This week, artists stage a festival in Joshua Tree and a painter turns historical figures into funny present-day phantoms. 5. The puppetmaster Joel Kyack, whose paintings and sculptures often double as games and strange contraptions, and who staged freeway puppet shows for stalled commuters in 2010 ... More >>
Forty years after his sensational death, the country-rock pioneer remains beloved in the desert
With folk music back in the mainstream consciousness via acts like Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes, the timing for Beachwood Sparks' reunion is right. "I think we were one of the bands that paved the way for that," founding member and bassist Brent Rademaker tells us. He's excited to talk about their new a ... More >>
Rachel CarrParson Red Heads All good things must come to an end. Last night local favorites Parson Red Heads played their second farewell show at the Echo. After five years of playing in Los Angeles, the Red Heads are moving back to their hometown of Portland, OR. Attendees of the show were ... More >>
Also, Lilith 2010, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Smokey Robinson, Antibalas and others
Also, Taylor Swift, Los Tres, Saint Motel, David Allan Coe and others
Also, Tim Eriksen, Spaceland on Ice With Twilight Sleep, and others
The eye behind classic album art
The great Southern California based art director, designer and photographer Tom Wilkes, who died on June 28, left a lasting impact on the Los Angeles music scene. His covers, some of the most iconic of the LP era, presented the area's music with striking images presented in vivid color . He took ful ... More >>
Ten to watch: The next Ford jingle?
In an age when certified rock stars are a dying breed, a Kentucky band stakes its claim
New albums from Farrar and Tweedy are upbeat, but which is the one to beat?
The music and mythology of Laurel Canyon
When the music was fast, and the players anonymous
Greg Leisz essays the roots
The gospel according to Simon Stokes
Beats, blood and Infesticons
Beachwood Sparks, sons of the pioneers
Public Enemy rants to the music
