Ahhh … it’s that time of year again, some may even refer to it as the best time to be in Los Angeles. I’m talking summer time, y’all. Without a doubt, Los Angeles is the place to be during the summer. Of all the many reasons why Los Angeles rules during the summer, you can’t […]

Coming to South Pasadena on Saturday, October 8th, don’t miss out on the Taste of South Lake! Recognized as Pasadena’s largest culinary celebration, The Taste of South Lake will not only feature a variety of culinary treats, but there will also be some stellar acts taking the stage. Best of all it’s FREE! This year’s […]

*** UPDATE *** There is a presale today, Thursday, Sept. 19 for Two Door Cinema’s show at the Fox Theater Pomona with St. Lucia. Presale starts at 10am. Use the password and the tickets link below to get presale tickets! Password: SEASONS CLICK HERE FOR PRESALE TICKETS TO TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB AT FOX THEATER […]

The Drowning Men at Belly Up – Photo: Sergio Garcia 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 […]

Xiu Xiu @ Casbah (San Diego) – Photo: Big Swig 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 […]

Aloe Blacc at Sasquatch! 2011 – Photo: Sandra Burciaga 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, […]

The Dandy Warhols at L.A. 101 – Photo: Craig Parker 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 […]

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros at the Railroad Revival Tour – 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 […]

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 […]

Hanni El Khatib at the Echo – Photo: Monique Hernandez 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, […]

Although we love our boys, Mariachi El Bronx, we’ve seriously been craving the wild raw energy of The Bronx. Ask and you shall receive. The Bronx are playing a tight Valentine’s Day show this Feb. 14 at the Double Down Saloon in Las Vegas. Supporting The Bronx are The Growlers. This show is going to […]

If you can’t make it to The Dillinger Escape Plan’s show this Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, you can catch them perform a tight set (for FREE) at the Slidebar this Thursday, Jan. 19. Fo’ realz! The Dillinger Escape Plan will headline a free 21-and-over show at the Slidebar this […]

“Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling …” Just about every 80s lovechild adored this song from the popular 80s girlgroup, the Bangles and now after nearly eight years, the Bangles are back with a new album, Sweetheart Of The Sun, out September 13 on Model Music Group. The iconic trio will preview a […]

Photo by Big Swig for Grimy Goods BOSTICH + FUSSIBLE (Nortec Collective) are playing a FREE show at Amoeba Music Hollywood on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 7p.m. These guys are absolutely amazing live! We caught them last year at the Casbah in San Diego and were blown away. The band is currently touring in […]

The Local Natives are playing a FREE show next week! It all goes down on Thursday, March 31 at the UCLA Bruin Plaza. And yes, it’s fuckin’ FREE! The show is a rescheduled date from their original UCLA Campus Events performance that was supposed to happen on March 1. Local Natives will take the stage […]

Bummed you’re missing out on all the action at SXSW? Well don’t get your panties in a bunch! There’s plenty of good shows going on this week in L.A. The good people at Dangerbird Records are putting on a sweet FREE show this Wednesday, March 16 featuring The Airborne Toxic Event, The Dears, Eulogies and […]

Today is a big day for the sweet and sexy songstress, Lykke Li, as her highly anticipated sophomore album, Wounded Rhymes, was just released! Next week kicks off a slew of Lykke Li shows starting with Amoeba Music! Lykke Li will celebrate the release of her new album, Wounded Rhymes, with a live performance and […]

It seems like forever since Amoeba had one of their live in-store performances! Thankfully, the good people at Amoeba have finally announced some 2011 shows not to be missed! As always their shows are all FREE and all ages, but be sure to show up early if you want to grab a spot for one […]

Gotta love the pop-up “secret” shows during the holiday season. The Foo Fighters have announced via their Facebook page that they will be playing a secret show tomorrow, Tuesday, December 21, 2010, somewhere in Los Angeles. The location has yet to be announced but if you want to score a free pair of tickets, follow […]

******CONTEST CLOSED******* Bust out the 8-wholes and grab that grimy leather jacket, it’s time to get hardcore with some gutter punk legends. Win tickets to GBH with Outernational and The Bombpops at the Music Box this Thursday, June 17, 2010! These UK punks have been bringing the goods for 30 years and counting! Think you […]