Producer/musician/rapper Flying Lotus will hit the House of Blues Sunset Strip stage on June 1st for a special hometown show.

Along for the fun will be bass experimentalist Thundercat and Teebs, a member of the Brainfeeder crew.

You can secure your tickets to this party now via Ticketmaster and cost $39.

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Saturday, June 1, 2013

House of Blues Sunset Strip

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By Adrian Garro Posted in Los Angeles Flying Lotus, house of blues sunset strip, Teebs, Thundercat

Another installment of the Check Yo Ponytail series will hit up the Echoplex on Thursday, June 20th with a lineup featuring Tilly and the Wall, Rainbow Arabia, Batwings Catwings, and DJ Jeffrey Jerusalem.

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketfly and cost $15.

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Thursday, June 20th, 2013

The Echoplex

1154 Glendale Blvd.

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By Adrian Garro Posted in Los Angeles batwings catwings, Check Yo' Ponytail, echoplex, rainbow arabia, TIlly and the Wall

Stones Fest L.A. is set for May 30th at the Fonda Theatre.

The event, put on by the Best Fest and sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey, Stones Fest will feature an all-star lineup of musicians honoring the Rolling Stones. Last year’s Petty Fest was a great success on both coasts, and they’re banking on this one being another home run.

Here’s the slate of scheduled performers, as per the press release:

Confirmed performers include: Phosphorescent, Butch Walker, Cyle Barnes of The Weeks, Juliette Lewis, Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte, Michelle Branch, Ethan Miller, Danny Masterson & Adam Busch, Matt Sorum & Ace Harper, Ewan Currie of The Sheepdogs, Evan Dando, Greg Dulli, Jesse Malin,Ruby Amanfu, Members of Eagles Of Death Metal, Jamie Arentzen of American Hi-Fi, Michael Peña, Emily Armstrong of Dead Sara, Josh Lattanzi of The Candles, Soko, Chuck Prophet, Catherine Pierce, Dakota Johnson & Ruby Stewart,  The Uptown Horns and surprise guests.

Tickets for the show are on sale now and cost $33.15 – and 100% of proceeds go directly to Sweet Relief and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. You have to go now, huh?

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

The Fonda Theatre

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By Adrian Garro Posted in Los Angeles stones fest, the fonda theatre

On Saturday, June 1st, this year’s Make Music Pasadena Festival will hitdowntown Pasadena for a day of music, entertainment, and fun – and a lineup that includes Tanlines, Yacht, We Are Scientists, Robert DeLong, Superhumanoids, Hunter Hunted, Robert Francis, and many more.

Oh, and they’ll be announcing a ’special guest headliner TBA’ sometime toward the end of May.

It’s all FREE, too! There’s no excuse to not be there.

For more, visit the festival’s website.

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Saturday, June 1st 2013

Downtown Pasadena

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By Adrian Garro Posted in Los Angeles Make Music Pasadena, music festival

On July 26th, Peter Murphy of Bauhaus will play a special solo show at the Fonda Theatre.

This will be a great opportunity for fans to catch Murphy playing all Bauhaus material – and support will come from Ours and Richard Thorne.

Tickets for this show will go on sale TOMORROW, May 9th via Ticketmaster and will cost $39.20.

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Friday, July 26, 2013

The Fonda Theatre

6126 Hollywood Blvd., 90028

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By Adrian Garro Posted in Los Angeles Bauhaus, Ours, Peter Murphy, richard thorne, the fonda theatre

On August 9th, Foals will take the stage at the Wiltern for a headlining gig.

Riding the momentum caused by their successful new album Holy Fire!, this show will almost assuredly sell out, so make sure you’re there!

Support will come from Cayucas and The Drowners will open. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, May 10th via Livenation.

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August 9th, 2013

The Wiltern

Tix On Sale 5/10

By Adrian Garro Posted in Los Angeles Foals, the wiltern

On August 11th, The National will play a special gig in celebration of their new album, Trouble Will Find Me (which will be out on May 20th).

Support for the gig will come from Daughter, who are picking up a lot of buzz themselves.

Tickets for the show will go on sale this Friday, May 10th and will cost $47.50.

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August 11, 2013

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

6000 Santa Monica Blvd.

Tix On Sale 5/10

By Adrian Garro Posted in Los Angeles daughter, hollywood forever, the National

This weekend, Orange County’s very first Psycho De Mayo Music and Arts Festival will take place at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana. Participating acts include Black Mountain, A Place to Bury Strangers, Dead Skeletons, Dead Meadow, Sleepy Sun, Dagha Bloom, Highlands, Mmoss, Strangers Family Band, and more.

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketweb for $25 so if you don’t already have plans for this Cinco De Mayo weekend, why not check out the first Psycho de Mayo Festival?

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May 5th

Yost Theater, Santa Ana

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By Adrian Garro Posted in Los Angeles A Place to Bury Strangers, Black Mountain, psycho de mayo, Sleepy Sun, yost theater

Vampire Weekend will return to Los Angeles on Saturday, September 28th for a headlining gig at the Hollywood Bowl. Opening the show will be Beirut, which should make for a pretty enjoyable evening under the Bowl’s lights.

The NYC-based indie/pop band will be touring in support of their upcoming album, Modern Vampires of the City.

Tickets for this show will go on sale this Saturday, May 4th via Ticketmaster and will cost $24-$94.50.

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Hollywood Bowl

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By Adrian Garro Posted in Los Angeles Beirut, Hollywood Bowl, Vampire Weekend

The word “planetarium” usually calls to mind images of sitting in a high school gymnasium and watching Saturn hover the scoreboard. But Planetarium, part of the L.A. Philharmonic’s Brooklyn Festival series, turned Walt Disney Concert Hall into no ordinary planetarium.
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By Shareef Posted in Los Angeles, Reviews, Show Reviews bryce dessner, LA Philharmonic, Nico Muhly, Sufjan Stevens, Walt Disney Concert Hall