Joshua Pressman

Last Friday evening LAist photographer Simon Cardoza made an unprecedented hundred-foot journey between the Echo and the Echoplex, capturing local indie rock outfit Foreign Born (LAist Interview, Review), Portland's own experimental electronic duo YACHT (LAist Interview, Review), Georgia-by-way-of-South Carolina dream-pop maestro Washed Out and Small Black all in one night!

We are extremely proud to announce that LAist is presenting its first show ever, and a great show at that. Tonight Eagle Rock-bred indie rock outfit Princeton (LAist Interview) and Silver Lake's own indie pop stalwarts Castledoor...

Tonight Wilco guitarist Nels Cline (LAist Interview) will be performing at the Mint. Georgia-bred electronic producer/musician extraordinaire Guillermo Scott Herren, otherwise known as Prefuse 73, will be headlining the Troubadour with none other than San Diego-bred DJ the Gaslamp Killer in tow. And, lastly, local indie rockers Red Cortez (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4) will be performing at the Bootleg Theater. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch Ann Arbor's crown jewel, a relatively diminutive post-afrobeat outfit by the name of Nomo (LAist Review, #2). LAist favorites Orgone, a proficient funk troupe that stunned us at Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle a few years back, are slated to kick things off.

Coming back into the limelight from its successful jaunts in 2006 and 2007, 2009's Autumn Lights LA Festival will be debuting tonight in the heart of Downtown at Pershing Square. As mentioned previously, the luminous festivity is centralized around local artists exhibiting various forms of studio and performance art—specifically focusing upon installations, performances and projections that make use of the medium of light.

As if Joe Cocker, Erykah Badu, Peaches and the Field weren't enough to make you salivate, LAist just got word that local Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Fiona Apple—everyone's favorite lil' brooding princess—will be making a surprise appearance this Wednesday at Largo at the Coronet for Watkins Family Hour (LAist Review). The fairly regular, familial occasion, which is hosted by former Nickel Creek fiddler Sara Watkins (LAist Interview) and her guitar-toting brother Sean (LAist Interview), will also feature prominent guest musicians like Tom Brosseau and actor John C. Reilly. To put it simply: You'll want to be there just for bragging rights, if not the music. This is not a night to be missed, so make sure you plan accordingly!

Still suffering from the absence of Coachella? Have no fear, Kohoutek Music and Arts Festival is here! The free two-day event named after and in honor of the comet held every spring will be commencing tonight on the mounds at Pitzer College in Claremont. Long regarded by the 5Cs as "Little Coachella," the "Gem of the Inland Empire" or quite simply "Completely Fucking Awesome," the 35th annual Kohoutek Festival promises a bevy of prominent...

Last week LAist contributing photographer Benjamin Hoste documented a wild, circus-like extravaganza. We are, of course, referring to the Of Montreal (LAist Review) show at the Glass House in Pomona. LA-based rapper Busdriver (LAist Review) kicked off the show, letting out his signature, sinuous flow with none other than local electronic mastermind Nosaj Thing on the decks. But now, without further ado, we present Hoste's strikingly singular images.

Today Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW divulged the details of the latest addition to their DJ roster. Black Flag front man Henry Rollins, who completed his first radio work nearly twenty years ago at the aforementioned station, will commandeer local airwaves every Saturday from 6 to 8 PM. The big move, of course, comes on the heels of Indie 103's untimely demise in mid-January. It is uncertain what the exact driving force of the decision to sign on with KCRW was. However, it can be surmised that since Indie shuttered—subsequently regressing to an online-only broadcast—its demographic has been severely constrained. KCRW is poised to anoint Rollins during tomorrow's edition of Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley.

Your sleepless nights of anxiously awaiting an official announcement are over. After a plethora of postponements, swirling rumors and premature prattle, the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival roster is finally here. At approximately 12:26 AM, festival organizers divulged one of the most highly anticipated line-ups of the year via their website. And this year's bill boasts an eclectic array of 120 some-odd acts, spanning both old and new. Prominent headliners from times...

Are you one of those festival-goers who complains about the exorbitant price of tickets these days? Well, the fine folks at Coachella have designed a plan with the current economic downturn in mind. According to an article published earlier today by USA Today, tickets for this year's festival will be offered in a variety of payment methods. Aside from paying all $269 up front, fans will be able to "pay half down and the rest April 1, or pay 10% followed by equal installments on March 1 and April 1 without interest or additional fees." These proposed price-sensitive "layaway" plans will be sold solely via the internet and they will not be available for $99 single-day admission. So now there should be less deterrence when it comes to forking over your hard-earned cash.

Earlier in the day, an independent confirmation of multiple Grammy Award- winning English singer-songwriter Sir Paul McCartney playing Coachella surfaced on music website Consequence of Sound. The aforementioned website recently provided a substantial glimpse (now totaling some 36 "rumored" artists) into what is shaping up to be the hottest festival this year. And although McCartney is expected to cycle through his usual bevy of hits, it's safe to say that his performance will focus primarily upon 2008's Electric Arguments, the third collaborative electronic effort with producer Youth under the moniker the Fireman. Expect an official line-up announcement straight from the horse's mouth in the coming days.