Smokey Robinson

L.A. Electronic and R&B Music Is Suddenly Sexy

Most single Angelenos will tell you ours is a challenging city for romantic relationships. The sprawl and bad traffic make it difficult to even have a date. Also, there are so many incredibly attractive people here, it's hard to keep someone's interest (or maintain your own). And then, of course, a ... More >>

We Review Michael Bolton's New Motown Covers Album, Track By Track

Michael Bolton was before my time. I know this because Office Space had a character who was ashamed to share a name with him, and because half the laughs for his surprise appearance in SNL's "Jack Sparrow" skit were Because It's Him, and because I haven't actually heard any of his own music. I think ... More >>

Music Picks: Rome, The xx, Aretha Franklin

Also, Cannibal Corpse, I See Hawks in L.A., Smokey Robinson and others

Slutwave, Tumblr Rap, Rape Gaze: Obscure Musical Genres Explained

Everything You Wanted to Know About Metal but Were Afraid to Ask Top Ten Metal Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Metal Top Ten Jazz Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Jazz Top Ten Rap Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Hip-Hop In our music feature this week, Jason Roche ... More >>

The Bizarre Michael Jackson Handprint Ceremony

See also: *Our preview of the Michael Jackson Cirque du Soliel Show *MJ Tribute Concert Rolls Toward Cancellation; Oh, And His Kids Are More Or Less Contractually Required To Attend There was a Michael-Jackson's-kids sighting on Hollywood Blvd, yesterday, as his estate had his hand and footprint ce ... More >>

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 >>

Henry Rollins: The Column! Pop Goes the Henry: Henry's Favorite Pop Songs

Timothy Norris​[The one and only Henry Rollins contributes a weekly column and far-reaching reportage to the music section of the LA Weekly. Look for your weekly Henry Rollins fix right here on West Coast Sound every week and make sure to tune in to Henry's KCRW radio show every Saturday eveni ... More >>

Kush, Cartoons and Camaros

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Tonight: Frank Turner, David Gray, Moses Campbell, Apocalyptica, Modern Time Machines

Frank Turner​In the best tradition of the punk-rock troubadour, Frank Turner doesn't come armed with much more than a guitar and his anger. At 28, the hard-touring Englishman, who spent his early years in the hardcore band Million Dead, sounds every bit the wizened veteran on his past two alb ... More >>

COME ON AND TAKE A TRAIN RIDE

Over the Weekend: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Other "Locals Only" Bands at Sunset Junction Street Fair

Leslie KalohiThe Deadly Syndrome​[View more photos of the good, the fun and the grotesque in Timothy Norris' slideshow "Sunset Junction 2010: Day One with Ghostland Observatory, Bad Brains and more."] All of Silverlake was out in full force Sunday afternoon in the blistering heat for the Sun ... More >>

Richard "Scar" Lopez, Founding Member of Pioneering East LA Chicano Rock Combo Cannibal and the Headhunters, Dead at 65

Richard "Scar" Lopez, founding member of pioneering East LA Chicano rock group Cannibal and the Headhunters died last July 30 of lung cancer, the LA Times reports. Most obituaries about Lopez's life and career (and the band's monster hit "Land of 1,000 Dances") are drawing from a great 2005 artic ... More >>

Tonight: The Guggenheim Grotto, Smokey Robinson, Kings of Leon, Sweethead

The Guggenheim Grotto​The Guggenheim Grotto has been making friends and influencing coffee-drinkers ever since 2008, when their song "Told You So" appeared on Across the Pond, a sampler CD issued by a certain beverage company with a twin-tailed siren as its log. Now the Irish folk-pop duo are ... More >>

Best Picnic Wine Pairings For The Hollywood Bowl, Corkscrew Required (Mostly)

Flickr user optionthisBowl Essential: A Sturdy Wine Bag​ The BYOB Hollywood Bowl season officially began a few weeks ago, but we consider the 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular the true season kick-off. And unless you get a thrill out of paying $7 for wine, a dollar more for beer (which appears ... More >>

FOURTH UPDATE Exclusive: Antonio Villaraigosa free tickets are worth $50,000 to $100,000. Full list here of 80 free events; corruption laws ignored

