It's your last chance to cram for the Oscars with Academy-sponsored symposiums & the nominated films on the big screen. This weekend marks another big one for Oscar's redheaded stepbrother Razzie, but we found some glaring omissions. more ›

It's time to start shopping for Halloween costumes. You don't want to get stuck in the mad rush next Friday. Here are some helpful costume ideas for you from LAist. This video is an oldie but a goodie. And oh so sexy! more ›

We all remember Mousetrap. It was a hard game to set up, but if you got it just right there was nothing like it. less advanced players may want to imagine dominoes instead. Whatever the game, we love chain reactions. And things rolling, breaking and burning. This is an entry from Cadbury's "Creme that Egg!" contest. It is mesmerizing. more ›

From the intimate ballad “Julie” to the jubilant dance grooves of "That Time," Layton’s newest offering Shattered Kiss offers a colorful array of songs that evoke confident songwriting and skillful arrangements. Layton produced the album from his home recording studio located in Boyle Heights, playing almost every instrument except the drums. The EP features guest vocalist Gena Olivier of Midnight Movies on the contemplative “Living Alone.” more ›

Last month, on the same night that Rilo Kiley (MySpace) headlined at the Greek Theatre, another local band, Midnight Movies (MySpace), performed at Spaceland (MySpace) in Silver Lake as part of Club NME (MySpace)'s weekly show. more ›

On Sunday evening, local band Midnight Movies (MySpace) performed on Part Time Punks (MySpace) at The Echo (MySpace), opening for Spectrum. Also on the bill was Chicago's Grimble Grumble (MySpace). more ›

It’s midnight, and while I write a monotonous series of buzzes and feedback loops razes through my living room. The cats are wide-eyed and alarmed. more ›

Usually Tuesday nights are slow for music in this town. Not tonight -- the spirit of Super Tuesday and democracy must have rung clear to bookers. Of course, LAist is having a party too, starting at 7:00 p.m. at Seven Grand. Choices, choices. more ›

It's a rockin' Friday night in LA with Stevie, Van Halen, RZA, and R. Kelly in town, a XMAS Sweater Party at Crash Mansion featuring local indie up'n comers, and cow punk comes alive at Safari Sam's, with X side project (since 1982) The Knitters. more ›

The Blood Arm - "Suspicious Character" Fuck Yeah Fest: Deerhunter, Foreign Born, The Nice Boys, Indian Jewelry, Midnight Movies, The Blood Arm, Great Northern, Darker My Love, Bad Dudes, others @ The Echo Macy Gray @ Hollywood Bowl UB40, The English Beat, Elan @ The Greek The Brand New Heavies @ House of Blues The Real McKenzies, Crosstops, Dynamite 8 @ The El Rey Strunz & Farah @ Catalina Bar & Grill House of... more ›

Thursday night I got to see an old favorite local band and my new favorite local band at the same show at Echoplex. How could I resist? Irving have been off the map a little bit, touring in Germany and dealing with replacing their bassist (as someone in the crowd yelled, "Stupid Seawolf!"), but they are one of the hardest working bands I know, and always put on a good show. So I was... more ›

Hurry up and relax -- the weekend is within reach. Echoplex is set to prep you for a hot weekend at Sunset Junction with a solid lineup tonight including local dahlinks Midnight Movies and Irving as well as Detroit's Gore Gore Girls and Architects from Kansas City. You'll sweat, you'll scream, you'll cry... but you won't spend a cent to get in the door. Carry on for music video offerings.... 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 ›

You may have noticed a new button on our left-hand column with the title We See The Best Concerts. It dawned on us the other day that we really do go to the best concerts and we usually write about them the next day or a few days later. So here's a wrap up of all 37 shows we reviewed this month, with links to the posts just in case you missed it. Chris... more ›

Photo via Midnight Movies' website I managed to make it to the very last Also I Like To Rock event at the Hammer Museum last night in Westwood. But my camera died when we got there. Despite rumors that there would be a massive line to get in and no parking, showing up at 7:30 yielded a nice un-metered spot on Wilshire about a block away, and plenty of time to go to an... more ›

The Fresh - "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley more ›

Tonight's a crazy night of rock. And yet, is there anything cooler than Morrissey playing the bowl tonight? Chris Cornell, Queens of the Stone Age, Sum 41, The Bravery, Plain White T's, Silversun Pickups, Shiny Toy Guns, Cold War Kids @ Seaside Park (Ventura) Grandmaster Melle Mel & Scorpio, Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock, Sugar Hill Gang, Stacey Q, Expose, Stevie B. @ Honda Center Morrissey @ The Hollywood Bowl Reverend Horton Heat,... more ›

The Raveonettes, Electric Duo, Midnight Movies, The Meek @ Spaceland The Black Angels, VietNam, Spindrift @ The Troubadour Deerhoof @ Natural History Museum B-Real @ Key Club The Pharcyde, Ugly Duckling @ Blue Cafe The Colour, Simon Dawes, Takota @ The Roxy Kottonmouth Kings @ Ventura Theatre Matt & Kim, Japanther, Mika Miko, No Age @ The Echo The Moderates, Gliss, The Cheat @ El Cid Sara Hickman @ McCabe's Lorenzo Lamas @ The... more ›

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Fratellis @ The Wiltern Joseph Arthur & the Lonely Astronauts, Stars of Track & Field @ Roxy Midnight Movies @ Amoeba (7pm) Aqualung @ Henry Fonda Head Like a Kite @ Cinespace The Abe Lincoln Story @ Spaceland Vienna Teng, Jenny Owen Youngs, Ramon & Jessica, Michael Mangia @ Hotel Cafe Endless Hallway, The Hanks, The Hatch, Goodbye Elliot, In Memory @ Key Club... more ›

New Releases April 24, 2007 All Smiles - Ten Readings of a Warning (Dangerbird) Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (Domino) Leonard Cohen - Songs from a Room [Remastered][Bonus Tracks] (Sony Legacy) The Detroit Cobras - Tried and True (Bloodshot) The Band - Best of a Musical History (Capitol) The Electric Soft Parade - No Need to be Down - Hearted (Better Looking) Fishbone - Still Stuck in Your Throat (Sound in Color) Front... more ›

LAist likes the Gym Class Heroes video because it was filmed in MacArthur Park El-P, Mr. Dibbs, Percee P, C Minus @ The Troubadour Gym Class Heroes, RX Bandits, POS, K-OS @ House of Blues The Airborne Toxic Event, The Monolators, The Western States Motel @ Echo The Plus Size Model, Ponette, Legs on Sale @ The Good Hurt Jim Turner, Ann Magnuson @ Largo The Greatest Touchdown Ever Scored @ The Scene Waddy... more ›

Wanna know why LAist has four writers at SXSW all of whom paid their own way? Because LA loves music and LAist is obsessed with good tunes. Below are just some of the killer acts playing today here in Austin. Yes be jealous, but better, come here next year and party with us. LA Bands: 4pm: Ozomatli @ Austin Convention Center 8pm: The Chairs of Perception (formerly Urinals) @ Soho Lounge 10pm: Dengue Fever... more ›