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Anthrax's Scott Ian on Why Horror Movies and Metal Go Together

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian is playing songs from the band's 1987 thrash metal masterpiece Among The Living and their new covers record Anthems on tour right now. He's also taken on a second gig hosting Fangoria's Blood and Guts, a YouTube series on The Nerdist Channel in which he meets with masters ... More >>

Cochon 555: "Porkapalooza" Hits the House of Blues

If the air seemed a bit heavier with the scent of bacon along the Sunset Strip last night, it was due to the pork-centric carnival that rolled through the House of Blues on Sunday: the second annual L.A. stopover in the nationwide Cochon 555 tour, an event combining five chefs, five whole heritage-b ... More >>

Music Picks: Method Man, Sufjan Stevens and Raymond Raposa, Billy Childs Jazz Chamber Ensemble

Also, Lights, Gallows, Slow Club

Music Picks: Amanda Palmer & Jason Webley, Tinariwen, Mastodon

Also: Wadada Leo Smith's Ten Freedom Summers, Danzig and others

Rancid - House of Blues Anaheim - 9/7/11

Keith PlocekTim Armstrong​Rancid, Agnostic Front House of Blues Anaheim Downtown Disney September 7, 2011 Better than: Knocking down brews with your bros at ESPN Zone. Sing the song of shirtless guy, he's sweating all over you... The House of Blues is smack-dab in Downtown Disney: no smoki ... More >>

Music Picks: NKOTBSB, Mixed Message, Earthless

Also, Catwalk, Holly Miranda, Darwin Dees, and others

Music Picks: Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Prince, Ricky Martin, Carrie Rodriguez, The Low Anthem, Mogwai

Also, Gutbucket Chamber Orchestra, Pegi Young, Mike Stinson and others

Top 10 Metal Shows in LA in 2010 (with Bonus Video Evidence!)

Timothy NorrisThe 2010 LA Weekly poster children for LA Metal posing at Sunset Strip Music Festival​ "THE" 10 best LA Metal shows of the year? How dare we? Alright--we're gonna go there. It wasn't easy but after a few hours rummaging through the desk drawer that finds my old drunkenly discard ... More >>

This weekend: Wild Flag, Richard Thompson, Avi Buffalo, Shadow Shadow Shade, Daedelus, Bob Mould, Eisley

Richard Thompson​You (and your fellow audience members) have died and gone to the underworld. You're in a waiting room, waiting to be processed. To entertain you, the gatekeeper drags various unsuspecting souls onto the stage to "perform songs defending their character and existence." And you ... More >>

Tonight: Foals, Mumford & Sons, John Legend and the Roots, Griffin House, Jason Derulo, Evan Voytas, Radars to the Sky

Steve GullickFoals​Foals' arty fusion of indie-rock and dance music took two albums to coalesce, but it did on Total Life Forever, which came out in May on Sub Pop. The album earned the Oxford, U.K., quintet a nomination for Britain's Mercury Prize. What it's earning them on their current 22- ... More >>

Tonight: The Daylights, Tracy Bonham, Shonen Knife, the Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, Mike Posner

Steven TaylorThe Daylights​L.A.-based trio the Daylights -- Texans Ran and Ricky Jackson and Danish drummer Svend Lerche -- have a nice little buzz going, at least in the FM radio world. The trio's self-titled debut album, out today, bears the fingerprints of plenty of A-listers -- Youth prod ... More >>

Live in L.A.: Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek, Broken Bells, Caribou, Massive Attack

​Rapper Talib Kweli and producer Hi-Tek are officially back in business as Reflection Eternal -- a full decade after their first album, Train of Thought. The new Revolutions Per Minute (out this week) might not feel as revolutionary as their debut, but it'll put a smile on the face of anybody ... More >>

Music Picks: Jail Weddings, Summer Darling, Roky Erickson, Jonathan Richman

Also, Bajofondo, Massive Attack, Minus the Bear and others

Live in LA: Greg Laswell, Ruby Friedman Orchestra, more

Joseph Llanes​People love Greg Laswell, and it's not just the music supervisors who've funneled his ballads of heartache into shows such as "Grey's Anatomy," "90210" and "The Hills." The 36-year-old singer-songwriter's deft ability to turn melancholy inside out served him well on his 2006 brea ... More >>

Music Picks: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Donovan, Ana Tijoux, John Wicks

Also, Janelle Monae, Devendra Banhart, the Low Anthem and others

Rock Picks: Van Dyke Parks, Chicago Underground Duo, Rickie Lee Jones

Also, Clipse, Imaad Wasif, Josh Charles and others

Over the Weekend: Classic Lit and Classic Hip-Hop

Despite this weekend's downpour, and the subsequent rain traffic, Angelenos still hit the town. It's hard to resist the urge to leave the house when there's a tribute to classic literature at Bordello and a classic hip-hop artist at House of Blues. Wig Out! "Get Your Dickens On" Shannon Cottrell ... More >>

