Jonny Coleman

It's almost impossible to put your finger on something as amorphous as ambient music. In spite of mounds of academic writing and manifestos on the subject, the genre remains as elusive and gauzy as ever. One common idea is that ambient is a description of space, or an attempt to......

Howling is the musical offspring of two minds based 6,000 miles apart. Adopted sons of the sister cities of Los Angeles and Berlin, Australian-raised Ry "Ry X" Cuming and German-born Frank Wiedemann of the sterling house duo Âme make up the Howling project, an anti-pop experiment that has grown into......

Running a consistent weekly is a near impossible, often thankless, and financially risky fool's errand. Most quickly fizzle or exhaust their mailing list or rinse out their welcome after a couple months, especially in a megalopolis like L.A. where there are hundreds of options on any given night. Now, imagine......

The origins and ownership of the term "house music" have been hotly debated since, well, always. House music is a lot things to a lot of people. It's disco's revenge. It's a feeling. It's controllable desire you can own. While house can still be a little elusive, it's like the......

Complex is one of L.A.'s best kept secrets, inasmuch as a secret is possible in 2015. The Glendale-based club boasts one of the best sound systems in town and ambitious bookings across genres like Norwegian black metal, no-bullshit techno, EBM and beyond. Tonight, Complex celebrates its second anniversary. For years,......

Esthero, the local chanteuse with Toronto roots, emerged in the late 1990s and has collaborated with the likes of DJ Krush, Ian Pooley and Kanye West. Her solo oeuvre includes everything from trip-hop to country, all with pop sensibilities and a unique vocal register (not to be confused with Nelly......

Los Angeles has recently experienced a heavy influx of international dance music producers, DJs, and label chiefs. Brits like Michael Cook and Mark Lewis were throwing raves in the Southland in the late '80s and early '90s, while French dance royalty Daft Punk arrived at some point in the late......

In an oversaturated festival market, the Eagle Rock Music Festival returns this Saturday, October 6. For 14 years it's been creeping up as one of the most ambitious and forward-thinking local festivals, and become tremendously successful. It's got cheap tickets ($10), adventurous local bookings -- including The Pharcyde, Imperial Teen,......