Hollywood Palladium

Dave Grohl - Hollywood Palladium - 1/31/13

Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Stevie Nicks, Queens of the Stone Age, Rage Against the Machine, and others Hollywood Palladium 1/31/13 When Dave Grohl announced late last year that the Foo Fighters were going on an indefinite hiatus, folks weren't quite sure how to interpret the news. The band had just ... More >>

Cat Power - Hollywood Palladium - 11/8/12

Cat Power Hollywood Palladium 11/8/12 See also: Cat Power's Sun Tour Was a Train Wreck at Grand Central Miami I was nervous walking up to the Palladium last night. What if Cat Power didn't show up? What if she had a meltdown? She's know for storming off stage if the sound isn't right. Due to the ... More >>

The Best L.A. Raves This Halloween

This Halloween, who wants to dress like a trick and eat a "treat"? Haha, j/k, but seriously if you want to hit a scary electronic dance music party in the coming weeks, check out our guide, below. See also: Halloween Costumes You're Guaranteed to See This Year And then keep reading for our 'Which ... More >>

The Best Los Angeles Concerts of the Summer

5. The Zeros and The Muffs Troubadour, July 20 Though the Zeros and the Muffs began their careers at the start of the punk era and in the middle of grunge, respectively, their billing this summer was inspired. Both play the kind of punk -- catchy pop hooks over wham-bam, cranked-up chords -- that, ... More >>

Xia Junsu - Hollywood Palladium - September 2, 2012

Xia Junsu Hollywood Palladium 09-02-2012 At 25-years-old, "Xia" Kim Junsu has seen more than his share of drama. He ascended to pop royalty in the wildly successful five-member boy band TVXQ (aka DBSK). Following the success of their iconic single "Mirotic" in 2009, he and two other members filed a ... More >>

Fiona Apple - Hollywood Palladium - 7/29/12

Fiona Apple Hollywood Palladium 7-29-12 See also: Our Fiona Apple slideshow It's hard to be a Fiona Apple fan sometimes. Half a decade can go by between tours, and the notoriously reclusive singer-pianist has released only four albums since emerging as a teenage phenom in 1994. Apple's latest albu ... More >>

Jimmy Cliff, Liars, Jesse Sykes

Also, New Edition, Kátia Moraes & Sambaguru, Milo Greene and others

Jenny Lewis, Ab-Soul, Céu

Also, Vinny Golia Sextet, Mary Anne Hobbs, Delta Rae and others

Music Picks: Sinead O'Connor, Ryan Adams, Busdriver, Matthew Dear

Also, Wye Oak, Jeff Lorber Band, Hiromi and others

Lauryn Hill's Top Five Career-Torpedoing Tendencies

​Lauryn Hill is the world's greatest unhinged rapper-turned-singer. As part of the Fugees she came to worldwide fame, and then released a widely-loved solo album. But that was before she proceeded to bicker with her bandmates, give horrible live performances, and embark on a series of decision ... More >>

Music Picks: Roberta Flack, Summer Twins, John Cage Centenary Festival

Also, Spindrift, Lenny Kravitz, Dorian Wood, Howlin Rain and others

Wilco - Hollywood Palladium - 1/24/12

Wilco Hollywood Palladium 1-24-12 See also: Our Wilco slideshow Better than: A swimming pool full of Banana Split Dippin' Dots. Few contemporary American bands command Wilco's critical and fan adoration. Jeff Tweedy and Co. managed to sell out the Palladium in a flash, and they have two more sho ... More >>

Henry Rollins: The Column! Is Raw Power the American answer to Exile on Main St.?

​[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Saturday KCRW broadcast.] See also: *Our review of Iggy and The Stooges at Hollywood Palladium, 12-01-11 *Le Butch ... More >>

Korn - Hollywood Palladium - 12/6/11

Daniel Kohn​See also: Wait, Now Korn Invented Dubstep?! Korn Hollywood Palladium 12/6/11 Better Than...going to a Brian Welch book reading. To mark the release of their latest album, The Path of Totality, veteran hard rock outfit Korn took over The Palladium with an assortment of guests las ... More >>

Music Picks: Digital Underground, Beady Eye, Erykah Badu

Also, Jane Birkin, Human Drama, Big Jay McNeely

Le Butcherettes' Teri Gender Bender On Raw Meat And Sexism In Mexico

See also: *Teri Gender Bender is the Most Volatile Woman in Rock *Our review of Iggy and The Stooges and Le Butcherettes at Hollywood Palladium, 12-01-11 This week's feature story is about Teri Gender Bender -- neé Teri Suarez -- of Le Butcherettes. Let's just say she has no intentions of going q ... More >>

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

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

Music Picks: Shelby Lynne, Marsha Ambrosius, John Scofield Quartet, Wiz Khalifa

Also, Leon Russell, Chris Brown, Azar Lawrence Quintet and others

Lupe Fiasco - Hollywood Palladium - October 10, 2011

Lainna FaderLupe Fiasco​Lupe Fiasco and Chiddy Bang Hollywood Palladium October 10, 2011 Better than... hip-hop shows without electric fiddle. Lupe Fiasco's "Generation Laser" show last night at the Palladium did not seem like it was going to go well. A couple hours after the doors opened, t ... More >>

Music Picks: Esperanza Spalding, Elbow, Toro Y Moi, Blink-182

Also, Glen Campbell, the Smashing Pumpkins, Lanie Lane and others

Music Picks: Shunda K, SebastiAn, Fleet Foxes, Miles Evans Band

Also, Ray LaMontagne, Kissing Cousins, the Kills and others

Fanatics! The Stooges Show Is Canceled!

