Grimes, Cults, Grouplove to headline free Make Music Pasadena
Apr 25The Make Music Pasadena festival on June 16 is scheduled to include Grimes, Cults and Grouplove. »
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Coachella 2012: One booth takes plastic (bottles) as currency
Apr 22TRASHed is the only merchandise booth on site that doesn’t take cash or credit cards. Instead, the only currency accepted here is bottles and cans. »
Tom Windish’s acts are all over Coachella
Apr 17Tom Windish and his Windish Agency have grown with Coachella. The agency represents 20 of the 143 acts at this year’s festival. »
Coachella 2012: The Hives demand your love
Apr 16Coachella 2012: The Hives led singer Pelle Almqvist takes the mainstage at Coachella Sunday night wearing a dapper tux and tails and a black top hat asking: ""Do you looovvveee me, people?" »
L.A. Unheard: Haim's family affair
Apr 09The band: Haim, a Los Angeles sister trio (and drummer Dash Hutton) that's turning heads in the fashion world. The sound: On the band's free, three-track "Forever" EP, the Haim sisters -- Este, Danielle and Alana -- offer husky, staccato... »
'Glee' takes on Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used to Know' [video]
Apr 03"Glee" takes on Gotye’s infectious guitar pop groove "Somebody That I Used to Know." »
L.A. Unheard: Body Parts' head-turning rock
Mar 29The band: Body Parts, an Echo Park solo project-turned-band. The sound: The band plays a wildly melodic brand of indie rock indebted to cerebral dance music makers such as Talking Heads and Dirty Projectors. Founder Ryder Bach’s voice is a... »
Nerves fray on reunion tour, Peter Case continues minus Paul Collins
Mar 22Peter Case has split with Paul Collins from the Nerves reunion tour they were on. Peter Case will continue on his own, focusing on songs from the Plimsouls, the band he formed after the Nerves disbanded. »
Tweets That Pop: SXSW festival goers
Mar 20Those who made the trek to Austin for the South by Southwest festival indulged in five days of nonstop music from more than 2,000 acts and likely attended one of the many (aggressively branded) parties. Big names (Jay-Z, Springsteen), breakouts and boo... »
Afie Jurvanen, a.k.a. Bahamas, leaves room to roam
Mar 20Afie Jurvanen, a.k.a. Bahamas, takes a spare, economical approach on ‘Barchords,’ his new album. He is playing the Satellite in Silver Lake. »
SXSW 2012: The artists, the stories that made an impression
Mar 19Times music writer Todd Martens files his final dispatch from Austin, Texas. The post looks at the debate surrounding the financial viability of sites such as Spotify, as well as recommended acts. Among the latter, Martens writes about Tanlines, the Al... »
SXSW 2012: Best Coast debuts new songs; Rustic offers Chinese punk
Mar 18On the final night of South by Southwest, Times pop music critic Randall Roberts checks out Best Coast, Mikal Cronin, Soft Metals and Rustic. »
SXSW 2012: Peaking Lights illuminates Urban Outfitters party
Mar 18Los Angeles-by-way-of-Wisconsin duo Peaking Lights sparked a deep melodic fire in the parking lot of Urban Outfitters in Austin, Texas. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts reports on the band's sound. »
SXSW 2012: Artists, you have 42 different ways to make money
Mar 17The music industry in 2012 was characterized as one of "micro-pennies" at the annual festival and conference that is South by Southwest. The phrase was used by Rich Begnloff, who heads indie label trade group the American Assn. of Independent Music. "A... »
SXSW: Ditching the hype to chase music of Colombia, Nigeria, South Africa
Mar 17There are many different South by Southwests, and on Friday night Times pop music critic Randall Roberts stayed removed from the hype to seen musicians from Colombia, Nigeria, and South Africa. »
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