Chicago's Lollapalooza 2011 kicked off three days of rock revelry on Friday, August 5 with a huge showing by some of LA's hottest homegrowns and transplants including Foster The People, OK Go, Delta Spirit, Skrillex, A Perfect Circle and more. Today's video lunch buzzes, tinkles, claps, whammies, and goes wub wub wub all the way home. more ›

Tonight San Diegan rockers Delta Spirit (LAist Interview) will be headlining the El Rey Theatre with none other than local folk rockers the Romany Rye in tow. San Francisco-by-way-of-Santa Cruz psych-tinged rock sextet Sleepy Sun are poised to grace Spaceland. And, lastly, New Jersey lo-fi duo Slow Animal will be taking on Echo Curio. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into the Music Box at Henry Fonda to catch Swedish electro pop chanteuse Robyn, who recently released her fifth studio album—2010's Body Talk Pt. 1. NY-based R&B-turned-electro-pop singer-songwriter Kelis, who has unexpectedly rebounded from her "Milkshake" days by pairing up with some of the most prominent dance/electronic producers of our time, and London-based electro pop maestro Dan Black are poised to perform as well. more ›

Tonight, as always, local multi-instrumentalist/producer extraordinaire Jon Brion (LAist Interview, #2, Review) will be jamming with friends at the Largo at the Coronet. Maine-bred folk singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne is taking on a three-night stint at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown with LAist favorite, Rock Island-based alternative country singer-songwriter Lissie. And, lastly, Austin/Brooklyn-bred electro pop duo Neon Indian will be gracing the Echoplex with none other than Northampton's own electro-infused indie rock act Tigercity. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Bootleg Theater to catch San Diegan rockers Delta Spirit (LAist Interview), who will be performing as a part of When You Awake's Neil Young Tribute. LAist favorites, Jason Simon of psych rock outfit Dead Meadow, indie pop outfit the Parson Red Heads (LAist Review, #2, #3), alt-country songstress Leslie Stevens of Leslie and the Badgers, folk troubadour Ferraby Lionheart (LAist Interview, Review) and many other talented local artists will be chiming in to celebrate the music of Neil Young, of course, but also to support the Children’s Music Fund. more ›

Tonight local folk duo the Ditty Bops will be performing at the Steve Allen Theatre in Los Feliz. London-based experimental pop outfit Micachu & the Shapes are poised to headline the Echo with the tUnE-YaRdS in tow. And, lastly, classically-trained violinist-turned-singer-songwriter Christina Courtin (LAist Interview) will be gracing Largo at the Coronet. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch lead singer of Delta Spirit, Matt Vasquez. LAist favorites the Parson Red Heads (LAist Review, #2, #3) are slated to kick things off. more ›

Tonight prominent, folksy rock singer-songwriter M. Ward will be performing to a sold-out crowd at the Henry Fonda Music Box with San Diegan rockers Delta Spirit (LAist Interview) in tow. Bluegrass stalwarts Gillian Welch and her longtime musical partner Dave Rawlings are poised to jam at Largo at the Coronet. And, lastly, Auckland's finest indie pop outfit Cut Off Your Hands will be sharing the stage with Eagle Rock-based pop rockers Princeton (LAist Interview) for this week's edition of Club NME at Spaceland. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Roxy to catch LA's most prepossessing electro pop duo Electrocute (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4). more ›

Tonight LA-based pop duo Jupiter Rising are opening for boy band Boyz II Men at Club Nokia in Downtown. Hermosa Beach's own punk rockers Pennywise will be struttin' their machismo around a sold-out crowd with the Vandals at the Hollywood Palladium. Santa Cruz-by-way-of-Atlanta instrumental outfit Sound Tribe Sector 9 are headlining the Wiltern with electronic producer/musician extraordinaire Prefuse 73. San Diegan alt-rockers the Delta Spirit will be performing at the El Rey Theatre with LAist favorites Everest (LAist Review, #2). Latin rockers Ozomatli are headlining the Echoplex with Wait.Think.Fast in tow. And, lastly, Anticon's best emcee Sole is coming through the Knitting Factory. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Hotel Café to watch Theresa Andersson (LAist Interview) tear down the house with her one-woman band. more ›

