A day late and several dollars short, we are nonetheless thrilled to bring you our exciting account of day two at Noise Pop Fest in lovely San Francisco. And how was it? We're looking for a word that combines "mildly interested" with "nepotism". The festival remains fantastic, overall, but on day two (that's Wednesday, Feb. 24, for those of you paying attention) we chose our shows somewhat unwisely and saw not 1, but two children of musical legends, and a garage band so authentic they're more like historical reenactors than musicians. more ›

Tonight famed NY-based singer-songwriter/actor Sean Lennon will be performing at Largo at the Coronet alongside none other than Buffalo-bred singer-songwriter/actor Vincent Gallo. Local indie rockers Red Cortez (LAist Review, #2) are poised to grace Edgar Varela Fine Arts, or the "JungleRush Gallery," or whatever you want to call it, with LAist favorites Go West Young Man and Radars to the Sky (LAist Review, #2, #3). And, lastly, Onelinedrawing—the solo project of Jonah Matranga, best known as the vocalist for melodic hard rock outfit Far—will be taking on a three-night stint at the Knitting Factory's AlterKnit Lounge. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Bootleg Theatre to catch LA-based indie rock act Great Northern (LAist Review, #2), who will be performing to benefit the Pablove Foundation. LAist favorites Obi Best (LAist Interview, Review, #2) and Xu Xu Fang (LAist Review, #2, #3) are slated to kick things off. more ›

Adult, Erase Eratta, @ Safari Sam's more ›

People always ask us, "how do you always get great tickets to all those shows?" And we say, "we get them the day they come out." And they say, "how do you know?" And we say, "you mean you don't know?" Tickets go on sale Saturday morning (10am) for: The Mars Volta @ Orpheum Theatre, 4/3 The Format @ Mayan Theater, 6/14 Iggy and The Stooges @ Wiltern 4/23 John Legend @ Gibson, 4/6... more ›

Our pals over at Austinist have been doing a bang-up job of Internet sleuthing, Googling, and MySpacing to confirm over 500 bands that will play SXSW even though the Austin music festival refuses to cooperate. After taking last week off because we were sure SXSW would release their master plan, we now return as there seems to be no end in sight to the band list embargo. Many indie labels and some marquee acts... more ›

Tonight - Wednesday more ›

Tenacious D @ The Gibson Sean Lennon @ El Rey Hot Chip @ Henry Fonda Jody Watley @ Vault 350 Partyline @ The Smell Dread Zeppelin @ 14 Below Mimi Fox @ McCabe's Wayne Federman, Margaret Cho, Paul F. Tompkins @ Largo The Damned, The Epoxies, The Adored @ House of Blues Pato Banton & Mystic Roots Band @ Forbidden City (6:30pm) Brett Dennen, The Weepies @ The Hotel Cafe Girls Play Boys, The... more ›

After listening to the music and watching the accompanying videos from Sean Lennon's second full length at the Egyptian Theater, where he described watching the film to an enthusiastic audience made up of much of the cast and crew as "really fucking fun." more ›

Instead of being looked at as the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, famous for being famous like so many other celebrity kin, Sean Lennon has taken his birthright and talent passed on to him, and has used them to his advantage. Eight years after releasing 1998's , he's written yet another album which allows you to enter the world of Sean Lennon, not the world of Sean Lennon, John and Yoko’s son. more ›

Even though Beck is #1 this week, due in part to his headlining the LA Weekly Detour Festival, we present to you the video of Bob Dylan's 'When The Deal Goes Down', not just because it stars our girl Scarlett Johansson, but because Bob has somehow stayed in the Amoeba Top 25 ever since he debuted there early last month. Who says the kids don't have any taste? 1. Beck - Information 2. Killers... more ›

Trey Anastasio - Bar 17 (Red Ink) Beck - The Information (Geffen) Lindsey Buckingham - Under the Skin (Warner Bros.) Cirque Du Soleil - Corteo (Cirque Du Soleil) Dears - Gang of Losers (Arts & Crafts) Decemberists - The Crane Wife (Capitol) Plácido Domingo - Moments of Passion (Sony Classical) Don't Die Cindy - Most Imperfect Skies (Cake) Evanescence - The Open Door (Wind-Up) Goldenboy - Underneath the Radio (Eenie Meenie) Robyn Hitchcock &... more ›