This past Monday kicked off SLUGS’ August residency at The Echo. Joining them, was surprise opener and mega SLUGS fan, Lauren Ruth Ward. Ward played a stunningly beautiful solo acoustic set which she confessed more than once had her nerves jumbled. She brought friend and guitarist Steven John Taylor up for a few numbers and […]

Mexicos’s Café Tacvba are brining their infectious alt rock to Los Angeles for three nights at the Troubadour in West Hollywood! Café Tacvba will performa at the Troubadour on Friday – October 12, Saturday – October 13 and Sunday – October 14. Joining Café Tacvba are Ruen Brothers. Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter siblings Henry and Rupert […]

The new single “Desperate Dance” from the once LA-based/now Grand Rapids-based band In The Valley Below is both a forward-thinking rock/pop anthem ready to rock the rest of the summer and an appropriate title for the move I’ve been doing since I last saw the band back in 2013 at SXSW. The band was just […]

Desert Daze has announced Phase III lineup additions featuring My Bloody Valentine, Shellac, Julia Holter, Steve Albini (speaking engagement), GUM, Escape-ism, Opening Ceremonies with Ian Svenonius, and Yonatan Gat & The Eastern Medicine Singers! Right now your’e probably screaming for joy with the addition of My Bloody Valentine (I know I am). The 2018 Desert […]

A chance meeting led underground LA music scene veterans Modpods to share the stage with icons The Melvins on Friday at legendary music venue The Troubadour. It was a huge opportunity for founder and front woman/beat maker/songwriter Myriad Slits and her bandmates Mindee Jorgensen and Daniel Guzman who take turns playing bass, guitar, and drums. […]

Cat Power will headline the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, November 21! Presale ticket and password info are noted below! The talented vocalist, songwriter, musician, and producer Chan Marshall, is touring in support of her new album Wanderer set for release on October 5, 2018, via Domino. The album was […]

Youngsters the Yip Yops have passed a lot of big milestones this last year from their first tour with local superstar Lauren Ruth Ward to the July residency spot at The Echo / Echoplex. The band has been gaining momentum and notable fans at a meteoric rate. Yip Yops are vox / guitarist Ison, drums […]

Are you “feeling lovely”? Hopefully you will be after hearing the news that Connan Mockasin will headline the beautiful Vista Theater in Los Feliz! It’s a rare treat when you get to see a live band at this historic single-screen movie theater; truly one of Los Angeles’ gems. #IfYouKnowYouKnow Connan Mockasin will perform at the […]

Lola Kirke is winning our hearts of the late. The talented singer / guitarist, who’s also an actress (Gone Girl, Mistress America, Mozart in the Jungle) has such a delicious voice and we just can’t get enough of it. Good thing Lola Kirke has satiated us once again with her new single “Sexy Song.” Similar […]

Cloak & Dagger makes its return for 2018 featuring the only North American appearance for industrial legends DAF / Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft. Taking place Saturday, Nov. 10 at the historic State Theater in  Downtown Los Angeles, this year’s Cloak & Dagger will also include performance by She Wants Revenge, The Faint, HEALTH, Boy Harsher, Tamaryn, BOAN, Black Mare […]