Hollywood Bowl

Mumford & Sons - Hollywood Bowl - November 12, 2012

Mumford & Sons Hollywood Bowl 11/12/12 It's been four years since Mumford & Sons played their first show in Los Angeles, and in that time the London-based quartet's career has skyrocketed. Since then the folk rockers have released two chart topping albums, been nominated for a slew of Grammys, and ... More >>

What Makes the Hollywood Bowl So Perfect?

Is the Hollywood Bowl southern California's most beloved performance space? Quite possibly. Where else do folks brag not just about seeing an act, but about attending a venue itself? Seating 17,376 patrons, it hosts shows six-out-of-seven nights a week --Tuesdays and Thursdays are classical, Wednesd ... More >>

"We Got the Beat" Goes On

Animal Collective, Flying Lotus - Hollywood Bowl - 9/23/12

Animal Collective & Flying Lotus Hollywood Bowl 9-23-12 Better than... shrooming while watching the Emmys. See also: *The Time Flying Lotus Pretended To Be A UCLA Physics Major *Flying Lotus - Coachella - 4-14-12 The Hollywood Bowl is not the venue for working out new shit, that is if you don't c ... More >>

Hollywood Bowl-Adjacent Homeless Swept Out: No More Free Concerts For You

The people with the best seats in the house above the Hollywood Bowl were unceremoniously bounced from the party by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department today. These were not, however, ordinary gatecrashers with good taste in tunes, a bottle of chianti in their Louis Vuitton bags, and their radios ... More >>

Eddie Izzard at the Hollywood Bowl: 17,000-Seat Venue's First Standup Comedian Ever

Lorenzo Aguis​ This week in our print edition, Gustavo Turner interviews Eddie Izzard, the Brit comedian selected to be the first standup comic ever to perform at the 17,000-seat Hollywood Bowl alone. How will that work in this huge venue? From the article: "I think the backseats are gonna h ... More >>

The Top 5 Hollywood Bowl Classical Concerts to Enjoy While Stoned: Smoke a Bowl Before The Bowl

Look at all those trees, dude. ​By Christian Hertzog Marijuana has a well-deserved reputation for being a recreational substance enjoyed at live concerts of rock, rap, and--especially--reggae. Should anyone be surprised that some folks enjoy a righteous hit of cheeba before attending a classi ... More >>

Top 10 Hollywood Bowl Picnic Essentials

JgarbeeLaker Bakers, Homemade Baguettes Russian River Chardonnay ​Last weekend's JazzFest marked the unofficial launch of the Hollywood Bowl summer season (it officially begins this Friday). Along with that much-needed dose of Dianne Reeves comes a reminder that it is once again time to poli ... More >>

Cibo Matto To Serve Up Hits at the Hollywood Bowl

When the reunited '90s band Cibo Matto heads to the Hollywood Bowl on June 26th, bloggers and writers will embrace the opportunity to indulge in shitty food puns. With songs like "Sugar Water," "Birthday Cake," and "Know Your Chicken," the band's set-list always resembled the menu of a surrealist ... More >>

BUT WILL IT PASS MUSTER AT UNCLE MORRIE'S FUNERAL?

Best Picnic Wine Pairings For The Hollywood Bowl, Corkscrew Required (Mostly)

Flickr user optionthisBowl Essential: A Sturdy Wine Bag​ The BYOB Hollywood Bowl season officially began a few weeks ago, but we consider the 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular the true season kick-off. And unless you get a thrill out of paying $7 for wine, a dollar more for beer (which appears ... More >>

This Weekend: Sharon Jones & Dap Kings, Dead Man's Bones, Warped Tour, Black Francis, Danzig

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings​Can it get any more real that Sharon Jones? Well, it can't get any more heartwarming. The leading lady of the Dap-Kings is, after all, a rising star at 54, having shucked the uniforms of her previous careers (corrections officer at Rikers Island, and armor truck g ... More >>

WE LOVE YOU HOLLYWOOD BOWL!

RSVP ASAP!: Fantastic Hollywood Bowl Poster Art Opening @ the Arclight Tonight

If you attended any of the fantastic shows the Hollywood Bowl programmed this past summer, you probably noticed the very large crowds gathered at the gift shop afterwards practically getting in fisticuffs over the limited number of concert posters available. The reason? The Bowl commissioned some ou ... More >>

Rock Picks: Broken Nobles, Anny Celsi, Seu Jorge, the Killers

Rock Picks: Broken Nobles, Anny Celsi, Seu Jorge, the Killers

Also, Destroy L.A., Sunset Strip Music Festival, the Drones and others

Music Picks: Sky Saxon Tribute, Daddy Kev, Grace Jones, The Mekons

Also, Jarvis Cocker, Regina Spektor, Ida Maria, Themselves and others.

Rock Picks: Riot Girl Carnival, Miniature Tigers, Death Cab for Cutie, Deer Tick

Also, Vieux Farka Touré, John Fogerty, Stacey Q, Watts Ensemble and others

Van Morrison Goes Astral on The Tonight Show

Van Morrison Returns to LA for Three 'Astral Weeks' Performances at the Orpheum

Wow. He's really milking this one, eh? Good for him. Van Morrison's doing Astral Weeks, which he first performed for two nights at the Hollywood Bowl in the fall, at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown LA.

