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It's Time for a Rave Promoters Showdown!

There's a corporate war brewing in dance music, with the two main sides being concert king Live Nation and billion-dollar-plus promoter SFX Entertainment. Over the last year or so both have been gobbling up electronic dance music organizers to the point where most of the biggest raves in the United ... More >>

Pasquale Rotella's Rave Corruption Case Sees Four Charges Dismissed

A judge today dismissed four embezzlement charges against rave promoter Pasquale Rotella. See also: How Pasquale Rotella Built His Rave Empire. A grand jury indicted Rotella, fellow dance festival organizer Reza Gerami, and ex-L.A. Coliseum events manager Todd DeStefano on corruption charges, esse ... More >>

How Pasquale Rotella Built His Rave Empire

The man behind EDC is not going away, felony charges be damned

Raves Should Be Able to Return to L.A. Coliseum, Garcetti Says

When he takes office in a few weeks, Eric Garcetti will become L.A.'s first EDM mayor. EDM stands for electronic dance music, for those of you who don't know. You see, Garcetti is hip. He's the only mayoral candidate in our memory to hold a fund-raiser in a superclub (Avalon Hollywood) with a super ... More >>

Wendy Williams on Ravers: 'They Take Drugs -- I Mean The Loopty-Doopty'

Usually people in the lamestream media get raves all wrong. It's not as if most journalists have even been to one. And then there were L.A. politicians, with pro-rave lobbyists whispering in their ears, who just a few years back described the events as "music festivals" with no more drug use than y ... More >>

Gibson Amphitheatre To Shut Down

Gibson Amphitheatre, the mainstay mid-size concert venue at Universal City, will close its doors in September, according to its operator Live Nation Entertainment. As announced in December 2011, the 6,200-capacity amphitheatre is expected to be demolished to make way for The Wizarding World of Har ... More >>

The Economics of Music Festivals: Who's Getting Rich, Who's Going Broke?

By Chris Parker It's as though the sad, lamentable death of recorded music was accompanied by a kick-ass wake. Sure, label executives have had to sell their fancy homes and put their kids in public schools, but the rest of us have been feasting on a musical smorgasbord. Nothing better exemplifies ... More >>

Sasha At Sound Nightclub In Hollywood Friday: Big DJ, Little Venue

It's no wonder that concert giants like Live Nation want a piece of the act: Dance music festivals like Electric Daisy Carnival, Hard and Ultra are taking over America. The formula seems to include getting tens of thousands of people outdoors to see superstar DJs rock massive sound systems. But wha ... More >>

Raves: 14 Deaths After Insomniac, Go Ventures EDM Parties

In recent years 14 people have died from overdoses or drug-related incidents after attending raves put on by some of the nation's biggest electronic-music event promoters, Insomniac Events and Go Ventures, both based in L.A. Most of the deceased were teenagers or twentysomethings attending events t ... More >>

Raves Dead At Some L.A. Venues, But San Bernardino County Says Yes To EDM

While raves have essentially been shut out of two public venues in Exposition Park, including the Coliseum and Sports Arena, San Bernardino County officials are welcoming electronic dance music events to Glen Helen Regional Park. The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors yesterday voted 3-2 to ... More >>

Katt Williams Tour Canceled Amid Bizarre Behavior, Arrests

After some of the most bizarre behavior to befall a comedian, the 100-city Katt Williams tour has been canceled, LA Weekly has learned. The L.A.-based comedian had about 90 more stops left but the concert promoter Live Nation pulled the plug this weekend, we were told: It was possible, however, tha ... More >>

What Happened at Hard's Day of the Dead?

