Photos and words by Scott Sheff On the first night of two sold-out shows at The Troubadour, British indie folk rockers Daughter gave the crowd a spectacular performance, and even got a little help in return from the fans. Throughout the night, the soft-spoken lead singer and guitarist Elena Tonra captivated the crowd with her [...]

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Photos and words by Debi Del Grande There is a fine marriage between LA music fans and The Black Angels. Whenever the Austin band comes to town, most put on their 60s-inspired attire, mess the hair up and float away to the pyschedelic sounds. With kaleidoscope images as the backdrop at The Mayan, the band [...]

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Photos and words by Alexandra Brown As lovers of both noise music and hip hop, Clipping. has been on our radar for a minute. Rather than using traditional hip hop beats, Clipping. backs up their lightning lipped emcee (Daveed Diggs) with brash, cacophonous noise, meant to clip speakers, when it doesn’t cut out completely leaving [...]

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Photos by David Benjamin In anticipation of her upcoming album, Once I Was An Eagle, Laura Marling performed at the beautiful Masonic Lodge in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

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Photos and words by Leslie Kalohi The weekend came early with a dance party courtesy of co-headliners The Presets and Dragonette at the Avalon Hollywood. With the U.S. tour winding down, both bands brought tons of energy, good vibes, and plenty of danceable beats. Complete with LCD screens and colorful flashing lasers, Sydney’s beloved electronic [...]

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Photos and words by Ethan Shvartzman Mixing older tunes with some new, summer was happening at the Troubadour as Holy Ghost! came to town. The percussion-heavy (3 drum kits on stage), old analog synth-drenched brand of DFA-dance-rock got the crowd grooving. The band members rotated through various instruments and at times the stage resembled a [...]

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Photos and words by Scott Sheff It’s been more than 20 years since The Ocean Blue released its self-titled debut album, and over 10 years since its last studio work. New and old fans packed The Satellite to see the band deliver a set of dreamy, atmospheric music that garnered the indie pop band wide [...]

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Photos and words by Leslie Kalohi After hearing raves about Chicago-based outfit Disappears, I was curious to see what the fuss was about, and was fortunate to get the chance on Friday night at the Bootleg Bar. Along with openers Douglas and The Furs, both bands delivered hefty doses of deliciously hypnotic bass lines with [...]

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Photos and words by Sam Saturday What better remedy could there be for a shitty week than a show filled with fizzy pop tunes performed by adorable dudes styled in gold sequined blazers? Amid glowing lanterns and a giant orb (transformed by projections into an all-seeing eye ball, a girl bobbing her head along with [...]

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Photos and words by Debi Del Grande Devendra Banhart kept us guessing at The Fonda on what he would play and how he would play it. With his comrades of mystery (including drummer Fab Moretti of The Strokes and opener Brazilian Rodrigo Amarante), the Latin-infused folk set had couples embracing and drinks flowing. A nice [...]

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