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Ryan Adams

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2013

    #FindTesla Hashtag Mobilizes Hundreds in Silver Lake to Search for a Lost Dog

    In a city where no one walks, hundreds of volunteers took to the hilly streets of Silver Lake this past week in search of Tesla, a 25-pound Terrier/Poodle mix, who bolted from her home in search of her owner, Alex Berg, just before New Years Eve. Berg, the artistic director of the L.A. branch of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2012

    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 >>

  • Music

    November 15, 2012

    Music Picks: Tame Impala, Deftones, DJ Quik

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    September 20, 2012

    Plath

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Val Kilmer as Mark Twain: "Anybody Trying to Find a Point in This Will Be Shot"

    See also: *Our review of Ryan Adams, for whom Kilmer as Twain opened *Renaissance Man Val Kilmer May Have Met his Match A bomb threat has sealed off the streets surrounding us, but Val Kilmer is calm. His long blond hair tied back into a loose ponytail, the actor is wearing a blue blazer, blue and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Why Ryan Adams Isn't Allowing Photos

    Illustration by Sam Washburn​By Kiernan Maletsky Friday night, Ryan Adams performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Check out our review of the show -- the opening act was Val Kilmer as Mark Twain -- you'll see that we have no photos from it. That's because on this tour Adams' isn't allowing t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2012

    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 >>

  • Music

    February 16, 2012

    Music Picks: Sinead O'Connor, Ryan Adams, Busdriver, Matthew Dear

    Also, Wye Oak, Jeff Lorber Band, Hiromi and others

  • Calendar

    February 16, 2012

    Rubble Rouser

    Also, Wye Oak, Jeff Lorber Band, Hiromi and others

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Olin & the Moon: Cigarettes, Coors, and Startlingly Sincere Alt-Country

    See also: *If You Don't Like Country Music You're A Blue State Elitist *Sonia Leigh On Country Music In L.A. (Yes, It Exists) Olin & the Moon front man David LaBrel was sitting in an airport terminal a couple of years back, waiting for his luggage, when he saw a little boy struggling at the baggage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Dave Grohl, Ryan Adams, Britt Daniel - Bob Mould Tribute at Disney Hall - 11/21/11

    Britt Daniel, Craig Finn, No Age, Ryan Adams, Dave Grohl, and others Bob Mould Tribute Disney Hall November 21, 2011 See also: *Our slideshow of the concert *Bob Mould -- Largo at the Coronet -- July 27, 2011 You know how these lovefest all-star tributes to our legend-looming creative artists ca ... More >>

  • Music

    November 17, 2011

    Music Picks: Overdoz, The Cure, Lucinda Williams

    Also, K. Flay, The Civil Wars, Bob Mould tribute

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Ryan Adams performs at Hollywood Forever, October 10, 2011

    David Black​See also: *Our Q&A With Ryan Adams *Ryan Adams Responds To Our Interview Ryan Adams Hollywood Forever October 10, 2011 Better than:...the sum total of every single stand-up comedy show concurrently happening in the greater Los Angeles metro area. "How L.A. is it that you can se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Ryan Adams Interview: We Manage To Really Piss Him Off

    See also: Ryan Adams performs at Hollywood Forever, October 10, 2011 [Correction: Contrary to what was originally written, Adams did not hang up on reporter Drew Fortune. Rather, Adams cut short the conversation, and the two agreed to continue the next day. West Coast Sound regrets the error. A s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Ryan Adams Responds To Our Interview

    See also: Ryan Adams performs at Hollywood Forever, October 10, 2011 Update: Author Drew Fortune's response to Adams' assertions has been added to the bottom of this post. Earlier today West Coast Sound ran an interview with Ryan Adams, written by Drew Fortune. Adams took issue with the account, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2011

    D Generation - The Troubadour - September 24, 2011

    Lina LecaroSinger Jesse Malin finds his way to the bar ​D Generation at The Troubadour September 24, 2011 Better than... shows where the lead singer doesn't leave the stage, head to the bar, and throw back some tequila. Though they sweat and bleed New York, D Generation has an L.A. fan ba ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2011

    Music Picks: Ravi Shankar, Marilyn Scott, Duran Duran, Burkina Electric

    Also, Emmylou Harris & Her Red Dirt Boys, Odd Future, Gillian Welch and others

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Emmylou Harris at El Rey Theatre: Live Review

    Falling JamesEmmylou Harris​There were rumors that a surprise special guest would open Emmylou Harris' show Thursday night at El Rey Theatre. Beforehand, fans tried to guess who the secret performer might be -- no easy task since Harris has collaborated with so many pop celebrities, including ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Top 10 Most Recycled Women of Rock (Only Three Call Themselves Groupies!)

