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Gibson Amphitheatre To Shut Down

Gibson Amphitheatre, the mainstay mid-size concert venue at Universal City, will close its doors in September, according to its operator Live Nation Entertainment. As announced in December 2011, the 6,200-capacity amphitheatre is expected to be demolished to make way for The Wizarding World of Har ... More >>

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.

It's a Black, Gass Gas

Butch Vig: The Super-Producer Talks About the Genius of Garbage (and Nirvana)

See also: Nirvana Little-Known-Facts Revealed: Butch Vig, the Band and Jon Stewart Celebrate Nevermind's 20th Anniversary You could easily make the case that Butch Vig is the most influential record producer of the last 25 years. With Nevermind, he and Nirvana ushered in a new era of alternative ro ... More >>

Dana Gould Tells Us the Secrets to Creating a New Podcast (and Dishes on His Dave Grohl FX Comedy)

Comic and prolific writer Dana Gould has seemingly done all that Hollywood has to offer: performing on everything from Kimmel and Conan to HBO, Comedy Central, MADtv and The Daily Show; acting roles stretching back to The Ben Stiller Show, The Nanny, Roseanne, Ellen, Seinfeld and The King of Queens; ... More >>

White Fence's Tim Presley Moves Retro Rock Forward

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] See also: Top 5 L.A. Garage Rock Bands Not everything needs to sound like the future. Not everyone wants to dwell in the present. In fact, some aim to a ... More >>

Obama's Speech at Holmby Hills Mansion: President Admits 'It's Not Quite as Cool to Be on the Obama Bandwagon' as in 2008

While Occupy 90210 protested along Sunset Boulevard, Obama wooed a crowd of celebs and big Hollywood money at a $40K-per-plate fundraiser last night, hosted by some soap opera producer at his gorgeous mansion in the Holmby Hills. And, though we're generally on Occupy's side -- re: this whole corpor ... More >>

2012 Grammys: The Best, the Worst and the Weirdest

Rebecca HaithcoatDrake's after-party​See also: *Why The Grammys Stink *Deadmau5, Rihanna - House of Blues - 2/13/12 *Dan Wilson: From "Closing Time" to Adele's "Someone Like You" Adele won everything. Kanye didn't show. Nicki Minaj out-Gaga'ed Gaga by showing up with a Pope imitator as her e ... More >>

Deadmau5, Rihanna - House of Blues - 2/13/12

Deadmau5, Rihanna House of Blues 1-13-12 See also: *Why The Grammys Stink *2012 Grammys: The Best, the Worst and the Weirdest Better than... The Grammy telecast's attempts to showcase EDM. Skrillex may have won three Grammys, but it was Deadmau5 who ultimately impacted the celebration, its red c ... More >>

Glen Palmer Makes Clothes for Rock Gods

Living on Tom Petty's Malibu Estate, He's Tailored Duds for Everyone From Bob Dylan to Fleetwood Mac

Henry Rollins, Scott Ian, Mike Watt, Corey Taylor, Dave Navarro - Avalon - 11/30/11

See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! The Time I Drank The Sweat From My Socks Onstage Drop in the Bucket benefit Henry Rollins, Scott Ian, Mike Watt, Corey Taylor, Dave Navarro and others Avalon 11/30/11 Last night handfuls of heavy musicians took the stage for a worthy cause, Drop In The Bucket, ... More >>

Music Picks: Overdoz, The Cure, Lucinda Williams

Also, K. Flay, The Civil Wars, Bob Mould tribute

MTV VMA Best New Artist Nominees: A Field Guide to Kreayshawn, Big Sean, Foster the People, Tyler the Creator, and Wiz Khalifa

Kreayshawn​Article by Shea Serrano On Sunday, August 28th, MTV's Video Music Awards will wander into town. MTV, by the way, is a television station. They play music and whatnot, but more importantly, they allow a handsome troglodyte named CT to exist. Also, younger readers: A television s ... More >>

