Tony Pierce

Three mysterious shows are listed on the Ticketmaster and the House of Blues websites. An unknown act called "The M+M's" will be playing three shows next week across Southern California. Just Jared believes he has the scoop with something he posted early this morning: Brit Brit has a packed schedule coming up -- she will be performing with a handful of back-up dancers under the alias "The M+M's" at the House of Blues in...

The Jesus and Mary Chain, Gogol Bordello, Bjork, Sonic Youth, Peaches, Arctic Monkeys, Stephen Marley, Of Montreal, Silversun Pickups, Satellite Party, Julieta Venegas, Noisettes, Amy Winehouse and others @ Coachella Gwen Stefani, Lady Sovereign @ Gibson Pigeon John @ Malibu Inn Grant Lee Phillips @ The Troubadour I See Hawks in L.A., Horsepainters, Amy Farris @ The Scene The Cinematics, The Heavenly States, Le Meu le Purr @ Spaceland Apes of the New Millennium,...

The Jesus and Mary Chain got the band back together last night at the "Coachella Secret Show" in front of a capacity crowd at the Glass House in Pomona. This was their first live show since they broke up at the end of their infamous appearance at the (aptly named) House of Blues on the Sunset Strip in 1998. Last night the Reid Brothers started off rocky, kept it slow, and seemed generally disinterested...

According to the meteorologists over at Weather.com, the three-day forcast for Indio is Hot, Hotter, and Still Damn Hot: 100 degrees today, 101 tomorrow, and 99 Sunday. So with two of the days predicted to hit triple-digits with winds of just 5 to 10 mph, may we make some recommendations: - Bring tons of sunscreen - Ladies: bikini tops; gentlemen: Speedos - Floppy hats and parasols for all! - Pick up some trash -...

If you're a dude you wanna hate Evan Dando for his flowing long locks and his runway model looks and his lack of irony of wearing an old school Lou Reed tshirt and Vans. But then he plugs in that SG and does his little stoney version of shredding and you sip your beer and chill the hell out. The Lemonheads are the Goo Goo Dolls without any aspiration. They're the sober man's Replacements....

Sunday there are lots of great bands, culminating with the reunion of one of the best groups ever, Rage Against the Machine. Here's how we're probably going to do it, thanks to the magic of the Coachooser which, if you leave a little early from shows will show you how you too can see 17 bands. Mika: 1 - 1:30 Anathallo: 1:30 - 2 Mando Diao: 2:15 - 2:35 Tapes 'n Tapes: 2:35 -...

The Phil Spector murder trial is starting today and the first question we'd like to ask the jury is how you liking the makeover? Upgrade? Yes, we think upgrade too. Sassy, yet modern. The whole ensemble is saying, "insane but in a wacky - but not spontaneously murderous - way." One can be an eccentric without being dangerous. Fatally dangerous, at least. OK with that out of the way, bring on the witchhunt!...

Who doesn't love Best Week Ever? Tonight two of our favorite BWE peeps and several other comedians will be doing a new show called "True Hollywood Stories" at the Hollywood Improv. You got Doug Benson and Greg Fitzsimmons from VH-1's "Best Week Ever", Andy Kindler from "Everybody Loves Raymond", Jen Kirkman from "Acceptable TV", Nate Craig from Blerds.com, and we're being told "possibly" Mary Lynn Rajskub from "24". Only in LA would someone from...

Veteran LA Times sports writer Mike Penner today explained why he will be away for the next couple of weeks. Here's how it starts: During my 23 years with The Times' sports department, I have held a wide variety of roles and titles. Tennis writer. Angels beat reporter. Olympics writer. Essayist. Sports media critic. NFL columnist. Recent keeper of the Morning Briefing flame. Today I leave for a few weeks' vacation, and when I...

The Jesus and Mary Chain, Giant Drag @ The Glass House Stephen Marley, Damian "Jr Gong" Marley @ House of Blues Tapes & Tapes, Harlem Shakes @ Spaceland Jet @ The Troubadour Vast @ El Rey The Shys, Dirty Sweet, Lords of Jack @ Viper Room Vow of the Repentent, Artistic Expression, The Circuit, The New Colony @ Roxy Xu Xu Fang, Stephenson Ranch Davidians, Ludger @ Silverlake Lounge Elliot Randall Band, Pete Hopkins,...