VANS have long been the number one old-school skate and style icon, trusted for years (since its early start in 1966!) to keep our feet comfortable and looking great whether we are hitting the slopes, streets, beach or jumping in the circle pit. Now’s your lucky chance to a win a pair of VANS Custom Shoes (approx. retail […]

VANS are the ultimate skate and style icon, trusted for years (since its inception in 1966) to keep our feet comfortable and looking good whether we are rockin’ a half-pipe, hitting the streets or jamming out at a concert. Now’s your lucky chance to a win a pair of VANS Custom Shoes (approx. retail value $65-85), where […]

Now, there are a lot of awesome Halloween concerts and events going on this year in Los Angeles, but in our humble opinion, the Queens of the Stone Age Halloween bash at the Forum is the best one of all. Coined as the “End Of The Road”, QOTSA’s Halloween event at The Forum will feature […]

It’s about to get real smooth and sexy. Inc. is making their way to Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 11 with a performance at Los Globos. The two brothers, Andrew and Daniel Aged, deliver a poetic dose of indie r&b and soul music. This is the kind of show you want to bring a sweetheart […]

Photo: Angelz Holtzen The always enamoring Father John Misty (aka Josh Tillman) has a solo acoustic show coming up at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Friday, Aug. 8th. His performance is one of the many great concerts coming up at the Sundance NEXT FEST. The four day event takes place Aug. 7 – 10 […]

Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire and Jonwayne have a bangin’ show scheduled at Los Globos on Tuesday, Aug. 5. If you love that good underground hip hop, this is the show for you. As eXquire’s bio on his Tumblr reads: “I rap for real niggas and bitches, I enjoy walks in the rain, Paulo Coelho novels, Dark […]

Brian Degraw (aka bEEdEEgEE) of Gang Gang Dance had a headlining show date scheduled at Los Globos in Silver Lake on Wednesday Jul 30. This past December, Degraw released his debut solo album under the moniker of bEEdEEgEE. Written and recorded over the course of a year in his Woodstock studio, his album titled SUM/ONE […]

Delivering a tantalizing dose of dreamwave and shadow pop, GEMS makes their way to Los Angeles on Thursday July 24 for Part Time Punks at Los Globos. Formed in 2012, the Washington D.C. duo composed of Clifford John Usher and Lindsay Pitts, will pleasure your aural senses to the fullest. Their songs are delicate and […]

One of hip hop’s rising stars, Kevin Gates makes his way to Los Angeles on July 24 with a headlining performance at The Roxy in West Hollywood. The Baton Rouge MC received critical acclaim for his BY ANY MEANS mixtape (stream it below) and last week he unveiled the accompanying video for “Wish I Had […]

As if there weren’t already enough bitchin’ summer concerts series to overwhelm your musical soul, here comes yet another set of FREE summer concerts that we look forward to every year. The 2014 Del Mar FREE summer concert series has announced its incredible lineup. Kicking off on Friday, July 18 with none other than one […]

Gary Clark Jr. has a FREE show coming up this Thursday, June 12 at Mint at The Grove! We’ve been following this immensely talented blues and soul musician since he was playing to 15-person audiences in small L.A. restaurants in 2011. In just three year years Gary Clark Jr. is a headlining artist who has played […]

Alt-rockers Aimee Mann and Ted Leo have each had their own long and illustrious careers in the indie music world but their relationship with each other has since flourished via Twitter and a mutual love of early Thin Lizzy.  They’ve joined musical forces to form a super duo, The Both, who are ready to rock […]

We really dig the Netflix original series Orange Is The New Black. The show follows Brooklynite Piper Chapman’s transition from a lavish New York lifestyle to an orange jumpsuit, when mistakes from her past land her in the big house and she finds herself confined within prison walls amidst a true cast of characters. The […]

UPDATE: We will select our winner on Saturday, April 19th. The fine folks at Apogee have hooked us up with an Apogee MiC 96k to gift one lucky artist. Normally, our giveaways cater to our average reader, which most are not singers or musicians aspiring to become the next big indie sensation. This time we’re […]

Damn, time flies when you’re busy as hell running a music blog … but it’s sure a fun ride. Today, GrimyGoods.com is six years old. It’s unreal to think that what started as my personal soapbox and diary has grown to become what it is today. People often ask me, how did I start Grimy […]

Chilean indie-pop band Astro, have a live performance at the Roxy in West Hollywood this Wednesday, April 2nd! Astro are a delightful electro-pop band that deliver infectious grooves with a choirboy-like sound. Similar to MGMT, Astro produce feel-good tunes that you just can’t help but dance. Supporting Astro at the Roxy are L.A.’s Chicano Batman and […]

Touring in support of their new album, Transnational, VNV Nation make their way to downtown Los Angeles for a live performance at the Mayan this Thursday, April 3rd, and Grimy Goods has your free tickets to the show! VNV Nation is an electronic powerhouse blending the unique sounds of contemporary electronic music, indie, rock and underground […]

The Sounds will headline Club Nokia this Saturday, March 22nd! After playing a sold-out performance at the Belasco Theater in downtown L.A. this past October, The Sounds have returned to Los Angeles in support of their new album, Weekend which was released this past November via Metronome Records. The new record is their fourth in ten years. You can listen […]

It’s hard to top the greatness that was last year’s LACMA Halloween Costume Ball with the exclusive Stanley Kubrick exhibit, but LACMA had stunned us again. This Halloween weekend on Saturday, Oct. 26 LACMA delivers yet another fascinating halloween costume ball not to miss. Titled the LACMA Muse Halloween Costume Ball, the 10th annual celebration […]

West Palm Beach punks, Surfer Blood are bringing their loud indie surf rock to the El Rey Theatre this Monday, Oct. 21. We last caught Surfer Blood at the Santa Monica Pier this past July and they nearly shut the pier down! Touring in support of their new album, Pythons, released on June 11 via Warner Brothers […]