Secret Spoon Show at El Cid On Monday, Jan. 18. Get Your Tickets!

*** UPDATE from MFG – “we only put a selection of tickets on sale; the rest will be available on a first come – first serve basis at El Cid on Monday evening.” DOORS ARE AT 8PM!*** LA, pretty much gets the goods first! Looks like our favorite Austin rockers, Spoon, will be gracing LA […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
The Strange Boys Extend Tour, Opening for Spoon & Deerhunter

I said it one, and I’ll say it again: if you have yet to check out the Strange Boys, you best get on it. This is one kick ass band fusing classic beat and modern indie blues, thus setting a tone way too cool for your own good! With their resent signing to Rough Trade […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Listen to Spoon’s Entire New Album, “Transference” Now!

You can never go wrong with a little Spoon (or a lot!). Golden boy Britt Daniel, delivers more delectable nuggets of sound to our ears with new album “Transference.” Get ready to feast your listening on some tight and catchy orchestrations and as always, amazing lyrics! “Transference,” the group’s latest record — and the first […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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Artists You Should Know: Kiki Wong

After more than 10,000 prospective guitarists applied to The Smashing Pumpkins’ open audition for a guitarist on their upcoming world tour, LA native and proud metalhead Kiki Wong came out on top.

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St Vincent
St. Vincent Announces All Born Screaming North American Tour — Here’s How To Get Presale Code Tickets

The tour will stop in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Vancouver, and more. Tickets go on sale Friday, Apr. 5. Presales kick off Tuesday, Apr. 2. Get your presale code down below!

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Steven Ward
Weezer
Weezer Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Blue Album with North American Tour Dates — Here’s How To Get Presale Code Tickets

With stops in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, and more! General onsale tickets are available Friday, Mar. 15 with presales opening Wednesday, Mar. 13. Get the presale code down below!

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Steven Ward
Joy Downer Reassures There’s Nothing Wrong with Being “Alright” on New Indie Pop Single

They’re back to say yes, they’re still around, and yes, they’re doing alright.

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Deap Vally
Deap Vally Revel in the End with “Ventilator Blues” off New Album ‘SISTRIONIX 2.0’

To celebrate their decade-long legacy, the Los Angeles rock duo is also giving one last tour hurrah, including stops at the Observatory in Santa Ana on November 11th and Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles on March 9th.

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Steven Ward
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New Los Angeles Live Music Venue, The Bellwether Reveals 2023 Concert Calendar with Phantogram, Haim, Santigold, and more

Los Angeles is quickly becoming the music capital of the world with its unique variety of live music venues. Adding to the vibrant mix of nightlife options arrives The Bellwether: an exciting new live music and nightlife hotspot in the heart of Los Angeles that features a variety of genres. This independent venue is a must-visit […]

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Coma Girls 2022
Coma Girls Drop Edgy New Single “Knife” and Announce Upcoming Album Release

Los Angeles shoegaze/folk-rock act Coma Girls have officially announced the release of their new album, No Umbrella For Star Flower, due out Sept. 2 via Baby Robot Records, and its first single and accompanying music video, “Knife,” a nostalgia tinged excursion where one reassesses moments in their life to make sense of where they are […]

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Metric Announce Tour Dates with Los Angeles Concert at the Wiltern, new album Formentera out July 8

Metric have announced a Los Angeles concert date at the Wiltern! The Doomscroller Tour is Metric’s  upcoming North American headline tour. On October 6, Metric will perform at The Wiltern. Metric’s Doomscroller Tour will begin in August and include 39 cities in the United States and Canada. Additional tour dates include The Observatory North Park […]

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Live Nation Concerts
Live Nation’s epic concert week sale is back offering $25 tickets to the best shows in Los Angeles

Live Nation’s Concert Week, a series of week-long $25 concert sale makes its annual return this week and once again you’ll be able to snag tickets to some of your favorite artists and bands for absolute steals of deals. Fans of superstars like Jack White, R&B crooner John Legend, rockers The Who, and rap icons […]

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Joy Downer Shares Heartfelt New Single ”Chain Reaction” Featuring Beck

With a psychedelic minimalism and 60s-inspired sound, L.A. based musician Joy Downer’s newest single, ”Chain Reaction” featuring Beck, harbors a deceptively despondent tone contradicted by an upbeat stride (not unlike the paradoxical nature of Joy Downer’s name). The first new piece of music released by Downer since her 2020 self-produced debut album, Paper Moon, “Chain […]

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Patricia Sanchez
February best new songs
Best New Song Releases of February, 2022

Featuring a variety of independent and lesser known music artists, our Best New Song Releases of February, 2022 feature: Arlo Parks, Hope Tala, Drama, Serena Isioma, Torii Wolf, Goth Babe, Haiku Hands, Mairaly, Spoon, Sharon Van Etten, Xiuhtezcatl, Esty, Jaiia Cerff, DGTL CLR, Ambar Lucid, Wallice, Ha Vay, Dehd, Joel Jerome, Carmen Jane, Andy Shauf […]

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Best New Song Releases of January, 2022

Featuring a variety of independent and lesser known music artists, our Best New Song Releases of January, 2022 feature: Leikeli47, Pity Party (Girls Club, Lucys, Cy Dune, Fast Color, Salami, Salter, Aurora, Combo Chimbita, marinelli, Kate Clover, Shamir, Justin Marting, Claire George, Ai Bener, yeule, Ibibio Sound Machine, Death Valley Girls, Le Butcherettes, Cavetown, Livingmore, […]

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Best Songs of the year 2021
The Best Song Releases of 2021 … that most people haven’t heard

Unless you’re a music connoisseur, you’ve probably never heard of these songs, but then again, if you frequent the pages of Grimy Goods, you’re a bit of music connoisseur. While we love new tracks from mainstream acts such as Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo and Adele — our end of years lists are never […]

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