Live Review: Shudder To Think at the El Rey Theatre

Listening to Shudder To Think is a lot like doing trigonometry – you know it all makes sense somehow, but damned if you can figure it out. Full of obtuse angles but wrought with plenty of accessible melodic avenues, their music is one of the more love-it-or-hate-it propositions to have ever wound up on a major label. […]

Live Review: Leona Naess at The Wiltern

Poor Leona Naess. Despite having paid her dues and then some, the spotlight has repeatedly failed to find her. […]

Live Review: The Kooks With The Whigs at The Palladium

October 28, 2008 Where were you the night of October 28th? Chances are, if you’re female and between the ages of 16 and 27 — and even remotely into music — you were at The Kooks show at the Palladium. Though not a household name by any means, U.K.’s mega-stars The Kooks have been no secret to the […] […]

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. […]