Screaming Females This Friday night at House of Vans is going to be an all-out new generation punk rock party. There will also be beers a-plenty and tacos in the back outdoor patio, and…oh yeah – Fucked Up, Cro-Mags, Screaming Females, and Pissed Jeans. No doubt most rsvp-ers are psyched to jump around and do
Ok, so you’ve read the album review, read the interview, have seen the above picture numerous times, and by now are totally like, “THESE DUDES ARE AWESOME, I MUST IMMEDIATELY IMMERSE MY BODY IN THEIR OCEAN OF SOUND” (yes, all caps entirely necessary). Well, as you’ve probably already read, they will be in Los Angeles
I’m afflicted with a lot of disorders. I have music A.D.D. twenty-four seven, three-sixty-five. On the rare occasion I find something I dig I switch up my mentality from the A.D.D. to O.C.D. and go full force, sometimes sending songs on a three-peat ferris wheel with no intention of letting them go any time soon.
Dear Sunny So Cal, It’s been two months since I was able to complain in person about the sweltering, suffocating three digit temperatures. I wasn’t a carmageddon casualty. I celebrated independence day in the country we declared independence from. All this in pursuit of great (not good, I’m talking I still have that song on
Picked By: Laurel Kathleen Who: Langhorne Slim Where: The Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA When: Tuesday, July 26th Doors open at 8:30pm Cost: $13 adv/$15 day of show Age Restrictions: 18+ *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Eels Where: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY When: Friday, July 29th & Saturday, July 30th @ 8pm Cost: $30 Age Restriction:
This weekend you have two different options- and staying home isn’t one of them. With that out of the way you are now set with the VERY difficult task of choosing between heading to Secret Garden Party, or heading to High Voltage- definitely covering two different extremes of the musical spectrum!
Tonight The London Souls are headlining at Bowery Ballroom, preceded by Gonzo Jones (formerly the Auctioneers), all starting at 9pm. This show is to commemorate the release of The London Souls debut album. This show is going to rock.
Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Theophilus London Where: The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA When: Monday, July 18th at 8pm Cost: SOLD OUT Age Restrictions: All Ages
Jacuzzi Boys, a 3-piece from Miami, FL, make music about what they know – trying to stay cool in brain-washing heat. Their new single “Cool Vapors, ” the first track off their forthcoming LP, Glazin’ combines catchy fuzzed out pop with tropical sentimentality to produce a satisfying summer jam. Listen here: “Cool Vapors” MP3 A
Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: The Avett Brothers with Jessica Lea Mayfield Where: The Sun Valley Pavillion, Sun Valley, Idaho When: Wednesday, July 13th at 7 pm Cost: $25 Age Restrictions: All Ages