Photos and words by Leslie Kalohi “This is a lot of people!” exclaimed Ellie Goulding to her fans that populated the Hollwood Palladium. With homemade signs and frequent screams of “Ellie!,” the UK songstress seemed genuinely appreciative for the reception she received by the sold out crowd. Concluding her North American tour for last year’s [...]

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Photos and words by Debi Del Grande Having teased us at HARD in August, Bloc Party came back for a full solid gig at The Hollywood Palladium. With the release of Four, Kele Okereke (vox/guitar/falsetto forever/always smiling and sporting a Lakers’ sweatshirt), Russell Lissack (lead guitar/all of his expression comes out through his fingers, Gordon [...]

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Photos and words by Debi Del Grande Diehard Deftones’ fans must have been very thankful to be at The Palladium on Wednesday night as the guys tore the place apart and neighbors felt the walls shaking. Chino Moreno definitely deserved something stronger than a Coors Light after belting out one heavy song after another, jumping [...]

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Swedes in the house! On the eve before Halloween, The Hollywood Palladium was pulsing to the beats of Miike Snow, who returned to LA after the electrifying performance at Coachella. Fellow Swedes Niki and the Dove opened almost practically in the dark, but with indietronica lightness. Photos by Debi Del Grande

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From a private little show at 98.7 Penthouse to the major party at the Hollywood Palladium and then finally a DJ after party gig at The Echo, the Irish indie/electropop/dance-punk band Two Door Cinema Club (“TDCC”) definitely worked the LA scene on Thursday. The giddy fans at The Palladium were smashed against the rail, screaming [...]

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“A little new shit is fun, a little old shit knows what it’s doing.” That fiery red-headed singer/songwriter Shirley Manson was more than correct in stating that at the sold out Hollywood Palladium this week. When Garbage played tunes from its latest Not Your Kind of People , it added spice to the mouth-watering setlist, [...]

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Reggae phenomenon Matisyahu brought his brand of melodic, funk-infused tunes to the Hollywood Palladium. Inspired, thoughtfully crafted lyrics woven intricately between resonating bass, trippy keys and laid back percussion. Openers, The Dirty Heads, put on an electrifying set with most of the crowd happily singing along to their reggae/rap/rock stylings. Making a cameo appearance on [...]

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Thankfully, Aussies’ Cut Copy came to LA’s rescue for a much needed escape from reality with tunes from their latest Zonoscope. It was all about dancing, sweating and some smelling a bit way too funky at the sold out show at The Palladium.  Washed Out held their own with sounds from Within and Without. Midnight Magic also [...]

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Erasure The 80s English synthpop duo Erasure made a return to LA at the sold out Hollywood Palladium. Not only did they play their hits “Sometimes,” “A Little Respect,” “Chains of Love,” and “Oh L’amour,” their new album Tomorrow’s World was well received even though fans haven’t memorized all the words yet.  Still, it was [...]

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Arctic Monkeys It was full-on dance and a little sweat at the Hollywood Palladium Friday night when the Brit bands Arctic Monkeys and The Vaccines (opener) gave exactly what the crowd wanted.   Some tunes from Arctic Monkeys’ latest (released June 5)  “Suck It and See” were well received, including “The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala” and “Reckless [...]

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