Lots of people enjoyed themselves at Hard's Day of the Dead concert, held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on November 3, and featuring Justice, Diplo and others. Our reviewer certainly did, even giving "kudos to the promoters for reorganizing the layout" to accommodate some 35,000 people, about 1 ... More >>

AEG, L.A. Parent of Coachella, Staples Center, For Sale

Updated at the bottom: AEG confirms that it's looking to sell. L.A. based Anschutz Entertainment Group, the downtown powerhouse behind Staples Center, LA Live, the proposed Farmers Field football stadium, and the world's second-largest concert promoter, Live Nation, might be for sale. Several outl ... More >>

NFL Failures, EDM Greed and Massive Corruption: The Inside Story of the L.A. Coliseum Scandal

The Five Best Concerts in L.A. This Weekend

Friday, August 3 Rusko AVALON Quite possibly the most honest man in dubstep, Leeds-born, L.A.-dwelling producer Rusko has taken responsibility for the existence of the much-maligned "brostep" trend -- which is to say, injecting the dark atmospherics and effects of the original genre with a distinct ... More >>

Music Picks: Rusko, HARD Summer, SMOD

Also, Beachwood Sparks, Jesca Hoop, Ravi Coltrane and others

EDC 2012: Coachella or Electric Daisy Carnival: Which One is Better?

Dance music is coming to an arena near you: Kaskade will be the first DJ ever to play Staples Center (July 27). And mainstream concert promoters such as Live Nation are diving into the electronic dance explosion. Electric Daisy Carnival, which is being held this weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speed ... More >>

Top 10 Live Music Venues in L.A.: The Complete List

Timothy Norris​California knows how to party. -"California Love" It's the unofficial state motto. But not only do we know how, we know where. Los Angeles is home to a wide spectrum of live music venues, from the teeniest Echo Park hole-in-the-wall only you and five friends know, to grand ol' ... More >>

Top Ten Best Live Music Venues in L.A.: #10 - #6

Timothy Norris​California knows how to party. -"California Love" It's the unofficial state motto. But not only do we know how, we know where. Los Angeles is home to a wide spectrum of live music venues, from the teeniest Echo Park hole-in-the-wall only you and five friends know, to grand ol' ... More >>

Groupon Concert Tickets: Why The Ke$sha, Rick Ross, and Rihanna Fire Sale?

​In May, Live Nation and Groupon combined forces in a presumed effort to jumpstart the struggling concert ticket market. Indeed, in recent months you've been able to get Groupons for all sorts of big shows. The partnership has been a boon to musically-inclined bargain hunters, but it also gets ... More >>

The Wiltern Opened 80 Years Ago. Its Survival Story Is As Grand As Its Terra-Cotta Tile

Less than a year old and wearing red tennis shoes, I took the first steps of my life at the Wiltern. My mother had brought me to visit my father, an architect, in his office on the second floor of the Pellissier office tower, overlooking the art deco theater's neon marquee. Twenty-two years later, I ... More >>

UPDATE: How to Get into Prince's Just Announced "Secret Shows" TONIGHT!

Gustavo TurnerPrince at the Inglewood Forum on the opening night of the 21 Nite Stand tour​ LiveNation has just released the following announcement: PRINCE TO PERFORM 3 INTIMATE SHOWS TONIGHT Prince has electrified fans in Los Angeles playing at the world famous Troubadour nightclub and mult ... More >>

UPDATE: 5 New Prince Shows Added!

Gustavo TurnerPrince at the Inglewwod Forum on the opening night of the 21 Nite Stand tour​ [UPDATE, 1:30 pm: the show for Sunday the 15th was incorrectly announced. There are 5 Prince shows added. See below.] LiveNation has just released the following announcement: Prince, one of the most d ... More >>

Lil Wayne's Los Angeles Show at Staples Center Rescheduled

​From concert organizers Live Nation: LOS ANGELES, CA (April 11, 2011) Due to the Los Angeles Kings' first round NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series versus the San Jose Sharks, in which Game 3 is scheduled at STAPLES Center on April 21st, the Lil Wayne concert has moved to:

UPDATE: How to Get Tickets for Prince's Los Angeles Residency!

