photography by Wei Shi Mystery Jets charmed LA last Friday with their show at the Troubadour. Dominant Legs opened the night with breezy, upbeat songs that went perfectly with the feeling of summer ending.  Mystery Jets came on stage to an eager crowd just after 10pm and started their set with “Alice Springs,” from their [...]

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photography by Daniel Funaki The Melvins rolled into Los Angeles to unleash tracks from their new album “The bride screamed murder” as well as the classics that made them the godfathers of grunge. The sold out troubadour was jam packed to witness The Melvins bring the house down and keeping your ears ringing at a [...]

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photography by Zane Roessell We Are Scientists performed at The Troubadour on Friday August 6, 2010. The band played a riveting set that combined songs off their new album Barbara with fan favorites such as “After Hours.” In addition to their fine musicianship, their banter between songs, which ranged from Budweiser’s status as the “King [...]

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photography by Ward Robinson Holy Fuck played the Troubadour on Thursday, June 10. Their tight, focused dance beats and brutal rave ups are an example of the best of new indie electronica. They use crappy Casio keyboards, a film splicer running a  looped spool of 35mm film, and bass and drums to turn out beautiful [...]

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photography by Ward Robinson I’ve never seen the Troubadour so excited. Local Natives, about 4 months into the release of Gorilla Manor, are truly hometown heroes; the show was sold out well in advance. The crowd was alive with screams and yelling from the second soundcheck began until after the encore, where they were joined [...]

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photography by Ward Robinson When Fuck Buttons take the stage they create a world of layers and layers of textured beats, distorted samples, crushed vocals, and the groans of whatever beasts they hide inside their electronic junkpiles. Then they force you into that world and slowly, ever so slowly, they crush your mind. They are [...]

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photography by Ward Robinson The Morning Benders last came through Los Angeles as support for Submarines. They were awkward, gangly and exuberant-like an adolescent supermodel and it was hard to tell what they would become. But Big Echo is an album clearly stated in the singular voice of a full grown band, so this time [...]

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photography by Ward Robinson We Were Jet Packs performing at The Troubadour on February 26, 2010 to a sold out and enthusiastic crowd that sang along en mass.

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photography by Benjamin Hoste Both Signals and The Henry Clay People were opening the evening for Dios but both played excellent sets. Signals have improved trastically from their first few shows in the wake of The Mae Shi when they were still finding their footing and The Henry Clay People seem to be almost ready [...]

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photography by Daiana Feuer Lemon Sun represented Los Angeles as the opener for both Hot Rats shows, delivering a rock show with just enough tambourine and guitar noodling to satisfy. Thom Yorke probably has “Telephone” in his head right now, since he and a handful of ’90s rockers were in attendance at Spaceland and Troubadour [...]

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