Besides being a solid drummer playing at Modest Mouse levels of complexity, DeLong isn’t that guy sitting in the glow of his laptop. He’s the guy dancing around stage among three laptops, a couple MIDI-interfaces and drum pads, several pedals, a number of mics plugged into different inputs, a couple Wii-remote and Sega controllers, and oh yeah the full drum-kit he rocks out on.

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With the hit song and video “Somebody I Used To Know,” Gotye (born Wouter “Wally” De Backer) earned himself the hottest ticket in town.  But would the Belgian-Australian songwriter  be another musician thrown to the indie wolves only to be spit out after a massive hit? Couples, older folk and many attractive young hipsters packed [...]

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Photos by Lindsey Best Wilco’s Setlist: 1 One Sunday Morning 2 Poor Places 3 Art Of Almost 4 I Might 5 I Am Trying to Break Your Heart 6 One Wing 7 Rising Red Lung 8 Impossible Germany 9 Born Alone 10 Laminated Cat (Loose Fur cover) 11 Pot Kettle Black 12 She’s A Jar [...]

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Alternative rock group Angels & Airwaves are currently on tour with their latest “LOVE, PART II” and had a recent stop at  the Avalon.  Vocalist/guitarist Tom DeLonge (Blink 182) with guitarist David Kennedy (Box Car Racer), bassist Matt Wachter (30 Seconds to Mars) and the recent addition of Ilan Rubin (Nine Inch Nails) on drums [...]

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Warpaint played a free intimate show at Space 15 Twenty along with DJ AJ English for the THVM Artists Series Installation. The set included two new songs, a helicopter and flying beer. —Debi Del Grande

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The last time I caught Dinosaur Jr. performing was at their main stomping grounds, The Troubadour.  Hardcore fan, musician, writer, actor, spoken word artist, and KCRW DJ Henry Rollins was up against the wall rocking out. That’s when I decided I better start carrying around earplugs. This time, at The Music Box, Rollins did a [...]

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As high as everyone was—and I mean everyone—at The Wiltern, the chemistry produced between Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg was undeniably potent. With scenes from their new movie, Mac And Devin Go to High School, playing between sets, the two rappers flowed over beats on stage, and welcomed everyone to the party. Khalifa brought his [...]

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What Milagres has done (which only occurred once, I bet, in the brilliantly warped Japanese movie Funky Forest: First Contact) is set to music the precise feeling of sinking into a mossy clearing in the woods at 4 a.m., on purpose.

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The last time The Kooks came to town, back in June, the band filled the Troubadour with girls screaming over Luke Pritchard.  This time around, the boys played two sold out nights at The Music Box to the same screaming girls, but with some added guys in the mix.  A riser was added to the [...]

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After a tease at FYF, Girls returned to L.A.’s Music Box with its critically acclaimed baby Father, Son, Holy Ghost. With his blonde messy locks falling over the side of his face and quiet demeanor, Christopher Owens had the room at full attention the entire night.  Owens’ passion in his songwriting comes through clearly live. [...]

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