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Blogs
April 5, 2013
Tokimonsta on Asshole DJs and Her Twitter Game
Tokimonsta is the subject of our music feature this week; for the story, we hung out with the beat scene DJ/producer at the dinner party event celeb chef Roy Choi whipped up for her at his restaurant A-Frame. A few days later we sat down with her over green tea to talk about her recently released so ... More >>
Blogs
March 20, 2013
Top 5 Places to Eat in L.A. if You Couldn't Make it to SXSW
While everyone from musicians and comedians to tech bloggers, indie filmmakers and anyone with frequent flier miles was traipsing around Austin last week for the annual South By Southwest, there's a good chance you were stuck at home, avoiding all social media. Otherwise, you would have been inundat ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2013
The Best of SXSW
This year, our sister papers the Dallas Observer and Houston Press teamed up to document the SXSW madness for you amusement and/or edification. Here are the 12 best shows and moments they saw.
Blogs
March 18, 2013
Zach Galifianakis Helps Nick Offerman Discuss His New Film Somebody Up There Likes Me at Cinefamily
See also: *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage *50 Reasons Los Angeles Is the Best City in America *10 Best Standup Comedy Shows in L.A. Last night Zach Galifianakis helped close an opening weekend of showings and conversations about Nick Offerman's film and 2012 SXSW darling Somebody Up There Likes Me ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2013
We Traveled With the Band Hands to SXSW. Craziness Ensued
This was Los Angeles four-piece Hand's third trek to the festival in the past three years and by far the grandest. With a new van and a new album Synesthesia due to come out in April on Kill Rock Stars, the guys were feeling really good about this year. So good that they foolishly agreed to let me e ... More >>
Blogs
March 14, 2013
The Biggest Sellouts at SXSW
SXSW is not a music festival so much as it is an experiment in excess. In honor of the world's most bloated city this week, we present the five biggest sellouts at SXSW. 1. Best Coast Psh, I remember when you were all cool and tweeting as your cat. Now look at this, all done up in fancy lights an ... More >>
Blogs
July 24, 2012
[Updated] Indio: New Mexican Beer in Town Debut Tonight at La City Bar
Update: 4:28 p.m. The event tonight at La Cita was originally a private event and is now officially sold out. But don't fret, Guelaguetza has confirmed that there is plenty of Indio available at its restaurant. By now, you've probably seen a few Spanglish billboards around the hipper parts of town ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2012
The Zeros Play the Troubadour Tonight!
See also: The Best Five Concerts in L.A. This Weekend The Zeros were punk when most people didn't know what punk was. The L.A.-by-way-of-Chula Vista band released their first single on legendary Bomp! Records in 1977, that magical year when punk exploded. The folks involved in their early days re ... More >>
Calendar
April 5, 2012
Readings From Unstuck
See also: The Best Five Concerts in L.A. This Weekend The Zeros were punk when most people didn't know what punk was. The L.A.-by-way-of-Chula Vista band released their first single on legendary Bomp! Records in 1977, that magical year when punk exploded. The folks involved in their early days re ... More >>
Blogs
March 20, 2012
No - The Echo - March 19, 2012
No - The Echo - March 19, 2012 Better than: Yes? Despite having played eight SXSW shows, L.A. indie rockers No showed no signs of wear at the Echo last night, playing the third Monday show of their March residency. It felt like a homecoming when they took the stage at 11, with the crowd clapping, ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2012
The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012
If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2012
Five Must-See L.A. Bands at SXSW
Initially a place where music executives could check out a bunch of emerging bands in the span of a few days, SXSW has become the spring break of the music biz. Bands from all over the globe descend on Austin hoping to convince the masses they're the next big thing. While megastars like Bruce Spring ... More >>
Blogs
March 8, 2012
Henry Rollins: The Column! Justice, Texas Style
[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Saturday KCRW broadcast.] I was just in Texas for a show. Since 1981 I've done a lot of shows in Texas. Whenever I am the ... More >>
Blogs
November 22, 2011
Henry Rollins: The Column! Just the Ticket: Cain and Paterno?
[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Saturday KCRW broadcast.] We are heading toward the holiday season. Retailers are steeling themselves for what might be ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2011
Bon Appétit Names Top 10 Best New Restaurants: Yes, There's One Here in L.A.
