Duran Duran Rocktober is sweeping music venues all across Los Angeles this October. This cornucopia of concerts is the perfect opportunity to dance until you drop, headbang until it hurts, and groove until you just can’t groove no more. There are no genre boundaries or limits this month either. From diverse music festivals such as […]

Riothorse Royale Summer concert season’s end may be nigh but September is jam packed with must-see shows! Legendary artists such as Grace Jones, AC/DC, Gary Numan and The Who are reclaiming their on stage glory. Local acts like Veronica Bianqui and Riothorse Royale are gearing up for rockin’ residencies all month long. There are even […]

Quantic Summer ain’t over just yet, so we at Grimy Goods highly suggest that you take advantage of all the amazing live music experiences that still await you this August. There’s plenty to look forward to – from the badass neighborhood block party Echo Park Rising to wildly fun festivals like Berserktown II, and Riot Grill Fest […]

Echo Park’s Sand Babes may be fairly new to the local music scene but already they are bringing a bright sense of honesty to their music as they begin to hone and craft their dreamy psychedelic sound. The band will be releasing their self-titled debut EP in full on August 5th but we are stoked […]

Los Angeles indietronica duo Little Wolves, composed of Sam Jacob (of Tapioca and the Flea) and Ronnie Watson, have come out of left field with some seriously addictive jams on their new EP Savage. With personal lyrics, 80s synth leads and pulsating rhythms that are thoroughly ingrained into your brain and body, Little Wolves will have you pressing […]

Straight out of Louisville, KY and keeping it real…real loud and badass, is four-piece outfit White Reaper. These barely 20-somethings are charging right out of the gate with a smashing mix of high energy punk and pop on their debut full-length album White Reaper Does It Again, available July 17th on Polyvinyl Records. Their powerhouse […]

Sometimes people find each other, a spark is lit, and they make beautiful music together. In the case of Los Angeles synth-pop duo NÉONHÈART, thanks to a meeting via a mutual friend, what originally started as a producer-for-hire arrangement quickly turned into a full-fledged band. The duo comprised of songwriter/composer HAOO and singer-songwriter Christina O’Connor […]

Death Hymn Number 9 Summer is in full swing and with that comes a smorgasbord of live concerts to see. From moshing to the old-school and new-school punk sounds of The Vandals and Death Hymn Number 9 to getting your interpretive dance on to the alt-electronic jams of Son Lux and Nortec Collective: Hiperboreal to throwing back to […]

After reading author and journalist Evie Nagy’s “Devo’s Freedom of Choice” (part of the 33 1/3 Book Series) it’s crystal clear that there is more to ’80s New Wave/nerd rock pioneers Devo than meets the eye. Beyond their notorious fame for commercial hit “Whip It” there is a band with a complex history of struggles […]

Sofar Sounds Co-Founder Rafe Offer I can’t even remember how I heard about Sofar Sounds but the volunteer-run music organization that boasts secret gigs in 100+ cities around the world is no doubt fulfilling their mission of bringing the magic back to live music. And, well, they had me at secret gigs. While the advance […]