace) in Hollywood: As I past by the venue today.
.. posted by at 3:38 PM on May 29, 2006 Occasionally, I see an all-white Cadillac SUV on the street outside my house, with the window lettering "SALTY SALT - NEW ALBUM - AND NOTHING BUT THE SALT - OUT NOW!
", and a website: saltysalt.net The first time, I..
. posted by at 12:19 PM on May 29, 2006 I have to admit that I find Steven Seagal fascinating. Even more so now that he has fashioned himself into a blues musician.
And is now on tour. And this Wednesday he will be performing at the El Rey Theater..
.. posted by at 1:45 PM on May 26, 2006 I always look forward to Memorial Day, and not just because I get a three day weekend a week or two before finals.
Nope, Memorial Day weekend at UCLA is still busy filled with conferences and other huge student-run...
posted by at 1:43 PM on May 24, 2006 If you are a Pogues fan that headline may have just killed you. But it's the truth, they are playing two shows at the Wiltern on October 18 19 at the end of this year. Presale tickets went on.
.. posted by at 11:38 AM on May 21, 2006 I mentioned it on my interweblog already, but I want to make sure that you all know that there is a Cuban Festival today at Echo Park Lake.
I really don't know what to expect, other than music, food, etc...
. posted by at 1:44 AM on May 20, 2006 Axl and his new Guns N' Roses band are gonna headline KROQ's Inland InGAYsion 2006, September 23rd at the Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen. That'll be their first Los Angeles show in fifteen years!
Yeah sure it's not really...
posted by at 10:39 PM on May 16, 2006 Last month, I mentioned that the L.A.-based musical duo known as The Ditty Bops (MySpace) were starting their nationwide bicycle tour (according to a press release they've ".
..been cycling 150 to 200 miles a week in the Hollywood Hills.
.. posted by at 4:42 PM on May 16, 2006 Since I started dating a guy I met at Bar Sinister, I've realized that Los Angeles has a really extensive goth scene.
Being on the Westside, I hadn't really explored the possibilities, but there is something for goths to do...
posted by at 11:16 AM on May 12, 2006 For those of you who haven't been, Hotel Cafe have finished their renovations, and are better than ever. And I'm not just saying that because they now serve hard liquor. They have a whole separate second room that is quiet.
.. posted by at 9:28 PM on May 11, 2006 LA's best (and possibly only) self proclaimed "Gay Edge" hardcore band, Gayrilla Biscuits, have released another solid sounding limited 7 inch.
You can pick this beast up at Amoeba in Hollywood, Amoeba in San Francisco or Vinyl Solution in...
posted by at 6:16 PM on May 04, 2006 Last night, I went to the sold-out show at The Roxy headlined by Morningwood (MySpace), with openers Rocket (MySpace) and Hello Stranger (fka Vagenius, MySpace), and holy shit, now I know why JAX at Rock Insider hearts Morningwood so...
posted by at 3:28 PM on May 03, 2006 A+D, rebel DJs who put on the monthly mash-up dance club, Bootie LA, are guest DJing on my Theory Radio show tomorrow night. If you like mash-ups tune in - all from the comfort of your own computer. I'll.
.. posted by at 1:55 PM on May 03, 2006 Morningwood (MySpace) is headlining a sold-out show at The Roxy tonight with openers Rocket (MySpace) and Hello Stranger (fka Vagenius, MySpace), but they're also doing two free shows tonight and tomorrow: Morningwood will be performing a selection of songs at.
.. posted by at 9:40 PM on April 30, 2006 This one from Justin who says: "Let's have an outdoor concert in the desert and restrict people from bringing in water bottles!
" This photo is of Merci and piles of discarded water bottles at the entrance to Coachella...
. posted by at 7:18 PM on April 26, 2006 Ok due to the fact that I programmed the Coachella Scheduler again this year I have known for a couple of days that Coachella has added a very special hip-hop act: Kanye West. I really wanted to leak it yesterday.
.. posted by at 10:32 PM on April 25, 2006 Besides Hello Stranger (fka Vagenius, MySpace) and The Ditty Bops (MySpace), another up-and-coming local artist I've been supporting regularly is Jesca Hoop (MySpace).
A friend of mine described her as his favorite "...
local sorceress poet musician," and I haven't...
posted by at 5:44 PM on April 25, 2006 (AP Photo) I was listening to Jim Ladd on KLOS 95.5 last night, when I learned news I'm sure most people already know. Roger Waters is coming to the Hollywood Bowl on October 5th to perform the entire "Dark.
