Maybe members of Generation Y did learn something in the wake of their parents' legendary psychedelic rock joyride of the '70s after all. Read more...
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October 7, 11:22 pm
Part Time Punks Festival prompts post-punk music revival
While few would recognize the band name The Raincoats, just about everyone knows the name of grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain. Read more...
Photo: DJ Michael Stock is the leader of the weekly Part Time Punks club, which attracts many up-and-coming bands in the alternative-rock music scene at The Echo.
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October 5, 11:28 pm
Soundbite: “Music for Men” Gossip
Admittedly, I'm no expert on feminism. I've never taken a women's studies class, I've never seen the Vagina Monologues and, perhaps most damningly, I'm actually a man "“ or a boy, depending on whether or not your definition of adulthood includes doing your own laundry. Read more...
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October 5, 9:00 pm
Find a world in the music of The Dear Hunter
Bringing with them the fictional world of their latest album, "Act III: Life and Death," The Dear Hunter will perform at the Knitting Factory this Friday. Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of DAN GILLAN The Dear Hunter will be playing rock-based tracks intermingled with piano interludes on Oct. 9 at the Kniting Factory. Thursday and Fall of Troy are also scheduled to perform.
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October 5, 2:00 pm
Concert Review: Miike Snow
The walls of The Echo pounded to the bass of Andrew Wyatt's synthesizer. Read more...
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September 30, 10:47 pm
Jazz icon Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to play at Royce Hall
The Royce Hall stage has seen some of the biggest names in theater, dance and music. UCLA continues to exercise its pull as a cultural and academic center as UCLA Live welcomes the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Read more...
Photo: The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs live on stage. The 15-member ensemble tours nationwide, playing an eclectic mix of classic jazz standards with fun children’s songs such as “Itsy Bitsy Spider.”
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September 29, 11:21 pm
Bringing hair and flair to L.A.’s music scene
From the looks of Ben Esser, who hails from Essex County, a quaint part of the United Kingdom, southeast England must be another planet. It may be pretty standard for the area, but Esser is definitely not your standard pop star. Read more...
Photo: BIZ 3 PUBLICITY Ben Esser, of Essex County in the United Kingdom, is the lead singer of the band Esser, which is currently on its first full U.S. tour. Esser will play today at El Rey Theatre, located in west Los Angeles.