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May 14, 2013
Why Are Old School Electronic Artists Annoyed With EDM?
Broadly speaking, if you're an electronic music fan over 40, you probably dig Danny Tenaglia more than Skrillex. And chances are, if you're a Skrillex fan under the age of 30, you're like, "Who the hell is Danny Tenaglia?" Coachella 2013 exemplified the generation gap in the world of dance music. ... More >>
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April 11, 2013
Jason Bentley Influences the Country's Indie Musical Taste, but His Heart Still Beats to the Electronic Underground
"When you're music director at KCRW," Jason Bentley says, "you're kind of music director of Los Angeles." This may sound a bit presumptuous on its face, but it's basically correct. For many listeners, KCRW is a community as real as any actual physical location in the city, its personalities the fir ... More >>
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January 8, 2013
Holy Ship!! Wrap-Up: It Was the Best of Times....
There were a lot of grim faces on Monday morning as the electro-loving masses emerged off the MSC Poesia -- aka the EDM party boat Holy Ship!! -- and did a slow zombie shuffle through U.S. customs and back into the real world (aka Fort Lauderdale). Here in the industrial port the sky was overcast, a ... More >>
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January 7, 2013
A Dude's Dream Comes True Aboard the Holy Ship!!
Aboard the Holy Ship!! one gets to mix and mingle with the slew of name DJs. "Hey there's Zedd in line for pasta salad. Oh wow, there's Dillon Francis in the elevator. Oh damn, Diplo is out on the beach swimming with all the fans. "Jackbeats just bought all those people shots!" See also: Holy Ship ... More >>
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November 15, 2012
What Happened at Hard's Day of the Dead?
Lots of people enjoyed themselves at Hard's Day of the Dead concert, held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on November 3, and featuring Justice, Diplo and others. Our reviewer certainly did, even giving "kudos to the promoters for reorganizing the layout" to accommodate some 35,000 people, about 1 ... More >>
Music
November 8, 2012
Music Cruises Hit the High Seas, But Who Can Afford Them?
All aboard a tiny, star-packed boat
Blogs
August 3, 2012
The Five Best Concerts in L.A. This Weekend
Friday, August 3 Rusko AVALON Quite possibly the most honest man in dubstep, Leeds-born, L.A.-dwelling producer Rusko has taken responsibility for the existence of the much-maligned "brostep" trend -- which is to say, injecting the dark atmospherics and effects of the original genre with a distinct ... More >>
Music
August 2, 2012
Music Picks: Rusko, HARD Summer, SMOD
Also, Beachwood Sparks, Jesca Hoop, Ravi Coltrane and others
Blogs
October 30, 2011
Skrillex, Major Lazer, Caspa - Hard Haunted Mansion - Shrine Expo Hall - 10-29-11
Timothy NorrisSee also: Our cover story on Skrillex *More photos from Hard Haunted Mansion Skrillex, Major Lazer, Caspa, Goose and others HARD Haunted Mansion Shrine Expo Hall 10-29-11 Better than... watching Skrillex on YouTube. This year's Hard Haunted Mansion -- the two-day electronic m ... More >>
Music
October 27, 2011
Music Picks: Amanda Palmer & Jason Webley, Tinariwen, Mastodon
Also: Wadada Leo Smith's Ten Freedom Summers, Danzig and others
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October 27, 2011
7 Must-See L.A. Halloween Events This Weekend
Nanette Gonzales No plans for Halloween? Not looking forward to trying to park in WeHo for the parade Monday night? Check out these seven other weekend events. We won't say they're spook-tacular. If we did you'd have to shoot us.
