Tony Pierce

Dinosaur Jr., Awesome Color @ The Troubadour The Germs @ Galaxy Theatre Peter Case, Grant-Lee Phillips @ Largo Al Kooper @ McCabe's Don McLean @ The Canyon mere mortals @ Market Gallery The Fuxedos @ The Echo Atomic Punks, Lure, Demize, Flake @ Whisky A Gogo Los Infernos, Charley Horse, Hellbound Hayride @ Safari Sam's The Rock & Roll Adventure Kids, Les Hormones, The Lateenos @ Mr. T's Bowl Horse the Band, Black Pyramids,...

VH-1 has come a long way since being the video channel of choice for moms in the '80s. Now they run original reality shows... and reality shows. Sometimes you'll see a video and think you've stepped back into time. Actually, and we know that this just means we're old, it seems to us that the music they play on VH-1 is better than ever. Either way the sister station of MTV is going to...

Dear LAist, Any idea whether or not modest mouse will still be playing the greek this Sunday? Love, Andrea of Burbank Dear Andrea, One of the great things about being LAist is we have the email addresses of everyone important. And we took your email and forwarded it to one person and that person replied in seconds and said that due to the fire, the Modest Mouse show on Sunday, as well as the...

The editor and publisher of the Pasadena Now website has decided that writers don't need to be in the city that they're writing about. Especially if they can be exploited for a fraction of the cost that Americans would ask. James Macpherson logged on to the Indian version of Craigslist and was able to hire two Indians to write on his site about Pasadena for less than $20k a year for the pair, by...

Whoever is booking the Silent Movie Theater on Fairfax deserves a raise. Recently they got Henry Rollins and Janeane Garofalo to do a show there, and now we find our favorite bald Irishwoman Sinead O'Conner is going to play a gig there next month. In what seems to be one of her two "intimate" acoustic shows in the States (the other will be in NYC), as O' Conner prepares to go on a world...

In our final installment of our multi-part interview with a law enforcement officer who was nice enough to tell us all what Paris Hilton will have in store for her when she goes to jail next month, we learn about the fine cuisine she will gorge on, as well as the likelihood of her getting her ass beat. LAist: What is the typical schedule for an inmate like Paris? Correctional Deputy: Get up as...

May has been rough on LA. That very first day we had the May Day Melee, then it got super hot, and then we had to deal with that damn fire. And we're only 10 days in! If all of this has rattled you perhaps you need to delve into your inner-hippie and escape north about 90 minutes away to Santa Barbara this weekend. For if you do, you will find a three-day music...

His name is J Mascis. He has long gray hair and looks like he practices Witchcraft, or plays Warcraft. Indeed he practices the guitar and plays with Dinosaur Jr. which could easily be the soundtrack to a nice carpet bombing. Bringer of piercing solos and bittersweet lyrics, Mascis and the original members of the grunge-era group begin their US tour in our fine burb tonight at the Troubadour with another show tomorrow. While it's...

Congratulations to our Keane winner Stephanie. She will be seeing Keane tonight at the Gibson, not the Greek, the Gibson. After the fire a few concerts had to be moved from the Greek to the Gibson, so if you have tickets to the show tonight head to Universal Studios, not the smoldering hills of Los Feliz. We're also being told not to miss Anjani @ Hotel Cafe tonight where she will be being presented...

How good was "Lost" last night? Damn! Unlike many of its critics, I was/am happy with this crazy show meandering and wandering and dragging its feet. I don't need to know why The Others are obsessed with babies. I don't bother myself with details such as why the fat guy hasn't lost a pound on that island despite eating better (less greasy, no fast food) and moving around more. And I don't care that...