Photos and words by Scott Sheff It was a family affair at The Bootleg Theatre with Sara Watkins sharing top billing with her brother Sean’s band Fiction Family, a musical collaboration with Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman. While each played its own sets, the two often shared the stage throughout the night with Sean pulling double-duty [...]

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Two guys from San Francisco who make a big sound. Guitarist/vocalist Adam Stephens and drummer Tyson Vogel put your hearing to the test as Two Gallants played to a packed house at The Bootleg Theatre. The duo’s set list showcasing earlier indie rock songs to folk and blues tunes, mixed in with a few acoustic [...]

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Photos and words by Brittany Kalaj Margulieux “It was Taco Tuesday before this!” Despite their recent collaborative album being spurred by their respective breakups, Adam Green and Binki Shapiro put on a cheeky dancing show. “We’re actually nervous. This is by far the largest crowd we’ve played to,” Green confessed, and in doing so secured [...]

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Photos and words by Scott Sheff Feeling a little under the weather isn’t going to stop singer/drummer Darren Weiss from playing barefoot. PAPA showed a great deal of energy despite being sick all week. With the set comprised mostly of songs from its EP A Good Woman in Hard to Find, the band’s final month-long [...]

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Photos and words by Debi Del Grande One pick and one guitar is all Jennifer O’Connor really needs with that voice of hers. As she sat alone in a chair at The Bootleg Theatre bar singing songs from her new album I Want What You Want, O’Connor’s heart was on her sleeve with singles “Swan [...]

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When one thinks of the bittersweet melancholia of Jason Lytle’s lyrics and melodies, it’s funny to think that he has actually played a celebratory part in points of my life. Whether fronting Grandaddy at the Wiltern as I rang in the New Year or performing solo at the Hotel Café while another birthday passed me [...]

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The Bootleg Theatre was the perfect intimate setting for the charming, avant-garde, multi-instrumentalist Patrick Wolf to perform. That voice! A saw even made an appearance. Photos by Debi Del Grande

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A dreamy cloud filled the inside of the Bootleg, bringing with it ethereal projections and the haunting vocals of Victoria Bergsman. The former singer of Swedish band The Concretes, now going by the moniker Taken By Trees, introduced selections from upcoming release, Other Worlds. Slide guitar and elements of reggae were prevalent during the band’s [...]

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Some gentle passages, some ruthless attacks and a couple fresh takes on older gems were performed by Autolux at The Bootleg Theatre. Photos by Ward Robinson.

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Broken strings and out-of-tune guitars weren’t going to stop LA’s Army Navy from playing The Bootleg on the free Monday night show. Justin Kennedy (vox) mentioned there may be a new album out by next year. Cross fingers! Photos by Walter Sy. Setlist: Last Legs Ode To Janice Melt Saints Silvery Sleds The Long Goodbye [...]

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