Monday, February 11 Hindu Pirates SILVERLAKE LOUNGE The days of oh-so-crude adjectives like "surf" and "garage" are well behind O.C.'s Hindu Pirates now. For while the Pirates are in fact darlings of the surf-skate industry, as evidenced by their clean and pristine session last year at Hurley's in- ... More >>
See also: Our interview with Portishead's Geoff Barrow With her faltering deadpan, spare dubby grooves and post-punk clanking, Anika's eponymous debut album on Stones Throw is political, a substance-over-style snub at standard music biz fare and the many who love it. A former music promoter ... More >>
Timothy NorrisSee also: *Our Portishead slideshow *Our interview with Portishead's Geoff Barrow: "Dance music is full of assholes. Self-promoting assholes." *The Top Five Portishead Cover Songs Portishead Shrine Auditorium October 18, 2011 Better Than: Playing with this bow and arrow. Pati ... More >>
Also, Leon Russell, Chris Brown, Azar Lawrence Quintet and others
Also Shonen Knife, the Vibrators, Karnivool and others
Danny ClinchCracker and Camper Van BeethovenDavid Lowery turns 50 years old on Friday, which means the man who gave us one of the finest lyrics of the '90s ("What the world needs now / is another folk singer / like I need a hole my head") is likely to be onstage tonight when the clock strikes ... More >>
Prowling cobblestone streets, telling tales of murder with bloodcurdling screams
And people acted surprised when Jerry O' Connell landed Rebecca Romjin. 10. Why? Alopecia (Anticon) It's tough to write about Why?'s breakout record without anxiously jotting down a few choice lyrics from songwriter Yoni Wolf's notebook. Not to downplay its musicianship, but Alopecia is forem ... More >>
The Coachella mainstage on Saturday night was a glory to behold, a spirit-lifting evening celebrating joy through technology, through contemplation and through celebration. In a single four hour chunk of time, the lucky masses at Coachella witnessed two-and-a-half humongous performances, two of whic ... More >>
Photos by Rena Kosnett Claiming that I just happened to catch a Portishead concert during my recent visit to the UK would fashion me a liar. The trip was pretty much planned AROUND the Portishead show in Edinburgh. I probably wouldn't have gone up to Scotland at all if not for the concert; so fo ... More >>
