Live Review: Lykke Li with Friendly Fires at The El Rey Theatre

With fire in her belly, Lykke Li toured the bulk of her album with refined delivery and interpretation. Gone were the reverb-sauced vocals, and her backing trio of cute indie rock boys, tighter now than newly minted Velcro, provided choir-like vocals and an onslaught of pulsating, dance-insistent beats with minimal electronic manipulation. […]

Live Review: The Smashing Pumpkins At The Guitar Hero: World Tour Release Party At The Lot

Say what you will about indie-pop trumping the rock establishment, but you’re not likely to see that anytime soon on a Monday night at Spaceland. It remains to be seen if The Smashing Pumpkins v2.0 will achieve any of the relevance of their predecessor, but in the meantime, they’re making it safe for kids everywhere taking music lessons. […]

Live Review: Sara Bareilles w/ Raining Jane and Marc Broussard at the Wiltern

I had the opportunity to get my first taste of Sara Bareilles on a Tuesday night about a year and a half ago. I was going through a lot of shit at the time, and dragged kicking and screaming by a male friend to see this artist whose name I couldn’t even pronounce. After a […] […]

Live Review: Kenan Bell, Noah And The Whale At Spaceland

Did you hear the one about the English folk-pop group and the hip-hop artist that met in a bar? No punchline here. Just a great night of music at Spaceland Monday night. […]