It’s been a long time coming … four years to be exact since the electrifying rock n roll duo, The Kills graced a Los Angeles stage. Last night at The Mayan in Downtown L.A., The Kills delivered a magnetic performance full of their signature gritty rock style and swagger. As the first of two back-to-back […]

If you’ve been craving something “cheap and cheerful” that just flows through your “DNA” making for all “That Love” — well, the “Future Starts Slow” but it is so worth the wait. The Kills return to Los Angeles with a headline concert date at the Mayan in Downtown LA. The Kills will perform at The […]

Kansas City based The Greeting Committee primed the crowd for Bombay Bicycle Club with. They gave more energy than I’ve seen out of any opening act, and that energy was certainly reciprocated from the rapidly filling crowd. The live performance among the young musicians on stage was tight technically and theatrically. Bombay Bicycle Club (named […]

In 2016, the supergroup Prophets of Rage was born out of combining forces with some of the greatest bands you will ever see. Since then, members of Rage Against The Machine, Cypress Hill and Public Enemy have been making the rounds combining forces in epic ways. When Prophets of Rage show at The Mayan in […]

Last night’s Wolf Alice concert at The Mayan in Los Angeles felt a lot like being at a high school dance thrown by John Hughes. I don’t say that because Ellie Rowsell wore a dress that looked so similar to those Jessica McClintock dresses everyone was wearing at the time I started going to school dances […]

When going to a Devendra Banhart show I am always conflicted between closing my eyes and drifting away with his fine lyricism and lovely sounds, or if to keep them open and take it all in as one of those “you had to be there” experiences. The Mayan Theatre was the epicenter of a fantastic Tuesday […]

London based singer-songwriter/producer Låpsley may only be twenty years old but her musical maturity reaches far beyond her chronological age, as heard on her latest album, the autobiographical and captivating Long Way Home (out now via XL Recordings). Sing your heart out along to epic pop/alt-r&b ballads such as “Cliff” and “Love is Blind,” when she headlines […]

Dance punk masters, The Faint are bringing their stage show back to Los Angeles with a concert date scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20 at The Mayan in Downtown L.A. Sharing the stage with The Faint will be Gang of Four. Today The Faint shared a new song titled “Young & Realistic.” The five-minute track is the […]

English punk pioneers Buzzcocks have been kicking arse for 40 years now and they haven’t missed a beat. Celebrate alongside the band at their must-see performance at The Mayan on Thursday, May 26th. Lace up your boots and get ready to pogo all night to classic tunes such as “What Do I Get,” “Orgasm Addict,” and […]

We recently caught Brooklyn indie rocktronica duo Ratatat turning up the heat with their live performance and are stoked to welcome them back to Los Angeles. The duo are touring in support of their fifth studio album, the magnificent, Magnifique, which dropped earlier this year via XL Recordings. The duo is bringing back some of that old school, guitar […]

Scottish four-piece Django Django are back on U.S. soil and ready to rock your world with fresh songs off their sophomore album Born under Saturn, which features the catchy single, “First Light.” Their specialty brand of psych-infused electronic art-rock and addictive harmonies will have you hooked in no time. Hear it and feel it live […]

Rattan have announced a Los Angeles performance at the Mayan on Monday, September 28. Ratatat are touring in support of their fifth studio album Magnifique, which is set for release on July 17 via XL Recordings. Bringing back their core guitar-driven sound, the 14-track full-length features previously shared singles “Cream On Chrome,” “Abrasive,” and “Nightclub […]

Bad Religion This past Sunday at the Mayan in Downtown Los Angeles kicked off Red Bull Sound Select’s show number 9 of their #30DaysinLA series. Fans came in herds, donning their weathered O.G. punk rock shirts as a symbol of their time, a true patron of this punk rock era. I’m talking about the 80s, […]