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Bruno Mars, Janelle Monáe, and Mayer Hawthorne June 12, 2011 Gibson AmpitheatreFresh off their smashing performance at this year's Grammys, Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe linked up once again to tour. With the addition of Mayer Hawthorne, you've got three of the truest purveyors of perfect pop music on stage......

Who: James Blake Where: Troubadour When: 5/23/2011Last night's sold out Troubadour show marked the London-based, classically-trained dubstep producer's Los Angeles debut. "This venue has historic importance and I'm massively glad to be here," James Blake said, and so were we, having waited months to bring the preternaturally talented electronic music......

Stones Throw Records are celebrating their 15 year anniversary with a series of direct-to-vinyl shows, recorded live in front of an audience. Last night was the first show in the series with jazz group Rick (with Sam Gendel from Teen Inc/Austin Peralta's Deathgasm!) and Mayer Hawthorne & the Country, with......

Rockabilly goddess Wanda Jackson is headed to the El Rey two play two shows next weekend in support of her new album, "The Party Ain't Over," out on the 25th on Third Man/Nonesuch Records (featuring Jack White of The White Stripes!). When I found out local blues/garage rock legend Hanni......

Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park is now open for late-night music in Echo Park, thanks to Eileen Leslie. They received an entertainment license last November, and have just started booking shows in addition to serving up (delicious) food and booze. Eileen says she intends to run Lot 1 booking......

Who: The Melvins Where: The Satellite (aka, Spaceland) When: 1/7/2011 The Melvins have come to the venue formerly known as Spaceland to grace us with their presence and play four sold shows this month to destroy your mind and annihilate your insides, starting with Colossus of Destiny, Lysol, and Eggnog......

The Growlers The Echo December 30, 2010 Last night was the Growlers' sold out show at the Echo, supported by Gantez Warrior and Grand Elegance. I got there right as doors were supposed to open to find a line stretching almost as far as the Brite Spot and an unusually......

Here are 5 more awesome New Year's Eve parties in LA to add to the wealth of options Kristina Benson presented in her post Top 10 Things to Do in LA on New Year's Eve. Not that the $50-100 parties aren't going to be tons of fun, but I prefer......

Los Angeles' Friends of Friends Music has spent 2010 figuring out how to reinvent the way music is released and as a thank you for a successful year, FoF is giving fans a free download of its Pop Massacre compilation. FoF gave its favorite producers simple instructions: "choose a song......

The one album that defined The Sound of Los Angeles in 2010 came from a spiritually minded stoner from Winnetka with deep jazz connections. Sure, his Los Angeles album from 2008 might have already been a cosmic success, but Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma exploded like a true roadmap of our universe,......