Blog Profile / Play
| URL : | http://blogs.laweekly.com/play/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Music / Indie Music | |
| Posts on Regator: | 7221 | |
| Posts / Week: | 26.7 | |
| Archived Since: | March 20, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
EDC 2013 Lineup Announced
Electric Daisy Carnival is back at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway again this year, June 21-23.
It is sold out. But we'll provide full coverage, in case you can't be there.
The full lineup is bel...
Yes, Jennifer and Jessica Clavin Used to Be in Mika Miko, But Now They're Bleached
[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.]
Let's just get this out of the way. Until now, J...
Flooding Kept Me From Going to the Juicy J Concert and OMG Kill Me
[Editor's Note: Shea Serrano sometimes writes about Why This Song Sucks, and sometimes about his hilarious and poignant life and times. Better put your shoes on because your socks are about to be...
The Best Los Angeles Metal Shows to See in May
Tuesday, May 7
Cauldron
Five Stars Bar
Toronto bassist/vocalist Jason Decay was near the forefront of last decade's revival of classic metal sounds, with his previous band Goat Horn. With his cu...
LL Cool J's Authentic: A Track By Track Review, Without Prejudice
LL Cool J can do no wrong lately. Actually, strike that, LL Cool J does everything wrong lately. Last year there was his trend-hopping track "Ratchet," dubbed one of the worst of 2012. More recent...
Five Historic L.A. Jazz Spots
Have you hugged a jazz musician today? You should. For the second year in a row, April 30th has been declared International Jazz Day by no less a reputable organization than the United Nations Ed...
Let's Mock Billy Ray Cyrus' Collaboration With HomeTown Buffet
By David Thorpe
Shut up, everybody, because I have HUGE news: Billy Ray Cyrus is teaming up with HomeTown Buffet!
Buffets, Inc.® is proud to announce its latest tie-in with country music, this t...
Ask Willie D: I'm a Pastor Who Cheated, and My Wife Will Kill Me. Help!
Editor's note: Rap pioneer and Get Boys member Willie D answers reader questions for our sister paper, Houston Press. Something on your mind? Ask Willie D!
Dear Willie D:
My boyfriend behaves l...
My Band Wants to Book a Tour: How Do We Do It?
Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publici...
Help Wheelchair-Bound Videographer Get a New Van
In 2004, on the day before Father's Day, Ron Sarfaty collapsed at Disneyland after suffering a massive stroke. Subsequently paralyzed on his left side and confined to a wheelchair, he was forced...
Katchafire - Club Nokia - 4-27-13
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Club Nokia
4-27-13
A sparse, but intimate crowd gathered at Club Nokia Saturday to hear island reggae groups Katchafire and Maoli. The acts, from New Zealand and Haw...
Rapper Clive Aden Seeks to Overcome His Circumstances
By Patrick James
It's Friday evening at L.A.'s Grammy Museum, whose walls are hung with iconic rock photographs and shelved with pop artifacts. On stage in the museum's Clive Davis Theater is an...
Where Have All of Diddy's Bad Boys Gone? (To Prison, Mostly)
At a concert in New York this past weekend, Bad Boy Records presented its recent signee King Los. Other members of the crew, including MGK, are currently getting some shine as well. But what abou...
The Best Concerts to See in Los Angeles This Week
For any show in town see our regularly-updated concert calendar.
Monday, April 29
Merx
THE SMELL
If dub spelunker Keith Hudson had gotten hold of synth-punks like Suicide or The Screamers, or...
Rolling Stones - The Echoplex - April 27, 2013
We get big bands in small venues around this parts not infrequently. Hell, Depeche Mode just played the Troubadour on Friday. But the Rolling Stones at the Echoplex? That's as good as it gets. Th...
Rolling Stones at the Echoplex Tonight: Hysteria Hits Los Angeles
The Rolling Stones are playing the Echoplex tonight.
Tickets are onsale right now at the El Rey.
It's a lottery. They're handing out tokens at this moment.
The official announcement just ca...
RIP George Jones: The Story of How He Learned to Sing
The King is dead. Country singer George Jones, who entered Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center on April 18 with a fever and irregular blood pressure, checked out for good early this...
Last Night: Jeff Bridges and His Abiders Sing Lebowski and Crazy Heart Hits
Jeff Bridges & The Abiders
El Rey Theatre
4/25/13
Jeff Bridges wasn't always The Dude. In fact, we first jumped on the bandwagon when he was a fabulous Baker boy. But nowadays....he's the Dude...
Party Picks of the Week: Back to the '90s
The Vex
5240 Alhambra Ave., El Sereno, Fri., April 26, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.
The Dragonfly
6510 Santa Monica Blvd., Hlywd., Mon., April 29, 9 p.m.
When it comes to fiendish rock bands, L.A. just do...
The Best Concerts to See in L.A. This Weekend
Friday, April 26
Medeski Martin & Wood
ROYCE HALL
More than 20 years ago, keyboardist John Medeski, bassist Chris Wood and drummer Billy Martin formed a trio that quickly became one of the mos...