Tonight "New Zealand's greatest dubstep export" Truth will be headlining the Echo. London-by-way-of-North Wales indie pop trio the Joy Formidable are making their way towards Los Angeles, making a pit-stop at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. And, lastly, local surf-infused indie rockers the Californian will be taking on El Cid. But we strongly suggest heading over to Amoeba Music in Hollyweird to catch Chapel Hill orchestral pop collective Lost in the Trees, who will of course be performing for free! more ›

It always comes as a breath of fresh air when a film and it’s filmmakers don’t just give us what they think we want to see, or what they think we deserve; instead, they give us the truth. There are many different genres, styles, techniques and schools of thought that surround the entertainment industry as a whole, and more than a few of those will push for beauty and strength and morality above honesty. Sometimes the story doesn’t have to be about animated drug dealing robots from the Civil War who fall in love. Maybe, sometimes, it can just be about what’s real. more ›

I've spent a handful of Friday evenings in the Real Time with Bill Maher studio audience and it's a blast. But last night at Studio 33 on the CBS lot (of Price is Right and Carol Burnett fame) was a really weird one. Halfway through the show, four audience members seated individually in middle seats of different sections, challenged Maher to address 9/11 consipiracy theories, namely: "What happened to Building 7?" In the minutes preceding... more ›