Yeah yeah Yeahs 2022
You Can Still Get Tickets to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the Hollywood Bowl with Japanese Breakfast and The Linda Lindas

Yes, you can still get tickets to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs sold-out show at the Hollywood Bowl tonight, Thursday, Oct. 6. The iconic indie rockers will perform with special guests Japanese Breakfast and the Linda Lindas. We last caught the Yeah Yeahs Yeahs at the Hollywood Bowl in May of 2018, co-headlining with LCD Soundstystem. […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Must-See Concerts in Los Angeles, Oct. 3-9, 2022

And we thought this past week was jammed with must-see shows; well, it doesn’t stop this week and it probably won’t stop for the rest of of Rocktober. This week’s must-see concerts in Los Angeles range from the bombastic Latin pop of Bomba Estéreo to the raucous punk of the Spits and the sonorous sounds […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Ethel Cain
Album Review: Ethel Cain offers up a hauntingly potent tale on debut album “Preacher’s Daughter”

Ethel Cain‘s debut album Preacher’s Daughter might feel prescient with its rebuff of organized religion and the extremism it can beget. Especially as viewed through the eyes of those brought up in its confines. But Cain, whose real name is Hayden Silas Anhedönia, makes it a point to throw light on the fact that her […]

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Steven Ward
Julia Jacklin
Julia Jacklin shares the lead single “Lydia Wears A Cross” off her new album PRE PLEASURE — LA dates at Fonda Theatre and This Ain’t No Picnic

Julia Jacklin is back with a superb new song and video for “Lydia Wears A Cross,” the first single from the singer/songwriter’s upcoming new album PRE PLEASURE. A slow-burner of grumbling guitars and her own radiant cries the new song slices deep thanks to its autobiographical slant. In support of her new album, Julia Jacklin […]

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Steven Ward
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs announce Los Angeles date at the Hollywood Bowl with Japanese Breakfast and The Linda Lindas

UPDATE: You can still get tickets to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs sold out show at the Hollywood Bowl. Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced tour dates with a Los Angeles concert date at the Hollywood Bowl. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs will make their anticipated return to the Hollywood Bowl on October 6, 2022 joined by special […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Hana Vu Releases Haunting New EP “Parking Lot” — LA headline gig at Moroccan Lounge

Los Angeles-based artist Hana Vu drops her latest EP, Parking Lot (out via Ghostly), a slow spinning, haunting collection of six tracks slated to chill you straight to the bone. Featuring two new singles and four live versions of previously released songs, the EP follows last year’s full-length release from Vu, Public Storage. Parking Lot […]

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Patricia Sanchez
Phoebe Bridgers at the Greek Theater by Steven Ward
Phoebe Bridgers Announces 2022 Reunion Tour Dates with Presale March 10

Phoebe Bridgers announces 2022 Reunion Tour dates with music festival appearances at both Coachella and This Ain’t No Picnic. Los Angeles fans can catch Phoebe Bridgers at the aforementioned music festivals or nearby tour dates at The Amp at Craig Ranch in Las Vegas (May 13) and Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles (Aug. 27). Additional tour stops include […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Magdalena Bay
2022 Forecast: Los Angeles Artists to Watch Featuring Magdalena Bay

2021 has been a banner year for Los Angeles based indie duo Magdalena Bay. They released their electrifying debut album, Mercurial World, wrapped up a large supporting tour with George Clanton and just announced their own headlining tour for 2022. Reaping a rich and eclectic sound from seeds of inspiration, Magdalena Bay’s Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin […]

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Patricia Sanchez
Imaad Wasif
Imaad Wasif shares sublime pop-ballad “So Long Mr. Fear”

Los Angeles singer/songwriter Imaad Wasif has shared a new single with the release of slow-burning, electro-pop concoction “So Long Mr. Fear.” The new song joins “L.A. Woman” as some of the first music the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s touring guitarist has released since his 2018 album Great Eastern Sun. A breezy collection of flittering snaps of […]

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Steven Ward
King Woman at the Lodge Room -- Photo: Bryan Olinger
Photos: King Woman and Spare Parts For Broken Hearts at Lodge Room

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit hesitant to attend this small club, indoor show. With COVID’s Delta variant disrupting our lives, once again — I almost didn’t make it to see the beautiful beast that is King Woman‘s Kristina Esfandiari envelop us with her spellbinding breaths and howls. But I did make […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
HOLLYWOOD-BOWL
The Hollywood Bowl Returns with 4 FREE Concerts and Summer Concerts at the Bowl

The Hollywood Bowl has announced plans for re-opening this summer and we couldn’t be more thrilled! The legendary outdoor venue will open this May and June, followed by the official return of the Hollywood Bowl’s Summer Concerts! This May and June the Hollywood Bowl will host four FREE concerts “for healthcare workers, first responders, and […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
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Just Like Heaven Fest lets fans bask in the afterglow of nostalgia-dripping bands, songs, and moments

Descending upon the Long Beach shoreline for what in retrospect feels like a cruelly brief moment, Just Like Heaven Fest was true to its name in delivering the sublime in blissful fashion into the ears of its attendees. Boasting all the benefits that have made mini-one-day festivals so vogue in recent years—from tight-lineups comprised of […]

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Steven Ward
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Karen O, St. Vincent, Lykke Li and more to perform at Women Who Rock Event at iHeartRadio Theater LA

Presented by Presented by ALT 98.7 & the Amazon Original Series HANNA — Karen O, St. Vincent, Lykkee Li and more fierce females will perform at iHeartRadio’s Women Who Rock event. In celebration of International Women’s Day, the event will take place on Friday, March 8 at the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles and will feature special […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Karen O and Danger Mouse debut art installation at Marciano Art Foundation for collaborative album Lux Prima

Lux Prima, the brainchild album birthed out of a collaboration between Karen O and Danger Mouse, will be debuted through an art installation at the Marciano Art Foundation for four nights this April. The event, “An Encounter with Lux Prima,” is described by the foundation to be an “immersive, communal listening experience” of the band’s […]

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Steven Ward
Just Like Heaven Fest
Just Like Heaven Fest adds a second festival date at the Queen Mary

Who says you only go to heaven once? Just Like Heaven Fest has added a second festival date!!! Since their May 4 festival date sold-out, Just Like Heaven Fest will now have its second festival date on Friday, May 3 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach. Tickets to the second festival date for Just […]

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Sandra B. Olinger
Five Reasons Just Like Heaven Fest is the mixed-CD you once burned for your crush

Seemingly out of the blue Just Like Heaven Fest has emerged to offer-up one of the biggest throwbacks of indie-rock of the year with a lineup that lays on the nostalgia rather thick. With synth-pop outfit Passion Pit celebrating the ten-year anniversary of their debut album Manners it appears that other late 00s artists have decided […]

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Steven Ward