Los Angeles Concert Calendar — June 24 – 30 - Eryka Badu featured act
Los Angeles Concert Calendar — June 24 – 30, 2013

There are a lot of shows going on in L.A. this week, but not all of them are that great, however, we’ve handpicked some gems! We highly recommend catching Bosnian Rainbows. It’s the new project of Omar Rodríguez-López (Mars Volta) and Teri Gender Bender’s (Le Butcherettes). Also this week we have the City of Costa Mesa 60 & Fabulous music […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
New Music Video- Telekinesis - Empathetic People
New Music Video: Telekinesis – “Empathetic People”

  Telekinesis just played an awesome show this past month at the Echo in celebration of their new album, Dormarion — out now via Merge Records. Today, Telekinesis premiered the new video for “Empathetic People” off their new album. Directed by Patrick Stanton, the video has a “hardworking man” industrial feel to it (not industrial music, but […]

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New Video: The Vandelles – Swell to Heaven
New Video: The Vandelles – Swell to Heaven

The Vandelles have shared a new video for their breezy Summer single, “Swell to Heaven.” It’s a classic spin off yesteryear high school crushes over bad boys, and involves a lot of beach, babes and rad classic cars. Oh, there’s also some bare buns and quick titty action. It’s a perfect surf-garage-pop single to kick […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Los Angeles Concert Calendar (April 1–7, 2013)

It’s Coachella month! While there are some killer local Coachella shows popping off this month, show are rather bleak this week — but we found some gems. This week you can look forward to Rhye’s debut at Hollywood Forever, the gothic sounds of Esben & the Witch,  the 2nd annual L.A. Psych Fest, some very […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Hanni El Khatib new album
Listen to Hanni El Khatib’s New Song – Family – Produced by Dan Auerbach

For those that watched the Super Bowl, you may have a caught a quick teaser of Hanni El Khatib’s new song “Can’t Win Em All” in Audi’s much buzzed about Super Bowl Commercial. Now, the L.A. rocker has blessed us with some more rock ‘n’ roll thrash with the premiere the his first official single, Family, from his his upcoming full-length Head In The Dirt (April […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Hot New Music: The Bronx – Bronx (IV) – Album Review

L.A. punk rockers the Bronx are set to release their first new album in five years, Bronx IV, on White Drugs/ATO Records this February 5.  While the band has remained active and served up some great music and live shows with their steady moonlighting gig as Mariachi El Bronx, their return to their punk roots is […]

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Emily Saex
Grimy Goods Presents: The Dead Ships at the Echo
Win Tickets to The Dead Ships at The Satellite – Jan. 18, 2013

L.A. garage rockin’ trio The Dead Ships bring their powerhouse live show to the Satellite on Friday, January 18.  These Grimy Goods local favorites recently premiered a fantastic video for their single “You Were Young” and brought some good ole’ high energy rock n’ roll vibes to their recent show in December.  Supporting acts are Superbus (from France), […]

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Emily Saex
New David Bowie Album Video and Single
David Bowie to Release New Album! New Video & Single Out Now!

IS DAVIE BOWIE GONNA TOUR IN 2013? We thinks so, and here’s why: It’s David Bowie’s 66th birthday today (January 8th) and what better way to celebrate the thin white duke’s birthday than with some big news! It looks like David Bowie has a new album dropping today, titled The Next Day. Additionally, Columbia Records just released a new David […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Los Angeles Concert Calendar (December 30, 2012 – January 6, 2013)

  We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us […]

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Video The Dead Ships - You Were Young
Video: The Dead Ships – “You Were Young”

Los Angeles’ garage-rockin’ trio, The Dead Ships have shared their official new music video for “You Were Young.” It’s a very bright and catchy song from their debut full-length, Electric Ahab. Directed by Kelly Reed and Shot by Jay Carey, the video showcases beach babes, hitchhiking with beardos, and fun parties. If you look closely, you’ll […]

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What Cool Shows Are Going On This Week in L.A.? (November 26 –December 2, 2012)

We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us know […]

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The Vandelles Offer Free New Single, You Turn Me and a New Video

While they’re baring the burden of Hurricane Sandy, our favorite New York psychedelic-garage-rockers, the Vandelles have shared a creepy new Halloween single. You can download their new single, You Turn Me for free via their Bandcamp. The song is a reverbed, wild cover from Beat Happening’s ’92 song (and self-titled album), You Turn Me On. The Vandelles do […]

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Hot Producer Alert: Jonti – Sine & Moon – Album Review

Sydney-resident/Johannesburg-born/Stone’s Throw family member, Jonti (Jonti Danimals) — quietly released Sine & Moon — a very interesting kind of release with a cool story and we’re just catching up with it (released in May). Sine & Moon was never actually intended to be a full-length record, but a little mix he made for the label’s podcast series, recorded on […]

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Contest: Win Tickets to Mates of State at the Echo (July 5, 2012)

Hubby and wife duo Mates of State play the Echo on Thursday, July 5. With their recent album Mountaintops under their belt and an array of new music teasers, covers and videos, MOS have the songs to keep you singing along.  So keep the 4th of July weekend rolling with the, oh so sweet and […]

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Emily Saex
What Cool Shows Are Going On This Week in L.A.? (April 9 – April 15, 2012)

M83 at Club Nokia – Photo: Wei Shi We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Wax Idols – No Future – Album Review

Oakland based Wax Idols, fronted by and ultimately the core creation of Heather Fedewa, aka Hether Fortune (former member of Hunx & His Punx, Bare Wires and currently playing with CastleFace Records’ Blasted Canyons) released their album No Future on October 25, 2011 on Hozac Records. It’s a punk-fueled smorgasbord of songs, spot on with the […]

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Emily Saex