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47 Best Los Angeles Concerts This December Featuring Stevie Nicks, Anderson .Paak, Riot Grill Fest with Le Butcherettes And More

Happy holidays Southern California music fans! December concert season is in full swing and stages across California will be aglow with diverse, magical sounds. From old-school influential artists such as Pere Ubu, Stevie Nicks, Pretenders and X to up-and-coming stars like Anderson .Paak, Body Language and The Japanese House — there’s a musical gift waiting to […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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October 25 — Tonight’s Best Shows featuring Norah Jones, Billy Bragg, La Femme

Tonight’s Best Concerts in Los Angeles and surrounding cities are looking good! Norah Jones heads to the Greek Theatre, Bill Bragg will headline the Place Theatre, La Femme take on the Regent, The Psychedelic Furs will play The Observatory and Walter headline the Bootleg. A lot more to be seen and heard. Check out our […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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Brian Jonestown Massacre, Television and METZ top final day of Desert Daze

I awoke on the last day of Desert Daze to several tent neighbors complaining about the night before. Eager to hear the subject matter, I realized that my light bout of tinnitus and proximity were going to make deciphering the conversation difficult. Dedicated to getting the scoop, I stalked my prey like wildebeests on the […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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55 Best Los Angeles Concerts This October featuring Miike Snow, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Beach Goth Festival And More

Rocktober is here and Los Angeles music fanatics can certainly raise a glass in cheers to that because this month is chock full of must-see live concerts. Rocktober boasts wickedly good double headers such as Young The Giant and Ra Ra Riot at the Greek Theatre, Black Rebel Motorcyle Club and Death From Above 1979 […]

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Shannon Lay of Feels at Echo Park Rising
Celebrating Women’s Equality Day with Images of Our Favorite Women Who Rock

In honor of Women’s Equality Day, we’d like to show our immense love and appreciation for all the women that rock, and rock hard. With our Grimy Goods founder and editor also a woman, we’ve always made a point to focus on female musicians and empowering them. In the past few years, we’ve seem some […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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Desert Daze 2016 phase one lineup revealed, new Joshua Tree location

Desert Daze is back for its fifth year with a new location and lineup announcement! The annual festival of music will take place October 14-16 at its new location at the Institute of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree. With past year’s Desert Daze being a sweltering hot and dusty event, the festival’s new October dates and […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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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
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51 Best Los Angeles Concerts This March featuring Bruce Springsteen, Burger X, Animal Collective

Best Coast Get on the March concert train because it is full steam ahead from the 1st to the 31st. From the punk rock pits with old-schoolers Battalion of Saints and Face to Face to buzzworthy UK artists such as singer-songwriter Oscar and Irish rock outfit September Girls. There’s also a slew of must-see residency nights […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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Jennylee steps out of shadow of Warpaint with killer solo show at The Echo

Not until 11:10 PM did Warpaint bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg take the stage at The Echo under her solo project Jennylee. I wiped at my tired eyes to see if it was a mirage – but no, Lindberg was on stage with a microphone, the bass-playing duties being handed off to someone in her backing […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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Gogol Bordello explode with brilliant colors and sounds at Wiltern (THIS is how to party)

Gogol Bordello rolled into the Wiltern on Friday night to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their album, Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike. Gogol Bordello concerts aren’t just concerts usually. They tend to be more like live music parties, and Friday was no exception. I’ve attended my share of Gogol shows and have always felt […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
PR0FILES
Watch Pr0files new Bob Dylan-inspired video for “Empty Hands”

Not too long ago, the LA duo Pr0files, comprised of Lauren Pardini and Danny Sternbaum shared their delicious new song “Empty Hands.” Now Pf0files have brought the song to life with a Bob Dylan-inspired video for the track. Shot on a blistering 110-degree day in the barren desert of Joshua Tree, the video features Pardini and […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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The Best Concerts in Los Angeles featuring Braids, The Mynabirds, Beirut, more

It’s not only raining water from the skies today, but it’s also raining concerts! This week in Los Angeles and Orange County, the best concerts are a plenty! Kim and The Created kick off their October residency at The Echo and will have both Deap Vally and Regrettes supporting them! Also this week kicks off […]

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Brissa Sanchez
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Best Concerts in Los Angeles: Echo Park Rising, Cayucas, Jungle Fire and more

This week in Los Angeles all the live music buzz in circling Echo Park Rising. With acts like Hanni El Khatib, JROCC, Deap Vally, The Birth Defects and hundreds more, all for free—you can’t go wrong. Other standout shows this week include: Baby In Vain at The Echo, Cayucas at El Rey Theatre, Tim Hecker […]

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Brissa Sanchez
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Echo Park Rising announces second wave of acts: J-ROCC, Screaming Females & more

Echo Park Rising has announced its second wave of acts. Just two weeks ago, the annual three-day festival announced its initial lineup which featured Hanni El Khatib, Dengue Fever, Superhumanoids, Fever The Ghost, Man or Astro-Man?, Deap Vally, Mr Elevator & The Brain Hotel, Corners, and a lot more. Now Echo Park Rising has added […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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The Mud Howlers and Flames of Durga rock the Satellite out of orbit

The Mud Howlers Thursday night, The Satellite played host to a bill that featured a couple up-and-coming bands with different styles. Kicking things off was LA-based trio Flames of Durga, the brainchild of identical sisters Cecilia and Beah Romero along with drummer Nate Million. If you’re a fan of fellow LA-rockers Deap Vally, this band […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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Viva! Pomona shines with independent talent from across the globe

This past weekend, in the heart of the Pomona arts district, Viva! Pomona brought together a variety of people all interested in one thing: MUSIC. I had the privilege of shooting three part harmony indie rock band, The Wild Reeds; killer pop trio from Costa Rica, Las Robertas; “Complex‍ ’​s 25 New Rappers to Watch Out […]

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