The last time I was at Neumos was for a night of British avant-garde spoken word and industrial post-rock. It was dark and felt like a theater. On June 8, I returned to Neumos for an evening of local music and almost didn’t recognize the club from the music; the doors were open to the Capitol
The annual Jubilee Music and Art Festival has become a community staple in Los Angeles, and though this year marked the first in its new Downtown location, the celebration retained (most) of the original charm it possessed from its days hosted in Silver Lake. It still focused primarily on local acts, while inviting a handful
The Mohawk is a one of the best live venues in Austin. Located Downtown on Red River directly across from Stubbs BBQ, The Mohawk has recently expanded to a tri-deck outside viewing area with both an indoor and outdoor stage. We therefore, were not surprised when their June calendar announced DIIV would be playing. How
It was virtually a year ago when I saw Crystal Fighters for the first time at The Echoplex, and on Tuesday night at the El Rey, the six-piece performed an exuberant set just like the one that made me fall in love with them last summer. Having garnered a larger following than they had last June, the electro/folk-rockers played their
Right now, you’d be hard-pressed to find a band that’s had a better start to 2013 than Imagine Dragons. While their ascent began at the end of last year, the Las Vegas-natives have exploded, with their songs breathing fire across most rock radio stations in the country. We’ve highlighted most of their laurels already with
Bethany Cosentino is a vision. Bobb Bruno is a master. This is how the Los Angeles duo known as Best Coast brings California surf pop to an international audience – they merely exist. So often they have been noted as a band that has rooted a lot of great singles. And they are, but they
Some hot rock that went down Thursday night at Union Pool. It was quite the lineup with Shilpa Ray (sans her Happy Hookers), WALTZ, The Veda Rays, and Haybaby. Union Pool becomes a mecca for 20 something weirdo kids in the summertime, because alcohol, tacos, and live music is always an on-point combination, and throw in a big
Music City has become known for its vast landscape of ho-hum artists, all starving to be heard and pierce the ever-widening barrier to entry into the national scene. Among those, very few possess an original thread of self dependency and cross-generational charm that creates a ripple effect outwards to the mainstream. The Eskimo Brothers
Let’s face the facts; unless you’re a serious player, great seats for the current Rolling Stones 50th anniversary tour will likely cost you a month’s rent or a mortgage payment. That’s life in 2013. However, for those of us can’t afford to plunk down that sum, we can take solace in knowing that we can
Editor’s Note: Our Zach Klassen was on hand at Sasquatch! this year. Here are his dispatches from the event. DIIV If I had any doubts about DIIV before, I now realize it is only because I hadn’t seen them live. Sure, most bands benefit from a live setting, as the tension from an audience can