.. posted by at 10:45 PM on April 24, 2006 The Dresden Dolls' (MySpace) in-store appearance at the Virgin Megastore in Hollywood last Wednesday was quite memorable.
Drawing about 450 fans, Amanda mentioned that they had apparently drawn the largest crowd since Mariah Carey's appearance in November. I had..
. posted by at 3:40 AM on April 22, 2006 BJM roadtrip - in LA 4-21-2006 (82) Originally uploaded by dieselboi. wow!
what can i say. i'm not even a hardcore BJM fan and I said WOW! the sound down at the Little Radio Warehouse was amazing and the.
.. posted by at 11:36 AM on April 18, 2006 I've already mentioned the L.
A.-based The Ditty Bops (MySpace) in my recent profiles of Vagenius and The Dresden Dolls, and while The Ditty Bops been mentioned here at B.la several times already, now's as good a time as any.
.. posted by at 8:50 AM on April 18, 2006 I know there are a few of y'all who love the hip hop, so listen up.
On April 20th (that's Thursday) at the Conga Room (that's 5364 Wilshire Blvd, kind of near the El Rey) Stones Throw Records is going...
posted by at 6:26 PM on April 17, 2006 One could say that The Dresden Dolls (MySpace), with their self-proclaimed brand of "punk cabaret" music, are an acquired taste, at least judging by the comments at Stereogum (here, here, here, and here). But hey, I love them, and so..
. posted by at 6:07 AM on April 13, 2006 It's taken more than two years at the cost of thousands of dollars and millions of braincells but the bureaucratic nightmare saga of Safari Sam's is finally ending. Opening night is tonight with Tex and the Horseheads headlining.
...
posted by at 8:16 AM on April 12, 2006 10:43am: UPDATES/CORRECTIONS AFTER THE JUMP In the aftermath of the Dicky Barrett firing and the listener backlash against Indie 103, DJ Whammy of Surge Radio chimes in with a guest post about the past, present, and future of 103.1. From.
.. posted by at 1:17 PM on April 11, 2006 CORRECTION!
This is show is tomorrow, April 12th, not tonight! Captured! by Robots is the greatest live act in the world.
You can argue with me about it, but you'd be terribly wrong. Not only is the "band" made up..
. posted by at 3:27 PM on April 10, 2006 I became aware of Annie Stela (MySpace) last September when the Sonus Quartet (MySpace) played backup for her performances at Molly Malones and the Hotel Cafe. Flashforward to this past weekend, when she and Peter Walker (MySpace) opened for.
.. posted by at 4:46 PM on April 04, 2006 If you feel like a little bit of (young) rock n' roll with your rain tonight (April 4th, 2006) then you might wanna head on over to The Troubadour in West Hollywood and catch San Francisco's Two Gallants with LA's.
.. posted by at 1:21 PM on April 04, 2006 I'd never been to one of Sia's (MySpace) shows until Sunday night, when she performed the first of two sold-out shows (her second show was last night) at The Troubadour.
She was very giddy to be performing in front...
posted by at 2:59 PM on April 03, 2006 It's that time of the month again, the time when everyone's favorite venues in LA get new Monday night residencies! Here's what's for the listenin' and the viewin' every Monday this month (for free, yo!) At Spaceland - Army Navy.
.. posted by at 10:15 AM on March 31, 2006 You know why I wish I was a better guitar player?
So I could be a camp counselor at rock music camp! DayJams is a rock music day camp for beginners and experienced players ages 9-15, and they're looking for..
. posted by at 3:10 PM on March 24, 2006 Nick Jago, the drummer of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, will be guest DJing with me tomorrow night at The Vine Bar between 10pm and 2am. I'm there every Saturday night, usually with a guest, playing the rock n'roll.
It's free...
posted by at 12:00 PM on March 23, 2006 Grab some Aqua Net, attach your handcuffs to your belt loops in the appropriate fashion, and get ready to rock. Pirate Radio, the glam rock station that shacked up on 100.3 in 1989 is back on the airwaves, via the.
.. posted by at 7:32 PM on March 21, 2006 I just noticed that the city built of CD covers in this new iPod commercial is Downtown LA.
I guess the Library Tower and the Gas Company Tower kind of give it away...
. posted by at 12:15 PM on March 17, 2006 I had already made plans to see Kate Earl (MySpace) perform at the Hotel Cafe on Wednesday, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that Corinne Bailey Rae (MySpace) was opening for her. At the risk of sounding like a.