​ [UPDATE: 4/11/11 -- Here are more details on how to get tickets for Prince's LA residency:] Will the internet crash tomorrow morning? We just received a press release announcing the first three dates up for grabs of Prince's "21 Nite Stand" in L.A.: In an effort to make the show affordab ... More >>

LAPD Officer Shoots Man Outside 'A Day to Remember' Concert at Hollywood Palladium After Being Stabbed in the Hand

Jeffree Star via Twitter"ADTR are slaying LA..." Tweeted drag diva @JeffreeStar at last night's concert​The real punk shit went down outside the mosh pit at last night's A Day to Remember concert (opened by Bring Me the Horizon) at the all-ages Hollywood Palladium. Though Tweeters told of ten ... More >>

Ozzy Osbourne Defies "Sudden Illness" to Play Gibson Amphitheatre Tomorrow

MTV.com​ Yesterday, Ozzy Osbourne had to cancel a show in Reno. "Based on advice from doctors, it is with great regret that Ozzy Osbourne is postponing his show ... at the Reno Event Center," CNN reported that Live Nation's Chris Martinez said in a statement. "The multi-platinum Rock & Roll H ... More >>

Wanna Smell like Sid Vicious?: The Incredibly Strange World of Sex Pistols Merchandising (Yes--They've Just Put Out a Perfume)

I wannna beeeeee perfume-ayaaaaaa!​Eau de Rotten? No, just "Sex Pistols -- The Fragrance," ready to be issued in the US by Paris-based perfume brand Etat Libre d'Orange. There's gonna be a "Never Mind the Bollocks" soap as well. No, really. We've been reading Billboard's fascinating article ... More >>

Across the Universe: Lady Gaga's Lolla Nip Slip, Kanye West's 'Moving Painting,' Iron Maiden Tumbles

Across the Universe: Lady Gaga's Lolla Nip Slip, Kanye West's 'Moving Painting,' Iron Maiden Tumbles

Al Jardine Reveals Grandiose, "Definite" Plans for Beach Boys Reunion; Brian Wilson and Mike Love, Not So Sure

Eternal optimist Al Jardine​Beach Boys guitarist Al Jardine recently spoke with Rolling Stone and confirmed that the Beach Boys are going to reunite for at least one concert next year to celebrate the group's 50th anniversary. Jardine tells Rolling Stone the lineup will include himself, Brian ... More >>

Old Bones, Still Rockin'

Avalon's secret is perpetual reinvention

Riding the Dreamwave with Binary Entertainment

The Binary Family​ It was only eight years ago that Josh Legg and Kyle Petersen moved to Los Angeles to attend USC. They met on a sailing trip and, after a few years of friendship and many discussions over the current state of the record industry, they decided to launch a management company/re ... More >>

Minneapolis's First Avenue Cancels Buju Banton Show? Now Hold on a Second ...

We've been thinking a lot about the cancellations of gigs by Buju Banton during his recent tour. The latest, according to the Minnesota Independent (via the Daily Swarm), is at First Avenue in Minneapolis. The impetus for this internal conversation is a comment left on our recent post about AEG Live ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Gang Ban An L.A. judge has okayed a D.A.-proposed injunction preventing Glendale's Toonerville street gang members from congregating in an area totaling 5.75 square miles. City News ServiceTicketmaster Scalped West Hollywood-based Ticketmaster lost $1.07 billion in its 2008 fourth quarter. The compa ... More >>

Ticketmaster and Servants: Bands Get Cut of Service Fee

Irving Azoff reveals industry secret at Senate Judiciary hearings

Ticketmaster LiveNation: Take the #4 Bus from HQ to HQ

View Larger Map Well, it makes sense on a practical level. All you have to do is zip down San Vincente from Ticketmaster's WeHo HQ on Sunset, hang a right on Santa Monica and bingo, a few blocks past the Troubadour is LiveNation's Beverly Hills HQ. Or, in these lean times, executives can just catch ... More >>

Puscifer Live in Vegas: Maynard James Keenan as Major Douche Holds Press Conference

You've got to hand it to Maynard James Keenan. The man's a musical titan, he makes a great bottle of wine, and he's got one of the sharpest senses of humor I've ever had the pleasure of working with. Check out the above "press conference" starring Maynard James Keenan as Major Douche to promote th ... More >>

Black President Before Obama’s Time

Also, Pretty Ugly Club, RuPaul’s Drag Race, 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 >>

Live Nation's Crown Jewel: Hollywood Palladium Reopens This Week

From Blue Eyes to Jay-Z, venue has played host to the history of American music

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

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

For Those Who Stand Long . . . A Led Zeppelin Reunion?

Checking out the rumors at the Sunset Marquis' Gibson Through the Lens reception

Rock Picks: Meat Beat Manifesto, Jay-Z, Eels

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