A sea of young, passionate fans filled The Wiltern Theatre, and so frequently showed their ardor that even Best Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino commented that the crowd was quite loud, and that she enjoyed it. Known for a trademark, “Californian” sound, Best Coast breezed through selections from albums Crazy for You, and The Only Place, [...]

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THE SMELL’S 14TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND WITH BEST COAST, ABE VIGODA, DUNES, SO MANY WIZARDS, LUCKY DRAGONS, AND EZRA BUCHLA ON SATURDAY JAN. 7TH AT THE SMELL, 247 SOUTH MAIN STREET, LOS ANGELES. 8:00PM/ $10/ ALL AGES

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Shannon and the Clams are NOT a girl group: they glean insights from Danzig as well as from Patsy Cline, and they sneak messages about loving dogs and blinding Prince Charming into songs inspired by the soundtrack to Indiana Jones. They speak to us now from the road as electronic children’s records about botanical delights blast from the van’s speakers, somewhere between god-knows-where and Vegas. This interview by Dan Collins.

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Debi Del Grande traveled across this great land to Tennessee, braving the heat and hippies to capture Bonnaroo for L.A. Record. Her sum up of Day One includes Kopecky Family Band, Best Coast, River City Extension, Dam Funk, Drums, Childish Gambino, The Knux, Reverend Payton, Twin Shadow, Wavves, and Karen Elson.

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Perhaps the greatest gift Coachella bestows upon its attendees is the feeling that you’re not alone. Schmaltzy, yes, but stick with us. Now, among discerning music fans, a band like The National is far from obscure. They’ve garnered widespread critical praise over five albums, played on national TV and multiple international festivals, and are even [...]

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Best Coast was between tours and between albums, L.A. RECORD was between issues, and I’d be damned if I was going to let a little thing like a power outage or a lightning storm prevent me from leaving without asking a few questions of singer/songwriter Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno, Eagle Rock’s most famous long-haired musical recluse. This interview by Dan Collins.

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DISTRO HAS BEGUN! SIDE A LACO$TE by Daiana Feuer HANNI EL KHATIB by Lainna Fader DEATH by Kristina Benson GANG OF FOUR by Lainna Fader TEEBS by Kristina Benson OFF! by Chris Ziegler TOM TOM CLUB by Daiana Feuer FORT KING by Dan Collins LUIS & THE WILDFIRES by Lainna Fader MY DRY WET MESS [...]

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One of the main peeps behind L’KEG Gallery [which caught fire in 2010!], D.I.Y. curator and show organizer Walt! Gorecki shares his top 10 picks for the Best Album Art Released In 2010: 1. Kyle Ranson – Warm Slime (Thee Oh Sees) Walt Gorecki: Kyle Ranson’s work is extremely visceral making him a perfect fit [...]

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It is the end of the year and thus time for list-making extravaganzas. What follows is my own favorite albums from L.A. artists (or in the case of Glasser, albums recorded in L.A. by an L.A. resident before that resident abandoned us for New York). Behold, those full-lengths that I hold in highest esteem. —Kristina [...]

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