Blackalicious   Once the Blackalicious fans, new and old, found out that the show, originally slated for The Echoplex, had been moved upstairs to The Echo, they streamed in from Sunset, ready for a one-of-a-kind show. Seeing each other in dollar sign knit caps, argyle sweaters, brand new Lands End Duck Boots and a bar […]

Conan O’Brien kicking off George Fest Fans of all ages, backgrounds and styles came out to the Fonda Theatre Sunday night to attend the first ever GeorgeFest: a night to celebrate the music of George Harrison. It also coincided with a major reissue of George Harrison’s first six solo albums, released between 1968 and 1975 on […]

NYC’s Jon Spencer Blues Explosion recently released Meat And Bone, their first studio album in eight years and you can hear this explosive set of raw, rock n’ roll songs live when they headline The Echo on Wednesday, April 16.  Expect nothing less than a fiercely, wild, adrenaline fueled night of blues, garage, punk rock […]

Comedy and music festival extravaganza Festival Supreme at the Santa Monica Pier read like a who’s-who of today’s comedy scene, featuring performances on three different stages by Tenacious D, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Zach Galifinakis, Sarah Silverman, Tim & Eric, Adam Sandler, Tig Notaro, Demetri Martin, Garfunkel & Oates, Neil Hamburger, Patton Oswalt, and Eric Idle, just […]

Day three of Outside Lands was all about trying to see, do and eat as much as possible. Despite all the overlapping set times and big crowd (just as big, if not bigger than Saturday), I bounced around to try and catch at least a little bit of everything. Foals rocked an impressive early set, […]

Day two of Outside Lands Festival featured sets from Milo Greene, James McCartney, Youth Lagoon, The Growlers, etc. and massive crowds came in to experience it. Jurassic 5‘s bombastic set included revamped classics such as “I Am Somebody” and “Concrete Schoolyard” and had folks dancing every which way. J5 did a somber but powerful “Freedom” tribute […]

Outside Lands 2013 kicked off on Friday, August 9 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The crowds and clouds began to roll in heavy and the day kicked off with beers flowin’ (first stop, beer tent!) and feet dancin’ to the sweet sounds of a Grimy Goods fave, The Heavy.  Headlining the Sutro stage […]

  What better way to spend a Friday night in L.A. besides dancing your ass off?  Oh, that’s right there is no better way!  The packed El Rey Theatre  for The Heavy’s headlining gig on Friday, September 7 was proof of that and I have never seen more folks dance, clap-along and have a good […]

Have you been missing some Spoon in your life? We have and just as we were wondering what the hell happened to them, we got received word of Brit Daniel’s new “supergroup,” Divine Fits. The first time we heard their song, “Would That Not be Nice,” we automatically thought — SPOON! However, “It’s a Thing Called […]

Los Angeles’ Wildcat! Wildcat! are comin’ in hot! The trio have been holdin’ down a tight residency at the Echo this entire month of August and last Monday’s show was a packed house. If you’re into bands like Passion Pit, Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, and M83 — you need to get on one of their final […]

Geographer should be called “babeographer.” Aside from the beautiful electro dream pop these S.F. boys create, they look absolutely stunning in these photos. Were you at their free outdoor performance at Levitt Pavilion Macarthur Park? Check out our photo gallery below!   Photography: Monique Hernandez Click through the photo gallery below for more photos!

We ventured out of our Los Angles music bubble to return to San Francisco’s Outside Lands this past weekend. Aside from that long stretch from Lands End to Twin Peaks (that was not fun after three runs), the festival was primo. The weather was a refreshing getaway from the heatwave that was hitting L.A. and […]

The Alabama Shakes are on fire and kicked off a string of L.A. shows yesterday at the  987FM Hollywood Tower penthouse! This was a private show for about 150 lucky winners and invited guests. Fans were able to witness the Shakes bring those wild blues-rockin’ soul jams under the beautiful California sky (and it was a scorcher). Check out […]

Brooklyn trio Bear in Heaven played the Echoplex last week and they rocked-the-fuck-out! It was truly a high energy set that inspired fans to get their groove on. Their 2012 album release I Love You, It’s Cool is out and these self-proclaimed “Motown-filtered through acid-house and infinite prog rock” rockers did not disappoint. We last covered Bear In Heaven at the […]

Upon arriving to the Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs show at the Echoplex on Thursday, August 9, the haze filled room was already beginning to sway with bobbing heads and swift feet.  Aussie DJ, Anna Lunoe, was laying down a soulful, lyric laden mix that was bass heavy, but pleasantly so, with touches of r&b and pop.  The brunette […]

Real Estate and Sun Araw just played an amazing set at the  Fonda Theatre last week! Did you attend the show? Check out our photo gallery of  all three bands below. Photography: Trish Reyes REAL ESTATE SUN ARAW MELTED TOYS   Click through the photo gallery below for more photos!

Minus the Bear just held a a private intimate performance at Sonos Studio for the opening of the “Bottle Tones” exhibition last Thursday, August 2. We were lucky enough to attend this special event where the band previewed songs from their new album, Infinity Overhead (August 28 on Dangerbird Records). After listening to their live performance, we can predict […]

The Swingin’ Utters swung their punk rock tunes through the Casbah, San Diego a few weeks ago. Check out our photo gallery from all the action! Photography: Big Swig Click through our photo gallery below for more pics of the Swingin’ Utters!

It’s been almost three years since the XX played a U.S. show, but this past Tuesday, Los Angeles was graced with a performance by the charming trio not once, but twice in one day. Kicking off a beautiful sunny California day, the XX played a private performance at the 987FM Penthouse (click here for the […]

Yesterday, The XX played their first U.S. show in almost three years at the 987FM Hollywood Tower Penthouse. Those invited to their private performance were in for a very special treat as the rooftop only accommodated some 150 invited guests boasting a most intimate performance, under the beautiful California blue skies. Clad in their signature black attire, the XX looked […]