“This is where it all started … “ — Dee Dee whispered suggestively into the the mic as the Dum Dum Girls took the stage at the Echo, once again (click here for photos from their 2010 Echo debut). The show — in support of their third full-length record, Too True —was sold-out and completely packed, a […]

Check out our photo gallery of day one of the Silver Lake Jubilee (Sunday, May 24). A lot of great bands up in the mix including: AV Club, Tremellow, NO, Silver Lake Contemporary Ballet with The Lonely Wild, Batwings Catwings, Eastern Conference Champions, Incan Abraham, Tearist, Abe Vigoda, Chasing Kings, Summer Twins, The Soft Pack, Gothic Tropic, Maya Jupiter, Aloe Blacc, […]

Portland/Texas band Yacht play the Glass House on Friday, June 15.  Yacht is comprised of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans, a duo who know exactly how to stir up dance floor magic.  With their special fusion of indie, dance, punk and other musical musings that are most certainly not junk, you will find it […]

  Best Coast at Global Green USA at Avalon – Photo: Wei Shi Best Coast headline the Wiltern on Thursday, May 17 and will be supported by Jeff the Brotherhood and Abe Vigoda, so get ready for an intense night of sultry pop music and amazing stage presence by all three bands! You’ll definitely be singing along […]

I arrived at the Echo on Thursday July 21, 2011 to the exaggerated theatricality of Sam Mickens’ stop-and-go guitar and intense vocals. I felt as if I had walked into a somewhat familiar state of disarray: and I kind of liked it. From songwriter to purposeful spazz in seconds — vocals ranged from soft and […]

A giant FUCK YEAH! to Brand X music rag and Spaceland Productions for putting on the L.A. Unheard showcase in a place of collected history, The Autry Museum. Here, I am entertained in two parts: one part music and one part history. Being able to hang out with friends while experiencing the gift of music […]

CONTEST CLOSED We’ve featured both Abe Vigoda and Lord Huron many times on Grimy Goods now and as two of Los Angeles’ finest local bands bringing forth some fresh tunes and hip appeal, we hope you guys have checked them out by now. If not, here’s your chance to check out both bands on the […]

The recently-reunited 90s Chicago punk act Cap’n Jazz played and epically memorable show at the Echoplex with Abe Vigoda and The Black Apples last Saturday, August 28th at the Echoplex. Check out the photos from their sold-out show below! Cap ‘N Jazz Abe Vigoda Click on the thumbnails below for more photos!

Photo: Dan Monick In support of their new album, “Crush,” Abe Vigoda is offering a hot new track titled “To Tears.” With those airy, lazy vocals and jangly guitars, it definitley boasts that 80s new wave sound. Reminds me of a song they might have played in the soundtrack of “Valley Girl” had the tune […]