By Tibby Rothman and Jill StewartDid the mayor lose, misplace -- or destroy -- his records? ​ L.A. Weekly is publishing below its exclusive ticket price list for the 80 events to which Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa accepted free seats.But first the hot news from City Hall moments ago. The below is a ... More >>

Golden State Funk

A new generation rediscovers the lost singles of California's "Right On" era. Plus: a real soul survivor speaks

The T.A.M.I. Show: Santa Monica Rock City

L.A.'s pre-Woodstock music summit, finally on DVD

First Look at the Forthcoming T.A.M.I. Show DVD Featuring James Brown, Rolling Stones, Lesley Gore, Beach Boys and More

It's a little hard to fathom, the line-up of the legendary T.A.M.I. Show film that was recorded over two days at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1964. There's James Brown and the Flames (before they became "Famous"), Chuck Berry, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, the Miracles, Le ... More >>

John Legend, Seal Snowed Out of White House Civil Rights Concert; Dylan, Smokey, Jennifer Hudson Make the Gig

Tonight PBS will air "In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement," a concert honoring Black History Month that was taped at Obama's crib last Tuesday. As the WSJ reports, the show was supposed to have been taped yesterday but was hastily rescheduled beca ... More >>

The Hollywood Bowl Announces Its 2010 Schedule

​Is it that time already? Yes, for the 89th time, it is. The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association just announced the line-up for the 2010 Hollywood Bowl season, and despite its age, the outdoor beauty will stage a few firsts: Gustavo Dudamel's first Bowl subscription concerts as music direct ... More >>

Booty Central: Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America

New film documents America's funkiest TV dance show

Maestro! Film Composers (and One Director) Speak About Ennio Morricone's Impact

Legendary composer has still never played L.A.

An Evening with Smokey Robinson

INCHES002: Five More L.A. Vinyl Exclusives Revealed and Reviewed ( MP3s)

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 (one populate ... More >>

Memorial Day: Michael’s Staples Center Farewell

Michael Jackson Memorial: The View from Inside the Staples Center

View photos from the Michael Jackson memorial at the Staples Center. And then the casket came in, and washed away the helicopter swarms and camera eyes staring at us outside. We, the few witnesses, an itsy representation of the world at large, gathered in an arena downtown to bid farewell. Before t ... More >>

Michael Jackson's Memorial Participants Announced: Kobe, Mariah, Stevie, Berry G., Brooke, John Mayer (?!), Jennifer Hudson, Magic, Rev. Al, Usher, More.

Okay, this is an odd list. Is this not an odd list? Most specifically, John Mayer. Right? That's a left-field pick. Is he not the Leonard Zelig of our time? And Shaheen Jafargholi? Hmm. The rest is fascinating and spot-on. The participants for Michael Jackson's memorial tomorrow have been announced, ... More >>

LA People 2009: Buckskin Blues — Pat Boone

Rock Picks: Brian Wilson, the Juan Maclean, Common

Also, Citay, Nightwish, Savina Yannatou

This Weekend: The Mae Shi, Fleet Foxes, T.A.M.I. Show at Cinespia

Tonight at Sugar in Silverlake, the Mae Shi play at the Spectrum art opening (see below). The Fleet Foxes, of Seattle, bring their harmonies to the Echo on Saturday and Spaceland on Sunday. Also check out my interview with singer Robin Pecknold in this week's print edition.

Rock Picks: The Ting Tings, The Fratellis, Rilo Kiley

Also, Nico Vega, Martha Wainwright and more

Bataan Twirling: Fania and Salsoul Star Returns to L.A.

The "King of Latin Soul" also teaches some mean karate kicks

Boyz II Men: A Philadelphia Story

The only thing these guys didn't do was cater

The 25 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2007 (#25-20)

25. Chamillionaire ft. Slick Rick: "Hip Hop Police" Chamillionaire's a good rapper. His flow kind of reminds me of Krayzie Bone had he grown up chugging syrup through humid Houston summers. And unlike a lot of his Southern brethren, Chamillionaire has interesting ideas, even if he doesn't always ... More >>

Grammy Shmammy

His Smile Looked Really Out of Place

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Moz the Cat by Kate Sullivan and Chest of Lies by Joshuah Bearman

Mercy, Mercy Me

Smokey Robinson steams about Dreamgirls' revisionist history of Motown

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