Richard Swift

Stand Back: These Los Angeles Bands Are About To Blow Up

The new year couldn't come at a better time. Forget Superstorm Sandy, school shootings, Snooki's baby, Rihanna and Chris Brown's reconcilliations. Let's start fresh, and let's do it with some new music. Here are eight fantastic local bands, all of whom are set to break big in 2013. The best part? Y ... More >>

The Five Best Concerts in L.A. This Week

Monday, September 17 Josh Nelson VITELLO'S Josh Nelson looks much younger than his 34 years but has already become a seasoned veteran and one of the most respected pianists on the L.A. music scene. Nelson's talents are strong enough to have won him a job as Natalie Cole's primary touring pianist w ... More >>

Music Picks: Fiona Apple, Austra, and the Hives

Music Picks: Regina Carter, Madness, Melvins, Grace Woodroofe

Also, Neon Indian, Moab, Damien Jurado and others

Tonight: Boom Boom Satellites, UNKLE, JP, Chrissie & the Fairground Boys, Justin Bieber, Jessie Baylin, Aqualung, Wet & Reckless

Boom Boom Satellites​Japanese duo Boom Boom Satellites have been churning out their stadium-sized electro rock for two decades now, but except for big-beat enthusiasts who probably have some of their albums shelved with Fatboy Slim and the Prodigy and fans who discovered their music in video g ... More >>

Rock Picks: MIKA MIKO, SILVER PINES, OLIN & THE MOON, LIVING THINGS

Also, Tim Eriksen, Spaceland on Ice With Twilight Sleep, and others

INCHES005: New Wax from The Mars Volta, Glasser, Wet Hair, Kissing Cousins ( MP3s, video, chart)

In the unpredictable wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many (with delicious irony) as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES seeks not only to review the output of L.A.'s healthy vinyl community (artists and ... More >>

Aquarium Drunkard's Summer Mixtape, Created by LA/NYC's Mondo Boys

​ The estimable LA-based music blog Aquarium Drunkard has posted a totally boss summer mixtape that you should all download asap. It's a smart mix of old (Otis Redding, Orange Juice, the Kinks) and new (Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Little Joy, Atlas Sound), and was compiled by NYC/LA mi ... More >>

Ten Best LA Recordings 2009 (So Far)

​Last week as we were sorting through our piles of CDs and accumulated MP3 files, we started to notice how big the stack of recent excellent LA music was. It became apparent that we're in the middle of a pretty great year for Los Angeles releases, and decided to give mid-year props to our fave ... More >>

The Ten Best LA Releases of 2009 So Far, Part II: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Frankel

​Last week as we were sorting through our piles of CDs and accumulated MP3 files, we started to notice how big the stack of recent excellent LA music was. It became apparent that we're in the middle of a pretty great year for Los Angeles releases, and decided to give mid-year props to our fave ... More >>

SXSW: Who Would Leave Metallica for Black Cobra? Our Man in Austin

Randall Roberts Finds Himself in the Studio With the Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups Record Daytrotter Session at SXSW: A Glimpse from Inside the Studio

Randall RobertsBrian Aubert, in black, seated, and band/crew await their date with Daytrotter. For bands at South by Southwest, there's a lot of waiting involved. Yes, there's hustling, and unloading and reloading the van, and dealing with sound dudes on short notice when everybody's feeling a litt ... More >>

Rock Picks: Dan Auerbach, Primal Scream, Lyrics Born

Also, the Von Bondies, Tindersticks, Dave Rawlings Machine & Gillian Welch, and others

Rock Picks: The Kooks, Neil Young, Jerry Cole Memorial

Also, Kaki King, The Notwist and more

Extended Interview: Richard Swift Not a "Rock and Roll Romantic"

Richard Swift. Photograph from the album Richard Swift As Onasis. This is the extended interview from Rena Kosnett's article on prolific musician Richard Swift. L.A. Weekly: Was there a strategic purpose, or a goal, in releasing Ground Trouble Jaw for free? Richard Swift: I think it was void of ... More >>

Richard Swift's One-Man Genre

The prolific singer, whose music defies categorization, creates sounds in his own, Swiftian style

Rock Picks: Tegan & Sara, Patti Smith, Stereolab

Also, Pinback, the Quarrymen, Kris Kristofferson and more

Record Reviews: Cat Power, Drive-By Truckers

Also: Richard Swift, Black Mountain

Rock Picks: John Fogerty, Band of Horses, Eek-a-Mouse, Gram Rabbit

For the week of November 23 - 29

Rock Picks: Los Lobos, No Age, Los Abandoned, Slayer

For the week of August 23-30

Rock Picks

For the week of April 5–12

Music Picks

For Friday February 24 - March 2

Rock & Pop Listings

For January 27 - February 2, 2006 Country listings follow.

Blogs & iPods & Jay-Z & (non-ironic) Metal

The Hipster’s musical year-end predictions and post-game analysis

Foghat Does Quaaludes, Wille Does Reggae