Seemingly out of the blue Just Like Heaven Fest has emerged to offer-up one of the biggest throwbacks of indie-rock of the year with a lineup that lays on the nostalgia rather thick. With synth-pop outfit Passion Pit celebrating the ten-year anniversary of their debut album Manners it appears that other late 00s artists have decided […]

Escort, the nu-disco band from Brooklyn New York is headed to the city of angels, bringing with them a body-delicious mix of dance music. Escort will perform at the Echo in Los Angeles on Friday, April 26.  Last year the band released two singles, both showcasing the best elements of the band. “Slide,” released in […]

Since their last full-length LP Plum, L.A.-based band Wand announce new album Laughing Matter out April 19th via Drag City. The band recently shared their moody performance video for the first single “Scarecrow”. Directed by Gordon De Los Santos, the video features eerily dark shots of the band mixed in with contemplative close-ups. With a […]

Montréal-based Anemone are coming back to Los Angeles for a headline show at Bootleg Theater on February 26. This will be one of four album release shows to celebrate their debut album Beat My Distance, set to be released on February 15th (Luminelle Recordings). The congruous album is a hazy, psych-pop soundtrack perfect for the […]

Experimental electronic artist Bayonne (aka Roger Sellers) just announced a North American headline tour with a Los Angeles stop at The Echo! Catch Bayonne live at The Echo on May 7! Bayonne is touring in support of his sophomore album Drastic Measures out Feb. 22. The album is said to be a “lesson in loop […]

Breakups can be rough. Breaking up with someone and then having to sit a few feet from them in a passenger van for hours on end may seem like cruel and unusual punishment. Thankfully, Zahira Gutierrez and Cody Swann were able to push past that. The end of their decade-long romance resulted in Wild Moccasins’ […]

Pokey LaFarge is back in Los Angeles with a special performance scheduled for April 25 at Pico Union Project. The throwback rock ‘n’ roll artist is always an incredible time live. His unique gospel-pop sound is absolutely iresistible and will have you dancing and smiling from ear-to-ear. LaFarge’s latest album, Manic Revelations was released in […]

Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their gorgeous album Hospice, the Antlers have announced a special Los Angeles acoustic show at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever. I dunno about you, but this was one my most favorite indie albums. I used to play the “Sylvia” over and over again, blurting out the chorus “Sylvia, get […]

Rejoice! Bikini Kill has reunited for select Los Angeles and New York shows this spring! The iconic feminist-punk group Bikini Kill has a Los Angeles concert date scheduled for April 25 at the Hollywood Palladium. Known for their raucous, politically confrontational live shows, Bikini Kill will be performing with three original members: Kathleen Hanna on vocals, […]

The Coathangers are coming through with a whole lotta new! The Coathhangers have announced a Los Angeles show date for February 21 at the Teragram Ballroom. The garage rock trio are touring in support of their new album The Devil You Know. The 11-track record will be released March 8 via Suicide Squeeze Records. And […]