Lainna Fader

Dan Deacon Echoplex 10th Anniversary Party 12-1-11 Dan Deacon has built his reputation on his live shows, wild messes of frenetic dancing, comedic theatrics, and audience participation, all powered by the Baltimore-based artist's electro-pop. Last night, at the Echo's 10th Anniversary Party, Deacon managed to turn the Echoplex into a......

Peanut Butter Wolf, Gaslamp Killer, Jason Bentley, Hyasynth and others 11/11/11/ Party Eagle Rock Center for the Arts Since 2006, Stones Throw label head Peanut Butter Wolf has specialized in numerically-aligned calendar day parties. Last night's party, which went from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m., was an endurance test, but......

In London, folks hold acoustic sessions in the back of a taxi. In New York, musicians play rock shows in the subway. But until now, to the best of our knowledge, no one was making any decent music in vans. But that's changed. Witness Jam in the Van rolling down......

See also: *Our review of Portishead at Shrine Auditorium, October 18, 2011 *The Top Five Portishead Cover Songs Thirteen years after their last North American tour, Bristol-based trio Portishead is back to, finally, tour on their latest album Third, released in 2008. They have their reasons for not doing this......

Battles Mayan October 17, 2011 For most bands, losing a lead singer is a disaster, sometimes causing the act to cease to exist. It's particularly rare for a rhythm section to continue on as an instrumental act, as is the case with Battles, who played the Mayan last night in......

Lupe Fiasco and Chiddy Bang Hollywood Palladium October 10, 2011 Better than... hip-hop shows without electric fiddle. Lupe Fiasco's "Generation Laser" show last night at the Palladium did not seem like it was going to go well. A couple hours after the doors opened, the venue was still half-empty, and......

See also: An Interview With Debbie Freaking Harry! Blondie Club Nokia October 5, 2011 Better than ... expected. Far better than we could have imagined, actually. When new wave erupted on the back end of punk, there was Blondie, with great hooks, crisp beats and a sultry peroxide beauty who......

Less than a year old and wearing red tennis shoes, I took the first steps of my life at the Wiltern. My mother had brought me to visit my father, an architect, in his office on the second floor of the Pellissier office tower, overlooking the art deco theater's neon......

See also: Top Five Greatest Female Rock Bands From L.A. The author of Kurt Cobain bio Never Fade Away Dave Thompson just released Bad Reputation: The Unauthorized Biography of Joan Jett. The book claims to tell her complete and uncensored story, from her days as a 14-year-old berated by Runaways......

See also: Eagle Rock Music Fest Preview: Flying Lotus Plans To Direct A Feature Film See also: Eagle Rock Music Fest Preview: Feeding People On Their Debut LP And A Particularly Memorable Encounter with the Devil See more photos in Lainna Fader's slideshow: "Eagle Rock Music Fest 2011." Flying Lotus,......