Anne Fishbein Proving that listmania will never leave us and that 2011 is apparently over, for which we are quite grateful, the upcoming issue of Bon Appétit includes Andrew Knowlton's picks for the top 10 new American restaurants of 2011. New York and San Francisco? Of course. Also Chicago, ... More >>
Stage
June 23, 2011
Radar L.A. Festival
Anne Fishbein Proving that listmania will never leave us and that 2011 is apparently over, for which we are quite grateful, the upcoming issue of Bon Appétit includes Andrew Knowlton's picks for the top 10 new American restaurants of 2011. New York and San Francisco? Of course. Also Chicago, ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2011
Pete Licata Wins US Nat'l Barista Championship; Nik Krankl Takes 2nd
Here's an early afternoon pick-me-up. This past Sunday, Pete Licata of Honolulu Coffee Company beat out dozens of competitors to win the United States Barista Championships. The man who who won the 2011 Southwest Regional Barista Championship will go on to compete in the World Barista Championshi ... More >>
Film+TV
April 7, 2011
Nicholas Ray, Pat Garrett and the Austin Kids: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List
Here's an early afternoon pick-me-up. This past Sunday, Pete Licata of Honolulu Coffee Company beat out dozens of competitors to win the United States Barista Championships. The man who who won the 2011 Southwest Regional Barista Championship will go on to compete in the World Barista Championshi ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2011
"Is This the Playboy Mansion, or a Studio?" Creating Hip Hop's Fantasy Camp
Last year, as SXSW'ers swarmed downtown Austin, Texas, Alexander "DJ RTC" Fruchter rented a palatial mansion in the nearby hills for four days and set about creating a "hip-hop fantasy camp." Rappers like Freddie Gibbs, Fashawn, Rhymefest, and Kanye West associate GLC passed through, hung out ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2011
Like SXSW, but Gayer: Gay Bi Gay Gay Fest (Plus Saturday Chill Out with REM's Peter Buck and Steve Wynn, Meat Puppets and Roky Erickson and JEFF The Brotherhood)
photo by J. HettwerGayBiGayGay One last post about the 2011 edition of SXSW: In its 6th year, the SXSW spin-off Gay Bi Gay Gay Fest packs in enough merrymaking and debauchery to hold everyone over until Gay Pride in June.
Blogs
March 17, 2011
Psychic TV Live at SXSW: The Godfather/mother of Industrial Rock Rides Again
photo by Wendy GilmartinPsychic TV What: Psychic TV Where: Elysium, Austin TX When: March 15, 2011 Psychic TV and their outer-planetary transport trip blasted off Tuesday night with the gloriously pandrogynous Genesis P-Orridge back at the helm after years of professed retirement and perso ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2011
Live at SXSW: Gary Lucas Scores Dracula, the Lusty Latin Version
Wendy GilmartinWhat: Gary Lucas Plays Spanish Dracula Where: Central Presbyterian Church, Austin, TX When: March 15 Escucha a ellos. Los hijos de la noche. What better place to watch a movie about a blood-sucking vampiro and his howling children of the night than on holy ground? With its re ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2011
Wu-Tang Clan, Yelawolf and Many Others to Play SXSW Party, Courtesy of the Village Voice and Frank151
Wu-Tang: Forever bridging the gap between hip-hop and indie We've just received word from our sister publication the Village Voice in NYC that they have something pretty special planned for the upcoming SXSW music and media conference in Austin, Texas. The 2011 Village Voice SXSW party, cosp ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2010
Country and Soul: Honky Tonk Hero Mike Stinson on Leaving Los Angeles, Adjusting to Texas, and Why You Can't Manufacture a George Jones
Country singer-songwriter Mike Stinson, the consummate indie underdog, spent the better part of two decades in Los Angeles quietly churning out a slew of uniformly first-rate original honky-tonk ballads. While beloved by local fans (and music journalists), Stinson enjoyed few other rewards an ... More >>
Blogs
June 10, 2010
Go-Go's Tour is No-Go
Variety reports that the Go-Go's have canceled what was to be their farewell tour due to guitarist Jane Wiedling's hiking injury that resulted in knee-replacement surgery (insert old-age joke here, then please feel terrible about Jane's no-fun pain and the bad luck of the timing). From Varie ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2010
Tonight: Quality Chilean Hip Hop Princess Ana Tijoux at Little Temple
[From our LA Weekly music newsletter, for which you should sign up ASAP:] Though she has five albums to her name--plus collaborations with Bajofondo and Control Machete, and plenty of praise--Chilean rapper Ana [or Anita]Tijoux is only just making her U.S. debut. After playing a handful of SXSW sho ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2010
Over the Weekend: L.A. Takes on Austin
Last week, L.A.'s music (and music journalist) community headed to Austin, Texas for South by Southwest. The annual music event brought together up-and-comers with rock veterans for days and nights of concerts. Check out what our team saw over the weekend. Courtney Love Is Back Erin Broadley ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2010
SXSW Wrap-Up: L.A.'s Signals Road Album, Featuring UFOs, Motel Bedspreads, and Jaeger Shots!
