Flying Lotus (Musician)

Bonobo - Fonda Theatre - 5-4-13

Bonobo with El Ten Eleven Fonda Theatre 5-4-13 On Saturday an electronic music show was scheduled at the Fonda. Instead, a jazz concert broke out. And it was awesome. New York-based Ninja Tune producer Simon Green, the man behind Bonobo, has been evolving away from his downtempo electronica roots f ... More >>

Earl Sweatshirt - Coachella - April 12, 2013

Earl Sweatshirt Coachella April 12, 2013 It was past midnight in Coachella's Gobi Tent when Tyler, the Creator climbed the scaffolding like a gargoyle. He clung to the metal bars above the stage with one arm, ready to pounce on the crowd at any moment. Earl Sweatshirt rapped with a black bucket hat ... More >>

What's Wrong With Los Angeles' Latin Music Scene?

Los Angeles is known worldwide as a creative hub, and it has one of the biggest Latino populations anywhere. But on the eve of three of the Western hemisphere's biggest and most important music festivals -- South By Southwest, Vive Latino, and Coachella -- one has to wonder: Where is the L.A. Latino ... More >>

Edrina Martinez Is a Space Cadet Called Astronautica

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] When Edrina Martinez was a little girl, she wanted to be an astronaut or a rock star. Two things got in the way of the 21-year-old electronic producer wh ... More >>

Britt and Amanda Brown Do it For Love, and a Little Money

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] If you lacked directions to Britt and Amanda Brown's house in the Highland Park hills, you probably could guess the address. Look for the tea green and p ... More >>

Music Picks: Robert Glasper, Nick Waterhouse, Omar Rodriguez Lopez

Music Picks: Neil Young, Aimee Mann, Low End Theory Anniversary

Miguel Finds His Place

A rare R&B bird, he falls in somewhere between the hipsters and the mainstream

Cate Le Bon - Bootleg Theater - 10/2/12

Cate Le Bon Bootleg Theater 10-2-12 Better than: Staying home to do laundry. There were a strong trifecta of performances at everyone's favorite deep Beverly venue the Bootleg Theater last night. L.A.'s The Moor opened the show with a mellow set of piano/guitar/singing, which found every single p ... More >>

Music Picks: Kaskade, Dirty Projectors, Ondatrópica

Music Picks: Rome, The xx, Aretha Franklin

Also, Cannibal Corpse, I See Hawks in L.A., Smokey Robinson and others

Miles Davis Celebration and Postage Stamp Unveiling - Hollywood Bowl - 6/27/12

A Celebration of Miles Davis Hollywood Bowl 6-27-12 Better than...celebrating Garfield creator Jim Davis Last night, under a vivid half moon, this year's Bowl jazz series kicked off with a tribute to Miles Davis. It was largely a hit and as eclectic as the great trumpeter's game-changing career. E ... More >>

Jenny Lewis, Ab-Soul, Céu

Also, Vinny Golia Sextet, Mary Anne Hobbs, Delta Rae and others

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Birthday Bash - Blue Whale - 5/4/12

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Birthday Bash Blue Whale 5-4-12 Better than...celebrating Craig Ferguson's birthday. Violist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson is a really a nice guy - a "beautiful cat" as they might say in advance jazz speak. He radiates an openness and familiarity that few musicians possess and that ... More >>

Exclusive: Skrillex, Bloc Party, and Miike Snow Headline Hard Summer Fest

Hard Summer fest is back, this time as a two-day event, August 3-4, at Los Angeles State Historic Park. The organizers were kind enough to share the line-up with West Coast Sound before anyone else. The EDM-focused party is headlined by this dude with a weird haircut you may have heard of named Skr ... More >>

Coachella Weekend Two Tickets Are Selling Waaaaaay Below Face Value

See also: *Our complete Coachella coverage *Coachella Preview 2012: Everything You Need to Know About the Performers Maybe it's the glut of tickets resulting from the addition of a second weekend, maybe it's because everyone hated the Tupac hologram; for whatever reason, Coachella tickets can be h ... More >>

At the Drive-In: "We Found Love Together, We Lost Love Together"

See also: *At the Drive-In Speaks! Why They Finally Reunited (Hint: It Wasn't the Cash) *Coachella Preview 2012: Everything You Need to Know About the Performers Our At the Drive-In profile yesterday focuses on the reunion of the seminal post-punk legends, who dissolved in 2001. Before they hit th ... More >>

