L.A. RECORD » Ward Robinson http://larecord.com Los Angeles' Biggest Music Publication Fri, 25 May 2012 23:49:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 THE MELVINS @ THE TROUBADOUR http://larecord.com/photos/2012/04/16/the-melvins-the-troubadour-2 http://larecord.com/photos/2012/04/16/the-melvins-the-troubadour-2#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:42:03 +0000 Debi Del Grande http://larecord.com/?p=64183 The Melvins absolutely destroyed the Troubadour on Friday night. After nearly 30 years, their passion, relevance, skill and inventiveness are somehow still on the rise. It is really an incredible thing to witness. Bonus points to drummers Coady and Dale for playing a full set with tourmates Unsane (capped by a cover of Flipper’s “Ha Ha Ha”) and then killing it during the Melvins’ set too. Stamina. Photos by Ward Robinson.

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]]> http://larecord.com/photos/2012/03/19/mason-jennings-the-masonic-temple/feed 0 ROKY ERICKSON @ THE EL REY THEATRE http://larecord.com/photos/2012/03/05/roky-erickson-the-el-rey-theatre http://larecord.com/photos/2012/03/05/roky-erickson-the-el-rey-theatre#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:31:09 +0000 Debi Del Grande http://larecord.com/?p=63027 Roky Erickson played to a packed house of rabid fans at the El Rey Theatre.  A sweet mixture of dirty old rock fans and pretty echo park coolies took in a blistering, career-spanning set. No encore nonsense, either.  Photos by Ward Robinson.

]]> http://larecord.com/photos/2012/03/05/roky-erickson-the-el-rey-theatre/feed 1 Weekend at The Echo http://larecord.com/photos/2012/02/15/weekend-at-the-echo http://larecord.com/photos/2012/02/15/weekend-at-the-echo#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:45:23 +0000 Debi Del Grande http://larecord.com/?p=62632 It was the MBV night at Part TIme Punks, and as Weekend breezed through a set of mostly new tunes they slipped in a pretty good version of Only Shallow for the faithful. Photos by Ward Robinson

]]> http://larecord.com/photos/2012/02/15/weekend-at-the-echo/feed 0 TWIN SHADOW @ TROUBADOUR http://larecord.com/photos/2011/09/29/twin-shadow-troubadour http://larecord.com/photos/2011/09/29/twin-shadow-troubadour#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:39:39 +0000 Daiana Feuer http://larecord.com/?p=59743 Twin Shadow came to the Troubadour in his first appearance in L.A. in about a year. He is slimmer, more handsome, more confident. he is stepping into his destined role as the future Prince. The band is absolutely on fire. He has managed to achieve what was only an attempt before: to raise the songs to the level of overwhelming intensity needed to enrapture a crowd without losing the gentle detail which makes the album so moving in the first place. I already am missing Wednesday night with George. Photos by Ward Robinson

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]]> http://larecord.com/photos/2011/09/29/horrors-detroit-bar/feed 0 CULTS @ EAGLE ROCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS http://larecord.com/photos/2011/08/02/cults-eagle-rock-center-for-the-arts http://larecord.com/photos/2011/08/02/cults-eagle-rock-center-for-the-arts#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:49:51 +0000 Intern http://larecord.com/?p=58243

Cults’ full length came out this year, filling out the stage set by the brilliant 3 song EP they released in 2010. Their set at the cavernous Eagle Rock Performing Arts Center was gorgeous and energetic. The new material features a lot more Ronettes-styled grooves, and some doo-wop call and response. Gorgeous vocals and a fantastic band make the songs really feel great live. Photos from July 28, 2011 by Ward Robinson.

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]]> http://larecord.com/photos/2011/07/29/autolux-skirball-center/feed 0 …AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD @ ECHOPLEX http://larecord.com/photos/2011/06/20/and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-dead-echoplex http://larecord.com/photos/2011/06/20/and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-dead-echoplex#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:41:14 +0000 Daiana Feuer http://larecord.com/?p=57001 Austin band …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead have lost some members, 3 of 5 to be exact, and are down to one (new) drummer. The replacement players are slicker and more facile than the departed members, and everyone certainly played with plenty of passion, but the change left the band feeling more like just another emo project among the anonymous masses at a Warped Tour stop than the scintillating, cohesive and original powerhouse that produced Source Tags and Codes in 2002 and Worlds Apart in 2005. Photos by Ward Robinson

]]> http://larecord.com/photos/2011/06/20/and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-dead-echoplex/feed 0 GIANT DRAG @ THE ECHOPLEX http://larecord.com/photos/2011/06/08/giant-drag-the-echoplex http://larecord.com/photos/2011/06/08/giant-drag-the-echoplex#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:05:50 +0000 Daiana Feuer http://larecord.com/?p=56593

Giant Drag played to adoring fans at the Echoplex Tuesday 5.31. Annie was absolutely on fire. —Ward Robinson

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