Local Natives

The Best Concerts to See in L.A. This Weekend

Don't forget to check our constantly-updated Los Angeles Concert Calendar Friday, September 13 Monophonics THE MINT Monophonics are like a whole section of the record store come to life -- especially that wall above the register where they keep the serious stuff. The Bay Area band do acrobatic son ... More >>

Music Picks: Mad Decent Block Party, Weeknd, Cold War Kids

A Tale of Two Coachella Bros

It may be a bit early, but Coachella 2013 seems to be the Year of the Bro. For the ladies, it's business as usual, but the bros are really bringing it, from humorous neon t-shirts to costumes to all-around chiseledness. But there's more to being a bro than just looking good. Bros are there for ea ... More >>

Local Natives - The Fonda - 1/28/13

Local Natives The Fonda 1/28/13 See also: Local Natives on Their Dark New Sounds It's Local Natives week! Their new, much anticipated new work Hummingbird was just released, and last night they kicked off a pair of L.A. shows at the Fonda. (They play tonight at the El Rey.) They are without questi ... More >>

Local Natives on Their Dark New Sounds

For our music feature this week, we spoke with acclaimed L.A. indie rockers Local Natives about their much-anticipated new album Hummingbird, out next week. Ascending from relative obscurity in Orange County to opening for Arcade Fire on tour in 2011, Local Natives helped breathe new life into the S ... More >>

Local Natives' Big Vaulted Ceilings

On their new album, the rising indie-folk act show who they are and what they've become

Bizarre Ride: Jeff's Humorous Predictions and Most Anticipated Albums for 2013

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Half of January has elapsed and we've survived. There was no collapse due to fiscal cliff, Central American apocalypse or dubstep deluge. A new year unfu ... More >>

The 20 Worst Hipster Bands: The Complete List

The 20 Worst Hipster Bands: 10-1 Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All Time Who are these hipsters we see each day in the streets, on our Tumblr feeds, and on the local news? And why are so many in bands? It's not the mere existen ... More >>

The 20 Worst Hipster Bands: 10-1

Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All Time 10. White Rabbits Why do bands need a second drummer? In recent years everyone from Local Natives to Bon Iver to fucking Radiohead has thrown a second kit out there, or at least a floor to ... More >>

Top Ten Best Historic Rock Clubs in L.A.

For all the best of L.A. music, download our free Best Of Mobile app. See also: Top 10 Live Music Venues in L.A.: The Complete List L.A. has some of the best rock n' roll venues in the country. From the sparkly glam rock of the Sunset Strip to the grimy punk of dim little clubs in questionable ar ... More >>

Brouwerij West, an L.A. Microbrewery That's Turning Its Bottles Into an Art Gallery

Beer talk runs the gamut from the frat boy refrain "beer is beer" to craft beer enthusiasts sparring in fermentation terminology. If there is any "art" to the drink, it lies within the bottle, and rarely will the conversation veer to what's outside it: the label. "It's not like you can open up the ... More >>

Five Must-See L.A. Bands at SXSW

Initially a place where music executives could check out a bunch of emerging bands in the span of a few days, SXSW has become the spring break of the music biz. Bands from all over the globe descend on Austin hoping to convince the masses they're the next big thing. While megastars like Bruce Spring ... More >>

Ryan Adams - Disney Hall - 2/17/12

Ryan Adams Disney Hall 2-17-12 See also: Why Ryan Adams Isn't Allowing Photos Better than... Listening to Love Is Hell in its entirety on Valentine's Day because Heartbreaker just wouldn't be depressing enough. Unless that's your thing. I guess I'd consider myself in the 90th percentile of Ryan ... More >>

Lollapalooza Lineup: L.A. Bands Make a Strong Showing!

​ Is it already time to think about summer music festivals? Indeed, with SXSW and Coachella firmly behind us, we must now turn to the upcoming festival of festivals that has come to mark every summer. First major fest to reveal its lineup is Lollapalooza, which celebrates its 20th anniversary ... More >>

Music Picks: SWANS, Sebadoh, Arbouretum, Cass McCombs

Also Meshell Ndegeocello, Kaki King, Local Natives and others

Music to Pick Up/Download

Local Natives Go to France, Live Out Their Little Bohemian Fantasy (Watch Adorable Video)

This is what the French think of Local Natives (according to Google translate)​Ah, the French... Now they've invited local Pitchfork heroes Local Natives (locally native to the OC, but representing LA to the world at large) to live out their little bohemian fantasy as busking street urchins! ... More >>

We Cast the "L.A. Music Scene 2011" Biopic!: Which Top 10 Relevant Actors and Actresses Should Play These 10 Relevant L.A. Musicians?

