PGYx : Sir, are you right or left handed? Mr. Literal (adorable old man w/history of schizophrenia) : Left handed. PGYx : Oh, so do you consider yourself to be a creative person? Mr. Literal : No! I'm not creative, not artistic. Not one bit! Why do you ask? PGYx: Well, I've met a lot of left-handed folks who "think outside the box." Mr. Literal: [ without missing a beat ] Well, I am schizophrenic! We both immediately burst into [...]
BUY TICKETS: Duran Duran at Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live Tuesday is stacked with tons of shows Scenestar readers! So many shows to choose from but we're going with a all time favorite, Duran Duran as our Show of the...
INFO: Hanni El Khatib at the Echo Welcome to the last week of September Scenestar readers! Today's pick for our Show of the Night is a FREE show going down at The Echo. Kissing Cousins has a residency and teaming...
BUY TICKETS: Bon Iver at the Shrine Auditorium Welcome to another week in Los Angeles Scenestar readers! There's a lot of shows to kick the week off but pick for our Show of the Night is the first of two...
BUY TICKETS: The Roots at House of Blues Sunset Strip Saturday is finally here Scenestar readers! Our pick for Show of the Night is a big artist who's a favorite of ours playing a pre-Emmy Awards jam session. The Roots...
BUY TICKETS: Foster The People at the Galaxy Theatre Welcome to another great week of music in L.A. Scenestar readers! Today for our Show of the Night, we're going with a benefit show by Foster The People at Santa Ana's...
BUY TICKETS: The Kills at the Wiltern Saturday is upon up Scenestar readers and there's some cool shows to choose from. Our Show of the Night goes to the return of The Kills playing live at the Wiltern in support...
BUY TICKETS: Dan Deacon w/ Future Islands at Pehrspace The holiday weekend is almost over Scenestar readers but there's still some cool music to hit up tonight. Our Show of the Night is going down at Pehrspace when Dan Deacon,...
BUY TICKETS: FYF Fest at Los Angeles State Historic Park The big day is finally here Scenestar readers! FYF Fest is going down today at Los Angeles State Historic Park with a lineup that includes The Descendents, Death From Above...
I made it through a long Hurricane Irene call shift with two nights of minimal sleep on a call-room bed that is more metal springs than fluffy mattress. On my arrival home, I was greeted by my elderly neighbor, whom I have met several times, sweeping her driveway. Mrs. Cataract: So, you gonna start back at college soon? PGYx: (in scrub pants & t-shirt) [ laughing ] I'm a doctor! Mrs. C: Oh! Where you work? In related news, [...]

After reviewing The Residents' Randy's Ghost Stories DVD and I Was a Lonely Teenager CD, I wanted to go back to where the music from the band's Talking Light project first surfaced. In 2009, The Residents released a "futurist compilation" entitled Ten Little Piggies which consisted of fourteen tracks from ten projects that may or may not be released in the future. "The Unseen Sister" and "Talking Light" (both from the Talking Light tour) first surfaced on this compilation. With The Residents' music shifting in focus in recent years [...]
BUY TICKETS: Tycho w/ Shigeto at EchoPlex Tuesday is now upon us Scenestar readers! For our Show of the Night, we're going with Scenestar favorite and Ghostly International artist, Tycho. Teaming up with Shigeto, they will be performing at EchoPlex...

The Residents have been so prolific these days that it is hard to refer to any disc as "their latest"…so, the band's latest "factory pressed / commercially available" CD, Lonely Teenager , is the latest in the series of discs that have been released around the current Talking Light project. A limited edition version of Lonely Teenager was sold on the Talking Light tour and the disc was commercially released in June on MVD Audio. This disc breaks from the industry norm of a release followed by a tour as it was released after [...]
RSVP: Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Bardot August is winding down Scenestar readers. There's some good choices today, but our choice for our Show of the Night is the return of Scenestar favorite, Unknown Mortal Orchestra. You can see Unknown Mortal...
Yes, you guessed it. Another post-Sunset Junction cancellation show. We last saw Tapes 'n Tapes at the Troubadour in support of their latest release, Outside. Now that their set on the streets of Silverlake is no longer, you can catch...
BUY TICKETS: Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks at Amoeba Music Another day, another list of shows to check out in L.A. Scenestar readers. Tonight, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks play a FREE show at Amoeba Music in Hollywood at 6...
BUY TICKETS: Katy B w/ Rickie Lee Jones at Bardot Welcome back to the work week Scenestar readers! Tonight, Katy B and Rickie Lee Jones team up with Hazel for a great bill at tonight's It's A School Night! at...
BUY TICKETS: K.D. Lang and the Siss Boom Bang w/ The Secret Sisters at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre Another day, another list of shows to choose from Scenestar readers. Our Show of the Night is the return of Scenestar...
BUY TICKETS: Little Dragon at the Roxy It's the beginning of another work week Scenestar readers but there's some pretty big shows to help kick off on Monday. Our Show of the Night is the return of Scenestar favorite, Little...
BUY TICKETS: The Decemberists at the Greek Theatre It;s finally the weekend Scenestar readers! Lots of options out there but we're choosing as our Show of the Night the return of The Decemberists to Los Angeles tonight at the Greek...