​THE STOOGES ARE NOT COMING! THE STOOGES ARE NOT COMING! On Friday I encouraged everyone to go to their show this Wednesday at Hollywood Palladium, but is has been postponed due to Iggy getting injured. From The Man Himself Dept.:

Page Two: Best Week Ever (for Hip-Hop, R&B and Beats)

Never mind Coachella, this is the week L.A. gets funked up!

Music Picks: Talib Kweli, Pete Yorn, Lucy Schwartz

Also Rise Against, Piney Gir, Deradoorian and others

Behind the Mash-Up: Girl Talk Talks!

Top 10 Things to Do in LA on New Year's Eve

austin youngThe Lady Tigra - New Year's Eve at the Echoplex​ Did you wait till the last minute on your New Year's Eve plans? Is that because you are anti-social or because you think New Year's Eve is overrated, overcrowded, and overpriced but always end up getting dragged out to an event anyw ... More >>

Live Review: The Black Keys at The Hollywood Palladium

Timothy NorrisThe Black Keys play the blues​ [For more exclusive pictures of the show see Timothy Norris' slideshow "The Black Keys @ The Palladium".] Out of the sweltering night air poured hundreds of Black Keys fans, who openly gasped in relief as soon as they got through the Hollywood Pal ... More >>

Music Picks: Ooh La La Fest, Pavement, Beach House

Also, Kris Kristofferson, the Black Keys, Bettye Lavette and others

Music Picks: Phosphorescent, Bomba Estereo, Gangi, Pablo Heras-Casado

Also, Jimmy Cliff, Suzy Williams, Funeral Party and others

Rage Against The Machine To Headline Concert Fighting Arizona Immigration Law [Updated]

By Steve La Steve La(From left) Zack de la Rocha and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine​ Some rockers are taking on the Arizona immigration law that has stirred a lot of passionate opposition here in L.A., including boycotts of Arizona by several cities. "This is not a Latino or immig ... More >>

Rock Picks: THE JOE KROWN TRIO, THE FIERY FURNACES, THE LILYS, MR. GNOME

Also, Simian Mobile Disco, Wolfmother, El Perro del Mar and others

Rock Picks: Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro, Elvis Costello, Rock & Roll Summer Circus

Also, Flaming Lips, Clipse, Silk Flowers, the Muffs and others

On the Road to Burma

Globetrotting with Ozomatli, unlikely U.S. diplomats

Jane's Addiction to Release $75 Limited Edition Box Set, Reissue Classic Albums on $25 Vinyl

If nothing else, Jane's Addiction sure know how to stretch out the publicity surrounding their impending return. It seems like every few weeks for the past half year the band does something, releases something, announces something, denies something or collaborates on something. There are the secre ... More >>

Brazil Nut?

Rock Picks: The Wailers, Thelonious Dub, Halfmonk, Mike Watt & the Secondmen

Plus, Good for the Jews, Legowelt, Resistant Culture, and others

Rock Picks: AC/DC, Dressy Bessy, Meshell Ndegeocello

Also, the Submarines, Ruben Guevara, the Coup and more

Last Night: Jay-Z Reopens the Palladium

Jay-Z and Memphis Bleek on stage at the Palladium. Click on image to view entire slideshow. Photo by Timothy Norris. The irony of Jay-Z being asked to open the revamped Hollywood Palladium wasn’t lost on the man who calls himself “the black Frank Sinatra.” After all, it was 68 years ago las ... More >>

Rock Picks: Antony & the Johnsons, Kings of Leon, Jay-Z

Also, Joan Osborne, Earl Zero, Petra Haden and more

Don't Swerve and Drive

What to do in Los Angeles this week

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

For the week of September 20 � 27

Stuff to Do Before Snakes On a Plane Opens

All the World�s a Stage

What to do from February 24 to March 2

Hurricane Katrina Benefits

Mods & Rockers, Goatherds and a Sober George Carlin

That Burning Man Feeling, Chitty Chitty, Mariachis and Tut�s Guts

Man-Machines of Loving Grace

Kraftwerk return!

Twists and Kisses

Ear pretzels from Television

Let It Be Beautiful

Secrets of the universe revealed by the Flaming Lips

His Purple Majesty