Our Best Of L.A. issue is out. Let's party! Or let's take our clothes off. At the very least, let's watch someone else take their clothes off, or buy some accessories for the next time we feel like taking our clothes off. On that note, these are th...
There's a corporate war brewing in dance music, with the two main sides being concert king Live Nation and billion-dollar-plus promoter SFX Entertainment. Over the last year or so both have been gobbling up electronic dance music organizers to the po...
RZA performs at Bedrocktoberfest -- See Saturday Don't forget to check our constantly-updated Los Angeles Concert Calendar Friday, October 4 Travis WILTERN A decade and a half after the release of their exuberant debut, Good Feeling, and five...
The Spice Girls Premiere 1710 Las Palmas, Hlywd., Fri., Oct. 4, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $5 admission; 18 and older The '90s are officially retro. For real this time! Some clubs tried to make it happen before, but it finally seems to have that pop! pow!...
RADIO BROADCAST #236 10-06-13 See also: Henry Rollins: The Essence of Punk Rock Fanatics! Welcome to October! My favorite month of the year. I did something very Fanatic for all four of our dreary Sunday night get-togethers this month: I wo...
Our Best Of L.A. issue is out. High five! Among many other tidbits about what makes our city great in this special edition, you'll find our picks for L.A.'s best rockers, rappers, DJs, and other assorted music makers. There were a lot to choose from...
See also: Henry Rollins: Decoding Vladimir Putin Several nights ago, I went to the Echo to see La Sera and The Julie Ruin. I had been looking forward to this show for a while. La Sera is Katy Goodman, who used to play bass in Vivian Girls and who h...
Our Best Of L.A. issue is out. Yay! It contains many entries on music venues, which makes sense considering that Los Angeles is home to some of the best in the world. Whether you're into jazz, blues, rock, country, hip hop, or just a sweaty mosh pit...
L..A. cumbia rockers El Conjunto Nueva Ola have a reputation for bringing the party. Their songs are extremely danceable, and plus they wear Lucha Libre (Mexican wrestling) masks on and off the stage, making it a point not to reveal their identities....
Check out this jacket. It's, like, authentic punk shit. Urban Outfitters made one -- only one, and it hasn't been purchased yet. It's $375. It's making people mad and sarcastic. But those who think this jacket represents the apocalypse need to get...
Carr Callaway's tough-as-nails attitude is mixes oddly with her esoteric innocence. You wouldn't expect the 27-year-old, cat-toting, freckled-face singer to lead a 'visceral rock' band named Queen Kwong. Well, unless you caught a glimpse of her vint...
[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] There's no musical comparison to interviewing RZA. Having a conversation with the Wu-Tang abbot is clos...
[Editor's note: Check it out, nerds! Tune Deaf is our new comic, focusing on music culture in Los Angeles. We hope you like it!] Like us on Facebook at LAWeeklyMusic. Follow @laweeklymusic The 20 Worst Hipster Bands The 20 Worst Bands o...
Dre and Snoop will continue to ride In April word came down that beloved gangsta rap oldies station 93.5 KDAY had been sold, and a switch to a Mandarin language format was imminent. This was devastating news, prompting a eulogy on our pages that...
Anyone who's been to giant electronic dance music parties knows that "rave fashion" is something of an oxymoron. Traditionally, raves are a space people can be free to wear whatever they want. That's great! Except, not really, because it makes horr...
Gene Hoglan Gene Hoglan is one of the most in-demand drummers in metal. The virtuoso is currently juggling duties in animated metal greats Dethklok and Bay Area thrashers Testament, along with pinch-hitting gigs when other metal greats are in a bi...
Dear Fan, I am a songwriter and have been in DIY/punk bands for the past ten years. It was never how I was trying to make a living, it was my central creative focus. My first band was self sustaining and made money on tour, but the money went back in...
Orange Goblin Saturday, October 5 Orange Goblin The Satellite Orange Goblin call themselves "beer core," and indeed we'll drink to that. These Brits throw down soulful Sabbath-style riffs with a rowdy swagger that evokes images of biker gangs in e...
Somehow, this face only means love in my tiny, Mexican heart [Editor's Note: Shea Serrano sometimes writes about Why This Song Sucks, and sometimes about his hilarious and poignant life and times. Better put your shoes on because your socks are ab...
Depeche Mode Staples Center 10/29/13 Last night, as Depeche Mode pummeled through an exhilarating set that had the entire crowd grooving along; we couldn't help but be reminded of that historic 50th anniversary show from the Rolling Stones this past...
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