Kai Flanders

Aloe Blacc, Maya Jupiter, La Sera, Incan Abraham Silver Lake Jubilee 5/27/2012 See also: *Our review of Jubilee on Saturday: Kinky, La Santa Cecilia, Las Cafeteras *La Sera's Katy Goodman: Ya Gotta Have Heartbreak Better than... your uncle's Memorial Day barbecue. On another quintessentially beautiful Los Angeles day (the kind......

See also: *The Branding of Best Coast *Our Best Coast cover story from 2010 Our music feature this week focuses on indie-pop duo Best Coast. They're a band with a lot of fans and a lot of critics -- some of whom don't approve of their increasingly-symbiotic relationship with Urban......

Jimmy Cliff Sonos Studio 5/9/12 Better than: Staying in and watching The Harder They Come. Sonos Studio had an auspicious debut in Los Angeles last night, hosting a evening of music and conversation with reggae legend Jimmy Cliff. Sonos, which opens to the public on Sunday, is a 4,000 square......

Kyle Nicolaides is a thinking man's rocker. The frontman and songwriter for L.A. band Beware of Darkness -- who sound like a literary Led Zeppelin -- grew up in Santa Barbara, where his father owns a small Greek restaurant. In addition to playing music from a young age, Nicolaides read......

Perhaps Pennywise's forthcoming album, All or Nothing, due out May 1, is aptly titled: It's the South Bay punk legends' first release since 2008 and their first ever without longtime lead singer Jim Lindberg. "Working with Jim was no longer amicable," says guitarist Fletcher Dragge. "He was unhappy and wanted......

Dive The Satellite 4/19/12 Better than... not keeping it country. Last night east-coast rockers Dive, who have been building a strong buzz through publications like Pitchfork, played a surprising set at The Satellite. They are a group of thin white guys from Brooklyn -- a trope that has, deserved or......

See also: *Coachella 2012: Five Must-See, Under-the-Radar EDM Artists *Our complete Coachella coverage Justice keep a special place in their heart for Coachella. The Grammy-nominated French electronic duo have a sentimental connection with the event; when they performed in 2007 it was the first festival they had ever played, and......

See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Saturday, April 14 *Coachella: The Black Lips' Cole Alexander Goes Full Monty, Plays Guitar With His Ding-Dong Flying Lotus Coachella, Gobi Tent 4-14-12 Better than: The scene at the Sahara Tent. Flying Lotus' appearance at Coachella felt like an occasion; it felt like something......