Girl Band: Noise Rock Outfit Release A Video And First US Dates
Noise Rock has made quite the evolution over the decades and nowhere is that more apparent than with emerging, Irish Noise Rock outfit, Girl Band. Girl Band take all the
Avid Dancer: The Echo continues to shine with stellar residencies
Is there a better venue in town to showcase new talent than The Echo? I’m a fan of The Smell and all the youthful exuberance that emerges from that cavernous
A Seminal Performance by The Growlers on Valentines Day
Could there be a more perfect Valentines Day show than The Growlers? Last night at The Hollywood Palladium , lovers, clubbers, surfers, stoners, loners and large, roving packs of single
Moon Block: Party in Orange County w/ Crazy After Party in LA
Moon Block has done it again. On Sunday night I made my way out to Fullerton for yet another great Moon Block Party. The show took place at The Continental Room,
Friday the 13th with Joyce Manor and The Garden in Pomona
It was the first night of the 2 day affair that landed on Friday the 13th at The Glass House in Pomona. I arrived in beautiful downtown Pomona just in time
Babes in Toyland Still Inspire and Terrify at The Roxy
Kat Bjelland once described Babes in Toyland as “full frontal assault” and after last night, mommy mommy I need an adult. The Roxy was packed to its crusty edges with
The Warlocks and Weed Smoke Don’t Mix at The Bootleg
I was excited to see The Warlocks for the first time. Attendees of Wednesday’s show at The Bootleg Theater in L.A. were treated to a stacked lineup of opening acts
Preview: “Multi Love” from Unknown Mortal Orchestra
It seems like every two years, like clockwork, we are blessed with a new Unknown Mortal Orchestra release. Music snobs insist on a certain type of consistency without predictability from
Dum Dum Zine Party with TULIPS and So Many Wizards
The dream of the 90’s is alive in Portland Echo Park. Every time I venture into the hipster-friendly, conveniently gentrified, Echo Park, I can’t help but reference this Portlandia bit.
Dirty Laundry TV presents: The Abigails at Harvard and Stone
Our friends at Dirty Laundry TV not only have the whitest whites while keeping your colors bright and vivid, but they also really know how to throw a party. For
Bass Drum of Death kill in Long Beach
I’m sure Long Beach has plenty of great bars and venues but lately it seems that Alex’s Bar is really the only one worth going to. Affordable drinks and some
The LA Art/Book Fair with Thurston Moore and Ho99o9
Los Angeles- our Art, Literature, Music, Culture and Tacos Can No Longer Be Easily Dismissed L.A. is in the midst of a renaissance. While most might call it gentrification, those people