Road to SXSW: L.A.'s Signals investigates UFO's, motel bedspreads, and Jager Shots
Blogs
March 17, 2010
L.A. SXSW Showcase Showdown: I Am Sound
L.A. SXSW Showcase Showdown: I Am Sound
Blogs
March 17, 2010
"SXSW Interactive is a Wrap!" Declares Larry Cheng
Well, actually, Cheng didn't quite declare SXSWi a wrap last night, but this photo of him (taken at approximately 9 p.m. at #theParty on the roof of the Speakeasy) speaks louder than words. After a week of extreme networking, packed parties, many highly anticipated (and some anticlimactic) panels, t ... More >>
Blogs
March 14, 2010
Over the Weekend: Star Warz, SXSW, HARD 13, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Despite the legions of Angelenos headed to Austin for this year's South by Southwest, the city hasn't slowed down one bit. We started the weekend with Devil's Playground's latest Star Warz show and finished with fist-pumping jams at Hard 13. Devil's Playground Presents Star Warz Josh "CuriousJosh" ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2010
Operation Work as Little as Possible: SXSWi Parties That Don't Suck
We got through day one of "Operation Work as Little as Possible: (a.k.a SXSW Interactive) and now after a relaxing massage in the press room and a not so relaxing false alarm we're ready to continue on our quest to ignore as many P.R. emails as possible. Because alcohol is great for killing producti ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2010
Plancast at SXSWi: Nothing Says Body Shots Like a Bar Full of Tech Reporters
Photo by Laughing Squid/ Scott Beale By Irene McGee It's that time again: the annual liquid re-union that is SXSW has begun. While the more massive crowds show up for the music festival on the 17th, SXSW is also home to the world's biggest tech-fest, SXSWi, which run ... More >>
Blogs
March 20, 2009
SxSW Scene: Metallica Sets Up Shop at Four Seasons
View live photos in the "Metallica Thrashes Stubb's" slideshow. On Friday afternoon, the four members of arguably the world's most famous heavy metal band flew into Austin, Texas, from San Francisco to promote a new music video game called "Guitar Hero Metallica." For the press conference, they set ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2009
Notes from the Road: Yak Ballz and Kosha Dillz Survive Root Canal, Arrive at SXSW
Though I just returned to L.A. from Austin, Texas after a week working SXSW Interactive with the top players in tech and social media, it doesn't mean I'm not rocking SXSW Music in spirit. When I found out that my early return home meant I'd be missing hip hop acts like Yak Ballz, Kosha Dillz and Ca ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2009
Over the Weekend: SXSW, Absinthe Tasting, L.A. Fashion Week, Comedy is Dead
Whether you were in Austin, Texas for the kick off of the SXSW Film and Interactive Festival and Conferences or in Los Angeles for the madness that is Fashion Week, it is safe to assume you didn't get much shuteye over the weekend. L.A. Weekly worked overtime in both cities Thursday through Sunday t ... More >>
Music
March 12, 2009
West Coast Sound: An L.A. Music Pro's Guide to South by Southwest
Ten to watch: The next Ford jingle?
Blogs
March 11, 2009
LA at SXSW Tip #1: Is Fol Chen the City's Best New Band?
At least 171 Los Angeles-area acts will represent at the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas, next week, and they range from metal (Ancestors, Metallica, Black Math Horseman), acoustic (Jim Bianco, Tom Brosseau, Tori Amos) and punk (Japanese Motors, the Mae Shi, DEVO) to hip-hop ( ... More >>
Blogs
February 25, 2009
Mika Miko Announce Release Date for We Be Xuxa on PPM Records
Mika Miko: They be xuxa. Given that they've been around since 2003, it's kinda shocking that LA's Mika Miko have released only one proper full-length. Yeah, they've had their cassettes and demos and 7-inches and compilation appearances and their fantastic 666 EP on Post Present Medium. Last year's ... More >>
Film+TV
August 21, 2008
In Search of a Midnight Kiss: Hollywood Ending
How filmmaker Alex Holdridge finally found his footing in Angel City
Music
March 20, 2008
The Glowing Trough of Music: Five Days of South by Southwest
We laugh, we cry, we hate, we score some dirt weed, suck at the corporate teat, rejoice
Blogs
March 13, 2008
SXSW Day 1: Van Morrison, Division Day, The Ting Tings, The Duke Spirit at SXSW, March 12
Van Morrison at La Zona Rosa, Austin, Texas; Division Day, The Ting Tings and The Duke Spirit at Buffalo Billiards. Van Morrison's pretty cool, wearing his trademark cap and sunglasses, holding a saxophone and totally nonplussed about this show. He's got nothing to prove, nothing to hide. He couldn ... More >>
Blogs
June 27, 2007
German / Mexican Films at Echo Park Film Center
Wednesday at 8, if you can make it. Sounds intriguing. Straight from Austin, Texas, A German and A Mexican Tour showcases work from filmmakers Katja Straub and Miguel Alvarez. Both love, tell, and collect stories - narrative or documentary - always with an emphasis on visual exploration. Their rathe ... More >>
LA Life
May 10, 2007
John Hawkes
Wandering star
News
January 12, 2006
Death Race 2000
Horror filmmaker Eric Red crashed his Jeep, killing two. Then he slit his own throat. That was only the beginning
Music
September 30, 2004
Girls Incited, City Burned
Horror filmmaker Eric Red crashed his Jeep, killing two. Then he slit his own throat. That was only the beginning
Music
April 1, 2004
The Fuzz and the Fury
Horror filmmaker Eric Red crashed his Jeep, killing two. Then he slit his own throat. That was only the beginning
Music
March 25, 2004
Chaos at the Greasy Spoon
South by Southwest: Music, money and madness
News
November 23, 2000
See Dubya Read
Never mind, he chose TV over the Texas book festival
Film+TV
April 2, 1998
Beer, BBQ and Bullock
at the South by Southwest Film Festival
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