Between their two festival dates at Coachella Music and Arts Festival, indie rock outfit Alt-J made a stop at The Observatory in Santa Ana. The British foursome mesmerized a full-capacity crowd as they played song after song off their Mercury Award-winning debut, An Awesome Wave. Here are a few photos from their remarkable set.
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Wrapping up their fourth studio album, Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, Long Beach indie rock outfit Cold War Kids brought new songs and high energy to a sold-out crowd at The Observatory. The band weaved in and out of their catalog with reliable favorites “Mexican Dogs,” “Relief” and “Hospital Beds” and new songs “Jail Birds,” “Dear Miss Lonelyhearts,” and the undeniable crowd pleaser, “Miracle Mile.” This tour will take the band through North America and Europe culminating in late May with homecoming shows at The Fonda and The Belly Up Tavern.
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MINI’s fourth and final Normal Crashing Tour brought Detroit’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. to the streets of Los Angeles. The indie-pop duo of Daniel Zott and Joshua Epstein jammed along Sunset Blvd. on a MINI custom made for rocking. The band’s final destination, the “not so normal” Silverlake Farmer’s Market. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. played hits from 2011’s It’s a Corporate World and teased the sun soaked crowd with talk of a forthcoming album.
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Brooklyn was definitely in the house! Oberhofer and Matt & Kim blew the roof off The Wiltern in Los Angeles Thursday night. Starting their North American tour a few weeks ago in Florida, they are scheduled to be on the road together till mid November. Oberhofer are currently out in support of their debut Time Capsules II (Glass Note Records) while Matt & Kim’s acclaimed Lightning was recently released on FADER.
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Grimes’ Claire Boucher recently graced Los Angeles with two sold out shows at the El Rey Theatre. Dubbed as the Mythical Gymnastics Tour, Grimes was joined by acts: Elite Gymnastics and Myth with Myth performing double duties as Claire’s backing band. Her fast track rise to indie stardom has the Canadian native spending the remainder of the year and the better part of 2013 on the road. Grimes’ is currently out in support of her 2012 breakthrough album of the year, Visions on 4AD Records.
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Along with our full review and coverage, here are the photo highlights from this year’s festival spanning two days of music and festivities. Enjoy!
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To celebrate the release of their recent sophomore effort Midnight Flowers (Buffalo Jump Records), New York’s The Dig packed their bags and headed west for a Wednesday night residency at one of their favorite clubs in Los Angeles, the Silverlake Lounge. The band is no stranger to the Lounge as they’ve rocked it many times before and of course, tonight was no different. With a backdrop of lights shooting out from behind, The Dig went through almost their entire catalog of low-fi, indie-pop-casual sound. They ended their month long residency with the crowd nodding their head and moving their feet to Blackwater.
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Brooklyn’s Here We Go Magic brought their lush and intricate indie-folk sound to a packed house at the Echo in Los Angeles recently. The foursome led by singer/songwriter Luke Temple played an array of tunes from the latest effort, A Different Ship produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead). The band also delved into some fan favorites like “Tunnelvision” and “Fangela” which really got the dance floor moving. With several festival dates already under their belt and more scheduled this summer, Here We Go Magic will find themselves on the road for the remainder of the year with an upcoming fall tour with Andrew Bird. Read more…
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“Can’t a guy just be angry and play really aggressive music?” OFF! front man Keith Morris replies to the sold-out crowd at the Whisky A Go-Go. The super force known as OFF! recently celebrated the release of their self-titled sophomore record by throwing a party at the world renowned venue. Consisting of local punk heroes Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks), guitarist Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides), bassist Steven McDonald (Red Kross) and drummer Mario Rubalcaba (Rocket from the Crypt/Hot Snakes), OFF! fired through fast and tight politically charged hardcore punk songs that got floor and everyone up-stairs moving. The Whisky’s No Moshing and Stage Diving rule was clearly going to be broken that night. Between songs Morris would reminisce about all the great bands he had seen play the Whisky and also all the memories he’s had when his bands played there. Their set was heavily filled with their latest songs and a nice selection from their First Four EPs.
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It was a night of Brooklyn duos with Sleigh Bells and Javelin hitting the grand stage at the Fox Theater. The electro hip-hop sound of Javelin’s Thomas Van Buskirk and George Langford got the restless Pomona crowd moving and warmed up for the evening’s headliner, break out artist Sleigh Bells. The duo of Alexis Krauss and Derek Edward along with touring guitarist Jason Boyer tore through their heavy, pop-filled set in front of a wall of Marshall Amps and arena lights. Read more…
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