Outside the Forum on Tuesday night were huge banners proclaiming Kanye West’s latest accomplishment: five sold-out nights at the venue. It’s an impressive run that puts him in the company of Adele and U2 for recent L.A. arena stands of a similar length......
"When I'm filling out my customs form every time I come back into the country, and it asks what my occupation is, I always write 'harpist.'" Joanna Newsom laughs as she reveals this bit about how she identifies herself. Early in her career, that was often the first thing people......
Sometimes fate is your enemy. Los Angeles musician Alex Casnoff, the founder, singer and chief songwriter behind the band Harriet, is scheduled to give me a tennis lesson at the Elysian Park Courts near Dodger Stadium, but El Niño is not making it easy. And when the rain breaks on......
Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz The Wiltern Theatre December 19, 2015 According to Miley Cyrus, the tour with Her Dead Petz, which concluded at the Wiltern Theatre on Saturday night, is the most herself that she has ever been onstage. For witnesses of 2013’s Bangerz arena tour, where the......
It’s a Monday afternoon and Taylor Swift has just stood up for the little guys, penning a letter to Apple that resulted in the tech giant changing its tune and deciding to pay all artists during the initial three-month free run of its new streaming music service. But for the four......
As has become a tradition along with every Coachella, a formidable docket of "Localchella" shows presents itself starting this week. And this year in particular, the concerts are so numerous that a guide is in order, so you can decide which ones are most deserving of your time and ticket dollars. Below you......
"Because your candle burns too bright,” Jessica Lea Mayfield sings on her latest release, with her collaborator Seth Avett joining in to finish the line, “well, I almost forgot it was twilight.” The words aren’t her own, but beloved singer/songwriter Elliott Smith’s, from his posthumous 2004 song “Twilight.” Out of......
Dan Deacon Center for the Arts Eagle Rock February 27, 2015 There were a handful of people more memorable than Dan Deacon at his Friday night concert at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock. A man paced wildly in the back of the room, listening to his headphones......
Bjork recently made a strong case for women musicians who produce their own work but lose credit to men when presented in the media. Her comments might have been obvious to some, but for others, it was a lightbulb moment. Once the circuits click, you can’t help but seeing examples......
Foxygen and Tobias Jesso Jr. The Roxy January 2, 2015 For about 10 minutes of its set on any given night, Foxygen is the best band on earth. This is the often the first 10 minutes, for opening tracks “How Can You Really” and “On Blue Mountain,” when the now......
