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Music Picks: Katy Perry, Phish, Deerhunter, Sia, Warped Tour

Also, Big Audio Dynamite, Jill Scott, Cypress Hill and others

Stevie Wonder, Rickey Minor & Friends at Hollywood Bowl, 7/24/11

Jeff Cowan​Stevie Wonder, Sharon Jones, Janelle Monae, Charles Bradley, et al. The Hollywood Bowl Sunday, July 24, 2011 Better than: Episode 2 of "Breaking Bad." Celebrating the 40-year anniversary of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On," Global Soul Night at the Hollywood Bowl wrangled Stevie W ... More >>

Funk Singer Miguel's Ready to Ascend the Rock Star Throne: "I Completely Study Freddie Mercury"

www.cherylfoxphotography.comMiguel at Key Club last Thursday​Onstage before last Thursday's sold-out show, the one-name wonder's bedroom-eyed funk brought the women in the crowd to screams. Spinning, dropping into the splits, and stirring the pot with his hips, he was a rock star. No, we wer ... More >>

Little Dragon (with Billy Goat) Live at the Echoplex: Live Review

Heather Shaughnessy - Echoplex 01/08/2011It's possible she's got the whole world in her hands. We couldn't tell.​ [Originally published 1/9/2011] What: Little Dragon (and Billy Goat) Where: The Echoplex When: January 8, 2011 Better than: Your average KCRW-endorsed Swedes Little Dragon and B ... More >>

This weekend: Sunset Strip Music Festival, Boris, Cyndi Lauper, the Antlers, Morris Day, Cap'N Jazz, Something Corporate, Chemical Brothers

Christina M. FeliceVanaprasta​By now, we're sure you have your strategy mapped out for Saturday's street festival portion of the Sunset Strip Music Festival. You're hitting the Sunset Strip early for Semi Precious Weapons; you're darting between outdoor stages for the likes of Travie McCoy, ... More >>

Music Picks: Dr. John, Herbie Hancock, Sunset Strip Music Festival

Also, Funkfest, Chromeo, Slayer and others

Stage Raw: L.A. Theater Aesthetic?

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on The Event and Kharmful Charms of Daniil Kharms THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSGROUNDLINGS SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN ​is one of almost a dozen new productions being reviewed this weekend. For the complete slate, hit the More tab at the ... More >>

Theater Reviews: The Unexpected Man, Influence, Old Glory, Dreamgirls

Also, Control Me/Parents Who Love Too Much, Don Juan Dispenso and more

Sunset Junction: Corner of Mellow and Sparse

Sunday Sunset Junction by the Numbers (Approximately)

Sunday's Sunset Junction seemed a little empty. West Coast Sound investigates...

ROCK PICKS: Black Francis, Bob Dylan, Caroline Weeks, Casiokids

Also, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, The Dodos, Buddy Guy and others

Rock Picks: Don Caballero, Yo! Majesty, Joan Baez, Juana Molina

Also, Extreme Animals, Andrew Bird, Peach Fuzz, and others

First Thoughts on Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak

"You can't judge me on this because it's a reflection of my heart and soul. It's like judging a grandmother's love. Can you judge a grandmother's love by giving it 2.5 mics, or saying that it only sold a million?"--Kanye West, directly after the first unveiling of Heartbreak & 808s So Kanye's ... More >>

Good Times Never Seemed So Good: Snapshots From Coachella

From the express train to the Gobi Tent to the VIP and beyond

Coachella Day Two: The Accidental Tourist, or Can We Please All Agree To Stop Using the Phrase “Coachella-Ella-Ella-Ella”

I ran into a guy I knew from high school standing in line for the restrooms in the VIP area. I hadn't seen him in a decade but was about four glasses of $7 wine deep and feeling good. No reason not to be friendly, after all, I no longer harbored a grudge from that time in the 11th grade when he tr ... More >>

Coachella Day Two: The Triumvirate of Kraftwerk, Portishead and Prince

The Coachella mainstage on Saturday night was a glory to behold, a spirit-lifting evening celebrating joy through technology, through contemplation and through celebration. In a single four hour chunk of time, the lucky masses at Coachella witnessed two-and-a-half humongous performances, two of whic ... More >>

Snoop Goes Country! Snoop Dogg Live at Fox Studios, March 6

photos by Timothy Norris Snoop Dogg gigged with an 18-piece backing band in a Fox Studio sound room last night for the Nissan Live series shown on Yahoo! Music, and now that I’ve pimped the corporate affiliates that made this evening of taping possible, let’s just say right off the bat: I have ... More >>

Grammys from the Press Room

The best view of the Grammy Awards from where I sat. The coolest thing I learned last night in the media room at the 50th anniversary Grammy celebration had to do with a Woody Guthrie performance. Recorded on a spool of wire, The Live Wire – Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949 was found by an old ... More >>

Ill-Thought Out Observations From This Year's Grammy's

Because Live Blogging is so gauche. Occasionally the Grammy Committee's old fogey sensibility yields huge dividends. See the inclusion of Morris Day and the motherfucking Time. As far as I know, only two people have paid much attention to Morris Day and the Time post "Jerk Out:" the illustrious ... More >>

Chromeo: Stop Listening to Joy Division

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Something's Gone Wrong Again

Sunset Junction's good, bad and ugly

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