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After 10 years, four albums, platinum record sales, and a number of awards, Kaiser Chiefs continue to rock out hard with hit-after-hit. Their latest album Education, Education, Education & War questions the future of society and gets listeners to think about what solutions can be made. The songs are angry, but paint a picture of […]

Japanese avant-pop duo Cibo Matto, aka Miho Hatori and Yuka C. Honda, are set to headline the El Rey Theatre on Monday, February 24.  The duo is back from a decade long hiatus and are on tour now in support of their new album Hotel Valentine, released on none other than Valentine’s Day 2014.  Hear […]

2014 has practically just begun and I have probably seen the best show of the year. This pat Friday, while couples quality spent time with each other to celebrate Valentine’s Day, I spent quality time with Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro as they took the El Rey by force. With everyone jumping up and down, Morning Parade started off […]

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 […]

The Lawrence Arms headline the El Rey on Sunday, February 16. Their latest album Metropole, amplifies their gritty punk music with hook-heavy sounds and lyrical narratives. Lawrence Arms has an infectious chemistry that gets everyone involved. Metropole, contains personal stories and cell phone recordings of drum circles. There is much more creativity and maturity happening, […]

Thao Nguyen, the woman behind Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, starting playing music at a ripe age of 12. Her life consists of touring and making critically acclaimed album after another. It was in San Francisco where she formed the folk-alternative band, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down and it was smooth […]

No plans on Valentine Day? Join us at the El Rey on Friday, February 14. Biffy Clryo, a three piece alternative rock band headlines the stage. Their songs are full of dynamics; they range from a whisper of the pick, to a huge wall of noise with massive distortion and crashing drums. Plus, you can’t […]

This week Boys Noize (Alexander Ridha) released Out Of The Black – The Remixes (stream the album below), including unreleased remixes from Audion (Matthew Dear), Oliver, Jimmy Edgar, Housemeister and MMM in addition to BOYS NOIZE DJ-edits. This March, Boys Noize will invade Los Angeles with four uniquely curated events including two headlining show dates […]

Barcelona, Spain indie-pop group Delorean are set to headline the El Rey Theatre on Friday, February 7.  The band was originally set to play back in October but due to being held hostage in Mexico (yes, you read that correctly) for 30 hours they had to reschedule.  The band is back on tour now in […]

The Californian rap duo, Step Brothers have a headlining show at the El Rey Theatre on Wednesday, February 5. We’re not talking about Will Ferrell’s comedy movie, but about The Alchemist and Evidence, two men heavily involved in the rap community. Alchemist being a rap producer and Evidence being a MC, joined together to collaborate on […]

Robert DeLong at Make Music Pasadena — Photo by Ryan Bussard for Grimy Goods With his Wii Remote and Sega Genesis controller, Robert DeLong is claimed the “8-bit warrior” by CMJ Magazine for creating danceable beats. DeLong began in 2010, where he uses MIDI interfaces, a drum set, drum pads, keyboards, laptops, and game controllers to […]

Our favorite garge-alt-country-punks, the Black Lips have a new album coming March 18 titled, Underneath the Rainbow. To celebrate the release of their new record, the Black Lips are heading on a North American tour that kicks off in their hometown of Atlanta on March 7. The Black Lips have three Southern California dates scheduled for […]

The ground-breaking and genre-bending duo, Cibo Matto are back with a new album and a slew of tour dates to celebrate the new record. We last caught Cibo Matto in 2011 at the Hollywood Bowl, as part of a small run of reunion dates. Now the Japanese dudo (Miho Hatori and Yuka C. Honda) will headline […]

I was a bit concerned when I arrived the El Rey for the Black Joe Lewis show on Thursday. I’m used to seeing people queued around the corner for show at the El Rey, but 15 minutes before they opened the doors, I was the only person in line. Never a good sign for the […]

Nowadays it isn’t that common for an artist to use a doubleneck bass and play it so seductively as the way Kristian Dunn from the Los Angeles band, El Ten Eleven does. Both Dunn and drummer Tim Fogarty have been creating experimental music since 2005 after being previously involved in another band where they were given the opportunity […]

The Australian psychedelic and house band, Jagwar Ma will headline the El Rey Theatre on Friday, December 13. The band formed in 2011 with Gabriel Winterfield (vocals), Jono Ma (synths, guitar), and Jack Freeman (bass). Together they create catchy hooks emphasized with Winterfield’s soaring vocals and beautiful ecstatic sounds This year they released their debut […]