This year’s most talked about rapper, known for his highly praised third album, Oxymoron, and emerging from South Central L.A. is the one-and-only ScHoolboy Q! The man behind the mask will be performing at the Club Nokia on Sunday, April 6. Joining ScHoolboy Q will be his Top Dawg label-mate Isaiah Rashad, Interscope label-mates Audio […]

  The British singer-songwriter, Dan Croll, will headline the El Rey Theatre this Friday, April 4! Croll has been sparking up the indie music industry with his romantic love songs like 2013’s “Compliment Your Soul”. This sweetie will have ladies swooning over him in support of his debut album, Sweet Disarray. Catch him for a night […]

Its amazing how far Fitz & The Tantrums have come since forming in 2008 overnight and performing onstage within a week of their first rehearsal. The band performed around Los Angeles, eventually releasing their EP, Songs For A Breakup Vol.1 in 2009 and following up with Santa Stole My Lady in 2010. The band had […]

2014 marks the 10 year collaboration of the Michigan post-hardcore band, La Dispute. The band formed in 2004 with Jordan Dreyer (vocals) and Brad Vander Lugt (drums), both whom are cousins, along with Kevin Whittemore (guitar) and Derek Sterenberg (guitar; later replaced by his brother Chad). Part of what distinguishes La Dispute from the likes […]

Get ready to move to the danceable L.A. band, Moving Units, at the Roxy on Friday, March 28! Starting off in 2001, Moving Units have come a long way in initializing the post-punk indie-dance genres, and influencing contemporary bands such as FOALS. We last interviewed vocalist Blake Miller in 2011 concerning their second EP, Tension War. […]

Returning to the stage this year is the lovely Sharon Jones, known for her soulful and sassy approach to the 1960s and 1970s genres of soul and funk. Although she was recently diagnosed with cancer, Jones has not allowed for her passion to be taken away. Her single “Retreat” off her fifth album, Give the People […]

Let the bass slapping begin at the Roxy with a headlining show from Reverend Horton Heat on Sunday, March 23. This is sure to be a psychobilly freakout, as it will be the last show of three that the Dallas band has performed at the Roxy. The band is expected to play new tunes off […]

Deriving their band name from The Bangles’ popular single, the noise pop quintet, September Girls, will be debuting their album in U.S. music stores on Tuesday, March 11 (that’s today). Emerging from Dublin, these girls formed in — you guessed correctly — September 2011, performing their first show just two months later. The band is […]

The doomgaze band (or so they liked to be called), This Will Destroy You, will be headlining a show at The Echo on Friday, March 14. The guys from San Marcos, Texas have packed their bags and set forth to plummeting to San Diego before hitting L.A. We last caught them in 2011, where they […]

EDM fanatics will be excited to hear we’ll be giving out a pair of tickets to Krewella‘s headlining show at the the Club Nokia on Thursday, March 13. The Chicago trio have been at it since 2007, starting off with the tracks “Life of the Party” and “Strobelight”, being the first material released in 2011. A year […]

Aside from announcing a show at the El Rey Theatre this April, Deafheaven returns to Pomona on Wednesday, March 12, for a show at the Glass House. A combination of shoegaze and black metal, the band has been widely embraced by both indie and metal listeners after their sophomore album, Sunbather, which made it to our list […]

The New Jersey indie rock band, Real Estate are back with their third album, Atlas, from which their single “Talking Backwards” has been released. In support of their new material, they will be headlining a show at The Fonda on Tuesday, March 11. We last caught them there two years ago (check out our photos!) […]

Its been quite some time since the Scottish indie-rockers, Glasvegas have been in town. The last time we caught them was in June 2011 when they toured for their sophomore album, Euphoric Heartbreak, but now they’re back and better than ever. This time in support of their third album, Later…When The T.V. Turns To Static, […]

In celebration of their 2013 album, Odeon, the electronic music project of Austrian members Richard Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber, TOSCA, will be headlining a show at the El Rey Theatre on Monday, March 3rd featuring Cath Coffey & Robert Gallagher on vocals. Taking it all the way back to 1997, TOSCA are considered innovators for […]

We reviewed her album just last week, and now we’re giving away a pair of tickets to Angel Olsen‘s headlining show at the Echoplex on Sunday, March 2.  The singer-songwriter began her career as a backup singer for Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s band, as well as the musician Emmett Kelly and his band, The Cairo Gang. There […]

Not to be confused with the NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, nor his son Dale Earnhardt Jr., El Rey Theatre will be presenting Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. on Friday, February 28. The indie pop band from Detroit began stirring things up in the music world with their dancy tunes and the amount of EPs they released. […]

We all know there are times in which we prefer to enjoy our own company, and whether the activities that follow include taking a stroll at our local park, reading a book, or thinking of intellectual philosophies — Angel Olsen is there to guide us through. The Chicago based singer-songwriter stated in a previous interview, […]

The iconic singer-songwriter of folk, blues, and country music, Lucinda Williams, will be headlining the Glass House on Friday, February 21. The three-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter, Lucinda Williams, is touring in celebration of her 25th Anniversary reissue for her acclaimed self-titled 1988 album. Often referred to as “The Rough Trade” album (the UK label that […]

Bringing their raw energy to the El Rey Theatre on Friday, February 21 are the Scottish band, We Were Promised Jetpacks. We last caught them at the Glass House supporting Explosions In The Sky. This time, they’ll be touring in support of their soon-to-be-released live album, E Rey. Watch the band perform favorites like “Quiet […]

Since they were in their teens the Southern rock band, The Weeks, have been creating music and traveling extensively throughout the world sharing it with others. Members of the band have come and gone, but the original Barnes twins remain, along with Samuel Williams (guitar), Damien Bone (bass), and recently added Admiral Collier (keyboards). The […]