Music
September 29, 2011
Friday Night Fever
Formerly the bastard stepchild of club nights, Friday is giving Saturday some competition
Blogs
August 8, 2011
Hard Summer Festival Near Downtown Sees 31 Medical Emergencies, 10 Arrests
Gary RichardsHard Summer, like it says.Updated at the bottom with the arrest number revised upward. See our Hard Summer slideshow here. First posted at 8:03 a.m. on Monday. The Hard Summer Music Festival on Saturday saw sixteen hospitalizations and 31 medical emergencies, according to a stat ... More >>
Blogs
April 13, 2011
L.A. DJs Jason Bentley, Damian Lazarus Headed to Ibiza Next Month For Dance Music Summit
J to the B rockin' Stussy like it's '93.While we like to think of ourselves as worldly ragers, the City of Angels often doesn't rate on the world map of professional partying. You know, Miami, Vegas, Berlin, Ibiza. But we're getting there (glad we have our priorities straight). Some of the g ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
Jackson Roddy, 18-Year-Old USC Student Who Attended Rave-Like 'Hard' Party, Critical After Six-Story Fall
Timothy NorrisGirls and guys at Hard.Updated after the jump with reaction from the promoter. First posted at 12:22 p.m. See our slideshow of Hard Haunted Mansion here. You try to throw a good party, but there's always someone who goes a little too far. In this case, a USC student apparently ... More >>
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August 6, 2010
This Weekend: HARD Summer, Silversun Pickups, Weezer, New L.A. Folk Festival, Power of the Riff festival
SoulwaxThe two most pressing questions about Saturday's HARD Summer in downtown Los Angeles have nothing to do with quality. With Soulwax, Crystal Castles and Major Lazer topping a bill that includes the likes of Flying Lotus and Diplo, promoter Gary Richards has assembled the kind of dance ... More >>
Music
July 15, 2010
Music Picks: Cobra Lilies, Gaslight Anthem, Shelby Lynne, Die Antwoord
Also, The Dead Weather, New Pornographers, the Swell Season and others
Blogs
July 15, 2010
New HARD Summer Lineup Unveiled, Featuring Cancelled Acts from M.I.A. Fiasco
[See update re: M.I.A., Rye Rye, and Sleigh Bells.] So, the new, amalgamated lineup for HARD Summer has been announced by beleaguered organizer Destructo (aka, Gary Richards). After the hasty, officially unexplained cancellation of the M.I.A.-led HARD, Richards tried to book some of the ac ... More >>
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July 15, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: Sleigh Bells, M.I.A., Rye Rye Rescheduled for October, According to HARD's Destructo
Dustin Downing for China Shop MagSleigh Bells' Alexis Krauss: Bigger than M.I.A.? HARD organizer Destructo (aka, Gary Richards) has confirmed exclusively that Sleigh Bells, M.I.A. and her protege Rye Rye will perform in LA this coming October. Several readers have been asking about the cance ... More >>
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July 12, 2010
Los Angeles Rave 'Hard' Postponed By Promoter Gary Richards
Hard ravers.A rave-like event scheduled to take place July 17 at the publicly operated Los Angeles State Historic Park near Chinatown had been postponed, a park ranger told the Weekly. Ranger James Valdez says he received an email from Hard promoter Gary Richards indicating that he "was post ... More >>
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July 12, 2010
BREAKING: Die Antwoord Will Be Playing at the El Rey This Saturday
Gary Richards (aka Destructo), the organizer of the just-cancelled HARD LA festival, has just confirmed to us that Die Antwoord will be playing the El Rey instead. From Gary: Come to AUGUST 7th HARD SUMMER... More additions to the bill asap... This Saturday we got DIE ANTWOORD BORGORE AND ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2010
Low Ticket Sales Most Likely Reason for HARD LA M.I.A. Cancellation
Star ForemanFlying Lotus: one of the acts canceled with HARD LA M.I.A.Though the LA Times incorrectly cited "security concerns" earlier today, several sources have indicated that low tickets sales were behind the surprising cancellation of the HARD LA festival that M.I.A. was supposed to head ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2010
5 Questions with... HARD 13's DJ Destructo
5 Questions with... HARD 13's DJ Destructo
Blogs
November 2, 2009
Gatecrashers Hit Halloween Dance Parties: Nearly 100,000 Attend, About 50 Arrests Made
View photos from HARD Haunted Mansion in our Friday night and Saturday night slideshows. About 50 arrests were made at the biggest Halloween dance parties over the weekend, including HARD Haunted Mansion Friday and at Monster Massive Saturday, Los Angeles police told L.A. Weekly. Lt. Darrell Belt ... More >>
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August 9, 2009
Eyewitness Account of Inglewood PD Ordering Hard Summer to Shut Down
West Coast Sound is going to use this post for eyewitness accounts from writers who attended Hard Summer, which was shut down last night. The first is from Dennis Romero, who watched as Inglewood PD ordered Hard's Gary Richards to shut down: Dennis RomeroPolice arriving at Hard Summer last night ... More >>
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August 9, 2009
(VIDEO) Inglewood PD Shuts Down Hard Summer 2009 (UPDATED)
View more photos in the "HARD Summer: From Party to Riot Police?" slideshow. @danlantham (twitpic)Police at the Forum shut down Hard Summer 2009 Here's what we know, via Twitter. The police and fire marshals have shut down Hard Summer. Not sure about the truth to @anhnguyen, who Tweeted: " ... More >>
Music
August 6, 2009
Amanda Blank: Philadelphia Freedom
MC knows no genre boundaries, has little reverence for copyright, and easily surfs between street and camp
Music
October 30, 2008
LA's New Robotics: L.A. Riots, Guns N Bombs, Caxsio and Others Are Revolutionizing the City's Dance Clubs
Screw the hazy, lazy indie-rock tunes of Silver Lake; the biggest L.A. revolution is happening in the clubs
Music
December 27, 2007
Downtown in Stereo: New Year’s Street Parties Compete
Year-end bashes fulfill L.A.’s huge dance-music appetite
Stage
September 20, 2007
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October 24, 2002
Gift Bag of the Dolls
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