Mr. Jukes aka Jack Steadman, the frontman of Bombay Bicycle Club has a new solo / collaborative album and just did his LA debut at the Echoplex.  With a smile throughout the entire show and already a fan base that smiled back during the performance, Mr Jukes delivered a charming night of music. Accompanied by […]

Dream Phases welcomed the birth of their latest 7″ release out on Lunar Ruins as well as the birth of their founding member Brandon Graham at The Hi Hat last Tuesday night. Under the cover of an oil light show by Stranger Liquids, the retro psychedelic tones of Dream Phases entranced the full house. Opening were […]

If you weren’t in West Hollywood on Saturday night, you missed out. The Troubadour housed budding Los Angeles star, Phoebe Bridgers. As the final night of her 41-date U.S. tour, the performance was a bittersweet homecoming. Packed tight in the intimate venue, the crowd awaited Bridgers, but got a real sweet start with Texas native […]

One-woman-show and conjurer of haunting, dance-ready spells, L.A.-based artist Elohim debuted her self-titled sophomore album Friday night at the Fonda Theatre. With already a strong cult following behind her eerie yet sublime take on beat-driven electronica converting more listeners by the day, the mysterious songstress operates at arm’s length from the crowd; but that doesn’t […]

KERA was visibly nervous at the Moroccan Lounge to be debuting their first dive into film-making. Y La Bamba had warmed up the full house at the Moroccan Lounge and left everyone sweaty and full of good-make-the-world-a-better-place vibes. Headliner, KERA shook off their nerves and opened with an acoustic version of Roy Orbison’s “Crying” after which […]

While everyone was making their annual trip to the desert the past week, the desert was making its way to Los Angeles. The Algerian Tuareg desert rock band Imarhan delivered a warm show at the Echo, immediately throwing the audience in a sonic trance. Imarhan’s music follows a line of tradition blended with the new wave […]

Bringing their highly theatrical and meticulously crafted live show to a sold-out crowd at the Fox Theater in Pomona in between weekends at Coachella, ODESZA utilized every second of their set to hypnotize the crowd into dancing. A drumline, horn section, guitarist, and guest vocalist Naomi Wild lent themselves in the creation of a sonic vibe that was […]

As part of the unofficially termed “Localchella,” in which artists book sets in Los Angeles sandwiched between their appearances for both weekends at Coachella, lineup mates Django Django and Tank and The Bangas performed a double-bill Wednesday night at the Fonda Theatre to rapturous fanbases. Though starting late due to technical difficulties, both acts showcased […]

By 7pm, the line outside of the El Rey Theatre stretched down the block as fans of Angel Olsen waited for the doors to open. Olsen, in town playing Coachella with her band, scheduled a couple of solo shows in between. As the lights dimmed in the heavily crowded El Rey, Olsen took the stage […]

Angelenos put on their dancing shoes this past Sunday in anticipation for hell they would raise with the Murder City Devils at Teragram Ballroom. After more than 2 decades of inciting marshall law on the dance floor, Murder City Devils haven’t wained in the energy they bring to the stage. They covered their bases and powered […]