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Glitz and Glamour: Roxy Music’s 50th Anniversary at The Kia Forum
Rob Shepyer
September 30, 2022
The lasting legacy of Roxy Music is one of soul, style, and groundbreaking experimentation. You can hear the roots of so many different genres just by listening to Roxy Music. They weren’t necessarily setting out to produce so many artistic offspring when they began, they were trying to make music
Photo Recap: Moderat at the Wiltern
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 29, 2022
Berlin’s most powerful electronic trio, Moderat are the supergroup on the lips of everyone that loves deep electronic beats, whether they love to dance or just vibe to the overwhelming music they create. Their 2022 release More D4ta saw the band tour through the United States and stop at The
German Love Machines: Rammstein at LA Memorial Coliseum
Rob Shepyer
September 28, 2022
Rammstein in-concert more closely resembles Mad Max’s Thunderome or Rollerball than your typical rock and roll show. The atmosphere is reminiscent of the best kind of 80’s dystopian cinema, life or death battles that pits man against machine as fire and music blast a rabid crowd salivating for more rock,
Photo Recap: Bad Bunny at Petco Park
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 28, 2022
The people of Southern California have all got to admit and admire the phenomenon of Bad Bunny. He’s somehow beyond the mainstream, still an outsider in some respects, yet at the same time, he’s larger than life, perhaps larger than the music industry itself. It certainly feels this way when
A Night at the Pantheon With Of Montreal at The Regent
Alfredo Luna
September 27, 2022
With the recent release of their new album Freewave Lucifer f<ck f^ck f>ck, Of Montreal was ready to unleash their immersive sound onto the stage and illustrate the stories found here and within their deep and illusive discography. Teetering the line between a performance art and a live music can
Cyber-Core: Vein. FM at the Echoplex
Danny Ryan
September 22, 2022
Vein.fm’s signature blend of emotionally driven post-hardcore and ferocious metalcore with unpredictable glitchy electronic-based samples transformed the Echoplex into a violent cyperpunk apocalypse with their recent headlining performance. With the show starting at 6pm, they hosted a nearly festival-sized lineup of upcoming hardcore punk bands from all different sounds that
The Sounds of Spring in Summer: Primavera Sound LA 2022
Rob Shepyer
September 22, 2022
On the surface, Primavera Sound LA appeared to have an almost perfect lineup. There was something for everyone. Legendary rockers like Kim Gordon or Nine Inch Nails, extreme acts like Mayhem, exotic and rare imports like Arca, Drain Gang or Chai, young bands on the verge of greatness like Amyl
Fidlaring The Fonda all Night Long
Taylor Wong
September 21, 2022
Fuck it dog, life’s a risk, and hundreds of people risked going out during one of the city’s worst heat waves to catch FIDLAR in Los Angeles after a three year hiatus. Opening for FIDLAR’s sold out two-night run at The Fonda Theatre, Liily gave an all-star performance. With only
Photo Recap: Pink Turns Blue at Echoplex
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 20, 2022
Post punk at Echoplex is a goddamn L.A. institution and with Pink Turns Blue performing there, the tradition is back in full swing. Berlin’s finest put on a banger of an evening, performing all their most tragic and powerful tunes. LA’s goth scene showed up and gave the band all
Photo Recap: Nouvelle Vague at the Fonda
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 20, 2022
Nouvelle Vague delivered Bossanova jams the likes of which Los Angeles had never heard before. This French group shed new light on classic post punk and new wave songs that made them sound sexier, more romantic, and downright cooler than what the original artists envisioned. The French have always had
