If it's summer in L.A., it's time to start thinking music al fresco . KCRW today announced the beginnings of its KCRW Summer Nights series , which spans multiple outdoor venues and kicks off June 8 at One Colorado with the sultry disco of Hot As Sun [pictured]. Mr. Little Jeans will continue the series in Old Pasadena on June 22. Many of the KCRW lineups have not yet been announced, but if you're into saving dates, check out the list after the jump: [...]
The calendar for free summertime concert series is rapidly filling, but there is one longtime favorite that will be conspicuously absent this year: the Also I Like to Rock shows at the Hammer Museum . Also I Like to Rock had a seven-year run of bringing live music to the Hammer courtyard every Thursday in July. This year, with the Hammer's ambitious exhibition "Made in L.A. 20123 [ preview ] dominating the institution's landscape, the museum will host DJs from KCRW-FM as vibe-setters for seven consecutive Thursday evenings beginning June 28, when KCRW music director [...]
The Henry Clay People and Lady Danville put exclamation points on the 2011 edition of Also I Like to Rock at the Hammer Museum, the Henry Clays with their piquant, prickly indie-rock and Lady Danville with their poignant harmonies. The finale on Thursday of the seventh annual series, curated by Buzz Bands LA, also featured DJ Chris Douridas of radio sponsor KCRW. Thanks to the bands, fans and the museum for making Also I Like to Rock memorable. ||| Photos by Laurie Scavo ||| [...]
Top of the Thursday to you: ► The 2011 edition of Also I Like to Rock at the Hammer Museum closes with a bang tonight, with sets from the Henry Clay People and Lady Danville . The Henry Clays are working on material for their next album after this spring's very strong "This Is a Desert" EP. Lady Danville, the harmony-rich, UCLA-bred pop trio, just toured with Jack's Mannequin and are plotting the release of their debut album, probably early next year. The free show in the museum’s courtyard kicks off [...]
Grouplove , razor-sharp from a summer of touring and festival dates, and Milo Greene , exultant from the news that day of their getting a record deal, delivered buoyant performances Thursday night at this month's third installment of the Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum. The biggest crowd of the 2011 series so far witnessed Grouplove storm through the ecstatic pop on the quintet's forthcoming debut album "Never Trust a Happy Song" (due Sept. 13 on Canvasback/Atlantic). That set was preceded by the harmony-rich songs of Milo Greene, the fivesome who learned earlier [...]
[No tantrums today — it's Fitz's birthday. Cheers to Michael Fitzpatrick on the eve of his band's big homecoming show at the Music Box:] Tonight's flurry of activity: ► This week's installment of the free Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum will sizzle with a little joie de pop — headlining are Grouplove , the L.A. quintet whose debut album "Never Trust a Happy Song" arrives Sept. 13 via Canvasback/Atlantic. The fivesome has [...]
The Soft Pack and Hanni El Khatib accentuated the rock in the Also I Like to Rock series on Thursday night, delivering scorched-earth performances to a big crowd in the Hammer Museum courtyard. The Soft Pack previewed a handful of new songs the L.A. quartet has in the works for a new album, and Hanni El Khatib and drummer Nicky Fleming-Yaryan made as much as a two-piece possibly could, previewing material off his forthcoming album "Will the Guns Come Out." ||| Photo galleries by [...]
Three fantastic free shows, and other fabulous ones: ► The first week of this year's Also I Like to Rock at the Hammer Museum was a smash hit — and tonight's second installment of the four-week series promises to be every bit as rockin'. The Soft Pack (pictured), who are working on a follow-up to their 2010 Kemado Records debut, headline. Opening is Hanni El Khatib , who will be performing material off his forthcoming debut "Will the Guns Come Out." The free show in the museum’s courtyard kicks [...]
Graffit6 Nothing beats the heat like listening to live bands outside for free! The opening night of Also I Like To Rock in the courtyard of the Hammer Museum brought out one of LA's finest Eastern Conference Champions who had the crowd in the palm of their hand. U.K. folk rockers Graffit6, who are playing a handful of U.S. dates. Word on the street is that when they come back, there will be quite a few more. Photos from July 7, 2011 by Debi Del Grande. [...]
