Matt Costa

Blogs
June 10, 2013
The Best Concerts to See In L.A. This Week
Monday, June 10 Hindu Pirates THE ECHO The Hindu Pirates are young (the five guys range in age from 18 to 22), but they manage to pack a learned wallop in their sets without getting stuck on the garage-surf rock references. Hailing from Orange County, the quintet has distinguished itself by opening ... More >>
Blogs
November 24, 2010
Tonight: Black Mountain/Black Angels, Talib Kweli, Take, Too Rude, Fantasia
Black MountainJust in time for Black Friday, Black Mountain and the Black Angels hit the El Rey Theatre tonight. It's one of the stops on something called the "Dropout Boogie Tour" that pairs the Vancouver psych-rock quintet with the Austin psych-rock quintet, and, cosmically speaking, the s ... More >>
Blogs
October 13, 2010
Tonight: Corin Tucker Band, Off!, James, Ed Harcourt, Frightened Rabbit, Bettie Serveert, Gogol Bordello, Matt Costa
John ClarkCorin Tucker BandCorin Tucker calls her debut album "more of a middle-aged mom record." Oh, that many middle-aged moms could rock like this. The founding member of seminal riot grrls Sleater-Kinney and mother of two last week launched her first tour as the Corin Tucker Band, the tr ... More >>
Music
November 19, 2009
Kids’ Rock
Blogs
October 5, 2008
Over the Weekend: Dogtown Z-Boys, Detour Fest and Dodger Victory
This weekend was one of celebration in Los Angeles, packed with more events than we could scramble to cover. Friday night kicked off with a special VIP party at Crewest Gallery in Downtown L.A. where The Label Lab hosted the opening of the "The Z-Boy Show—Direct from the Source," featuring work fr ... More >>
Music
February 21, 2008
Antifashionist Tendencies
Dressing down; Akbar weekends; you gotta Lavitt
Music
January 31, 2008
Rock Picks: Autolux, Rickie Lee Jones, Black Mountain, the Gourds, and more
For the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 7
Music
January 26, 2006
Rock & Pop Listings
For January 27 - February 2, 2006 Country listings follow.