Tony Pierce

People like to put us in a box. They like to categorize us. You can't can't put baby in a corner. Just because we love gangsta rap and metal and punk and Gogol Bordello and Rage doesn't mean we don't have any love left for the soulful mellow gooves of bands like Animal Liberation Orchestra aka ALO. In fact just the opposite, we love them and they're one of our new favorite bands. Frisco...

Last October, if you recall, LAist took a road trip around the country. For 40 days we drove an old car around the nation and slept in hotels and motels and even at our friends' homes and the first thing we asked before we booked a room or accepted a spare guest room was, "how's your connection?" And even though it was 2006, we were shocked at how many people we're all, "what connection?" Your...

Mastodon, Against Me, Cursive, Planes Mistaken for Stars @ Wiltern Sloan, Sea Wolf @ The Troubadour Spank Rock @ Safari Sam's Tim Finn @ Largo Rufus Wainwright @ El Rey Theatre Tourette, Privy Seals, Black Face, Everyday Loneliness, Dude War @ The Smell The Living Sisters, The Chapin Sisters, The Watson Twins @ The Echo Ex-Plex Musexpo, The Stevie Natale Band, Deep Insight, Skybombers, Jyrojets @ Roxy Charlotte Martin, Mozella, Amy Cooper @ The...

We don't like to post rumors but we know you'd hate us if we sat on our hands as juicy stuff filled our In Boxes and we didn't let you know that something could be excellent. So now that Coachella has come and gone, we can admit to being wrong about Gwen Stefani being there, but be pleased that we told you that Scarlett Johansson would be singing with the Jesus and Mary Chain...

- Reggie the Alligator is back to say whaddup bitches - LA Observed - Mayor Tony dreams of being on Ugly Betty. Don't we all, bro? - Daily News - Any teen who attends Saturday's all-teen performance of the rock musical Quixote will get an autographed copy of Don Quixote signed by one of the performers. Yay? - Valley News - Rapist who killed 10 women including a woman 6 months pregnant found guilty...

Our most anticipated band at Coachella did not disappoint. They mixed their new songs off the amazing "Neon Bible" with your faves from their debut, "Funeral". And although we love love love "Neon Bible", the best moment in last night's performance was when singer Win Butler jumped into the crowd during "Rebellion (Lies)", never once wiping a smile on his face. Lighten up Win, they're cheering! This clip was taken from the AT&T Blue...

You know we love you, but we think it's time for us to break up. In the last two months LAist probably had more stories (38), pictures, and videos about Coachella and its artists than even Pitchfork, Stereogum, or the LA Times. But unlike those fine publications, we also gave our readers tips on how to best enjoy themselves, where to eat on the drive in, how to get into secret shows, and we...

Nas @ House of Blues mere mortals @ Safari Sam's Cornelius, Holy Fuck @ El Rey Musexpo, Dan Mangan, Pete Murray @ Viper Room Elegantly Wasted, The Changing, Jessie Marin, Damn Hippie Freaks @ Knitting Factory Metal Skool, By All Means Necessary, Stereo Suite, Weapon of Choice @ Key Club Alison Ray, The Trophy Wives, Venus Envy, Ladyfox @ The Gig Clark 8, The Breakups, La Micaela Bastidas @ Mr. T's Bowl Anavan, Captain...

Now that the dust has settled out in Indio, the world famous KROQ today announced its lineup for its annual spring fling, and just like any weenie roast there are some dogs in the bunch. So the question is, is it worth it to venture down behind the Orange Curtain and put up with annoying high schoolers in order to see The Killers, Bad Religion, Rise Against, Social D, Tim Armstrong and the Silversun...

Bjork from last night's performance at Coachella Arcade Fire, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tiesto, The Decemberists, The Good the Bad & the Queen, Kings of Leon, The Rapture, Blonde Redhead, The New Pornographers, The Black Keys, Ozomatli, Ghostface Killah, others @ Coachella Wayne Kramer @ The Hotel Cafe Backbiter @ Mr. T's Bowl Vixen @ Knitting Factory The Walkmen, Magic Bullets, Foreign Born @ Echo Ex-Plex Dr. Know, Mad Parade, Bad Reaction @ The...