Photo Recap: The Damned and Radkey at the Fonda
The Damned sold out the Fonda Theatre last week for their Evil Spirits tour. Just in time to catch the back end of the Halloween season, people were dressed up
Photo Recap: Generation Sex at the Roxy
Fans of 70’s British punk were given a real treat last week when Billy Idol decided to return to his original punk rock outfit, Generation X, only with the addition
Photo Recap: Necro’s Night of the Living Dead at Catch One
Words and Photos by: Pedro Carrera An underground hip hop Goliath, Necro, took the stage at Catch One with his right hand man, Mr. Hyde to perform to a
Black Baptism: Prayers at the Fonda
When I think deeply about the music and impact of Cholo goth duo Prayers, I come up with great memories of enjoying their music and many questions regarding the band’s
The Protomen: Mega Men on a Mission at the Echoplex
There are so many opportunities to see new acts pushing the limits of their respective genres and niches I find it hard to believe anyone can say they’ve actually “heard
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Alcest at Catch One
French metal-gaze innovators Alcest are returning to Los Angeles’ Catch One (formerly Union Nightclub) touring a set that will feature their seminal album Kodama played in its entirety. Few bands have
Dirty Reggae, Smooth Ska: Hepcat and the Aggrolites at House of Blues Anaheim
Words and Photos by: Maggie St. Thomas On a late October’s evening at the Anaheim House of Blues, generations gathered to witness a high energy night packed with great
4AD Presents The Tune-Yards and U.S. Girls at the Mayan: A Zoo of Sound
Tune-Yards are something so unique I have an easier time describing their music using descriptors reserved for contemporary art and not music. On one hand, it’s this rhythmic tribal tapestry
Forty Years of Youth: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at the Forum
With forty years of innovation and grandeur, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds showed they can not only remain current, but pack the Forum with multiple generations of fans. related
Take This: Win 2 Tickets to Prayers at the Fonda
Halloween is right around the corner and if trick or treating doesn’t give you your fix of darkness and evil, well Prayers might just do the trick with their return
Virtually No Dust: Desert Daze 2018
It’s impossible to talk about Desert Daze 2018 without discussing the previous year at it’s former location in the high desert. My personal experience as a visitor to DD 17
The Grandiosity of Spiritualized at the Orpheum Theatre
I’ve never been inside a big church. I feel unwelcome by the grandiosity of the architecture. The people inside aren’t as divine as the room they occupy. Except it’s not