Beyond the Stage: Def Jux Rapper Cage Talks New Kid Cudi Collaboration at House of Blues

View more photos in the "Beyond the Stage: Cage at House of Blues" slideshow. Erin BroadleyCage at House of Blues​It's another Friday night in Hollywood and the Sunset Strip looks like a war zone. Cars inch forward and break hard, some get stuck merging and block traffic, everyone is honking, ... More >>

The Henry Clay People to Convene A "Mustache Circus" Featuring Fol Chen, Flying Tourbollin Orchestra

Timothy Norris Last Thursday we got a note from Andy Siara, he of the Henry Clay People, to inform us of an upcoming HCP show at the Echo and Echoplex that has the potential to be a great event: A Mustache Circus, slated for Friday, August 14. Says Siara: We're callin it the "Rock n Roll Mustache ... More >>

Rock Picks: Electric Daisy Carnival, Explosion in the Sky, Rodriguez

Also, DAT Politics, Mika Miko, Etta James and others

Rock Picks: Winifred E. Eye, Stagecoach, Marianne Dissard, Thao

Also, Franz Nicolay, Sweet, Tinted Windows and others

Rock Picks: Mark Eitzel, Wanda Jackson, Dan Deacon, Heartless Bastards

Plus, Hecuba, James Pants, Angus & Julia Stone and others

Oliver Wang on Ozomatli's Three-Night Stint at H.O.B. (with Chali 2na Back in the Mix)

The first time I ever saw Ozomatli was in 1997, when they played the Elbo Room in San Francisco; their dozen or so members barely fit the tiny stage. The second time I caught them was less than six months later, at a UFW march in support of strawberry workers in Watsonville. The two spaces couldn't ... More >>

Don't Miss This Show: Oliver Wang on Q-Tip, the Cool Kids (MP3), the Knux and Pacific Division at H.O.B.

Saturday, November 15 Q-Tip, The Cool Kids at House of Blues It has been nine years since Q-Tip's last album yet strangely, it hasn't seemed so long. That says much about the enduring power of Q-Tip's old band, A Tribe Called Quest - guaranteed to be in heavy rotation on iPod playlists for any hi ... More >>

Rock Picks: The Kooks, Neil Young, Jerry Cole Memorial

Also, Kaki King, The Notwist and more

Rock Picks: Ice Cube, Bob Dylan, Dog and Pony Show

Also, Chuck Berry, Southern Culture on the Skids, Paul Weller, and more

Sunset Strip Music Festival

Rock Picks: Autolux, Rickie Lee Jones, Black Mountain, the Gourds, and more

For the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 7

Music Picks: Black Heart Procession, Vandelles, Minnie Driver, Ronnie Mack

For the week of Jan. 11 - 17

Rock Picks: Hank III, Joe Strummer Tribute, Wu-Tang Clan

For the week of Dec. 21 - 27

Rock Picks: RZA, Etta James, Zola Moon, Tori Amos, The Monolators

For the week of December 14 - 20

Rock Picks: Jimmy Scott, the Raspberries, Sharon Jones, Wreckless Eric

For the week of November 30 - December 6

Rock Picks: John Fogerty, Band of Horses, Eek-a-Mouse, Gram Rabbit

For the week of November 23 - 29

Coming Up

Every week or so, we'll update a list on concerts announced, shows going on sale, and other things happening soon that you may want to know about. James Blunt - Wiltern, Feb. 7 with Sara Bareilles. Tickets go on sale Saturday Cave Singers - Echoplex, Dec. 3 Circle Jerks - Henry Fonda, Jan 4. On ... More >>

Rock Picks: Air, Rufus Wainwright, Arctic Monkeys, Bad Brains

For the week of September 20 – 27

Rock Picks: Los Lobos, No Age, Los Abandoned, Slayer

For the week of August 23-30

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For the week of April 5–12

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For the week of March 15 - 22

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For February 1–8

a Kiss (on the Neck) at Midnight

Erykah Badu at House of Blues, New Year’s Eve

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For the week of Jan 4 - 11

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For the week of December 21 - 28

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For the week of Nov. 24 - 30

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For the week of Nov. 16 - 23

Deaf & Dead

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For the week of June 8 - 15

Nice Monster

Housequake!

DILATED PEOPLES at House of Blues, February 22

Crush and Cuddle

The sheer heart failure of Ozzfest 2002

Knock 'Em Dead, Kid