Can we get Adult Swim to make a Run The Jewels cartoon series? If RTJ can crowdfund a Meow The Jewels remix album, then surely the Internet can petition for a mini-series of the duo. We are living in a time where a spacecraft can land on Kim K’s comet and you are telling me the […]

With a packed house of riot grrrls, punks, feminists and just your usual suspects that come out for quality and meaningful music, Red Bull Sound Select was ready to roll out show #6 of its #30DaysinLA series. The evening’s headliner was The Julie Ruin and as expected, the show was sold-out. Let by the feminist punk […]

Cherry Glazerr were just a few kids writing songs about grilled cheese and cats. That is, until they caught the attention of St. Laurent designer (and Kanye Rant topic) Hedi Slimane at Burgerama 2013. Which just goes to show that you never know who’s watching. Since then their guitar-smashing anthem (and Slimane commissioned) “Had Ten […]

Bear In Heaven — Photo by Monique Hernandez 1. Bear in Heaven — Sept. 2 — Echoplex We last caught Brooklyn psych-pop dub trio Bear in Heaven rocking the fuck out in 2012. Now they’re back with new tunes to trip out to, off their 2014 album release Time Is Over One Day Old. Supporting acts are […]

After getting bodies moving at Coachella, Fatboy Slim returns to Los Angeles with a headlining date at Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Thursday, Sept. 18. Also on the evening’s bill are NERVO! Get ready to dance L.A., because this is going to be one bombastic show not to miss. This past June, Fatboy Slim […]

Back for it’s 5th year (but no longer with FILTER), Culture Collide has announced its 2014 lineup. Taking place October 16 – 18 across various Echo Park venues, Cloud Nothings are set to headline the three-day music festival. Joining Cloud Nothings are a surplus of up-and-coming bands from all over the world: Nina Persson (Sweden), […]

It was ladies night at the Echo last night as La Sera took the stage to celebrate the release of their new album, Hour of the Dawn. Supporting La Sera were L.A. shredders, Colleen Green and Springtime Carnivore. I jokingly said I’d start a mosh pit for La Sera, but after watching Katy Goodman shred, I realized the […]

After two back-to-back stellar weekends at Coachella, Arcade Fire have announced a very intimate performance tonight (Monday, April 21st) at the Roxy! Details from their Facebook page below: We’re playing a small show at The Roxy in Los Angeles tonight and have 30 pairs of tickets to give away. Upload your Reflektor photos to our […]

Though her set started about five minutes late and also included a three-minute music video of sorts, once young Brit rocker Kate Nash got things going Friday early evening at Coachella, she hardly looked back. Her set at the Gobi tent kicked off with her fast-paced punk tribute “Sister” and mixed in a couple of […]

Thee Oh Sees new album, Drop is streaming now via Pitchfork. You can listen to the album for an entire week before its April 19th (Record Store Day) release date via Castle Face. Creating eccentric garage rock songs for the past six years, Thee Oh Sees frontman John P. Dwyer and company has never disappointed us. While Thee Oh Sees […]