Photos and words by Scott Sheff Sweat-drenched fans filled the Fonda as veteran rockers moe. grooved their way into town for the first of a two-night run, marking the end of its West Coast Tour. When moe. took the stage, fans may have been thrown a bit when Rob Derhak, bassist and lead singer for [...]

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Although no strangers to playing around town over the past few years, Delta Spirit’s relentless touring has helped it build a buzz that the band is now headlining and selling out shows. Friday was no exception. Opening the night were surf-rock Tijuana Panthers, who barreled through song after song with fuzzy aplomb. Although only performing [...]

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Last time we caught up with Washed Out (moniker for Ernest Greene), he was opening for Cut Copy at The Hollywood Palladium.  Now a headliner, Washed Out  brought its chillwave/synthpop/lo-fi to The Fonda Saturday night.  Photos by Sandra Vahtel.

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So good to be back at The Fonda with familiar faces and a band that LA hasn’t heard live in many years.  Yes, England’s Kasabian even brought presents for making us wait.  White Ts with single words were given to many to put on.  It was never stated what it was for, but it looked [...]

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You know ‘em, you love ‘em, you kinda fear ‘em … and now you can see ‘em free! To win tickets to Black Lips and Cerebral Ballzy on Fri., June 24 at the Fonda, email rsvp@larecord.com with subject line LIPS and a YouTube of the best song Black Lips should cover! Most truly fitting wins! [...]

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photography by Benjamin Hoste Local heroes Local Natives performed to a sold out crowd Saturday night (the second of two back to back sold out nights), September 18th at the Fonda following closely on the heels of a breathtaking and well received performance at FYF Fest earlier in the month. Ever since the band name [...]

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photography by Lindsey Best Kristian Matsson is a folk musician from Dalarna, Sweden who plays under the monikor the Tallest Man on Earth. While Kristian might not fit the description on a physical level, on Tuesday night he certainly proved he knows how to captivate an almost sold out Los Angeles audience at the Music [...]

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photography by Carlton Beener OK Go performed at the Fonda last Friday, May 21. If you’ve never seen OK Go live but are familiar with their videos you can probably predict what their live show will be like. However, the band has more to offer than just slick videos and singer Damian Kulahs was quick [...]

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photography by Lindsey Best Last Monday (May 3rd) Broken Social Scene stopped by the Music Box to play for a very sold out crowd that consisted of both younger and older fans. Half way through their very energetic set it was disclosed that they almost had to cancel the show due to Brendan Canning having [...]

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photography by Carlton Beener Seattle bands Murder City Devils and Constant Lovers came through town last week with stops at the Glasshouse and the freshly renovated Henry Fonda Theater. The two band bill seems a rarity these days, especially in this city. The crowd at the Fonda seemed almost non existant during Constant Lovers with [...]

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