December is list-making season. And for us music journalists, it is a time to look back on scores of albums, reflect upon the music and recapitulate our favorites. But this year, just like the last, we took this opportunity to flip that tradition upside down, asking the artists that influenced us what influenced them. The prompt was not limited to albums that came out in 2008. more ›

PJ Harvey - "White Chalk" PJ Harvey @ Orpheum Rilo Kiley @ Santa Monica Civic Sarah Silverman @ Largo Black Francis, Eastern Conference Champions @ Safari Sam's Castledoor, Hearts of Palm UK, Princeton @ The Echo Limbeck, Travis Shettel, Andrew Deerin, Chris Koza @ The Hotel Cafe Metal Skool, Born as Ghosts, Immune, Glacier Hiking @ Key Club Suburban Legends, Taxi Doll, Skrotum Kiss @ The Knitting Factory Abe Lincoln Story, Doug Stewart &... more ›

Patti Smith @ Santa Monica Pier Public Enemy @ House of Blues Tony Bennett @ The Greek Delta Spirit, The Outline, Sparrow Love Club @ The Roxy The Detroit Cobras, Dan Sartain, The Willowz @ The Troubadour Stonehoney, Alejandro Escovedo, The Estate @ The Mint Bang Sugar Bang, Sin Serenade, The Prix @ Alex's Bar Gore Gore Girls, Midnight Movies, Irving, The Architects @ The Echoplex The Veils, Carina Round, Paul McLaney, Julia Darling... more ›

Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne @ Gibson Amphitheatre Flogging Molly @ Henry Fonda Theater Cold War Kids, Delta Spirit, Matt Death & the Intellectuals @ The Troubadour Lamb of God @ Grove of Anaheim Big Head Todd & the Monsters @ House of Blues The Shakes, The Prix, The New Fidelity, Velvet Ratio @ Safari Sam's (bring a can of food) Michael Franti, Blackalicious @ Wiltern Boy Hits Car, Rama Duke, Porcelain, Malea McGuiness, 40... more ›

The Delta Spirit @ Spaceland (free) Bright Light Fever @ Safari Sam's Ioma, Gabriel's Falling, Moxie Tribe, 4 Star Tribe @ Viper The Hellzaboppers @ Joe's Great American Bar & Grill Matu, The Elevaters, Shakespeare, Solomon Cole @ Temple Bar Digital Fridge, Echoes of a Boundless Life, Cat Fur @ The Scene Plastic Fate, How I Became Invisible, Natasha Lewis @ Cat Club Coming up... Wed: Los Lobos @ House of Blues Fri &... more ›

Metal Skool @ Key Club Hinder @ Roxy Messiah Sing-Along @ Disney Hall The Delta Spirit, Army Navy @ Spaceland Libbie Schrader, Jen & Abby @ The Hotel Cafe Matcli, Amity, Goodbye Valentine @ The Knitting Factory High Speed Scene, Electromagnetic @ Silverlake Lounge Native June, Coda Vesta, Dirty Kings, Brutus Gets the Girl @ The Troubadour The Parson Redheads, The Kris Special, Stevenson Ranch Davidians @ The Echo The Peppermint Creeps, Romak &... more ›

A Day to Remember, A Heartwell Ending, On the Last Day @ The Whisky
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Death Cab For Cutie, Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins @ Terrace Theater The Delta Spirit, What Made Milwaukee Famous @ Spaceland The Parson Red Heads, Black Pine, The Faraway Places, Nico Stai @ Echo Four Good Men, (ex members of Simple Minds & Big Country) @ Knitting Factory Sarah Silverman @ Largo Metal Skool, The New Fidelity, Underwater City People, Pu$$y Cow @ Key Club Rib Bib, Faggot, Gay Beast, The Munchers, Mad... more ›