
[Ben Harper turns 40 today. He'll be one of the folks doing the big "Hullabaloo" fundraiser for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music at Union Station on Halloween night, by the way ...] Should be a nice night to bring a sweater a settle in for some music under the stars — Regina Spektor , who's been touring behind her acclaimed album "Far," working on music for a Broadway-bound musical "Beauty" and making "The Calculation" on "Saturday Night Live," visits the Greek Theatre. Jupiter One [...]

Western states, particularly those in the Pacific Northwest, are often neglected by touring bands, but Idaho-based Finn Riggins is performing enough dates in their home region this fall to more than make up for it. The group's album Vs. Wilderness is due out October 13th on Tender Loving Emprire and they'll be closing out their two-month tour in support of it with a string of dates in support of fellow Idahoans Built to Spill. Listen " Wake (Keep This Town Alive " (New Song Daily) [...]
Andrew Bird, Ra Ra Riot, Heartless Bastards @ The Greek Theatre Sara Lov, Two Sheds, Big Organ Trio @ The Mint The Ringers, The Yelling @ The Viper Room Mix Master Mike, Nola Darling @ Viper Room (After Hours) The Sound of Philadelphia with The O'Jays, The Stylistics, The Delfonics & More @ Gibson Amphitheatre Ivy Queen @ Conga Room The Pharcyde @ The Grove of Anaheim Pete Yorn @ House of Blues (Anaheim) The Idyllists, Aidan Hawken, Hool, Damion Suomi, The Steelwells, Beth Jean @ Hotel Cafe People with Leerone, [...]

Los Angeles was my home from 2000 to 2005. Like it or not, it will be my home tonight. James brown has decided that we should not go to our show in San Diego but rather hang out in the parking lot of "Super European Automotive" here in Nniversal City. We need a carburetor rebuild which will be done by 5 pm tomorrow just before the Long Beach show tomorrow evening. We knew something was wrong when we were topping out at 25 mph last night after the Silverlake Lounge show...Jesse from Worlds Greatest Ghosts confirmed that [...]