On Tuesday, March 6, the good people over at Quantum Collective will be hosting a performance from the lovable Los Angeles via New Zealand DJ Daniel Bedingfield at Hollywood’s Hard Rock Café as a kickoff for the group’s 2012 Southwest Invasion. Not only is this going to be one hell of a dance party, but
South by Southwest is just around the corner, and that means the festival’s official showcases are on the brink of locking up and announcing their lineups. But for those musicians/bands that are scrambling to find gigs during the weeklong Austin-based music orgy, fear not! Quantum Collective is looking for you. QC is an innovative formation
What Bonnaroo does better than any other North American festival is purvey that communal atmosphere of Woodstock. As great as the festival’s atmosphere is, let’s talk about some of the bands we’re most excited to see. They’re not exactly a new band, in fact, they’re the complete antithesis of that, but we’d be remiss if
The LA-native sexy electro-pop troupe, Class Actress, is returning to Southern California this week to play dates at The Echo and Costa Mesa’s Detroit Bar. Led by the seductive Elizabeth Harper, the trio produces pop gems that gleam with 80s-inspired influences such as early Madonna and Depeche Mode. Beginning her career as a singer/songwriter, Harper
As the legend states, Incan Abraham was born in a garage in upstate New York back in the summer of 2009. Shortly after its inception, the band packed up its gear and moved back west to Los Angeles, the members’ hometown. Since then, the quartet has released three EPs, played two CMJ festivals and shook
Tuesday night at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, fans are going to get a glimpse into one of the most underrated and understated talents in music right now. For those of you in the know, that artist is Jessie Baylin. After one independent album and another on Verve, Baylin recently released her third album, Little
Ancient Sky Descend into the weekend tonight with psychedelic rock band Ancient Sky’s record release show for their latest LP, T.R.I.P.S., at Death by Audio. This album is certainly a trip, and I would expect their live show to be a reverb-soaked trip down the rabbit hole of rock and roll – especially at this
The White Buffalo with Seth Pettersen Friday, January 20th – Club Mercy at the Soho Music Club – Santa Barbara, CA – $13 – 9:30 – 21+ The White Buffalo is quite possibly a legend in the making. A throwback to the time of hard touring, hard drinking artists who really lived what they
So you’re going to Coachella! If you’re anything like me, you’re probably stoked as a surfer staring at the perfect swell about seeing Radiohead live, but you’re praying they don’t imitate their latest release, The King of Limbs and leave the entire audience aurally blue-balled. You’re searching through your Gmail contacts for that one chick
Well, this show is already sold out, but can that really come as a surprise? The lineup is impeccably tiered: the much-acclaimed headliner Girls, who are still rather hot off their release second full length which ended up on many best of 2011 lists, preceded by quickly rising Real Estate, who are hard to google