LA’s very own Jane’s Addiction, rocked the house at The Wiltern Saturday night. Original members – frontman, Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, and drummer Stephen Perkins could have both long since retired as rock legends, yet they still bring the full force of their talents to the stage, oozing the raw charisma and sensuality that [...]

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Major Lazer turned Santa Ana’s Observatory into a full-on dance party. With Diplo behind the controls and a supporting cast of dancers, djs and party people, the Major Lazer party was an unforgettable night of high energy music mixed with an epic blend of costumes, crowd participation and showmanship. Dancehall-meets-EDM, the party continued into the [...]

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Veteran alt rockers The Smashing Pumpkins took a strong hold of the Gibson Amphitheatre last night, playing Oceania in its entirety. The Pumpkin family of Jeff Schroeder, Nicole Fiorentino, Mike Byrne and of course, Billy Corgan, stood below a large globe projecting mesmerizing visuals to accompany the music throughout the night. As Corgan promised, they [...]

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Electronic musician and visual artist, Amon Tobin, brought his work to The Greek Theatre on Friday. His performance, equal parts sound and light, marries his deep electronic aesthetic with a truly awe inspiring visual display of projected video atop a 3 dimensional stage. Photos by Justin Wise.

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With a pop-infected take on experimental noise, Animal Collective brought its whimsical, wall-of-sound to the Hollywood Bowl. Centipede HZ replaces much of the layered, carefully crafted production from 2009′s Merriweather Post Pavillion with a grungier, guitar driven aesthetic. As a live act, the quartet mixed it’s aural delivery with a unique stage setup reminiscent of [...]

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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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We should have made it a big baby shower because it was our very own Silversun Pickups’ Nikki Monninger’s last appearance on bass duties before she goes on maternity leave. Sarah Negahdari (The Happy Hollows) will be filling in for the remaining tour dates. Photos by Justin Wise

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My Morning Jacket’s “Spontaneous Curation Series” kicked off its American leg last night at The Wiltern with Portugal The Man opening. Fans are able to curate each night’s setlist via Twitter. Pretty cool, huh? And no repeats for the three nights they will play here!!! “Curating spontaneously is best achieved by communication within a community [...]

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Burning Man faves Beats Antique brought its unique fusion combining live percussion and instrumentation with sampled beats and performances by some truly amazing dancers at Club Nokia. With new lighting and costume changes continuously evolving alongside the music, the effect was a mesmerizing display of visuals and sound. Photos by Justin Wise.

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Thank you FYF for making this the best one yet! The lineup was stellar and it was right in the heart of our city. Photos by Justin Wise and Debi Del Grande. Photos by Debi Del Grande: The Faint, American Nightmare, Yeasayer: HEALTH, Desaparecidos, Paul Banks: Cursive, Against Me!, Atlas Sound: Father John Misty, Wild [...]

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