Local Natives ended the final night of their residency at the Masonic Lodge within Hollywood Forever Cemetery late Wednesday night to another soldout crowd. With the promise of a completely different setlist every night, as well as teasing rare live performances of deep cuts and special guests, fans waded eagerly into the gorgeously solemn confines […]

Local Natives have shared a new version of their recent single “Just Before The Morning,” peeling back the song’s lush psychedelic textures to offer up an acoustic rendition of the track. It also comes just before the band is set to play their three rescheduled nights at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever on December […]

Local Natives are back with a new single and accompanying music video for “Just Before The Morning,” as well as announcing two intimate nights at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever on Tuesday, Nov. 15 and Wednesday, Nov. 16. It’s the third new song from the band since the release of “Desert Snow” and “Hourglass,” […]

Jaws of Love., the solo project of Colombian-American recording artist Kelcey Ayer, also the co-lead vocalist of L.A.’s beloved Local Natives, has announced an intimate residency at the Silverlake Lounge for October. Grimy Goods is thrilled to co-present the Jaws of Love. residency along with music blog turned creative agency, The Wild Honey Pie. Featuring […]

Deep into the first leg of their first tour in three years, Local Natives arrived home in Los Angeles poised to give fans at the Youtube Theater a rapturous and beatific set. And that’s exactly what they did: filling the cavernous confines of the theater with their swelling harmonies, lush instrumentation, and divinely euphonious crooning. […]

Hometown heros, Local Natives have announced a headline show at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles. The beloved indie crooners will headline the YouTube Theater on Aug. 9 as part of their “Inside An Hour Glass Tour.” In addition to Local Natives L.A. gig at the YouTube Theater, the band has also announced new tour […]

LA’s beloved Local Natives made their pandemic return last Saturday at the Greek Theatre Los Angeles. The sold-out performance was a touching one, as fans throughout the entire venue reveled in the beautiful serenades of Local Natives. Those lucky to attend this special performance were seen crying, smiling, hugging, singing in camaraderie — and just […]

There’s an innate tenderness with which Local Natives tend to paint the environs of the greater Los Angeles area into the background of their songs, offering little markers with which one can trace the story to the band’s beginnings. Formed initially by Kelcey Ayer, Ryan Hahn, and Taylor Rice, classmates at Tesoro High School in […]

Holy shit. Saturday night had it going on at the Hollywood Palladium. Indie rockers, Local Natives made their final stop along their “Spiral Choir Tour” in support of their successful fourth record Violet Street. Released in April – the new music has left us even more enamored by the five-piece than before. Local Natives tour […]

Local Natives have finally announced their return in the form of two new songs: “When Am I Gonna Lose You” and “Café Amarillo.” The two new songs also dropped with their own music videos. The lush and shimmering “Lose You” features a melancholic Kate Mara wandering through a dizzying array of decades-old L.A. retro environs […]

As one of the primary songwriters of Local Natives, chances are you’ve heard Kelcey Ayer’s work, while also holding down his other vocal, keyboard, guitar, and percussion duties in the band. On Hummingbird Ayer’s affinity for piano ballads broke through the ice and even the band’s most recent release Sunlit Youth is unequivocally touched by the […]

My oh my! Pomona raised the bar super high this past Wednesday night with Local Natives’ Fox Theater gig. Without a doubt, the Fox held one of the best shows of 2017, easy. Crowds packed in eagerly to catch Local Natives’ final show after a long tour leg. Getting the night rolling was indie pop […]

Contrary to popular belief, it’s not extremely often these days that a Los Angeles band makes a profound cultural impact on the world. Sure, we’ve got plenty of solo artists, or bands that moved here from somewhere else, but how many bands began here, and also succeed in embodying the culture of the city in […]

Los Angeles crooners, Local Natives are back after a three-year hiatus with some new music. The band just released a gorgeous new track titled “Past Lives.” Last week, Local Natives performed the song for the first time in front of a live audience at a sold-out pop-up show at San Francisco’s Popscene. Let’s hope the […]

The Way Over Yonder festival at the Santa Monica Pier has revealed its 2014 lineup! Staged after the East Coast’s esteemed Newport Folk Festival, this year’s Way Over Yonder will feature more than 20 incredible acts including: Jackson Browne (Saturday headliner), Local Natives (Friday headliner), Lucinda Williams, Heartless Bastards, Houndmouth, The Barr Brothers, Linda Perhacs, […]

    Remember the Ohio-based collective Pere Ubu?  How about NYC No Wave band DNA? Well those were some the best avant-garde bands of the late 70s.  Totally great, innovative rock bands, they pushed musical boundaries and made albums I still listen to today. Great, but difficult albums are an important part of rock; however, […]

Local Natives played a sold out show at the El Rey Theatre last night with support from Superhumanoids! It was a beautiful and touching show with the boys performing songs from their  their new album, Hummingbird, as well as hits from the debut album that made them. Were you at the show? Check out our photo gallery […]

New Music Video – Local Natives – Breakers! We just caught the Local Natives for a surprise homecoming show at the Satellite this past October where they played a great selection of songs from their upcoming sophomore album,  Hummingbird. One song in particular that they performed live was, “Breakers.” Now the boys have released the official music video for this […]

One the best and most talented indie bands in Los Angeles, Local Natives held a surprise show for fans at the Satellite this past Tuesday. The last-minute show was announced the same morning and sold-out in a few minutes. In attendance were a happy house of fans, friends, family and the L.A. blogosphere. I recall Oscar from the Scenestar […]

Los Angeles finest, Local Natives held a surprise show for L.A. fans at the Satellite last night. The last-minute show was announced yesterday morning and sold-out in a few minutes. In attendance were a happy house of fans, friends, family and the L.A. blogosphere. It was great to see our hometown heroes perform again in […]