Washed Out at Desert Daze 2016
Aug. 15 — Tonight’s Best Shows: Washed Out, The Weeknd, Morgan Saint

TUESDAY – AUGUST 15, 2017 Washed Out, DEGAWiltern The WeekndGRAMMY Museum Matthew Sweet, Tommy Keene, Chris PriceThe Echo John Early with Heather Jewett, Gabe Liedman, Kera and the Lesbians, Aida Rodriguez, Michelle Buteau, and house band BUCKThe Satellite THE BAY LEDGES EP RELEASE PARTY, BirthdayBootleg Theater (Bar Stage) Pokey Lafarge, Ruston KellyThe Troubadour SAMPLEnHOLD with […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Kitten at The Regent
Win Tickets to Play Like A Girl’s (PLAG) 1-Year Anniversary Show at Echoplex

Play Like A Girl (PLAG) are celebrating their one-year anniversary! To ring in the celebratory date, the female-led collective will feature a dazzling list of performances and DJ sets by some of our favorite local acts. The all-day event will take place at the Echoplex and is all-ages. Doors open at 3:30pm. The PLAG 1-year […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Hurray for the Riff Raff
March 13 — Tonight’s Best Shows: Hurray For The Riff Raff, The Menzingers, Fucked Up

Happy Monday! Indeed. Tonight’s best show’s in Los Angeles are looking rather great, especially for a Monday! Our top recommendations include: Hurray For The Riff Raff with Kera and the Lesbians at the Masonic Lodge, The Menzingers at The Glass House, Fucked up with No Age at The Echo, Spare Parts For Broken Hearts at […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
American Wrestlers at the Bootleg Theatre by Steven Ward
American Wrestlers drop a typhoon of rock bombast at Bootleg Theater

American Wrestlers make long awaited return to California; Kera and the Lesbians bewitch crowd with tough emotionality   The Bootleg Theater has earned a reputation for booking the best band’s you’ve never heard of, consistently debuting opening acts that oftentimes steal the show altogether or force you to leave anxiously with the tune of your […]

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Steven Ward
bleached band photos
41 Best Los Angeles Concerts This May Featuring The Cure, Tegan & Sara, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires

April showers bring May flowers, or in the case of the Los Angeles live music scene, May is in full bloom with a wide array of concerts, featuring artists who are bringing their vibrant sounds to center stage. Musical pioneers such as The Cure, Duran Duran, The Who and Buzzcocks are sharing both new music […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down band
Win Tickets to Thao & the Get Down Stay Down at the Regent Theater

Taking over The Regent Theater on Friday, April 29th is Thao Nguyen and her band, The Get Down Stay Down. Since the age of 12, she had been playing in a pop country duo until 2003, when Thao & The Get Down Stay Down were formed. Fast forward to 2016, the band has just released their fourth […]

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Brissa Sanchez
Peaches
Top 20 Badass Frontwomen in Indie/Underground Music

There’s an almost infinite amount of killer women fronting bands these days. We’ve done our best to put together our list of our 20 favorite bad asses that currently front their own bands, while also including some of our favorite lesser-known acts that have the potential to grow into being some of the better known […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes GG Live Photo by Manuel Dominguez
This week’s best shows in L.A. — At The Drive-In, The Naked & Famous, Daughter

From At The Drive-In’s reunion show at the Fonda, to Smashing Pumpkins and Liz Phair at the Theatre at Ace — this week’s show list is loaded with a variety of awesome shows. The Naked & Famous hit Teragram Ballroom and The Troubadour, while Daughter perform two nights at the Ace and Observatory, David Gilbmour […]

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Brissa Sanchez
Kim & The Created
2016 Forecast: 10 Los Angeles Acts to Watch —- they’re on the rise!

2016 is in full swing and its time for us to release our annual forecast of Los Angeles bands we feel will make some serious waves this year. From the manic punk of Kim & The Created to the alluring sounds of synth pop duo, Pr0files — check out our 2016 Forecast: 10 Los Angeles […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
The Bronx
40 Best Concerts in Los Angeles This December

The Grouch & Eligh (w/ Murs) Happy Holidays Grimy Goods fans and readers! We’re happy to announce that there’s not much of a holiday slump this December for Los Angeles concert-goers. We’ve got hip hop heroes such as The Grouch and Eligh, J. Rocc and DJ Spinna and Open Mike Eagle and Serengeti blazing trails on […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
bulls
Weekly Best Concerts in Los Angeles: Burger A-Go-Go, Veronica Bianqui, POW Fest

This week’s best concerts in Los Angeles and Orange County are piping hot! From Burger-A-Go-Go featuring Cat Power, The Julie Ruin and many more acts to POW Fest with Open Mike Eagle and Boogie, you have quite the variety to chose from. Other recommendations this week include Kate Nash, Veronica Bianqui, Dam-Funk, Millencolin, Seth Bogart, […]

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Brissa Sanchez
veronica-bianqui
Hot Artist Alert: Veronica Bianqui Premieres New Song “If Love’s A Gun, I’m Better Off Dead” From Forthcoming EP

Local musician Veronica Bianqui has been kicking around the Los Angeles music scene for some time now and chances are you’ve spotted her singing back up vocals for mystic rock and rollers Isaac Rother & The Phantoms or playing guitar on the road for indie psych outfit The Blank Tapes. Maybe you even caught one […]

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Emily Saex
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5 Must See Acts at Echo Park Rising, Friday

All the buzz this week is about our favorite annual neighborhood gathering, Echo Park Rising. The thee-day music event, known for showcasing local music, comedians and businesses in our East Side community, is set to kick off this Friday, August 14. The action will spark up on Friday at 3 p.m. across multiple stages located […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
beach party
Best Concerts in LA feat. Danzig, The Frights, Nortec Collective & more

This week in Los Angeles we are back to a busy show week! Legendary Los Angeles punk rockers, X, will perform four nights at The Observatory! Running the hip hop game we have Jurassic 5 and Immortal Technique both headlining separate gigs this week. On the underground tip we highly recommend you check out L.A.’s […]

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Brissa Sanchez
palma violets
The 40 Best Los Angeles Concerts This June

Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters June gloom? Nah, I don’t think so. At least not when it comes to the wide array of fabulous must-see concerts in Los Angeles this June. This month’s round up features several boss shows, from local hip-hop legend Aceyalone to pop guru Brian Wilson to garage-psych upstarts Cosmonauts – […]

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Emily Saex
kimbra
The 45 Best Los Angeles Concerts This April

TV on the Radio No good concerts this month in Los Angeles folks. Sorry, check back next month. April Fools! We’re just kidding, there’s a plethora of badass shows to check out as the busy Coachella fueled side shows are ruling the lay of the land this April. Whether you’re attending Coachella or not, you’ll […]

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Sandra B. Olinger