Posted The Original Father's Office: Still Amazing to LAist
With Father's Office branching out to Culver City with a second location this week, an inspection of the Santa Monica original seemed in order. I'll confess, it was my first trip to the Office, but I'd be happy to spend more than a few 9-5s there. To call the gastropub a burger bar seems inadequate – the Father's Office burger shares about as much in common with its local competitors as a BMW does...
Posted Photo Essay: Bamboozle Left - Sunday to LAist
As promised, the second day of photos from last weekend's Bamboozle Left punk festival. See the pictures from Saturday here. All photos by David Greenwald / LAist...
Posted Photo Essay: Bamboozle Left - Saturday to LAist
The Bamboozle Left Festival at Irvine's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater was a punk rock madhouse this weekend. Photos from Sunday coming soon. All photos by David Greenwald/LAist...
Posted Photos: Jens Lekman @ The Music Box at Fonda, 3.21.08 to LAist
Swedish troubadour Jens Lekman brought his sweet, shy, Burt Bacharach-meets-the-Avalanches sound to the Henry Fonda Theater on Friday and kicked out almost every jam he's got: "Maple Leaves," "Black Cab," "The Opposite Of Hallelujah," a jittery new song and even an Arthur Russell cover. Only bummer was that the show barely lasted an hour and a half, but at least he'll have some fresh tunes to play next time -- and there will definitely be...
Posted Concert Review: Aloha @ Knitting Factory, 3.18.08 to LAist
For a band named after the Hawaiian word for "hello," Aloha seemed a little shy during their too-brief opening set for the Velvet Teen on Tuesday night. But the scrawny indie kids were confident about their musicianship, which was impressive indeed. The band played with a blend of Death Cab For Cutie's melodic sense and the Sea and Cake's jazzy virtuosity, with drummer Cale Parks unleashing a torrent of polyrhythms from his lightning-like hands....