Photos by Lindsey Best Wilco’s Setlist: 1 One Sunday Morning 2 Poor Places 3 Art Of Almost 4 I Might 5 I Am Trying to Break Your Heart 6 One Wing 7 Rising Red Lung 8 Impossible Germany 9 Born Alone 10 Laminated Cat (Loose Fur cover) 11 Pot Kettle Black 12 She’s A Jar [...]

Alternative rock group Angels & Airwaves are currently on tour with their latest “LOVE, PART II” and had a recent stop at  the Avalon.  Vocalist/guitarist Tom DeLonge (Blink 182) with guitarist David Kennedy (Box Car Racer), bassist Matt Wachter (30 Seconds to Mars) and the recent addition of Ilan Rubin (Nine Inch Nails) on drums [...]

Warpaint played a free intimate show at Space 15 Twenty along with DJ AJ English for the THVM Artists Series Installation. The set included two new songs, a helicopter and flying beer. —Debi Del Grande

all photos by debi del grande When you work with bands like Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Depeche Mode, you get a little recognition. KCRW knew this and booked Barry Adamson at the Hotel Cafe. Touring on his new album I Will Set You Free, this British rocker stood alone on the tiny [...]

all photos by debi del grande The walls at the restaurant next door to the Troubadour must have been shaking because the place was rocking Tuesday night with 98.7 and Bronson Island presenting Dead Sara who has recently been on tour with Bush. What a breath of fresh air vocalist Emily Armstrong is! This girl [...]

all photos by debi del grande Although two main members of Wu-Tang Clan (Ghostface Killah and Raekwon) were not performing, that didn’t stop Club Nokia from being so packed you could barely move. Champagne was flowing, the floor was vibrating and everyone was feeling the beat. Method Man, RZA and GZA were highlights of the [...]

all photos by debi del grande What can Carrie Brownstein not do? Co-starring with SNL alum Fred Armisen on IFC’s hit series “Portlandia” and fronting the band Wild Flag are just a few of her accomplishments. With two sold out shows at the Echoplex, Portlandia: The Tour came rolling into Echo Park with comedy sketches, [...]

all photos by debi del grande With the sudden rise to popularity from their recent catchy single, “Midnight City,” it was no surprise M83 returned to LA with two sold out gigs at Club Nokia. I first caught them at the Henry Fonda (now The Music Box) in 2008 and then again at Disney Hall [...]

The last time I caught Dinosaur Jr. performing was at their main stomping grounds, The Troubadour.  Hardcore fan, musician, writer, actor, spoken word artist, and KCRW DJ Henry Rollins was up against the wall rocking out. That’s when I decided I better start carrying around earplugs. This time, at The Music Box, Rollins did a [...]