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Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend in L.A.

​ There is a cold front headed our way so you can either spend it huddled alone in your apartment, or out dancing, drinking, and merrymaking with friends and wellwishers alike. We think you should go out dancing, drinking (but not driving) and merrymaking, and have some events so awesome that ... More >>

Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend in L.A.

​ Yes, it is Valentine's Day Weekend. Couples will be canoodling in a desperate attempt to prove to themselves and everyone else that they still have it; singletons, meanwhile, will be in defensive party mode, making Marrieds jealous, or weeping themselves to sleep after engaging in a helpin ... More >>

This weekend: OK Go, Weezer, Bonobo, Pretty Lights, Lucero, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe

Day 19OK Go​Almost anything goes in the Theater of OK Go. The art-pop quartet's headlining tour, which concludes Saturday in Los Angeles, has included (according to various online reports): Enough confetti to drown an arena full of Flaming Lips fans; the guys decked out in primary colors; a 3 ... More >>

IT'S 76 DEGREES! LET'S GO ICE SKATING!

Conjunction Junction Offers Free Alternative Right Next to Sunset Junction Fair (Including Must-See Band Light Asylum)

​What do you do if you're a restaurant right outside the craziness that is gonna be Sunset Junction Street Fair this weekend? How do you convince the music-starved crowd to pop in for some gavacho-priced Mexican food and drinks? Well, in the case of Sunset Blvd. cantina Malo (owned by the sam ... More >>

Vinyl of the Week: Vintage Psych-Pop and a Blondie Cover from L.A.'s Mini Mansions [MP3]

In the strange wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES reviews the output of L.A.'s healthy vinyl community, believing that good music deserves much more than a handfu ... More >>

Vinyl of the Week: Captain Ahab's Grotesque Opus, 'The End of Irony' [MP3]

In the strange wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES reviews the output of L.A.'s healthy vinyl community, believing that good music deserves much more than a handfu ... More >>

Cookbook Review: Ham, An Obsession With The Hindquarter A Spicy Deviled Egg Recipe

​It's hardly surprising that a cookbook that begins with a pig slaughter and ends with trying to sneak a whole ham past airport security (TSA officer: "Is this human?") had us hooked from the word "ham." Ham, An Obsession with the Hindquarter by the culinary duo Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scar ... More >>

INCHES reviews Ascend, Blank Realm, Active Child, Ernest Gonzales [MP3s]

In the strange wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES reviews the output of L.A.'s healthy record-making community (artists and labels, indie or other), believing tha ... More >>

INCHES reviews Sunn O))), Flying Lotus House Shoes, Russian Circles, Langley Sisters [MP3s]

In the strange wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES reviews the output of L.A.'s healthy vinyl community (artists and labels, indie or other), believing that good m ... More >>

Tonight's Spaceland on Ice with the Growlers Canceled Due to Rain

Bummer news for those of you into ice skating and/or the Growlers. Due to rain, the party at Pershing Square -- Spaceland on Ice, has been canceled. Check back next Wednesday, which is programmed by Origami Records.

Barbara T. Smith: “Old Shoes: Performance Relics 1968-1975” at The Box

INCHES reviews Dublab's 'Secondhand Sureshots,' Oxbow, Red Sparowes, Topaz Rags (MP3s)

In the strange wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES reviews the output of L.A.'s healthy vinyl community (artists and labels, indie or other), believing that good m ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Girls, The Airborne Toxic Event, Origami Vinyl's First Art Show and Slayer Bears at Unique LA

It's a weekend of firsts, with locals The Airborne Toxic Event taking to the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage and Origami Vinyl hosting an art show. Still, there was more going on this weekend, from concerts to holiday shopping extravaganzas. Keep reading for the details. The Airborne Toxic Event wit ... More >>

INCHES reviews Nite Jewel, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Slang Chickens, My Estrogeneration comp (MP3s)

In the strange wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES reviews the output of L.A.'s healthy vinyl community (artists and labels, indie or other), believing that good m ... More >>

DIY NOW, WATCH HOW

Rock Picks: Doves, Ceci Bastida, Carina Round, New York Dolls

Also, The Detroit Cobras, the Aggrolites, Loney Dear and others

At the Farmers Markets: Easter Hunt in Atwater

The Atwater Village Farmers' Market has a full roster of spring events. On Sunday, there's an Easter egg hunt -- hopefully featuring organic eggs from local vendors, right?). On April 19, Gil Boyd leads the Chef Demo, and there's photography arts and crafts on April 26. The market is every Sunday fr ... More >>

Rock Picks: Raveonettes, Amebix, Thorns of Life

Also, the Head Cat, the Spanks, Jimmy Webb and others

Rock Picks: Ice Cube, Bob Dylan, Dog and Pony Show

Also, Chuck Berry, Southern Culture on the Skids, Paul Weller, and more

Rock Picks: Warped Tour, Pop Levi, Valient Thorr

Also, Previously on Lost, Raphael Saadiq, Liz Pappademas

Rock Picks: Dethklok, Billy Bragg, Erykah Badu, Mr. Gnome

Also, shows by Listing Ship, Detroit Cobras and more

Rock Picks: Watson Twins, Les Claypool, Autechre

Plus other April 3-10 shows

Rock Picks: Ray Davies, Beth Orton, Justice

Plus other March 27-April 3 shows

Bjorkestra: An Army of Her

18-piece jazz ensemble takes on our favorite Icelandic art-pop diva

Rock Picks: Autolux, Rickie Lee Jones, Black Mountain, the Gourds, and more

For the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 7

Rock Picks: Lucy Lawless, The Dagons, Big Daddy Kane and more

For the week of Jan. 25-31

Rock Picks: Supersuckers, Bloc Party, Melvins

Dec. 27 - Jan. 3

Rock Picks: Hank III, Joe Strummer Tribute, Wu-Tang Clan

For the week of Dec. 21 - 27

Rock Picks: Jimmy Scott, the Raspberries, Sharon Jones, Wreckless Eric

For the week of November 30 - December 6

Rock Picks: Stevie Wonder, Lucinda Williams, The Frames

For the week of Aug 31 – Sept. 6

Rock Picks: Bob Dylan, Martin Rev, The Saints

For the week of July 19-26

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For the week of June 7 - 14

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For the week of March 8 – 15

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For the week of March 1 - 8

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For the week of Feb. 8 - 15

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For February 1–8

Give Me a Higher Love

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For the week of Nov. 30 – Dec. 7

I Got Riddim

Dr. Israel and Heavyweight Dub Champion at the Knitting Factory, Monday.

Gimme Sheltered

Post-revolutionary Patti

Small Town, U.K.

Small Town, U.K.

Burning Questions

Fleetwood Mach 2

Joy to the World

Hippies, ABBA and the Tet Offensive

The Weather Prophet

Paris Spleen

Gaspar Noé's I Stand Alone

The New Cemeterians

The future, they say, isn't about death. It's about life.