Blending folk and indie pop together under the command of singer Monica Martin, is the Wisconsin band, PHOX. Martin along with five other members, captured the attention of Bon Iver recording engineer (Brian Joseph) who in turn praised the band into releasing their self-title debut album last year. PHOX’s album made it onto our Best Albums […]

Yes, it’s Coachella week, but the shows in Los Angeles continue to go strong. This week we have big acts such as Jenny Lewis, Tame Impala, Kimbra and Mos Def hitting a venue near you. On the underground/indie tip we have Marching Church, The Warlocks, Benjamin Booker, LA Witch and a lot more. Check out […]

Headlining the Fox Theater Pomona on Tuesday, April 14th is the British rock band, Ride. Notable for their significant contribution to the shoegaze genre with their debut album, Nowhere, the band has reunited after a 17 year hiatus (1996 – 2013). The band worked together briefly in 2001, but officially announced their reunion November of last year, as well as […]

L.A. based R&B singer, Kelela wowed fans at last year’s FYF Fest with her infectious sexy grooves. Now she’s back to debut her new EP, Hallucinogen (out this May) at the Jewels Catch One on Friday, April 10th! Its exciting to hear her release new material after we covered her debut performance of her debut album, Cut 4 Me […]

Burgerama has come to an end, and Coachella is just around the corner. Sandwiched in between is a real nice slab of shows happening in Los Angeles, Orange County and more neighboring cities. This week we have TV On The Radio, Brian Fest (celebrating the music of Brian Wilson), Mumford & Sons, Kaki King and […]

The indie pop group, Echosmith will headline a SOLD OUT show at the Fonda Theatre on Friday, March 27th! Known for their radio hit, “Cool Kids”, Graham, Sydney, Noah, and Jamie Sierota (they’re all siblings!) released their debut album in 2013 and an EP last year titled, Acoustic Dreams. The band has played the Vans Warped Tour […]

Now this is what concerts in Los Angeles are all about. This week’s show list is dripping with a tremendous amount of indie, alternative and underground acts. Not that much greatness in the mainstream work this week, except for maybe Boys II Men (yes, old school 90s R&B) and Weezer (headlining Burgerama). More importantly, this […]

New York funny woman, Amy Schumer will bring a bundle of laughs to the Orpheum Theatre on Friday, March 27th with two shows in one night! Schumer has appeared on several television shows including 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Louie. In 2013, she created the comedy T.V. series, Inside Amy Schumer, where she depicts herself in a series […]

Listed as one of our best concerts you should attend this month, British post-punk rockers Gang of Four will headline the El Rey Theatre on Tuesday, March 24th! One may experience nostalgia at this show if you anticipate classic tracks like “To Hell With Poverty” and “Damaged Goods”, so come on down! Gang of Four are currently […]

It’s SXSW week! Even though this week’s show list has seen better days, there’s still some great bands coming through this week. From the three-day event MUSINK featuring Rancid and Bad Religion, to Trash Talk with together Pangea, of Montreal, Beardyman, Tijuana Panthers, and even the Foo Fighters — Los Angeles still bustles with the […]

The surf rock band Tijuana Panthers will headline two back to back shows at the Echo on Friday, March 20th and Saturday, March 21st, before saying goodbye to our beloved L.A. (at least for a while). We’ve documented the Long Beach natives next to Death, No Age, La Sera, Burgerama 2014, and now they’re back to take the stage! Their […]

As band gear up for their annual pilgrimage to SXSW, Los Angeles is prime for up-and-coming acts that you should not miss. This week we have Wolf Alice, Title Fight, Gap Dream, Death Valley Girls, Young Rising Sons, Sex Stains, The Blank Tapes, The Two Tens and a lot more smaller bands taking the stage […]

English duo, Shpongle will be bringing positive vibes with doses of bright colors, costumes, and psychedelic trance beats to the Fonda Theatre on Saturday, March 14th! Simon Posford (aka Hallucinogen) and Raja Ram 9 (of The Infinity Project) have returned to L.A. with their fifth album titled Museum of Consciousness along with DJ/producer Phutureprimitive. Check out […]

It’s March and it looks like SXSW month is bringing a lot of great bands to Los Angeles. This week’s best concerts in Los Angeles feature a variety of genres such as indie soul artist Theophilus London, punk icon HR of Bad Brains, indie pop duo Broods, hip hop artist A$AP Ferg, folk singer, Brandi […]

Things are going to get down and dirty and The Echoplex on Monday, March 2nd! The Brooklyn based rapper, Theophilus London knows exactly how to get us moving starting with his debut album, Times Are Weird, and continuing the party with his 2014 release, Vibes. Check out his moves down below for his “Tribe” music […]

This week’s best concerts in Los Angeles start off with Lucinda Williams, The Black Ryder, GZA and Sweden’s Alice Boman, all performing at intimate venues. Once Friday hits, we are packed with a variety of great shows. From Dan Deacon and Caribou, to Kevin Morby and TheeSATISFACTION, there’s a lot of Los Angeles and Orange […]

We last caught the punk rock band Milk Music back in 2013 at the Echoplex performing alongside Denmark punks, Iceage. During that time, the band had released their first LP Cruise Your Illusion, and now the band is back to headline a show at Jewel’s Catch One on Sunday, March 1st! Nude Beach and Destruction Unit support. […]

Canadian shoegaze duo, No Joy will headline this week’s Part Time Punks at the Echo on Sunday, March 1st. Since signing onto Mexican Summer, Jasamine White-Gluz and Laura Lloyd have toured alongside La Sera, Surfer Blood, and Vivian Girls, and appeared at the Barcelona Primavera Sound Festival and SXSW. Their latest album, Wait to Pleasure (2013), features […]

Appearing at this year’s Burgerama Music Festival, The Garden twins will make a pit stop at Jewels Catch One for an intimate show on Saturday, February 28th!  Come on down and hear their incredibly catchy whimsical tracks like, “I See A Moth”, “The Apple”, and “Grass”. Joining them are Geneva Jacuzzi and DINNER. The Garden recently […]

Listed as one of our best L.A. concerts to check out this month are R&B hip hop duo, THEEsatisfaction. We last caught rapper Stasia “Stas” Irons and singer Catherine “Cat” Harris-White at The Echo back in 2012 where they left us wanting more of their funkadelic beats. Their second album EarthEE is set to be released just four […]