10 Actors to Play Musicians in L.A.'s Music Scene

Best Coast or Local Natives: Who Had a Better Jimmy Fallon Show Performance?

Bethany & Co. keep movin' on up​ The Jimmy Fallon Show has been in an LA state of mind for the last couple of days, hosting guest performances by Best Coast and Local Natives. Who do you think did Fallon better? Check out the videos:

10 Shows We're Stoked About in Early 2011

10 Shows We're Stoked About in 2011

Top 10 Most Exciting L.A. Indie Labels of 2010

Top 10 Most Exciting L.A. Indie Labels of 2010

Top 10 Best Musician Mustaches of 2010: Whiskers and Thigh Ticklers

Top 10 Best Musician Mustaches, Whiskers, and Thigh Ticklers

Auto-Tune Justifier Wallpaper Gives in to Jay-Z, Sells His Auto-Tune on Craigslist

​When Jay-Z released his "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" last summer, Bay Area based electro-funk upstart Wallpaper responded by remixing the song and slathering copious amounts of the titular effect on Jay's voice. Now Wallpaper, a.k.a. Eric Frederic,--a vocal advocate for the pitch-fixing rec ... More >>

Haiku News: Kanye's Meh Mini-Movie, Jónsi Cancels In-Store Tour, Local Natives' New Vid, Katie Perry Gets Branded

Haiku News: Kanye's Meh Mini-Movie, Jónsi Cancels In-Store Tour, Local Natives' New Vid, Katie Perry Gets Hitched

Free MP3s: Local Natives Get Remixed by West Coast Sound Favorites Superhumanoids

Superhumanoids remix Local Natives. Also, they're touring together.​On a pair of new remixes, Echo Park bedroom popstars Superhumanoids give L.A.'s Local Natives the chillwave treatment. The Supes (as we affectionately call them -- we've made no attempts to hide our enthusiasm) take on two so ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Local Natives and The Love Language at The Music Box

Timothy NorrisLocal Natives: from the OC to the Music Box​ [For more photos from this show, see the Timothy Norris' slideshow "Local Natives, The Love Language @ The Music Box"] The air hummed with anticipation inside the Music Box on Friday evening. This show had sold out before the tickets ... More >>

Music Picks: Grizzly Bear, Muse, Dark Dark Dark, the Charlatans UK

Also, Tonya Watts, Modeselektor, Heart and others

This weekend: FYF Fest, Dolly Parton Tribute, Mumiy Troll, Mark Burgess, Stereo Total

Amanda MertenSchool of Seven Bells​The best thing about Saturday's FYF Fest at Los Angeles State Historic Park downtown is that with its wildly diverse lineup and 36 bands, it's a bargain for 30 bucks. The worst thing about Saturday's FYF Fest is that there are only so many hours in the day. ... More >>

Music Picks: John Lee Hooker Jr., Faun Fables, Tribute to Dolly Parton

Also, Ray LaMontagne, Wait. Think. Fast., Crooked Fingers and others

Q&A: The FYF Fest

Local Natives and Janeane Garofalo Join FYF Fest

Local Natives and Janeane Garofalo Join FYF Fest

Music Picks: Buzzcocks, Diana Ross, Isis, the xx

Also, Compton Metal Night, Health, Thao and Mirah

Destination Coachella

L.A. bands take to the desert for three days of music overload

The Drums, The Drums, The Drums: Brooklyn's White Rabbits (and Friends) Rattle the Walls of the El Rey

View more photos in the "White Rabbits, Local Natives @ El Rey" slideshow. Rock and roll sextet White Rabbits are on their Fall tour with eccentric duo Glass Ghost. Last night both Brooklyn groups were joined by LA's own Local Natives at the El Rey. The result: one of the best performances we've se ... More >>