Talk about an incredible set of performers. Cibo Matto featuring Nels Cline are scheduled to headline The Roxy in West Hollywood on Tuesday, September 30. We last caught Cibo Matto this past February at the El Rey (photos here) in support of their first album in 15 years (Hotel Valentine). As you can imagine, it […]

The iconic Bauhaus frontman, Peter Murphy (aka the godfather of goth) returns to Los Angeles for two blissful performances on Thursday, July 3 and Saturday, July 5 at the El Rey Theatre. Murphy just released his tenth solo album, Lion on June 3. Produced by Youth (Killing Joke, The Verve), Lion is comprised of 11 […]

This past Saturday, Sharon Van Etten took on the El Rey Theater for a somber set of emotional numbers, belting her classic melodies out with a sold-out crowd singing along. Upon entering the stage clad in a black and gold-lamé pencil skirt with her seasoned four-piece backing band serenading along, she picked up her acoustic […]

Devo, the legendary synthpop new wave band is currently traveling the US with the Hardcore DEVO tour dedicated to the memory of Robert Casale (AKA Bob2, one of the five original band members. The tour features experimental music that the band created between 1974-1977 in Akron, Ohio and a portion of the proceeds goes to Bob Casale’s […]

Tricky returns with a new album titled Adrian Thaws. To celebrate the new record, Tricky has shared his first single, “Nicotine Love” feat. Francesca Belmonte. The album which shares the name Tricky was given at birth: Adrian Thaws, will be Tricky’s 11th studio album to date. “Calling it Adrian Thaws is saying you don’t really […]

It’s fourth of July week and while most Angelenos are hitting the beach or the river, there’s still plenty of kick ass concerts happening this week! On this week’s show list we have Phantogram, Dam-Funk, White Sea, Thee Oh Sees, Glass Animals, DEATH, and many more hot bands you need to check out. The show listings with […]

Last Tuesday, it was a mixed crowd of moms, family friends, and 30-something hipsters at the Bootleg HiFi. There were even a few moms trying to get into the venue with lawn chairs! Totally reminded us of those supportive “soccer moms”. With Imperial Mammoth opening up the show in celebration of their record release, it was […]

After years of archiving their music away in their basement, the ’70s Detroit band DEATH are back with their third album, DEATH III, a compilation of unheard songs from 1975 to 1992. Coined for having been the first punk rock band, the band was “discovered” in the late 2000s when the sons of Bobby Hackney (bass,vocals) began […]

All the way from Scranton, Pennsylvania, indie pop punks, Tigers Jaw filled the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts to the walls for a sold-out performance with Wild Moth and Pity Sex. Young kids swarmed to the stage to see Tigers Jaw set. Some even clambered on top of each other in order to get a better view and to get on […]

Popshop West 021 is a pop music club night styled by Neon Gold Records and will be featuring performances by NYC electronic music duo The Knocks, dance noise-makers ASTR and LA’s very own synth pop outfit DWNTWN at The Echoplex on Thursday, July 3.  Bust out your hottest summer outfit and prepare to get down, dirty […]