Molly Bergen

Who: The Melvins Where: The Satellite (aka, Spaceland) When: 1/21/2011 The line to get in the Satellite last night stretched down Silver Lake Blvd and around the corner. It was the third night of the Melvins' sold out Friday night residency and people were eager to get in. The peckish......

What: Lissie When: 1/15/2011 Where: The Music Box It was her biggest headlining show yet in Los Angeles, and it was clear Lissie was very excited about it. "For the longest time I knew every person that came to my show, now there are all these new faces!" The question......

Who: The Budos Band Where: El Rey Theatre When: 1/14/2011 By 9:30pm last night the El Rey Theater was packed full of people ready to get their groove on. The twinkling chandeliers were dimmed and the air was thick and hot with conversation. On stage KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole expertly......

Badly Drawn Boy The Troubadour December 16, 2010 Just got home from the craziest show I've ever seen in my life. As was reported earlier Badly Drawn Boy, otherwise known as Damon Gough, completely lost his mind on stage at the Troubadour. Performing in front of a packed house, the......

Stornoway The Head and the Heart December 13, 2010 Last night at the Troubadour was a complete and utter surprise. It was one of those wonderful evenings when everyone seems to know a secret that you don't. Arriving early at the venue, I was astonished to see a line forming......

View more photos in Timothy Norris' slideshow, "The Dandy Warhols, Blue Giant @ Club Nokia." On Friday night the Dandy Warhols took the stage at Club Nokia and couldn't believe their eyes. "Glad you could find your way into this crazy place," lead singer Courtney Taylor-Taylor said sounding genuinely relieved,......

View more photos in Timothy Norris' slideshow, "Passion Pit, Mister Heavenly, We Barbarians @ The Palladium." "I don't know what to do with this bra," Michael Angelakos announced with a grin holding up the garment in question. "Who throws a bra during the first song?" People who are ready to......

Friday night the Echoplex was packed full of Aloe Blacc fans all gussied up and ready to get their groove on. Despite the security guards repeated announcements that the place was completely sold out, a line of unlucky hopefuls waited outside the gates trying to talk their way in. What......

Last night the experimental duo The Books took the stage at the Music Box Theater in front of a warm and delightfully geeky audience. One can tell the caliber of a crowd by the quality of their heckling. Instead of the usual "I love yous!" this crowd offered up phrases......

Last night the line to get into the Echoplex stretched all the way down the driveway and around the block. Security guards had to shoo away alternate lines that started forming by those who were still hoping in vain for an extra ticket even though the place had sold out......