The beers were flavorful, and the indie-rock was tasty — all that was missing from the first Hollywood Brew Fest on Saturday at the Fonda Theatre was a good crowd. The event went flat under a sparse turnout, despite a formidable beer menu and a reasonable-for-an-event-of-its -kind ticket price of $45 (which got you unlimited tastings in nifty 5-ounce glasses all night). The music certainly wasn't lacking in hops. Great Northern [that's Rachel Stolte, pictured at top], Nico Stai and Castledoor turned in typically energetic sets, and Samuel Stewart and [...]
Craft beer meets locally crafted indie rock on Saturday at the first Hollywood Brew Fest — and it's a good day to forget you ever took that big swig of PBR. The Brew Fest, which runs from 3 to 11 p.m. at the Fonda Theatre and the adjacent Blue Palms Brewhouse, offers unlimited tastings from more than 35 craft brewers. The $45 ticket price (VIP entry is $60 and gets you all kinds of special treatment) also gets you a day of beers, burgers and bands, with a formidable lineup of local rockers topped by L.A. [...]
This Saturday night in Hollywood, we're presenting a beer festival at the gorgeous MUSIC BOX @ FONDA where for the $45 ticket price, you can drink unlimited tastings of over 35 breweries while watching bands on two stages and dancing to DJ's on the rooftop. You've been to some beer festivals, you know what I'm talking about, the kind where people have their hat backwards, in some field with white tents, and if they happen to have music playing, it isn't the kind you wanna hear. We're looking to flip that [...]
PICK OF THE WEEK AND TICKET GIVEAWAY Phish Festival 8 3-Day Event Oct 30, 31 & Nov 1 Empire Polo Field Indio Tickets & Info [ ENTER TO WIN 3-DAY PASSES ] HEADS UP Band of Skulls @ Troubadour Fri 12/11 Bebel Gilberto @ Henry Fonda Wed 12/9 Lady Gaga w/ Kid Cudi [...]
Exciting week of activities leads us to the beginning of a week-long (or is a long week?) parade of Halloween-related events around town so let's get to it...Tonight, listen up for Spirit Fangs on Demolisten. Castledoor, We Barbarians, and others at the Bootleg. Spindrift, Xu Xu Fang, and others at Viper. Jeremy Jay and others at The Smell. Jon Brion at g'net. White Arrows opens for Kurt Vile at
Kurt Vile Plays Spaceland on Friday Night Here's an abridged version of my live music options post. Pretty great weekend for shows. Friday 10/23/09 [Pick of the Night] Kurt Vile & the Violators / White Arrows / Under the Asbury @ Spaceland ($10) - Talented guy from Philly with a new album out on Matador. Jay Farrar & Ben Gibbard /John Roderick @ El Rey (Sold Out) - Performing the songs [...]
[My continuing adventures on the road will mean this post is a bit truncated today. Meanwhile, happy 50th birthday to Weird Al Yankovic ...] Tonight: Love the buzzy take on classic rock from Philadelphia's Kurt Vile [pictured], whose album "Childish Prodigy" (just out on Matador) make low-fi highly engaging. Out with his touring band, Kurt Vile & The Violators are headlining Spaceland. ... Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar, who collaborated on "One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur" hit the El [...]
The first ever HOLLYWOOD BREWFEST @ The Music Box @ Fonda is now on November 14th . Prepare yourselves for an entire day of music, food and most importantly, BEER. With over 35 breweries showing up we're going to put them everywhere, on the Fonda rooftop, in a beer garden outside, and on every level on the venue itself and in the Blue Palms Brewhouse. The line up has been confirmed and GREAT NORTHERN [...]
I've been to a lot of residency Mondays at Spaceland over the years, and tonight's lineup, front to back, rivals any I've seen. Residents Local Natives could probably pack the place themselves, but they have two other great SoCal bands on board — the Henry Clay People and Aushua . Not to mention: Fun. , who are not to be missed. Fun (they use a period after their name) is the new project of Nate Ruess of the Format (whom I really liked back in 2006 ), Anathallo's Andrew Dost and Steel Train's [...]
[Happy birthday, Juliana Hatfield, and thanks for songs.] July goes out with a bang this week, starting with some enticing shows tonight: Jarvis Cocker headlines the Wiltern behind his recent release "Further Complications," an album that, owing to the strength of its storytelling, keeps on giving. [Cocker is giving away a remix of "You're in My Eyes (Discosong)" here .] ... I also haven't been able to stay away from "Alone," the new album from New York-based Australian psych-rockers the Morning After Girls [...]
