Photos and words by Debi Del Grande Spunky Sallie Ford brought her sassy self and The Sound Outside to the Troubadour on their final stop of the tour. I was immediately drawn to the Portland quartet with Ford’s vocal chops and style, the extremely tight drumming of Ford Tennis, upright bassist Tyler Tornfelt, and Jeff [...]

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Photos and words by Brittany Kalaj Margulieux “I wrote this song when I was a kid. In 1987. I grew up in Ireland, did you know that? It’s not on my wiki.” With this, Kishi Bashi dove into his interpretation of U2′s “With or Without You.” Kishi Bashi was tongue-in-cheek all night at the Troubadour, [...]

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Photos and words by Debi Del Grande The Troubadour hosted a worldwide selection of bands with co-headliners Aussie’s Gold Fields, England’s A Silent Film and opener Royal Teeth hailing from New Orleans/Lafayette. The sold-out venue was packed early with fans for all bands. Carson Daly was in the house filming in case you missed out [...]

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Photos and words by Debi Del Grande Oh those Dirty Projectors. Having only caught them at Coachella a few years ago, I was highly curious about the intimate, sold-out gig at The Troubadour as there had been some recent internet traffic regarding the experimentally structured Brooklyn band. But before DP took the stage, those in [...]

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Photos and words by Marcello Ambriz Joshua James appeared to be quite comfortable in front of the well-attended Troubadour show as if he were singing on a couch in his living room. With his eyes closed for much of the set, James brought heartfelt tunes from his latest From The Top Of Willamette Mountain, while [...]

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Photos and words by Walter Sy The musical project spawned by artist Scott Hansen (aka graphic artist ISO50) Tycho brought a feast for the eyes and ears to The Troubadour. Beginning with a dynamic backdrop of visuals followed by the band’s signature slow, dreamy, and ambient sounds, Rory O’Connor (drums) and Zac Brown (bass) gave [...]

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Photos and words by Debi Del Grande No surprise BRMC sold out The Troubadour minutes after tickets went on sale. It’s been a long time since a proper gig was held in LA and we were craving some of that hard-driven, bluesy rock-n-roll that only this band can deliver. Sure, there were a couple of [...]

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Photos and words by Kate Rentz It’s been ten years since Pedro the Lion released Control, a concept album known for addressing issues such as infidelity, greed, death, and inner struggle. And after ten years, David Bazan has remastered the album and set out for a nationwide tour to promote it. Bazan came through LA, [...]

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Photos and words by Scott Sheff When Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament started his side project RNDM (pronounced Random), DayGlo orange was just the trim of bandmate’s Richard Stuverud’s drum set. Now, it’s snowballed into a life of its own with matching orange guitars, prison-like jumpsuits for all members, and even sneakers to complement the attire. [...]

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Every now and then music fans experience one of those “I was there” moments before an artist breaks out big. That may have happened for the sellout crowd at The Troubadour Monday night as they were treated to explosive sets by powerhouse L.P. and opening act, The Diamond Light. L.P., aka Laura Pergolizzi, is one [...]

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