Music Picks: Fucked Up, Dolly Parton, Ty Segal, Fitz & the Tantrums,

Also, Soundgarden, Iceage, Earth, Wu Lyf and others

One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other: Our Off-the-Beaten Path Guide To Summer Festivals

​ One of the best parts about being at a festival are those moments you walk by a stage and have that "what the fuck" moment. It's when you hear something that just doesn't fit. It's the feeling some people probably had at Chaos In Tejas this summer when, coming from Unbroken's set, they stumble ... More >>

Music Picks: Stiff Little Fingers, CunninLynguists, The Nubians, System of a Down

Houses, Aloe Blacc, Krautrock Nite, The Radio Dept. and others

Countdown to Record Store Day: An Interview with RSD Co-Founder Michael Kurtz

​We've been looking forward to Record Store Day (or RSD) for awhile now. For one, it provides a welcome diversion for those of us not going to Coachella. Also, we are looking forward to all of the limited-edition vinyl releases, in-stores, and sales that come along with RSD. We keep hearing a ... More >>

Speak Softly, Drive a German Tank: Lemmy Kilmister at His Documentary Film Opening

Coachella 2011: Who Should Be the Headliner? Rumors Swirl around Arcade Fire, Daft Punk and ... Coldplay?

​Rumors about who will be headlining Coachella 2011 pretty much started the moment the last harmonics stop resonating at the Indio Polo Field last spring. With 2011 fast approaching, and Goldenvoice ticket layaway plan under way, the guessing game encouraged by the festival through its ever-ac ... More >>

KamranV: Founder, Spaceland Recordings

Petra Haden Sells Out

A singer lets her love flow in a quirky series of Toyota Prius commercials

After a Fashion

Sunny Day Real Estate Prove Their Influence at the Fonda

By Rita Neyter Before the guy-liner, shitty angular haircuts or Pete Wentz, Emo had Sunny Day Real Estate, a bunch of ordinary looking guys from Seattle with whatever haircuts, making music that was, well (what else?), emotional. But despite their understated image, the influential group has had en ... More >>

LA People 2009: Working Out the Kinks — Daniel Davies

Greg Proops: Where It's Chat

Rock Picks: Tegan & Sara, Patti Smith, Stereolab

Also, Pinback, the Quarrymen, Kris Kristofferson and more

Hootenanny '08, Oak Canyon Ranch, Orange County, 7/5/2008

Hootenanny featuring Grant Lee Phillips, Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys, Royal Crown Revue, Chris Shiflett, James Intveld and Russell Scott and his Red Hots. Also Tiger Army, Mike Ness and Glen Glenn Is there anything more quintessentially SoCal than the 50s love of the pyschobilly scene on a hot ... More >>

Don't Mess With the Fanboys, Not Even for $500 Million Deals

The horror, the horror

Blurbs of Paradise

What to do in L.A., May 23-29

Grammy Hair Talk: Night of the Long Bob

If you're doing Pink's hair, even if you're not doing her hair in pink, you have to remember she's still Pink.

Bands and Brands

Your favorite band is playing the Roxy tonight — but you’re not invited

The Haden Clan

A family affair

Badly Drawn B(h)ummer

And an intriguing new anti-Starbucks campaign

Weird Scenes Inside the Silver Mine

From old-school heads to prepubescent punks, Silver Lake is where L.A.’s indie rock heart still beats

A Whole Lotta Whoop-De-Do

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Hungry for Stink

Shooting the shit with Tenacious D

Music Picks

For the week of May 25 - 31

I Come to Your Emo-tional Rescue

The Darts

Cocks of the Rock

The ear-to-ear assault of the Chelsea Smiles

Live in LA

Spaceland at 10: A Birthday Toast

Can I still get on the list?

A Bear of Very Little Shame

Abloom’s Day

The future of heaviness

Boy Wonder

Liam Lynch has more in his utility belt than silly songs and sock puppets

Think Pink

The Dangerous Lives of Desert Boys

Forty days and forty nights with Queens of the Stone Age

Frozen Entrée

Hope Sandoval wants to make you cry

Midnight at the Oasis