Kutmah's 
Deportation Blues

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] You can't sort 30 years of life in 30 seconds. But that's what confronted Kutmah on the morning of May 5, 2010. Except that he didn't know it at the time ... More >>

Best of the Cons, Part 2: The Top Southern California Conventions of 2011

Shannon CottrellHatsune Miku in concert at Anime Expo​ Read more in "Best of the Cons Part 1: 8 Standout TV Shows, Cosplays, Games and More from 2011." Is Southern California the land of the superfan? Maybe. At the very least, it's the land of the fan conventions. Trying to hit up ever con in ... More >>

The Best Los Angeles Concerts Of 2011

​5. Bon Iver Shrine Auditorium, September 19th In 2009, Justin Vernon and his band, Bon Iver, received glowing reviews for their beautiful performance at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, playing at dawn as the first lights of sunlight reached across the L.A. skyline. So when the band finally retur ... More >>

Roy Ayers, J. Rocc, Thundercat - Exchange LA - 11/17/11

Max MeuleveldRoy Ayers​See Also:*Thundercat Emerges With His Debut, Co-produced by Flying Lotus Homage: Roy Ayers, J. Rocc, Thundercat Exchange LA 11/17/11 Better than...Organizing my vinyl collection. In the break between Roy Ayers' two sets at Exchange LA last night, KCRW DJ Garth Trinida ... More >>

Music Picks: Esperanza Spalding, Elbow, Toro Y Moi, Blink-182

Also, Glen Campbell, the Smashing Pumpkins, Lanie Lane and others

DJ Quik - Do-Over Party at Cabana Club - 8/7/11

Ben Westhoff​DJ Quik and Gaslamp Killer Cabana Club 8/7/11 Better Than...A day in the life of a player not named Quik. Long lines and folks trying to get the valet to park their Bentleys circled outside of the Cabana Club in Hollywood yesterday. It was Sunday afternoon and time for the weekl ... More >>

The Venture Bros. : Convention Do's and Don'ts for Fans

Shannon Cottrell​See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery, "The Venture Bros. @ San Diego Comic-Con 2011." Adult Swim's cult hit The Venture Bros. was back at San Diego Comic-Con this year. Friday's panel featured show masterminds Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer along with James Urbaniak, ... More >>

LA Press Club Awards Finalists Announced: LA Weekly Receives Several Nods

Journalist of the Year nominee Patrick Range McDonald.​LA Weekly dominated the design category of the Los Angeles Press Club's 53rd SoCal Journalism Awards Finalists, announced today. Staff writer Patrick Range McDonald was named as a Journalist of the Year finalist and saw his piece on parent ... More >>

Funk Singer Miguel's Ready to Ascend the Rock Star Throne: "I Completely Study Freddie Mercury"

www.cherylfoxphotography.comMiguel at Key Club last Thursday​Onstage before last Thursday's sold-out show, the one-name wonder's bedroom-eyed funk brought the women in the crowd to screams. Spinning, dropping into the splits, and stirring the pot with his hips, he was a rock star. No, we wer ... More >>

Coachella 2011: 5 Reasons Nosaj Thing May Be the Next Flying Lotus

Coachella 2011: 5 Reasons Nosaj Thing is the Next Flying Lotus

Music Picks: Julieta Venegas, Deicide, Yefim Bronfman, Chick Corea and Gary Burton

Also Conspiracy of Beards, Lykke Li, Khaira Arby and others

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 >>

Music Picks: Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea, Teebs, Los Amigos Invisibles, Rare Grooves

Also Parkway Drive, Martha Wainwright, Anna Tijoux, the Deadbeats and others

From Sweden, With Buzz

Little Dragon keeps getting bigger, with a little help from KCRW (and the Swedish welfare state)

Little Dragon Wants to Collaborate with Dam Funk, Flying Lotus and Nite Jewel: Expanded Interview with the Swedish Trip-Pop Sensation

Flying Lotus Little Dragon? The Swedish Trip Pop Outfit Can Dream

Exclusive Download: Ninja Tune Jazzer Bonobo Gets Hazy on 'Eyesdown (featuring Andreya Triana & DELS)' [MP3]

