Photos and words by Scott Sheff RNDM—the side project of Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament, singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire Joseph Arthur and the explosive, energetic Richard Stuverud on drums—was back in town for an intimate show at The Bootleg Bar in support of its debut release Acts. The guys were back in their trademark orange outfits and ski [...]

Photos and words by Leslie Kalohi My first introduction to Criminal Hygiene came when they opened for The Orwells at the Echo back in February. When I saw guitarist/vocalist Michael Fiore donning a Wilco T-shirt, I knew I would dig these guys. Then there was a raucous cover of Devo’s “Uncontrollable Urge.” It all came [...]

Photos and words by Debi Del Grande The Cinco de Mayo celebrations around LA were nothing compared to what was going on inside the walls of The Fonda. This year being their 34th anniversary, the four founding members of English post-punk/industrial rock legends Killing Joke brought the Singles Tour to a hungry crowd. Jaz Coleman [...]

Photos and words by Alexandra Brown Just as Little Cave became La Cuevita and rental prices in Highland Park began to soar, Mount Analog opened up shop, riding the wave of gentrification to create a little beacon of vinyl for the dance and electronic music enthusiast in LA, a city laden with dance beats but [...]

Photos and words by Scott Sheff Sleepy Sun was back with its psychedelic set under a sea of red lights, adding to the ambiance and mood fitting of its musical vibe at The Satellite. There was a large contingent from The Royal Order of Rabbits to see their Saints, Joshua Tree’s Gram Rabbit. Opening the [...]

Photos and words by Debi Del Grande It’s so refreshing to go to a show without looking through someone’s cell phone. Most music fans were completely “there” at The Fonda last night as Simon Green, aka Bonobo, brought his latest The North Borders accompanied by a band that played almost every instrument imaginable. I couldn’t [...]

Photos and words by Scott Sheff Boise, Idaho bands took over The Troubadour with veteran indie rockers Built to Spill headlining the two-night run and up-and-comers Junior Rocket Scientist paving the way. Built to Spill came out jamming from the get-go, and did not relent throughout the night. Lead singer Doug Martsch and bandmates shredded [...]

Photos and words by Sam Saturday Up until this week I was still riding the post-Coachella comedown. As it wore off, I needed a fix of some good ole LA jams to ring in my ears. There couldn’t have been a better way to get that fix than with NO, So Many Wizards, and The [...]

Photos by Debi Del Grande “I got my headphones on, do you?” a sign read as Little Boots (aka Victoria Christina Hesketh) went over and borrowed the holder of said sign’s headphones for a bit. Despite technical difficulties, Little Boots forged on with beats from her latest Nocturnes as fans danced the night away at [...]

Photos and words by Scott Sheff The get-up of surgical masks and scrubs may be a tongue-in-cheek poke at its own name (and homage to bands Crime and The Residents) , but the eclectic sounds of Liverpool’s post-punk revival /noise rock band Clinic were delivered with surgical precision Wednesday night at The Troubadour. With lead [...]