NAO and Xavier Omär have announced a headline gig at The Novo in Downtown, Los Angeles on Friday, January 18. NAO is headed on tour in support of her forthcoming album, Saturn, out October 26 via RCA, Little Tokyo Recordings. Pre-order the album here to gain pre-sale access to her tour. Xavier Omär is a name you need […]

Death From Above will headline a Los Angeles show at the Teragram Ballroom on Sunday, Nov. 4 with support from CRX. The Canadian dance-punk duo are touring in support of their 2002 debut EP, Heads Up. In addition to Death From Above’s Los Angeles concert date at the Troubadour, the band also has a slew of U.S. dates […]

August 24th marked the release of the official debut full-length album from LA-native Joey Dosik, whose wonderfully delectable soul and instrumental dexterity has been bubbling underneath the surfaces for a few years as a frequent collaborator of the equally dextrous and unbridled funk tinkerers Vulfpeck. He and about ten musicians, including a full string section, […]

While everyone was making their annual trip to the desert the past week, the desert was making its way to Los Angeles. The Algerian Tuareg desert rock band Imarhan delivered a warm show at the Echo, immediately throwing the audience in a sonic trance. Imarhan’s music follows a line of tradition blended with the new wave […]

Spring is beginning to dawn on our seasonless city. It’s not the weather that leads me to this conclusion but rather the calendar of concerts around the city–April is always packed to the brim. Last night, the Bootleg hosted local songwriter, Jess Williamson, and the thoughtful trio Loma. After the rest of her band filed […]

No surprise here! Due to popular demand (duh …) Yeah Yeah Yeahs and LCD Soundsystem have added a second Hollywood Bowl show! The two bands will go for round 2 at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, May 5! We don’t need to go on about how dope this show is gonna be. You know what […]

Rhye have announced two Los Angeles show dates! The alt r&b group will headline the Orpheum Theater on March 17. They also just recently announced a very special intimate gig at the new Moroccan Lounge for Tuesday, November 7. Rhye will be performing songs from their forthcoming sophomore album, due for release in early 2018 […]

Tyler, The Creator is back with his Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival. In its 6th year, the festival is looking more dope than ever. Taking place October 28-29 at Exposition Park Los Angeles. Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival will feature Lana Del Rey, A$AP Rocky, Solange, Kid Cudi, Migos, Justice, Mac Miller, Earl Sweatshirt, Lil Yachty, 2 […]

Los Angeles’ funk ‘n’ bass master extraordinaire, Thundercat has released a new video for the track “For Tokyo” off his new album Drunk. Shot throughout his tour in Japan, the video captures Thundercat’s love for the city of Tokyo, and the country of Japan. From sushi to anime, video games and more, the Grammy award-winning […]

Imagine walking into a 70s bar-lounge and sitting in a velvet booth, the air thick with a perfumed nostalgia and smokey intimacy, your head in a spin from the sultry voices and feverishly groovy notes being elicited from the small stage in front of you. Now close your eyes and press play on “I Don’t […]