Exclusive Download: Ninja Tune Jazzer Bonobo Gets Hazy on 'Eyesdown (featuring Andreya Triana & DELS)'

Cut Chemist: Too Many DJs

Call yourself a DJ 'cause you bought two turntables and a mixer? World-class L.A. DJ is putting you on notice

Listen: Deported DJ Kutmah Returns to Music with 'Throwing Stones' Podcast Ft. Fugees, Flying Lotus

Kutmah's "Throwing Stones"​Last week, L.A. Weekly contributor Jeff Weiss sat down with Dublab/Low End Theory DJ and artist Kutmah to talk about his controversial deportation. It was the first interview Kutmah, born Justin McNulty, had granted since being pulled out of his Mt. Washington home ... More >>

Baths: the Great Escape

Valley boredom inspires electronic musician to unforeseen heights

Free the Robots, Dr. John. Alex Cuba and Merle Haggard

Also, Bestial Mouths, The Dreaming, Echo Lush and Elevaters

EXCLUSIVE Interview: BBC Star DJ Mary Anne Hobbs Throws "Volcano Refugee Party" in LA

Shaun BloodworthBBC's Mary Ann Hobbs: LA is "the most exciting electronic scene on the planet"​Further confirmation that it is a great time to be alive and digging beats in Los Angeles: BBC's star DJ Mary Ann Hobbs (aka "the first lady of bass") will be broadcasting the next two installments o ... More >>

Day 2: Hannibal Moncrief, Hot Chip & Flying Lotus & The Ascent of Nerd-Chic

​ Hannibal Moncrief saw the future last night. No, he didn't brew mushroom tea and watch Doc Brown tinker with the fabric of the space-time continuum. And no, he didn't spend three hours inside the glowing pink origami bird mumbling the phrase, "cool colors, man." The double-stacks of white ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Mia Doi Todd at the Bootleg Theater

Daiana FeuerMia Doi Todd​At one point during Mia Doi Todd's performance last Sunday at the Bootleg Theater , everyone took a dip in the river of life. The cool, refreshing waters became irresistible. Todd stood there beckoning on a lily pad. Her voice began and ended in a whisper but the midd ... More >>

Calling All Kids Celebrates One Year with Dntel, Pretzels

Over the past year, West Coast Sound has hipped you to a number of free nights thrown by Calling All Kids. The weekly event -- Friday nights at Silver Lake's Hyperion Tavern -- has featured DJ sets from Flying Lotus and Lucky Dragons, plus live performances by Nite Jewel and Serengeti, among others, ... More >>

Dâm-Funk: Keytar Hero

“I’m not doing the neo-soul thing. I’m a funkster. I’ve been doing this since I was a kid”

2009: The Year in Obsessions

L.A. Weekly’s music editor lists the 10 records he couldn’t get out of his head

UNDER PRESSURE

Going the distance with jump-cut electro rockers Jogger.

INCHES011: New Wax from Fool's Gold, Now-Again (Rare Psych!), Samiyam, and Inca Ore ( MP3s, chart)

In the unpredictable wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many (with delicious irony) as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES seeks not only to review the output of L.A.'s healthy vinyl community (artists and ... More >>

Bend Everything: Inside DIY Electronics with Lucky Dragons and Daedelus

A local scene bends circuits into fresh beats and sounds

New Vinyl Column, Inches, Debuts: New Wax from Mika Miko, Xasthur, Castledoor, Rx Bandits, Shafiq Husayn (MP3)

In the unpredictable wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many (with delicious irony) as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES seeks not only to review the output of L.A.'s healthy vinyl community (one populate ... More >>

Black Moth Super Rainbow's Kaleidoscopic Surgery

Meet the Musicians: Tobacco, Graveface, the Seven Fields of Aphelion, Power Pill Fist, Iffernaut and (of course) Father Hummingbird.

The B-Sides: Blu Interview

Contrary to popular belief, Blu did not take his name from the Eiffel 65 song popular in the late 90s. Q: So where exactly in LA did you grow up? A: I was born at St. Andrews and 54th, at my grandparent’s crib, that’s where I was living last year and it’s the first place I ever stayed. But ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Hooked On Benny

The Bowl celebrates Carter’s ­centennial, plus jazz around town