Malkmus was a bit disappointing on Saturday night. But on to this week.... Monday 7/27/09 [Pick of the Week] Radar Bros . / The Minor Canon / Dragging An Ox Through Water @ Bordello ($5) - Two of my favorite current bands. [Recommended] Jarvis Cocker / Little Joy @ The Wiltern ($5 if you're a Citicard member / $35 otherwise) The Mekons / The Pulsars / Bollweevil @ The Echo [...]
photography by benjamin hoste Castledoor performing on the last night of their Spaceland residency on June 29, 2009.
Not surprisingly, Michael Jackson covers have been coming fast and furious these past few days. Whatever you thought of the man, you can't deny the music. CoverLayDown's got a good round-up of what's already been done, so we're going to try something a little different. Michael passed on Thursday afternoon. By concert time that evening, artists were already beginning to bust out Jackson songs in tribute, a trend that only intensified over the weekend. So here are some of those live covers, recordings of tributes performed since Jackson's death. They're in turns [...]
A good, yet manageable week in music.... Monday 6/29/09 [Pick of the Night] John Vanderslice / The Tallest Man on Earth @ Troubadour ($14) – Two talented singer-songwriters. JV's got a new record out on the Dead Oceans label. [Recommended] Mika Miko / The Strange Boys / Cerebral Balzy / PROTECT ME @ The Smell ($5) – Austin's The Strange Boys have a new record out on the In the Red label. Castledoor [...]
Ani DiFranco @ Orpheum Theatre Ed Harcourt, The Langley Sisters, Nicole Simone @ Bordello Vienna Teng, Katie Herzig, Sally Jaye, Jesse Harris @ Hotel Cafe Castledoor, Fool's Gold @ Spaceland Bassnector, J-Boogie, Nosaj Thing @ Music Box Mia Maestro and Aaron Robinson, Fort King, Stepfather, Diako Diakov @ Silverlake Lounge Mika Miko, The Strange Boys, Roman Candles, PROTECTME @ The Smell [...]
Ed Harcourt , the Londoner who just released the gorgeous EP "Russian Roulette" [see last week's post ], plays an intimate show at downtown's Bordello. ... John Vanderslice [pictured], getting some of the best reviews of his already well-reviewed career for his new album "Romanian Names" [downloads below], visits the Troubadour, accompanied by Sweden's the Tallest Man on Earth . ... Cursive segues from Sunday's show at the El Rey to a gig tonight at the Glass House. ... June residencies wind up in celebratory fashion, with newly signed Fool's Gold supporting [...]
Phoenix Thursday 6/25: Deastro @ Spaceland Third Eye Blind @ Hollywood Palladium Daedelus, Peanut Butter Wolf @ Echoplex Maino @ Key Club The Comedians of Chelsea Lately @ Club Nokia Amanda Palmer @ Troubadour Wilco @ Wiltern The Bird and the Bee @ Descanso Gardens Gin Blossoms @ The Coach House [...]
Thursday : Papercuts , Port O'Brien , Still Flyin' @ The Independent Papercuts - "You Can Have What You Want" Friday : Sugar & Gold , Music for Animals , Castledoor @ Rickshaw Stop Sugar & Gold - "Slice Me Nice" Friday : Magic Bullets , Shannon and the Clams , Bridez @ Bottom of the Hill Magic Bullets - "The Book is Closed" [...]
Oh, look a Wednesday update thingy! Actually, sorry, there's really nothing to update other than maybe all that hoopla that Largo is finally selling booze. That's not the problem, though, parking is the problem. Other than that, Monday residencies went well. Castledoor is really make a case for residency of the year with this latest weekly they're doing down at Spaceland. And if anyone knows how
Rodriguez Appears at El Rey on Saturday Strong week for shows. Unfortunately a lot of them happen on Saturday (and I can't go to any shows on Saturday). Monday 6/22/09 [Pick of the Night] Dinosaur Jr . / Earthless @ Troubadour ($30) – Not sold out yet - the steep price must have scared some people away. [Recommended] Elvis Costello @ Amoeba Records (Free) – 8:00 PM show. I have a feeling this might get crowded… [Recommended] Wilco / [...]
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
Bobby B's Top 50 Albums Of The Decade (#25-21)
new music from vampire weekend – cousins + music video
