The LA Times reports that local indie stalwarts Dim Mak Records has made a deal with Downtown Music (Gnarls Barkley, Cold War Kids, Art Brut, Justice) in which Dim Mak will continue to discover and develop new artists, and Downtown will give them that boost in distribution and promotion that Dim Mak has never been fortunate enough to be able to offer. Sounds like a deal that could make everyone happy. Founded by well-known local......

I wasn’t sure what to expect as I cruised up Fairfax on the way to the Silent Movie Theater. Having never watched Dawson’s Creek, I was only slightly familiar with Chantal Kreviazuk’s music and, naturally, had never seen her live. What’s more—why was Perez Hilton hosting the whole shebang in the first place? And why was it at a movie theater? And, perhaps most importantly, would there be free booze? Thankfully, all of my......

If we could split ourselves in two we'd be at both Spaceland AND the Troubadour tonight but one Gossip does not equal three awesome bands. Yet. Year Long Disaster, The Binges, Shapes of Race Cars @ Spaceland The Gossip @ The Troubadour De La Soul, KRS-One @ Key Club Mew @ Henry Fonda Theater Nikka Costa @ Largo The Dan Band @ Avalon Ringside, Whitestarr, Grand Marquee @ Roxy Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips......

Let's face it, Angelenos, we're all a bunch of gossips. How else to explain that peculiar L.A. habit of looking up at each new customer who crosses a restaurant's threshold, assessing their attractiveness and/or celebrity. In certain dining establishments around West Hollywood, the atmosphere is akin to a high school cafeteria. One keeps expecting restaurant patrons to break out in song like in that scene in the film, “Gigi,” where guests seated at Maxim’s......

THURSDAY • The Gossip, We Are Wolves and The Sharp Ease are at the Troubadour tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $10 advance, $12 day of. • The Blasters and James Intveld play tonight at The Viper Room. Doors open at 8 PM. • Calla, Celebration and Fly Better Broken perform tonight at The Echo at 8:30 PM. Tickets are $10. [18+] • The legendary Gang of Four take the stage at Avalon tonight at......

As natives begin to flee the city in search of quiet, family, home and hearth, so too the city itself begins to quiet—with the possible exception of the Blues Explosion (formerly known as the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion), who will be performing tonight at the El Rey in the company of The Gossip. The show starts at 8:00 PM and tickets are $20.00. Hey, if you can't get away, at least you can get......