Graffiti6 and Eastern Conference Champions kicked off the seventh annual Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum on Thursday night in raucous fashion. Playing to a capacity crowd in the museum's courtyard, ECC unleashed 45 minutes of melodic, fuzz-drenched indie rock to start the night before the U.K.'s Graffiti6, with singer Jamie Scott leading the way, delivered an hour of swoon-worthy folk rock. KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox kept the crowd hopping before and between sets. ||| Photo galleries by Laurie Scavo [...]
Tonight's fare (hope to see you in Westwood): ► The seventh annual Also I Like to Rock series kicks off at the Hammer Museum, featuring up-and-coming U.K. electro-folk sensations Graffiti6 (that's their video for "Stone in My Heart," above) and L.A. indie-rock trio Eastern Conference Champions . The free show in the museum's courtyard kicks off at 7 p.m. with a DJ set from KCRW's Dan Wilcox. The Hammer's galleries will be open until 9 p.m., and parking is $3 in the deck beneath the museum. The series is [...]
If it's July, it must be time for the Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum . The free shows, with two bands performing per night (along with KCRW-FM DJs), go off every Thursday of the month, starting July 7 with Graffiti6 and Eastern Conference Champions. We figured you'd like to hear what's in store, so this edition of the Buzzsicle mixtapes offers up two songs apiece by each of the eight bands performing. See the series announcement here . ||| Download: "Buzzsicle 14 - Also I Like to [...]
Weekly Roundup of Los Angeles foodie and fashion events + where to catch a glimpse of your favorite celebs! LA Pride 2011 is taking over West Hollywood this weekend. The event, supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities includes a festival, parade, and pride run. They also have pretty fabulous entertainment lined up: Estelle, Kaya Jones, Cece Peniston, Maya and tons more. Buy tickets and get more information here . [...]
The Hammer Museum will be bringing back the I Also Like To Rock summer music series, and the line up will feature some of the best local bands Los Angeles has to offer (and one British band). Check out the line ups for the four shows that are currently scheduled below. Thursday, July 7th - Graffiti6 and Eastern Conference Champions Thursday, July 14th - The Soft Pack and Hanni El Khatib Thursday, July 21st - Grouplove and Milo Greene [...]
Appearances by rising U.K. sensations Graffiti6 and southern California standouts the Soft Pack , Grouplove and the Henry Clay People highlight this year's seventh installment of the Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum . The free shows in the museum's courtyard — held at 7 p.m. every Thursday in July — also feature Eastern Conference Champions , Hanni El Khatib , Milo Greene and Lady Danville . The series is co-presented by KCRW , and DJs from the station will [...]
There’s nothing very black-metal or goth about Dark Dark Dark , a chamber-folk band from Minneapolis. Using clarinet, strings, accordion and banjo the band ventures into spooky territory from time to time, but it’s the stuff of dreams more than death, and love more than monsters. Songwriters Nona Marie Invie (piano) and Marshall Lacount (banjo) create long and haunted hallways, dusty soundscapes with a chorus of ghosts chanting behind Invie’s yearning vocals. The band is touring this fall to support the release of their second album "Wild Go" (out Oct. 5 on Supply & Demand) but will be in [...]
Check out my photos of Admiral Radley at the Hammer Museum over at Stereogum .
The sixth annual Also I Like to Rock series kicked off Thursday night at the Hammer Museum with lightning-charged set's by L.A. rockers Saint Motel and Kitten . A big crowd turned out early to catch the almost-feral performance by Kitten's 15-year-old singer Chloe Chaidez, and the courtyard was full of bouncing fans for the danceable rock — and eye-popping visuals — of frontman AJ Jackson and Saint Motel. Week 2 of the series, presented by the Hammer, KCRW and Buzz Bands LA, goes off at 7 p.m. next Thursday with indie-rockers [...]
Also I Like to Rock , the free, all-ages music series happening the next four Thursdays at the Hammer Museum in Westwood, kicks off tomorrow with performances from deliriously cinematic L.A. quartet Saint Motel and edgy young rockers Kitten and a set from KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox. Now the Hammer and KCRW are offering you a chance to jump the line. For $25, fans can purchase a Rock the Summer Pass, which gets you access to the VIP lounge, express entry all four nights of the series and members benefits [...]
In late August & September of 2009, artSpa completed an energy assessment of the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, produced in partnership with Machine Project, to help kick off a year-long engagement between the two institutions. The assessment employed several artist-intuitives, -psychics, -ghosthunters, and -psychonauts in order to energetically map the Hammer, and to provide suggestions for improving its energetic interface [...]
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