“Fuck yeah, this is awesome!,” frontman Stu Mackenzie said as soon as King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard hit the stage last night at The Palladium—clearly hyped that the band had sold-out their biggest US show to date. ►

Photos by Stephanie Port Words by Neelofer Lodhy Aussie psych rock quartet Pond finally made their long awaited return to LA to play a very delayed, but sold out show at the Teragram Ballroom. The band who initially was supposed to perform back in January,… ►

A set full of the classics would’ve been enough to sate most fans, as they did with last year’s massive Joshua Tree anniversary tour (which was advertised on countless shirts and jackets throughout the crowd). However, U2’s luxury seat at the top of the touring market has never left them content to rest on their laurels – even that legacy production was breathtaking and dramatic, and they’ve dropped a new record, Songs of Experience, since then. ►

Nada Surf brought their 15th anniversary celebration of Let Go for a sold out evening at the Moroccan Lounge. ►

Photos of May 4 show by Debi Del Grande Words by Cheryl Cheng “Love is all over this house tonight!” Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O noted during her set at the Hollywood Bowl on May 5. It was the second of two sold-out shows… ►

“The first time I played here, I was 16 and I made some questionable fashion choices.” It’s hard to imagine that the polished musician on stage could have ever been a teenager with dyed black hair and ripped fishnets. ►