    Jena Ardell​ Everyone has had a crush on rockstar before, but these woman actually pursued and conquered rockstars. In order to make our Top 10 Most Recycled Women of Rock list, these ladies had to have dated (or bedded) six or more famous musicians. There's one musician who appears on four o ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2010

    Re: Versions

    Jena Ardell​ Everyone has had a crush on rockstar before, but these woman actually pursued and conquered rockstars. In order to make our Top 10 Most Recycled Women of Rock list, these ladies had to have dated (or bedded) six or more famous musicians. There's one musician who appears on four o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Ryan Adams' Sci-Fi Metal LP Sells Out in a Day

    Ryan Adams gets his metal on.​Was it even real? A hoax? A dream? A deal with the devil? A testament to DIY record-selling? Whatever actually happened, ORION apparently came and went, as Ryan Adams' website reports that stock of his "first fully-realized sci-fi metal concept album" is fresh ou ... More >>

  • Music

    December 31, 2009

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

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

  • Music

    February 5, 2009

    Google's New Killer App? Why Are Music Bloggers' Posts Disappearing, and Who Is Deleting Them?

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

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    Left, Right and Center

    Sifting through the LA Weekly mailbag over the weekend, I couldn't help but take perverse amusement at a number of virulent missives written in response to my review of An American Carol, the independently produced and distributed right-wing propaganda movie that opened on Friday and ended the week ... More >>

  • Music

    July 24, 2008

    Rock Picks: Rupa & the April Fishes, Gnarls Barkley, Emmylou Harris

    Also, Black Kids, Chromeo, Alejandro Escovedo

  • Music

    February 7, 2008
  • Blogs

    January 31, 2008

    Ryan Adams, Royce Hall, 1/30

    Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Royce Hall UCLA, Jan. 30 By Timothy Norris There’s something inspiring about visiting college campuses. The architecture, the formality and the certainty of purpose in almost everyone you pass as you walk towards your destination. Maybe it's that while you’re on a ... More >>

  • Music

    January 10, 2008
  • Blogs

    December 21, 2007

    Upcoming Shows

    Ryan Adams - Royce Hall, Jan. 30 & 31 Dave Alvin - McCabe's Jan. 18 & 19 Autechre - Echo, April 4 Bad Religion - House of Blues, April 4 & 5 Big Sandy, Deke Dickerson - Safari Sam's, Dec. 28 Black Heart Procession - Spaceland, Jan. 11 Black Mountain - Troubadour, Feb. 5 Built to Spill, Meat P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2007

    Shows and Tickets Coming Up

    Ryan Adams - Royce Hall, UCLA, Jan. 30 and Bridges Auditorium, Claremont, Jan. 22. Both shows on sale Saturday Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Suicidal Tendencies - San Diego Sports Arena, Dec. 7 - All ages Andrew Bird, Handsome Family - Orpheum, Dec. 7 Black Ghosts, Mezzanine Owls, Tweak Bird, more ... More >>

  • Music

    July 19, 2007
  • Music

    July 12, 2007

    Rock Picks

    For the week of July 12 – 19

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2007

    Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger CD Review

    Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger By Rossiter Drake With the release of Easy Tiger, critics are eager to celebrate the return of Ryan Adams, alt-country savior. The truth, though, is that aside from self-indulgent missteps — Demolition, anyone? — the former Whiskeytown frontman never left. Sure, he ... More >>

  • Music

    November 2, 2006

    Wings & Things

    Reviews of Willie Nelson's Songbird and Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose

  • Music

    September 21, 2006

    Rock Picks

    For September 21–28

  • Music

    September 7, 2006

    Rock Picks

    For September 7-14

  • Music

    April 14, 2005

    Sister Gurls

    Tegan and Sara make the world a more kick-ass place

  • Music

    March 31, 2005

    It’s No Shame About Ray

    Ray LaMontagne’s hard past fuels startling songs and an anxious cult following

  • Music

    September 30, 2004

    Girls Incited, City Burned

    Ray LaMontagne’s hard past fuels startling songs and an anxious cult following

  • News

    April 8, 2004

    The Contemporaries

    Ray LaMontagne’s hard past fuels startling songs and an anxious cult following

  • News

    April 8, 2004

    Time of the Session

    When the music was fast, and the players anonymous

  • Music

    January 29, 2004

    Guilt by Association

    When the music was fast, and the players anonymous

  • Music

    May 1, 2003

    Tangled Up in Blue

    The soundtrack of our sad lives

  • Music

    February 27, 2003

    Rush Hour

    The soundtrack of our sad lives

  • Music

    December 19, 2002

    Fish Fry 2002

    The soundtrack of our sad lives

  • Columns

    December 19, 2002
  • Music

    October 31, 2002

    Baby Blue

    Restless nights with Julianna Raye

  • Music

    January 3, 2002

    The Year in Music

    Restless nights with Julianna Raye

  • Music

    December 6, 2001

    The Raw and the Cooked

    Edited by Kateri Butler

  • Stage

    January 4, 2001

    Super Furry Sound

    A year in music

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