Yo La Tengo breezed through Hollywood at the Avalon for their fall tour on October 15th. The veteran Hoboken, New Jersey based trio put on a solid show fresh on the heels of their most recent release, "Popular Songs." YLT features a broad array of sounds, from spacey jams to raw screeching garage ...
A peculiar band with a peculiar (ah-hem) name, Jay Reatard, passed through the Echo last Friday and Saturday nights. The trio of rockers brought their sound from Memphis, Tennessee, and had me wigglin' with nods of approval in the packed venue. The show (Saturday night) almost felt oversold, which I find common at ...
It was just my luck that I scored some Conan O'Brien tickets for his seventh show at the new gig. Another east coast to west coast story. Eddie Murphy was funny, plus a song by Bonnie Rait w/Taj Majal sounded great.
The Angeleno quartet Silversun Pickups straight up rocked the Echoplex last night. They headlined a fund raising event for the Pablove Foundation, which fights childhood cancer in honor of Pablo Castelaz. It was a first for me seeing SP live. They seem to rarely play in LA, strangely enough. Eulogies started the evening ...
The Budos Band finally made their way to southern California last week (for the first time that I'm aware of). This afro-funky Staten Island-based group have been on my radar for a few years now, since I heard their self-titled debut album. The Budos Band creates a unique sound with signature horns, guitars, ...