Search Results for: jazz shademan

February in Los Angeles is bursting with a variety of live music from talented up-and-coming acts, as well as very well-known names. From hip hop, Americana, punk rock, electro pop, industrial techno and more — our selections for the best concerts of the month always feature the best shows from all genres. While we are […]

Rocktober may be coming to a close but there’s no room for sadness and concert withdrawals this November because there’s still a plethora of great live music to experience in Los Angeles and throughout Southern California. Check out living legend Morrissey at Bren Events Center in Irvine or transport yourself to the ’90s by seeing […]

  Underground shows in Los Angeles are bustin’ at the seams this September. While these acts may not be as widely known as the concerts we’ve featured on our Best Concert of The Month feature, they all have a promising sound and should not be missed. Don’t be surprised if many of these bands move […]

Now that we’ve shared all of our best concert photos of 2015, it’s time to share our favorite concert CROWD photos of the year. From small club venues to mid size theaters, arenas and festivals — the Grimy Goods photographers have made their rounds capturing some of the best concert crowd moments. With faces of […]

Grimy Goods’ Best Concert Photography of 2015   As we kiss 2015 goodbye and welcome 2016, let’s not forget the stellar live music moments we shared in Los Angeles and around. The Grimy Goods photography staff have selected 10 of their best concert photos of 2015 to represent their momentous year. From underground breakout gigs […]

Since 2008, our focus has been to introduce fresh independent music to our readers. Whether hip hop, punk, indie pop, garage, electronic and more — Grimy Goods is down with all flavors of the musical rainbow. While we lean towards content rich in underground, local and independent music, we still give praise to mainstream albums […]

Last Friday, Deafheaven’s sold out show at The Roxy kicked off strong with their first single “Brought To The Water” off  their latest album New Bermuda which was just released this past October. Immediately, the crowd erupted like a volcano spewing hot lava. Only here, the lava was sweaty fans engulfed by the kinetic energy of Deafheaven. The […]

Amy Poehler’s 15 minutes at Festival Supreme It was hot. I mean like, not-good-for-our world hot. But that didn’t stop fans from enjoying the festivities at Festival Supreme this past Saturday at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo. We weathered the heat sweating like pigs in a blanket, but it was all worth it. Well, most […]

Photo by Wes Marsala Besides the kids that had camped out at the Main stage all day to see Morrissey, the rest of FYF Fest had a mass exodus from D’Angelo and Death Grips to get to there. As expected it was crowded but, people were taking up relaxing havens on benches, against walls or […]

Photo by Jazz Shademan Arriving at the stage for FKA Twigs you could see that everyone was tired and maybe a little weary from the jam packed two-day fest. Most were sitting waiting for the last act of FYF to take the stage. When the lights drew down completely dark and a hushed airy voice […]

Photo by Jazz Shademan Guess what? Death Grips showed up at FYF Fest. They walked on stage, and played a set that was intense x 1,000. The stage was bathed in fixed red lights with the crowd drowned in darkness. At the Trees Stage there are no screens showing what’s on and that somehow seemed […]

Photo by Wes Marsala Solange Knowles was 20 minutes late to the Lawn stage Sunday night at FYF Fest and it took her an additional amount of time to get into the groove as she dealt with sound problems throughout the set. At one point during her set, Solange walked off the stage before returning […]

Photo by Wes Marsala When I reached the stage to see Battles at FYF Fest they were nonchalantly setting the up their gear, chewing gum and setting out beers. The drum kit was center stage and toward the front with one tall cymbal raised high in the air. Looking around it was clear that the crowd […]

Just a bit before the sun began to set, BADBADNOTGOOD’s hip-hop fused electronica was a great escape from the sun into the air-conditioned confines of the Arena stage at FYF Fest. At times, the Toronto trio served up a sensory overload of sounds and flashing lights, fired off like sirens from an ambulance. The more […]

Sometimes, I get this feeling that Los Angeles is spoiled when it comes to live music, and therefore they don’t appreciate how good they have it. Such was the case Saturday night, when Long Beach’s own radio-rockers Cold War Kids headlined the final night of KCRW’s Sound in Focus free shows at Studio City’s Annenberg […]

This past Friday, The Smell hosted a sold-out show featuring The Frights (San Diego). The venue is all ages, so walking up to the door there were loads of young folks hanging out in the alley, on the couches inside, and sitting on the floors. As supporting act, Jellyy (Los Angeles), plays their last couple […]