Now this is a show worth cheering about. The Pixies have just announced a special show at the Music Box on Saturday, November 19. Tickets are on sale now! You can purchase your tickets directly from their site:  http://lalapixiesloveyou.com. Tickets are priced at $50 with no booking fee, no ticket surcharge, no credit card charge. $50 […]

Photography Anna Dobos Los Angeles local, Chelsea Wolfe has released an incredible cover of Nick Cave’s “I Let Love In.” It’s haunting, morbid and absolutely beautiful. With almost six minutes of spellbinding words that you can barely make out, Wolfe’s rendition still strikes an emotional chord. There’s so much mystery and an unusual sensuality to her croon […]

With so much indie music protruding out of Los Angeles and New York, sometime you have to get a ‘lil international to keep things fresh. Below are three of our favorite Latin bands that are currently bustin’ out some amazing tunes and live shows. Check them all out below and get hip to them! Who: […]

Good news for fans of Mariachi El Bronx (the alter-ego of L.A. punk rockers The Bronx), the boys are set to release their sophomore album, Mariachi El Bronx (II) via ATO on August 2. The band teamed up once again with John Avila, former member of Oingo Boingo, to co-produce the album, which was recorded […]

Mumford & Sons at the Railroad Revival Tour – Photo by Wei Shi Mumford & Sons have been previewing some new music on their recent tours. We saw them a couple months ago at the Railroad Revival Tour in San Pedro where we were teased with new tunes and now you can hear a new […]

Photo: Shabazz Palaces at the Troubadour – by Ben Irwin As the first hip-hop group signed to indie-rock heavy-hitters Sup Pop, Shabazz Palaces brings a new psychedelic style to hip-hop. Free off all the bullshit, hype and wannabe pop infused crap, Shabazz Palaces’ debut album, Black Up totally tears away at traditional hip-hop vibes to […]

The Postelles’ self-titled debut album is drenched with bubbly and addictive ’50s rock ‘n’ roll vibes intertwined with a bit of ’60s pop—all with a modern twist. In an odd way, they sort of resemble an early Weezer (from their Blue album), but are more upbeat. The Postelles is full of a sort of first […]

Photo: Alissa Anderson Remember Mellow Gold?  It’s what Beck was both loving and lampooning back in his “Loser” years. But soft rock has a history that goes back to the advent of rock n roll. For most of that time, California has been its epicenter. From Jackson Browne/JD Souther in the 70s to Peter Case and […]

We Are Scientists at The Troubadour – Photo by Ivette Orenos for Grimy Goods It’s SXSW week! But there’s still some fun to be had for all of you staying in the city of Angels! Catch some shows here while we bring back some hot new music for you at SXSW! We don’t post every […]

We’re about a week away from the release of Lykke Li’s, new album Wounded Rhymes! The sophomore album to her critically acclaimed debut, Youth Novels, will be released March 1, 2011 via her won label, LL Recordings. Lykke Li also has three Los Angeles shows this March: a sold-out gig at the El Rey Theatre […]