Empire of the Sun at the Shrine Expo Hall by Steven Ward
Empire of the Sun descends upon its loyal subjects at the Shrine Expo Hall

The first thing you saw of Luke Steele as he rose to the platform that was erected atop the stage within the Shrine Expo Hall was his headpiece–a brilliantly gleaming silver crown with metal points curved upwards. Adorned in his characteristic robes with shoulder pads that resembled squid-like tentacles, Emperor Steele walked down the steps toward […]

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Steven Ward
Empire of the Sun at the Shrine Expo Hall by Steven Ward
Empire of the Sun descends upon its loyal subjects at the Shrine Expo Hall
DJ Shadow at The Fonda Theatre -- Photo: ceethreedom
DJ Shadow delivers an “expanded and more in depth version” of his Coachella set at Fonda Theatre

For me, the best part about Coachella are all the Goldenvoice booked Coachella sideshows. This last Tuesday, the legendary Josh Davis aka DJ Shadow performed at the Fonda Theatre. I’ve been a massive DJ Shadow fan for the last 20+ years. I’ve seen Shadow perform countless times over the years, and he never ceases to amaze […]

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DJ Shadow at The Fonda Theatre -- Photo: ceethreedom
DJ Shadow delivers an “expanded and more in depth version” of his Coachella set at Fonda Theatre
Twin Peaks at The Regent -- Photo: Danielle Gornbein
Twin Peaks and Hinds bring double the pleasure, double the fun to Regent LA
Bonobo at the Ace Theater shot by Danielle Gornbein
Bonobo comes to life at Ace with strings, brass, vocals and oh-so-glorious sounds
Two Door Cinema Club at the Santa Barbara Bowl by Steven Ward
Two Door Cinema Club and Grouplove give Santa Barbara Bowl a dance party of a lifetime
Joseph at Constellation Room -- Photo: Danielle Gornbein
Before sizzling at Coachella, sister trio Joseph deliver remarkable performance at Constellation Room
Future Islands at the Roxy Theatre by Steven Ward
Future Islands cut a rug (and Karate kicks) at Roxy Theatre
Vince Staples at Observatory Santa Ana -- Photo by Andrew Gomez
Vince Staples roars through stunning performance at Observatory Santa Ana
Radiohead at the Santa Barbara Bowl shot by Danielle Gornbein
Radiohead continues to dust off rarities and avoid the hits at Santa Barbara Bowl
Senses Fail at When We Were Young Fest -- Photo: Steven Ward
Santa Ana gets the gritty rock festival it deserves with inaugural When We Were Young festival
Bleached at Echoplex -- Photo: Andrew Gomez
Bleached rattle the Echoplex, along with Regrettes and Upset
Foxygen at Fonda Theatre -- Photo: Kim Zesbe
Foxygen dazzles Fonda Theatre with supporting acts Kingdom of Not and Gabriella Cohen
DREAMCAR at Constellation Room -- Photo: Andrew Gomez
DREAMCAR knock out debut performance at Constellation Room
Crystal Fighters at the Observatory by Steven Ward
Crystal Fighters bring the Basque hills to Orange County for an alluring evening
Allan Rayman at the Troubadour shot by Danielle Gornbein
Allan Rayman brings his midnight confessionals to the Troubadour
Bob Mold at The Echo -- Photo: Andrew Gomez
Drill Fest kicks off with smoldering performances by Bob Mould, Alina Bea and Immersion