.. posted by at 8:00 AM on March 13, 2006 Last Monday I kind of randomly decided to go out and see what was shaking with the various Monday night residencies in town.
I did two things that were very uncharacteristic for me, the first was going out alone...
posted by at 3:12 PM on March 08, 2006 Since the photo I posted of Axl Rose has garnered its fair share of interest, here's one of Eddie Van Halen (link via Defamer) from earlier this week: According to David Lee Roth, alcohol has not been the only problem...
posted by at 9:20 PM on March 06, 2006 In the sea of music that inundates the city, sometimes it's hard to look past big touring band and find the little gems that've been here all along. As a solo artist, Charlie Wadhams plays music that is a bit..
. posted by at 8:41 PM on March 03, 2006 Did you know that Sea Level Records in Echo Park is not only one of the best record stores in town, but also has totally rad instore performances all the time? And they're free?
This weekend you can see...
posted by at 3:22 PM on March 03, 2006 Not sure what the hip hop constituency is here at blogging.la but I wanted to let everyone know about the 'P.O.
S. Is Ruining My Life' tour rolling through The Echo tonight. P.
O.S. grew up in Minneapolis surrounded by the.
.. posted by at 12:55 PM on March 01, 2006 Remember that photo of Axl Rose I mentioned earlier this week?
It's since been removed, replaced simply with the word "Censored." Funny enough, it's the only photo that's been censored on that party page. It makes you wonder if Rose.
.. posted by at 9:28 AM on March 01, 2006 Latest Coachella dance tent addition?
MADONNA, on Sunday. Now, either someone at Coachella HQ doesn't understand that you play the jokes on April 1, not March 1 - or Madonna realizes that this is a move every bit as smart..
. posted by at 4:33 PM on February 27, 2006 (Photo courtesy of The Cobrasnake.) I was browsing some of The Cobrasnake's recent photos and was surprised to see Axl Rose, cornrows and all, at a recent party with Jamie Foxx.
Maybe it's Rose's way of building buzz for...
posted by at 1:47 PM on February 24, 2006 Yeah, I know self promotion is lame...
but so are a lot of things in life. So, fuck it! Every Saturday night you can find me at The Vine Bar (1235 N Vine St Hollywood, CA 90038 - Cross.
.. posted by at 5:51 PM on February 23, 2006 Courtesy of our friends over at MeFi comes this great Ask Metafilter thread from someone seeking to make a mix tape for a friend moving to L.
A. When asked what their favorite songs about L.A.
were, the MeFi folks responded...
posted by at 6:01 PM on February 22, 2006 Another totally awesome show is on the horizon. This time you can drop by The Echo on Friday and catch ESG. Yes.
ESG. If the mere mention of the name doesn't excite you, it's okay, because you've definitely heard..
. posted by at 12:01 AM on February 22, 2006 This might be a stretch to be considered true L.A.
news, but I know a few of the readers here work for the company mentioned...
The Consumerist is reporting that those wiley marketing geniuses at Epic Records have been trying...
posted by at 12:41 PM on February 17, 2006 I totally dropped the ball on this one. I really should've let you know about this earlier, sorry. I'll make it short: Tonight.
The El Rey. ACEYALONE AND RJD2! This is going to be an amazing hip hop show.
...
posted by at 2:28 PM on February 15, 2006 Archer Prewitt (of The Sea and Cake, formerly of Coctails) is playing tonight at Spaceland. Pretty much everything this man does is beautiful. Expect softer stuff with an emphasis on the man with his guitar tonight.
You can also...
posted by at 5:12 PM on February 13, 2006 I've been meaning to write this entry for a while but found myself putting it off all weekend. At first I wasn't sure how LA-centric this was, but even though he was from Detroit, J Dilla was living in..
. posted by at 9:16 AM on February 10, 2006 Despite the Canadian government apologizing for him on numerous occasions, I saw Bryan Adams' name come up in the news a few weeks ago, in connection with La Lohan, saying that she'd cut herself on a coffee mug while at..
. posted by at 8:20 PM on February 09, 2006 The weekend is nearly upon us and if any of you are like me, you're thinking "oh crap! Tomorrow is the weekend!
I should probably make plans for fun!" Well, I have a few suggestions on where you might..
. posted by at 9:19 AM on February 09, 2006 Apparently, the Grammy awards were held last night, which shows you how in touch I am with the damn kids today. I didn't watch them, partially because I didn't know they were on, but mostly because I don't care.
Luckily,...
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