J Mascis

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 >>

Henry Rollins: The Column! Living All Over Me

[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.] I am writing to you from sunny Honolulu, Hawaii. I am not on vacation. I have a show here. The ... More >>

FYF Fest Day Two - The Faint, Converge, Dinosaur Jr - September 2, 2012

FYF Fest Day 2 The Faint, Converge, Dinosaur Jr and Others September 2, 2012 See also: *Our review of FYF Day One *Take our FYF quiz Better Than: Striking for a 40 hour work week. After a series of intense showers and professional-assisted dust removal, we were back for day two of the purporte ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Brand New Thee Oh Sees' Album

KCRW Broadcast #177 for Saturday, August 11, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! Some Music Really Does Suck Fanatics! In Scotland tonight. Getting ready for night #2 at the Edinburgh Festival. I will fly on Saturday back to Los Angeles in time to grab my gear and hit the road for KCRW, so ... More >>

Beachwood Sparks Are One of L.A.'s Most Influential Bands You Don't Know

With folk music back in the mainstream consciousness via acts like Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes, the timing for Beachwood Sparks' reunion is right. "I think we were one of the bands that paved the way for that," founding member and bassist Brent Rademaker tells us. He's excited to talk about their new a ... More >>

King Tuff Recorded His Album in an Abandoned, Haunted High School

The Problem With Lana Del Rey (Is You) How Boris Fucks With Their Fans -- In A Good Way Hanni El Khatib Makes an Album With Dan Auerbach, Gets Drunk Wavves of Pleasure: Indie Poster Boy Nathan Williams Makes Time For Recreation Portlandia Was Partly Inspired by Los Angeles Top 20 Worst Bands of All ... More >>

Henry Rollins: The Column! Stop Whining About How Today's Music Sucks

[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.] I am lucky to be someone who is easily contented. For me, listening to music is the best thing ... More >>

Kurt Vile, Santigold, Rusko

Also, Star & Dagger, Charli XCX, Church of Misery and others

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: African Music

KCRW Broadcast #165 for Saturday, May 19, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! Advice From Diamond Dave Fanatics! Hello from Cape Town! Before we go any further, I want to say that hours ago, I read about the passing of Chuck Brown, the legendary Washington DC musician, the founding father of ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: World Debut of J Mascis/Heavy Blanket Album

KCRW Broadcast #162 for Saturday, April 28, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! Down Under and 
Hard to Find Fanatics! Hello from beautiful Sydney, Australia. I am a few hours away from another show here. I have been finding some great records here that will find themselves in our upcoming ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: All Iggy Pop, All Night

KCRW Broadcast #161 for Saturday, April 21, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! Happy Birthday Iggy Pop! Your Biggest Fan, Henry Fanatics! Hello from Melbourne, Australia! Tonight's show is a very special one. Today, one Iggy Pop turns 65 years old. There is no better way we can say happy bi ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Ian MacKaye's Wild Card Mix

KCRW Broadcast #159 for Saturday, April 7, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! We Are the Aliens, Everyone Else Is Earthling Fanatics! I must say, I don't have much of a clue as to what songs Ian has chosen to bring with him. As you know, tonight, we are live with Ian MacKaye, who happens t ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Cramps, Andy Warhol References

KCRW Broadcast #156 for Saturday, March 17, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! Rebelling in Sweet Home Alabama Fanatics! I am writing you from what's left of a night off in Washington DC. I had a good day driving around town with Ian MacKaye. A few hours ago, we drove by the house where Min ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Three for the Price of One -- Engineer X, the Young Will Bentley, and Henry

KCRW Broadcast #147 for Saturday, January 7, 2012 Fanatics! Just so you know, this set was specifically engineered and put together with great care in order to bring you the maximum enjoyment as we gather together live for the first time this year. 2012 promises to be interesting to say the least ... More >>

Henry Rollins: The Column! My New Year's Resolution: To Rock Out

​[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.] For many years I tried to make New Year's resolutions. I made lists and shot for great ... More >>

Henry Rollins: The Column! My Travels With Dinosaur Jr. 


[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: Henry Rollins: The Column! Of Rock and Dinosaurs I am on the road with Dinosaur Jr. ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Boris, Gun Club, R.I.P Ex-Motörhead Guitarist Würzel

Timothy Norris​KCRW BROADCAST #123 for Saturday, July 16. Fanatics! What a show we have for you tonight! All you need to do is look down the list and it's all good all the way the way through. If you look a ways down this stellar gathering of great tunes and you will see two Boris tunes wit ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Dinosaur Jr., Six Major Guitar Players

Timothy Norris​KCRW BROADCAST #120 for Saturday, June 25. Fanatics! Writing to you from the upper level of Terminal Five here in New York City. We are in night four of this amazing Dinosaur Jr. tour. The band has been raising the bar every night and the shows are getting more and more cranked ... More >>

Henry Rollins: The Column! Of Rock and Dinosaurs

Timothy Norris​[The one and only Henry Rollins contributes a weekly column and far-reaching reportage to the music section of the LA Weekly. Look for your weekly Henry Rollins fix right here on West Coast Sound every week and make sure to tune in to Henry's KCRW radio show every Saturday eveni ... More >>

Music Picks: Matt & Kim, Partch, Booker T, Motley Crue,

Also, Spain, Civil Wars, Bruno Mars 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

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Saturday Night: Kaoru Abe, Acid King, Pontiak

Timothy Norris​KCRW BROADCAST #111 for Saturday, April 23. Fanatics! It is Friday, early afternoon and I am just now getting a chance to write these brief notes up for you. One of these days I'm going to get some sleep. Just back from Ann Arbor, Michigan where we had a major blast at the Stoo ... More >>

Music Picks: Haroula Rose, Jimmy Webb, Adler's Appetite, Nikka Costa

Also, The Melvins, Graf Orlock, Dudamel/Mahler 9th, Lissie and others

Allison Anders and Kurt Voss Kickstart New Rock Film, 'Strutter" -- Details From The Directors.

Strutter-ers Dante Ailano White and Ericka Clevenger​Don't Knock The Rock film fest creator Allison Anders has been celebrating rock n' roll, punk, pop and folk in film with DKTR events since 2003, but music has always played a major role in her own films (Mi Vida Loca, Border Radio, Sugartown ... More >>

Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr.

Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr. at the Wiltern, September 8

Sonic Youth Rides its Masterpiece

Don't Daydream it's over

Rock Picks

For the week of May 10 – 17

Beautiful Dreamers

Mew wake up America

Snakebites

Live in L.A.

Breakfast with Tiffany

Bubba Onboard

Miracle in the Desert

The Dangerous Lives of Desert Boys

Forty days and forty nights with Queens of the Stone Age

One More Real Cool Time

The Year in Music

Flannel Surfing

Super Furry Sound

A year in music