It’s been 13 years that the singer-songwriter, India.Arie has been spreading her message of empowerment to women through her past four albums. Although she believed she could retire, music caught her in the end and she changed her mind. Her fifth album, SongVersation was released earlier this year in June, featuring her best work yet. […]

The five piece New Zealand band, The Naked and Famous are back with a sophomore album debuting this week titled, In Rolling Waves. Their last album featuring their hit song, “Young Blood” captured many with its description of being a teenager, and vocalist Alisa Xayalith passionately shouting “Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah!”. Only a few songs have been […]

The Los Angeles hip hop duo, Emanon, consisting of Aloe Blacc and Exile offer a fresh breath of air to the hip hop world with chill beats and smooth rhymes. Since 1998, they have released five albums and their sixth, Bird’s Eye View is set to be released later on this year which they will […]

Since 1992 Marcus Lambkin, also known as the disco-inspired act Sh*t Robot, began DJing in New York City, quickly being recognized by venues after passing out several mixtapes of his work. His single in 2010 “Take ‘Em Up” caused commotion among disco lovers, featuring background music similar to Kavinsky’s “Nightcall”. His creations of infectious dance beats […]

The notorious chillwave UK producer, Gold Panda will headline the Fonda Theater on Friday, September 20. With up-and-coming artists of the genre such as XXYYXX and Washed Out, Gold Panda has held up to his standards on his second LP Half of Where You Live, released in June this year. His thumping beats, beautiful chimes, […]

After a 10 year hiatus, the interchangeable Canadian group, Godspeed You! Black Emperor is back together, this time with a permanent nine-band line-up featuring Efrim Menuck, Mike Moya, and Mauro Pezzente as the original members. The band is known for their heavy use of droning guitars followed by anticipated buildups made halfway through their lengthy soundtracks. […]

The riot grrrl prodigy, Kathleen Hanna is back with a new music project – The Julie Ruin. The longtime Bikini Kill songstress begun The Julie Ruin in the ’90s as a side project, but now has decided to collaborate with former bassist and friend, Kathi Wilcox, to create pop-punk, head-bobbing, hip-shaking songs. Their debut album, […]

UPDATE: You can now listen to Coming Apart, the new album from Body/Head! Click here to stream the entire album! Well it looks like Kim Gordon still has it! After 30 years of being part of Sonic Youth, the front-woman has a new band named Body/Head, inspired by the french filmmaker Catherine Breillat. Joining her is […]

Although the Estonian band, Ewert and the Two Dragons have mostly been prevalent in Baltic countries such as Latvia, Finland, and Sweden — they have traveled over to Los Angeles to perform at the Satellite on Tuesday, September 10. With their second album, Good Man Down, the band received recognition and many awards including “Hit […]

We announced their performance at the Echoplex earlier this year with anticipation, and now we’re giving away a couple pairs of tickets to go see Austra on Monday, September 9! The electronic powerhouse group released their sophomore album Olympia this year in June, receiving positive reviews. They also released a new music video for their song “Painful […]

Megan James (vocals) and Corin Roddick (instrumentals), the duo behind the Canadian band, Purity Ring, have two upcoming shows at the Fonda Theatre on Tuesday, August 27, and Wednesday, August 28. The band came together in 2010 lacking familiarity to electronic music and yet within 3 years, they have successfully reeled fans in. Within this […]

In case you missed out on our giveaway to Emeli Sande last week, you have another opportunity to catch a soulful artist! Selah Sue, the Belgian artist behind the single, “Raggamuffin”, will be performing at the El Rey Theatre on Monday, August 26. She has been compared to greats such as Amy Winehouse and Adele. Now’s […]

The San Francisco black metal inspired outfit, Deafheaven, will perform at The Echoplex on Friday, August 23 and the show is SOLD OUT. We caught them earlier this year at the Echoplex supporting Japan’s experimental rock gods, Boris. Their sophomore album, Sunbather was released in June, receiving great reviews for their intricate use of music styles […]

She went from being a medical student in the UK, to being one of 2013’s most listened to upcoming artists. Amongst her musical inspirations, Nina Simone and Alicia Keys definitely stand out as being inspirations for her debut album, Our Version of Events. Emeli Sandé, the soulful vocalist behind the hit song “Next To Me” […]

The fourth annual festival, The Power of the Riff, is set to start on Friday, August 9 at The Echo with a pre-party and bound to continue all through the weekend. Made possible by Greg Anderson and Sam James Velde, the metalhead, harcore punk festival features 26 bands, such as the headliners, The Obsessed. Get ready […]

The English dance-punk/math-rock band Foals won over our dancing feet with their debut album Antidotes. This year, they released their third album, Holy Fire with the crowd pleasing single “My Number.” We caught them earlier this year at their sold out show at the El Rey Theatre alongside The Neighborhood. Now, they have another show next week […]

When was the last time you attended a reggae show? In spirit when listening to Bob Marley? Well now you can! Morgan Heritage, the “Royal Family of Reggae” will be kicking off their extensive Here Come the Kings US Tour at the El Rey Theatre on Wednesday, July 31. The band will be debuting songs off […]

Keegan DeWitt and Jeremy Bullock came together last year to form Wild Cub, a band that pieces together fruitful dance tunes such as “Thunder Clatter.” Currently, the band consists of five members who together during live performances put on an energetic show. Within the past year, Wild Cub has gained recognition from SPIN, PASTE, and […]

Fitz & The Tantrums have been under the radar for quite some time until most recently with the launch of their second album More Than Just A Dream, featuring the single “Out of My League”. If you haven’t heard this song on the radio, we don’t know where you’ve been. Whereas this single features the […]

Damn. Have you guys seen this lineup? Pomona will be gathering many at The Glass House on Saturday, July 27, to hear the likes of The Allah-Lahs, Milk Music,The Lovely Bad Things, Mrs. Magician, 100 Flowers, Colleen Green, Sea Lions, I Can Chase Dragons, Moses Campbell, Bad Suns, Tomorrows Tulips, and many more! The festival […]