GalleryDown The 5: The Body cry for help in LA
Portland duo the Body dropped into in Los Angeles to perform another wall-rattling drone-and-gasp performance at the Echo on Tuesday night. Since they released their second full-length LP, All [...]
GalleryDown The 5: Frog Eyes announce the end of an era
On July 3, 2018, Frog Eyes played their last show in Los Angeles on their goodbye tour to a modest crowd of fifty fans, including the aforementioned die-hards.
GalleryDown the 5: The best upcoming shows and events in LA (7/4 – 7/17)
Sunday, July 8
Stones Throw @ The Line Hotel
Stones Throw is back by the second-floor pool at the Line Hotel in Koreatown, LA every Sunday from 3-7PM. Free with RSVP [...]
GalleryDown The 5: Iceage strut, howl, and stagger in Los Angeles
Dropping into LA in support of their fourth album Beyondless, Denmark’s Iceage brought a swelling musical catalog, stage presence, and ego to The Regent in downtown Los Angeles on [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Perfume Genius @ The Independent
Perfume Genius (photo: Estefany Gonzalez)
“I woke up mad today,” Mike Hadreas, the artist also known as Perfume Genius, told the audience during his sold-out performance on Tuesday night at the [...]
GalleryReview: Algiers bring protest music to Starline Social Club
The greatest protest music finds its power not through words but by trafficking in emotions — often a burst of energy that mirrors the struggle transpiring everyday outside the [...]
GalleryReview: WAVVES’ “King of the Beach” returns to San Francisco
WAVVES (photo: Joshua Hernandez)
“I got enemies, a million enemies / but baby, I am feeling fine” ends the chorus to one of the marquee tracks on WAVVES’ latest release You’re [...]
GalleryConfronting real death with Mount Eerie at Starline Social Club
"This is intense. I keep wanting to apologize but you are all here. You must be getting something from it."
Phil Elverum of Mount Eerie did not have too much [...]
GalleryReview: At The Chapel, Xiu Xiu challenges and rewards
I think most people do not give Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu enough credit for his sense of humor. During Sunday night’s show at The Chapel, Stewart threw a [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Japandroids at the Fillmore
Japandroids (photo: Estefany Gonzalez)
A little over thirty minutes into their sold out show at The Fillmore, Vancouver-based rock duo Japandroids paused their energetic set to reminiscence with the audience.
“This song [...]
GalleryPremiere: Never Young and Gay Henry partner for “New Villain” video
We're excited to premiere up-and-coming local noise rock group Never Young's latest video for their song "New Villain" from their NY Singles EP. For the video, the band teamed [...]
GalleryThe Bay Abridged: Jan 20 – Feb 2
In this recurring feature known as The Bay Abridged, our staff writers will provide short, witty recaps on shows they attended around the Bay Area. A scene check, a [...]
