The rumors were looking good. And then it was off. But around 11 p.m. as a line snaked around the Airliner in Lincoln Heights, Radiohead's Thom Yorke had literally no choice but to show up for an hourlong DJ set. It was the first public appearance of any member of Radiohead since the February 18th release of The King of Limbs. Might there be a Coachella appearance in some form or fashion from Yorke and crew? more ›

When we last spoke with the 27 year-old trumpet phenom who has garnered Grammy nominations, countless accolades and numerous appearances on the big screen he was in town performing at the Catalina Jazz Club. Less than two years later, the New Orleans-bred musician returns to Los Angeles to perform two shows, a free show today at Amoeba Records (5pm) and Tuesday at The Roxy. more ›

The 2010 Coachella Music and Arts Festival capped off to a rather anticlimactic ending on Sunday night, with the standout performance of Atoms For Peace ending well before the rest of the festival did. more ›

Tonight Radiohead front man Thom Yorke will be closing out a sold-out two-night stint at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown with local experimental electronic act Lucky Dragons. Brooklyn-based shoegaze-infused electronic trio School of Seven Bells (LAist Review) are poised to take on the Troubadour with local indie rock outfit Warpaint (LAist Review, #2, #3) and NY's latest buzz band Phantogram. And, lastly, WPA, or rather Works Progress Administration—a Santa Barbara-bred supergroup formed from a prominent community of musicians who frequent the Largo, including Sean and Sara Watkins, as well as Glen Phillips—will be performing for their first time at the Largo at the Coronet. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch the opening night of local indie pop outfit Light FM's month-long residency. LAist favorites We Barbarians and Tigers Can Bite You are slated to kick things off. Yours truly will be DJing in between sets. more ›

That secret Thom Yorke show at the Echoplex tonight is no longer a secret. If you want in, get your booty over to Ticketweb at noon and good luck! Additionally, there will be an afterparty show upstairs from the Echoplex where copies of Muse's new album, The Resistance, will be given away. If you get tickets to the Yorke show, then you've got access to the afterparty. more ›

Tickets are on sale NOW. The shows are next week. It almost seems like a practical joke (Yorke is even smiling in the photo at Ticketmaster), but on Radiohead's website this morning, Thom Yorke posted the following: more ›

There is so much hyperbole and exaggeration that can be attached to the live performance of Radiohead. In their 15 or so years on the music scene their rise has been one of steady incline and pure consistency. A first time attendance of a Radiohead show generally yields responses like “Worth every bit of hype” “Awe- inspiring” and “Life changing.” As a first time attendee Monday night at the Bowl, let me tell you the Radiohead live experience is most certainly worth the hype, most certainly awe inspiring and nothing short of life changing. 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 ›

There are many different ways you could have heard of Tinariwen by now - even if you don't keep up with world music, you could have heard Henry Rollins play them on Indie 103.1, or read that they opened for The Rolling Stones, or heard that Thom Yorke was inspired by one of their guitar riffs while writing 'The Clock' on Eraser. Not your usual buzz band, Tinariwen are part of a nomadic desert... more ›

Hollywood's favorite record store lists its top 25... see the top ten after the jump 11. Leslie Hall - Door Man's Daughter 12. Brazilian Girls - Talk to La Boys 13. Thom Yorke - Eraser 14. Cat Power - Greatest 15. Ratatat - Classics 16. Silversun Pickups - Carnavas 17. Mastodon - Blood Mountain 18. Junior Boys - So This is Goodbye 19. Roots - Game Theory 20. R.E.M. - Best: IRS Years 82-87... more ›

She's hot, she can sing, she can dance, and she's not married to KFed. Smartest move Christina Aguilera ever did was pull a full 180 on the trainwreck which once was her rival, Britney Spears, by doing something that Brit can't do right now: slink into a tight little dress and belt out classy hit after classy hit. On a double album... while still being a diva with that platinum 'do and those ridiculously... more ›

25. French Kicks - Two Thousand more ›

Today is the last day to see the Gustav Klimt masterpiece "Golden Adele" at LACMA, as it was sold earlier this week to a billionaire. Four other Klimts are also headed for the block. Sniff. more ›

More often than we'd like to admit, we've found ourselves at a gig that runs
way too long... our eyes will invariably shift to the nearest clock... hoping
that we just heard the last song. Keane's performance at The
Greek yesterday was about
as far removed from that scenario as you can possibly get. We credit
this to good pacing, solid vocals and contagious optimism from the band. The
pianist, Tim Rice-Oxley, was the most energetic. Oxley reminded us a bit of
Chris Martin of Coldplay, only more animated.

Comparisons to Coldplay and Death
Cab for Cutie are inevitable, but the band
is carefully perfecting a soaring, dramatic sound that will likely break that
trend. Unlike Chris Martin, Tom Chaplin's vocal range is so high that he rarely
uses falsetto. On songs like She
Has No Time, Chaplin reaches epic peaks with
ease. We'd compare Chaplin to Radiohead's Thom Yorke rather than Martin. Both
have the ability to slide up and down the scale with ease. Somehow Chaplin wraps
all the sorrow in syrupy sweetness. You're not sure if you want to cry or jump
for joy.... or perhaps engage in a little of both.