Andrea Domanick

See also: Van Halen Assteroidz Is Back! She ain't no Princess Peach, but Kreayshawn now has her very own video game. Kreayshawn: The Game bowed earlier this month, courtesy of Toronto-based illustrator-cum-game-designer Beth Maher. The 8-bit creation places the L.A. rapper alongside Van Halen, Michael Jackson and Journey, among others,......

Ximena Sariñana grew up a child star acting on popular telenovelas in her native Mexico. She then moved to film, followed by a stint at Berklee College of Music. At 25, she's an indie-pop star living fairly anonymously in a new country. The bilingual Sariñana moved from Mexico City to......

See also: Airborne Toxic Event Want You On the Edge of Their Seat In this week's annual Music Issue, we go on a date catch up with hometown heroes The Airborne Toxic Event, on a motorcycle ride to some of their favorite L.A. haunts. This Sunday the Los Feliz quintet......

See also: Coachella Status Uncertain As Indio Delays Contract With Goldenvoice Following a vote by the Indio city council last night to approve the city's two year contract with festival promoter Goldenvoice, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is back on as scheduled. It will take place over two......

It's mid-September, and Mikel Jollett says to meet him by the pony rides in Griffith Park. The lead singer of the Airborne Toxic Event is clad in cuffed jea...

See also: Whew! Coachella 2012 Back On As Planned The city of Indio has postponed signing a contract with Coachella festival promoter and organizer Goldenvoice, following pressure from the neighboring city of La Quinta for an environmental review of the popular music and arts festival. The festival thus faces the......

See also: The Cut Copy, Washed Out at The Palladium Slideshow Cut Copy and Washed Out The Palladium October 12, 2011 Better than... Kanye's Workout Plan. Summer and all its carefree sentiments may be behind us, but a look at L.A.'s concert circuit this month would tell you otherwise. From......

See also our review of Foo Fighters at The Forum, 10/13/11 The Foo Fighters perform at The Forum tonight and Friday, and while fans may be giddy, some concert photographers are less enthused. Our sister paper City Pages in Minneapolis recently published an article lamenting -- and boycotting -- the......

See also: Occupy L.A.: Street Musicians Reign at City Hall Music has historically played a strong role in social movements, including those led by Los Angeles artists N.W.A. and Rage Against the Machine. The latter's guitarist -- and longtime activist -- Tom Morello did a little raging against City Hall......

The Rapture The Music Box October 7, 2011 Better than... the Second Coming. There are some bands who are so good live that their first show compels you to cancel your plans and come back the next night. I've done that before. I was so knocked over by The Rapture's......