Rebel-rousers Egg Drop Soup are back at it with another blazing new single for the year, “Jimmy Eat Shit.” With an expletive in the title and instrumentals jam packed with lots of grungy guitar sounds, heavy bass and unstoppable percussion, the track is monumentally unrelenting as it focuses on the gut wrenching uncertainty that permeates […]

Friday night and the feeling was so right down town at the Theatre at Ace for a night of musical therapy. Sharon Van Etten sold the beautiful space out to strike us with her matchless talent. Warming up the audience was Nilüfer Yanya. The young musician hails from West London with great presence. I know […]

Thursday night at The Echoplex served a killer night of fine fempresses. Headlining the evening was the enchanting songbird, Mitski, who just released her new album Puberty 2. Supporting Mitski were two more incredibly talented acts led by females, Japanese Breakfast and Jay Som. Featured as one of Grimy Goods’ selections for the best Los Angeles concerts […]

There’s just too many excellent concerts in Los Angeles. From punk to pop, blues and soul, you can dive into a show of your choosing on any given night. Many of you are familiar with our monthly feature for the best Los Angeles concerts of the month which highlights concerts in July ranging from mainstream, […]

Alice Bag a staple in the Los Angeles punk scene celebrated her debut solo album record release show this past weekend at The Echo. Recognized as a punk music legend, author, educator, feminist and all around positive inspiration, fans from all over came to experience her new tunes and live performance. It wasn’t just a concert, but a […]

You can pretty much sell me on any music that utilizes a banjo. I have regular arguments with my mother about the third Mumford & Sons album, in which they decided to ditch the glorious instrument; she thinks removing it made them sound more modern, but my retort is that any music can sound as […]

Brooklyn psych pop trio, Sunflower Bean played a beautiful set this past Sunday at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana. Barley out of their teens, the group has been on an extensive North American tour since March. Not just musicians, the band are also activists that use their music to raise awareness for a good […]

The teasing is finally over. Phantogram have released their new single, “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore.” With a catchy chorus, and an intense array of beats, Phantogram’s new track is built to get fans moving. Without a doubt, the single is one of those songs that gets stuck in your head. Phantogram’s new single […]

From the moment we first heard Bishop Briggs’ sexy new single “Wild Horses,” we were instantly hooked. We immediately needed to know more about this powerful voice known as Bishop Briggs (formerly Bishop). Even more so, we needed to see her live. We all know that an artist can sound amazing because of the mixing […]

Los Angeles throwback sweetheart, Veronica Bianqui has released a luscious new single titled “Aah, Paris…” Inspired from her recent travels to London and Europe where Bianqui spend some time in Paris, the song drips deliciously with 60s French Yé-Yé Pop. As Bianqui playfully sings in broken French; “Je ne, ne parle pas français/Mais vais faire semblant […]

Pop is a polarizing genre. I have been on both sides of the argument, debating its merit in the contemporary American music scene, especially in a Top 40 context. But that certainly doesn’t exempt me from loving the tried and true mix of catchy hooks, simple melodies, and great vocals. With Lostboycrow opening for Vérité […]

The old Hollywood Palladium was ripped a new one this past Wednesday night, kicking off night one of two back-to-back At The Drive-In performances. For many fans, this was the first time they had ever seen the band live. The group broke up in 2001, a year after the release of their third studio album, Relationship Of […]

There’s always existed a dichotomy of blurred influences at the center of The Kill’s inflammatory garage-rock, one that has rotated steadily around the tastes of Florida native Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince. Like fellow UK rockers Savages and newcomers Wolf Alice, the duo’s female-led badassery has flowed directly from their knack for cooking […]

Photo Credit: Ryan Aylsworth Los Angeles indie band Gothic Tropic has released an addictive new single titled “Stronger.” Led by the spunky frontwoman Cecilia Della Peruti, Gothic Tropic’s new song is a vibrant spitfire of 80s pop-rock sounds. While Peruti’s vocals soar sweetly and invite you to sing along, the song still carries a sassy […]

If you’re still crying about missing SIA at Coachella, don’t worry, she just announced a North American arena tour. SIA will embark on her Nostalgic For the Present Tour this September with special guests Miguel and AlunaGeorge. This will be SIA’s first tour in five years! Her Los Angeles tour stop will take place on Saturday, […]

MØ is hitting the road again with a North American and European tour kicking off this October. The fiery Danish singer will bring her high energy performance to Los Angeles with a headlining show date at The Novo in downtown L.A. on Friday, November 18. We last caught MØ’s A-game performance at Coachella in 2015 […]

Los Angeles, brace yourselves. The extraordinary PJ Harvey is making a return to the stage. Performing in the U.S. for the first time in five years, Harvey has announced two U.S. dates. Harvey will headline the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 18. She will also head to New York for a […]

Los Angeles has been getting a full Kills fix lately. The band recently performed a private set at Apogee Studio, Coachella and at the El Rey this past July. They also just performed at the Mayan this past April! Rightfully so, L.A. can’t get enough of this fierce duo. The Kills will headline the Fox […]

Last night, fans at the Echoplex were treated to a mind blowing and empowering concert led by Los Angeles’ Kim and The Created and Le Butcherettes: two underground powerhouses that never cease to amaze us. The evening was a celebratory event for Kim and The Created’s 7-inch record release, as well as a homecoming. The […]

There’s an almost infinite amount of killer women fronting bands these days. We’ve done our best to put together our list of our 20 favorite bad asses that currently front their own bands, while also including some of our favorite lesser-known acts that have the potential to grow into being some of the better known […]