From The Roxy's Flickr page The Roxy is leading the way as a club using web 2.0 to promote what it does best -- good times with good music (their use of Twitter has huge genius potential). This above photo is from their Flickr page, a great way for any organization to publicly document what they do. Green Day's side project, the Foxboro Hot Tubs, are playing tonight at The Roxy (tomorrow at Alex's......

Okay, so in case you haven't heard, Green Day now has a new side project to tack onto the list, right smack under The Network. (You remember the Fembot song. Billie Joe's vocals did sort of give them away, but it was still exciting.) This one was reportedly leaked in a Green Day blog (are we talking "The Idiot Club" or what? I can't get in there, you have to pay), and is titled Foxboro......

So I'm sort of a musician and a writer, albeit aspiring, who after feeling like a misfit among yuppies that I continually ran into in the South Bay where I grew up, was thrilled to finally make the move into L.A. a couple years ago, specifically Koreatown and then Los Feliz. Finally, I was free to wear whatever the hell I wanted to wear, and not get hostile looks from people (I once wore......

Last night I headed to Silverlake to see The Like at Spaceland. Z, Charlotte, and Tennessee have been playing together for about six years now. They started playing together when they were fifteen and are finally old enough to order drinks at the venues where they perform. As I watched them debut a series of new songs, it got me to thinking about how many kids I meet in LA that love rock music. Seventh......

I don’t believe in spoilers, I just believe in me. And Homer. While The Simpsons have never faded from public view, the last few years have seen their franchise popularity wane ever so slightly; their eighteen year marathon hitting something of a plateau. So when I first heard murmurs of a feature film, my worst fears surfaced -- What if no one cares about The Simpsons anymore? What if the entire campaign gets ignored......

Last night we went to the Knitting Factory’s punk rock cover band night. Going to all-ages shows with little modern punks always trips me out. I don’t mean Green Day punks or whatever the hell they are calling punk this week. I mean kids who put on a costume of what we were wearing back in 1981. They mix it up with some new wave and metal crap that would have branded them a poseur......

Monday Night Football brought some love to New Orleans the day after yesterday as the city re-opened the Super Dome. It was an emotional evening that was kicked off by some pretty amazing musical performances including a medley by U2 and Green Day which really got interesting after the 4-minute mark, so bear with Green Day.........

In the mid 80s LAist pumped gas at the Union 76 on Santa Monica and Beverly Glen right near Century City. Sony was right near there and one day this woman drives in and we fill up her tank and wash her windows and check her oil and when she signs the credit card receipt she says that she doesn't have a tip but has a few records she can give us. One of......

If you are the type to look for great music at a low price called free, where were you last Monday? There was not only 4 hours of music; there was free pizza (a gift from The Lashes in the middle of their set) and a guy in a monkey suit telling horrible jokes of loneliness that actually might make you laugh (or maybe not). Spaceland’s free “Mondays in March” features The Lashes with......

After a long day, there is just something about going to see a jam band that this little Laister loves. Trade in those hipster duds, layered clothes, clunky jewelry, tucked-in boots for a little cordoroy and Birks. Drink a micro-beer. Check out all the boys in their Patagonia and Ben & Jerry’s long-sleeved T-shirts. Close your eyes and just sway to the music man. At least that was the scene Thursday night at the......

Sample these tracks and let us know what's in your iPod playlist this week. Greater California | Local Rock Missing Summer [download] A horns section and dreamy vocals make us lament the passing of summer, even if there is only one season here. You can hear the band at Spaceland on November 22 with the Clean Prophets. Ernie Halter | Local Soul Love in LA [free MP3 | download] Despite the title, the song......

Green Day, R. Kelly and Toby Keith are the first confirmed performers for the 2005 Billboard Music Awards. The live awards show will be held December 6 at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena. You can catch coverage on Fox. Green Day and Coldplay were the biggest winners at the 12th MTV Europe Music Awards. The music publishing and copyright assets of "M.C. Hammer" (aka Stanley Burrell) have been put up for sale. The......

Los Angeles playwright John Glore is the author of The Company of Heaven and On The Jump, among other works. His most recent piece, Preludes and Fugues, is currently playing at the Son of Semele ensemble theatre in Silver Lake. (Laist reviewed it here.) Preludes and Fugues explores the pathological, bizarre and beautiful dreams of four frustrated musicians the night before a concert. Glore has had his plays produced nationally, including at South Coast......

TUESDAY • Great Northern, Fielding, Peter Walker (acoustic) and Goldenboy are at Spaceland tonight. Doors open at 9 PM. • The Pretty Babies, featuring Zooey Deschanel and Sam Shelton, perform at the Hotel Cafe tonight from 8–11 PM. • At The Wiltern, a modest $45 will get you in the door to see Green Day tonight at 7:30 PM. No tickets will be sold at the door. You must buy your ticket in advance.......

Tuesday is the biggest day of the week for audiophiles. We're like kids in a candy store. In the spirit of that dizzy euphoria, we're launching our weekly guide to what's hot and what's not. Since LAist is an online entity, our primary focus on Tuesdays will be digital downloads. Why? We think digital is the future of music. For instance, Warner Music recently announced plans for a digital label, dubbed Cordless; Apple, Cingular......

As proud punks at heart, Green Day have never shied away from speaking their minds. Their new single Wake Me Up When September Ends is no exception. The Bay Area band and KROQ favorite is causing waves with an artsy, anti-war music video. [watch: Quicktime 7 | Windows Media] During a time in which MTV plays more Real World/Road Rules Marathons than actual videos, LAist was amazed to read that this video topped TRL.......

If you're an Angeleno brave enough to venture outside in the cold tomorrow, there are good times to be had. First, the party you can't go to: VH1 tapes it's Big in 04 Awards Show at The Shrine Auditorium. Black Eyed Peas, Green Day, Maroon 5, and Velvet Revolver are performing. Lots of celebrities will be in attendance. If you want to play paparrazi, we suggest getting there between 6:30 and 7 PM. If......