Talking Hip Hop (and Phil Collins) With At the Movies' Ben Lyons

By Brandon Perkins Perhaps if Ben Lyons' movie chops were as obvious as his hip-hop track record, then sites like StopBenLyons.com wouldn't exist. Ever since the E! personality took the helm of the Siskel, Roper and Ebert's beloved At the Movies, Lyons has been berated with more thumbs down than ... More >>

Van Morrison to Release Astral Weeks Performances at Hollywood Bowl Next Month

Van Morrison's early November performances of his 1968 masterwork Astral Weeks were supposed to be ready on CD for Christmas, at least in theory, but nobody rushes an expert. It took a few months longer, but the result, Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl, will arrive Feb. 10. Morrison perform ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Lolitas Invade Little Tokyo, Van Morrison, Derby Dolls Championship, Kat Von D and Bam Margera Host Skateboard Event

Well, we survived election week and like many of you I spent a majority of the weekend trying not to get out of bed, reflecting on what an absolutely amazing (yet exhausting) November we've had thus far. Over the weekend, while some Angelenos traded in partying for protesting, others opted to check ... More >>

Van Morrison's Astral Weeks at the Hollywood Bowl, Night One: Set List for a Stunning Evening

photo by Kevin Scanlon Sell the rest of your portfolio. Forgo fancy dinners for the rest of November. Break your lame date and call your soul mate. Do what you have to do, I swear, to get a ticket to tonight's Van Morrison show at the Hollywood Bowl. If you at all have ever been moved by a Morriso ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Beck at the Bowl, Man Man Taco Fiesta, and Anniversary of Gram Parsons' Death

I've never welcomed a Monday with more relief. Over the weekend, pre-Emmy parties on Friday and Saturday crowded Hollywood, while the actual ceremony on Sunday at the Nokia made living downtown a pain the ass for anyone like me who wasn't glued to a television. Plus, we got a shock Saturday morning ... More >>

Drive In, Sit Out, Rock On

What to do in L.A., September 12-18

Lise de la Salle Takes Our Breath Away

Piano prodigy bowls over audiences

Founders of F Yeah Fest and Videothing.com Allegedly Beaten by Security Guards After Radiohead Show

Monday night along the tree-lined walkway entrance to the Hollywood Bowl, as Radiohead was closing the second of their two sold-out nights at the venue, Sean Carlson and Phil Hoelting, promoters of this weekend's annual F Yeah Fest, were handing out flyers to exiting fans. Their friend Michael Rei ... More >>

America: I Want to Be Your Flag Hag!

What to do in L.A., July 4-10

Youssou N’Dour Cancels Hollywood Bowl Gig, Senegalese Singer Fallou Dieng Steps Up

This just in from the Hollywood Bowl PR: Youssou N’Dour, who was scheduled to appear on the KCRW World Festival series at the Hollywood Bowl on July 27, 2008, has been forced to cancel his upcoming U.S. tour due to unanticipated schedule conflicts. N’Dour is replaced by Senegalese singer Fallo ... More >>

Radiohead at the Hollywood Bowl: August 24 and August 25

Yep, just announced: Radiohead at the Hollywood Bowl on August 24 and 25, which is a little weird because it's a Sunday and a Monday. Presales begin April 9. The entire second leg of the American tour: August 6 - Parc Jean Drapeau - Montreal, QC August 8 - All Points West Music & Arts Festival/Li ... More >>

Grizzly Bear teams with the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Great news from the L.A. Phil just arrived. Anyone who was at the recent Songs of the City series at Walt Disney Concert Hall and heard Daniel Rossen's voice echo through the room will understand: Don't miss this show. LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC AND INDIE ROCK BAND GRIZZLY BEAR CO-HEADLINE FOR ONE-N ... More >>

Conor Vs. Phil

Is laying a ton of L.A. Philharmonic strings and horns on top of Bright Eyes’ insistent beat going to turn it into a big soft pile of adult-oriented mush?

Cuckoo for Coconuts

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Go Fourth and Boomify!

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Rock Picks

For the week of Oct. 5–12

Music Picks

For the week of July 6 -13

Donkey Kong in the Bowl

An 8-bit evening with the LA Phil

Not Fade Away

Talk to the People

Super Furry Sound

A year in music

Meat and Potatoes by the Bowlful

Sunny Days, Sultry Nights

Highlighting the events of the season

¡Echale Salsita!

Latin music in Los Angeles

Whither Willem?

The L.A. Unharmonic

Hot Dates

A guide to summer fetes and flights of fancy

Letters

..."From Liberty Hill to the Living Wage" by Robert Gottlieb and Peter Drier [October 2-8], I assume that both authors come from the Mike Davis school of Los Angeles history, in which Chicanos have played no significant part in this city. ...

Darkness Revisited

Summertime

A calendar of festivals under the sun and stars