
We're mere hours away from starting the weekend, and with the season finale of football over, we'll actually have to go outside. Luckily, there are tons of great shows, and many fundraising for a good cause, over the next few days. Let's get to it. FRIDAY SOFT SPEAKER The Brit pop-inspired Chicago outfit come out swinging with plenty of lingering guitar licks, hazy psychedelic rhythms and even some [...]
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Tweet Sometimes a band has a song that's so irresistibly good that once it finishes the only thing you want to do is listen to it again. Recently, I was fortunate enough to encounter such a song, entitled "Caveman Game" .The musicians behind "Caveman Game" go by the names Chris Kerrigan, Dan Apodaca, Tim Jordan, and Kenny Tarantino. Together, they are WALK . WALK is a pop rock band from Los Angeles that has been around [...]
BUY TICKETS: They Might Be Giants at UCLA Royce Hall Yes we know we're late in posting this but it's more for archival purposes if you want to look back at what you did on Saturday Scenestar readers. We've been...

words & photos by BBG Integrity @ A389 Anniversary After Weekend Nachos played Sonar's smaller stage on Saturday , the party then moved to the larger stage, where Young and In The Way played their blackened-crust on a candle-lit stage. Black Metal aesthetics and a taut set made YAITW's performance one of my favorites of the day. Make sure and check out the band's new LP V: Eternal Depression [...]

words & photos by BBG Weekend Nachos A389 Records descended upon Sonar in Baltimore on January 21st with sixteen bands, hailing from from places like Belgium and Canada, and all over the US. The 9+ hour show was headlined by Eyehategod and included repeat A389 Anniversary offenders Integrity , Gehenna , and Seven Sisters of Sleep . It featured bands, that while rooted in hardcore, dipped their toes [...]
BUY TICKETS: Wu Tang Clan At Club Nokia It's a semi-rainy Saturday today Scenestar readers! Not enough though to keep you indoors so you don't have too much of an excuse to not check out our Show Of The Night....

words by BBG , photos by Jason House Youth of Today @ Acheron Formerly of New Haven, Connecticut, [ Revelation Records ] is now based in Huntington Beach, California. It was founded in 1987 by owner Jordan Cooper, along with Ray Cappo of Youth of Today, with the sole intent of producing the Warzone Lower East Side Crew 7". Within the year, they put out two more releases and a limited 4th pressing of Youth of Today's Can't Close My Eyes [...]
INFO: Best Coast At The Smell Welcome to the weekend Scenestar readers! Today our Show Of The Night celebrates 14 years of The Smell with a special, all-ages show with headliner Best Coast who is also joined by new drummer...
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Metallica: Official Without Metallica I would not be the person I am today. They helped me become the ram I was meant to be and influenced me as a musician greatly with heavy riffs, ridiculous solos, monstrous bass lines and odd timed beats. As a child in grade school they showed me a whole new world of music and inspired me to pick up the guitar, the bass, and the drums. With dynamics like no other band, Metallica inspired me to broaden my horizons and appreciate all sounds and styles of the world's music. They [...]
With a New Year comes another year of milestones to celebrate. This time it's The Smell celebrating 14 years with a pair of shows this weekend! Headlining this Friday, Jan. 6 will be No Age with Heller Keller, Palm Reader,...

Paloma, You're my favorite monkey in the tree. Love, me U2 - Wild Honey from All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PROMO VIDEO Tonight, LA's favorite underground record label Stones Throw celebrates their fifteen years of existence tonight in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles at Exchange LA . The label has brought you acts such as the late J Dilla , Dam-Funk , The Stepkids , Madlib , Mayer Hawthorne , and many others. Performers for tonight's celebration will be New York's own Homeboy Sandman , MED , the legend Steve Arrington , the rhyme inspector Percee P [...]
BUY TICKETS: Stones Throw 15 Year Anniversary at Exchange L.A. This is probably the biggest day of the week in shows leading up to the holiday weekend Scenestar readers. It was a tough choice but for our Show of the...
BUY TICKETS: Tori Amos at the Orpheum Theatre It's a wrap for the weekend Scenestar readers but you can still check out some great shows before Sunday is over. Today's Show of the Night is the last of two local...
BUY TICKETS: GV30 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Happy Birthday Goldenvoice! It's finally the weekend Scenestar readers and it's kicking off with our Show of the Night, GV30 which Goldenvoice founder Gary Tovar put together with many acts that...
Scenestar favorite, Mayer Hawthorne and the County, have a new music video out for their single, "Dreaming", in support of their newest album release, How Do You Do. Recently they opened for Empire of the Sun at Club Nokia along...
City Pages was born before Heath Ledger and Aaliyah and has outlived them both. We're older than Christina Aguilera, Jason Schwartzman, and Cory from Boy Meets World. This week marks the 30-year anni

If you've been in NYC for the past two months, chances are you had heard that Tiësto would be landing at Pacha Nov. 30 to be a part of its 6-year anniversary party series. One of the biggest DJs in the world, Tiësto's show at Pacha last Wednesday marked his first time every gracing the decks at the international megaclub. I had been looking forward to this show and he didn't disappoint. Felix Cartal came on prior to Tiësto, also making his Pacha debut, and it was awesome. Both DJs haven't been in [...]
Last chance Social Distortion fans! At least for this round of Los Angeles area shows, the local favorites have booked the last of their dates after selling out the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 16 and at the...