It may be months late, but Little Radio's weekly Summer Camp series finally returns on Sunday, August 16th, with performances by The Living Things, Har Mar Superstar, and Restavrant as well as DJ sets by Ana Calderon, Daisy O'Dell, and Clifton Weaver. Summer Camp runs every Sunday thereafter until September 20th. "That's three Sundays in August, then 3 more in September," according to Little Radio. "Let's just call it September Camp. New location, new pool, new turf. Same water slide and shennanigans!" more ›

In August, local duo The Pity Party (MySpace) -- previously covered here -- performed at Spaceland (MySpace) in Silver Lake, opening with The Meeting Places (MySpace) for Film School (MySpace). With The Pity Party's M unable to play guitar due to a bicycle accident, and necessity often being the proverbial mother-of-invention, filling in were Jason71 from Eskimohunter (MySpace), Will Etling from The Deadly Syndrome (MySpace), and Hiram Fleites from The Human Value (MySpace). more ›

Yesterday, Little Radio's Summer Camp series Downtown continued with performances from local bands The Parson Redheads (MySpace), The Henry Clay People (MySpace), and Film School (MySpace). more ›

On Saturday night, local bands Xu Xu Fang (MySpace) and Film School (MySpace) performed at the Henry Fonda Theater, opening for the reunited Swervedriver (MySpace). more ›

Speaking of local rock duos (and also tonight), The Pity Party (MySpace), who were interviewed here at LAist earlier this month, conclude their February residency at Spaceland (MySpace) in Silver Lake. more ›

I've always been intrigued by other "best of" lists, but this year I decided to take it to a whole new level. I e-mailed a handful of bands that I've seen this past year in order to unearth what exactly captivated them in '07. As music listeners, it is our duty to take a keen interest in our favorite musician's influences. After all, they rocked our little world, might as well see what rocked their little world. Therefore, this is an act of paying it forward to those hardworking, underpaid musicians who truly made a difference within the music scene this year. more ›

HIM - "Passion's Killing Floor" more ›

Dengue Fever, Khmer Fusion Project, DJ Siem Reap Duff @ Knitting Factory (Cambodian Rock Night) The Magic Numbers, The Little Ones @ El Rey Theatre Aaron Lewis @ The Wiltern The Mormons, Co-op, No Way Jose, The Janitor @ Mr. T's Bowl One AM Radio, Lymbyc System, Montag @ The Echo Mr. Airplane Man, The Slighted @ The Scene Malbec, Schwayzie, The Knux @ Viper Room The Finches, The Coral Sea, Ghost Town @... more ›

Our series of interviews with 20 cool Angelenos under 30 is winding down. But we were lucky to snag an interview with the busy Ben Goldhirsh, founder of Reason Pictures and GOOD Magazine (Ben is the fellow in the middle, posing with two friends in the above photo). more ›

LAist loves the Echo. They might have recently raised drink prices, a sure sign of Echo Park gentrification, but we still heart their ability to bring in good local bands, sponsor great theme nights, pack the house and show everyone how it’s done. This past weekend was no different with fans of local acts Yellow Sun, Silversun Pickups and San Francisco’s Film School. more ›

Fri 6/9 - Silversun Pickups / Film School @ the Echo ($10) – The Silversun Pickups drop their debut full-length, Carnavas, on July 25th on Dangerbird Records. The record is consistently strong and they're one of the handful of local bands with a really good chance of blowing up this year. Expect to hear a few Smashing Pumpkins comparisons in the reviews (classic Gish/Siamese Dream-era Pumpkins). San Francisco’s Film School frequently gets favorably compared to your favorite Manchester bands. more ›

Is it us or is there a coffee war brewing on Cahuenga and Selma? We've counted 3 coffee places opening up in the last 4 weeks. To wit, we now have Karma Coffee House, Coffee Groundwork and Caffe Etc...c'mon, Los Angeles Film School students can't consume that much caffeine. We know the Cahuenga/Selma area is a hot spot for hipsters now that Tokio has landed up the street, but do they really need all that coffee? more ›

A look at the famous life and times of former child star, River Phoenix. more ›

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