Subject: Arcade Fire

• Three Hot Nights

  I could never understand why the biggest Southern California music festival is in the middle of the desert. To me, enduring triple-digit temperatures to catch the Pixies reunion just seemed like pure sadism on behalf of Goldenvoice. Nevertheless, Coachella always draws a crowd. And this year, the festival has grown to epic proportions. Amidst the perpetual rumors of a Smiths reunion and the last-minute news of a possible Police show, Coachella's 2007 lineup was announced today. There's a ton of

  January 22, 2007

• The Worst Things in Music This Year

  Freelancer Ben Westhoff (you may recognize the name from "The Efron Scandal") posted this provocative list on our sister paper Pitch Weekly's blog. We reprint it here because this is a time of giving (said the atheist). By BEN WESTHOFF 1. Worst Album: Arcade Fire, Neon Bible This cerebral garbage entertained about 100 people, none of whom didn’t either live in Canada or work as a music critic. Speaking of critics, it’s hard to agree with Sasha Frere-Jones about anything, but he was right

  December 21, 2007

• The Police, Daft Punk, and DethKlok Among The Top National Concerts of '07

  Village Voice Media presents the Top Concerts of 2007 featuring: Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Interpol, Mavado, Rage Against the Machine, Queens of the Stone Age, Jah Cure, Arcade Fire, the Good, the Bad and the Queen, and other not as famous bands! (Compiled from national Village Voice Media staff by Web Music Editor David Downs) Click the photo (or this!) for some slides.

  January 2, 2008

• Get a Little Weird

  This week in nightlife and more
  Sept. 15 - Sept. 22

  September 15, 2005

• The Airborne Toxic Event, The Devil Wears Prada Coming to the Glass House

  Two bands with among the worst names in recent history are coming to the Glass House in 2009, with tickets on sale soon.

  December 10, 2008

• Celebrity Fave-Raves Edition

  The year in music

  December 27, 2007

• Coachella Lineup Still Not Announced!

  This morning's "Kevin & Bean" show came and went on KROQ with no Coachella lineup announcement, despite what we were all hoping to hear. This is getting regoshdarndiculous. The latest intel says it'll be announced on KROQ tomorrow morning; well, we'll see.In the meantime, here's the Arcade Fire doing "Intervention" from Coachella 2007.

  January 27, 2009

• Clues (ex-Arcade Fire and Unicorns)

  June 4, 2009

• [CD Review] Various artists, 'Dark Was the Night' (4AD)

  February 19, 2009

• Incoming: Plain White T's, Autolux Headed to Glass House

  Hey there, readers. The Plain White T's, of the inescapable 2007 hit "Hey There, Delilah" are coming to the Glass House on March 31; tickets are $15 and go on sale at noon on Monday (2/23). Autolux are also coming to the Glass House, on April 5--which, given their previously announced Detroit Bar on April 2, means that they're running the very rare Detroit Bar/Glass House gauntlet. How exciting! Tickets for that are $14, and on sale today at noon.

  February 19, 2009

• Last Night: Ra Ra Riot, Cut Off Your Hands at Detroit

  PR photoNick offers a hand to cut off.Last Night: Ra Ra Riot, Cut Off Your Hands at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Check out pictures from Andrew Youssef here.Better Than: Listening to either of these bands' recorded output.Download: "It Doesn't Matter" by Cut Off Your Hands and "Can You Tell" by Ra Ra Riot.Props to Doug Wallen for unearthing two central truths about Cut Off Your Hands in the latest Weekly. Number one: There's a punk spirit to the New Zealand quartet's decide

  March 3, 2009

• Dustry Rhodes and the River Band

  February 26, 2009

• Dear and the Headlights Aim to Keep Moving

  February 19, 2009

• [CD Review] Bodies of Water, 'A Certain Feeling' (Secretly Canadian)

  August 14, 2008

• High Beams

  July 3, 2008

• Plants and Animals Make Orchestral Rock Fun

  June 26, 2008

• [CD Review] El Perro Del Mar, 'From the Valley to the Stars' (TCG)

  May 15, 2008

• The Walkmen’s Costa Mesa Invasion

  February 21, 2008

• What Would Jesus Play?

  Dusty Rhodes and the River Band Raise Classic Rock to a Higher Power

  November 1, 2007

• CD Review

  Beirut, The Flying Club Cup (Ba Da Bing)
  

  October 4, 2007

• Computer Camp and Disco Balls

  Norway’s Datarock Create Dance Anthems for Geeks and Freaks

  October 4, 2007

• DESERT STORM

  May 5, 2005

• Hits!

  The Noize Music

  July 26, 2007

• Northern Light Junkyard Music

  Under Byen orchestrate a Danish treat

  June 28, 2007

• Royalty Pains and Net Prophets

  As online radio faces possible financial doom, Pandora thinks outside the box

  June 21, 2007

• Rage Against Irrelevancy

  Does RATMs left hook still have punch?

  April 26, 2007

• Hits!

  GREENE RECORDS

  April 5, 2007

• Hits!

  Bionic Records

  March 29, 2007

• Disinfect This!

  You'll want to shower after seeing Dirty on Purpose

  March 15, 2007

• Hits!

  Music Revolution

  March 15, 2007

• Locals Only

  The Colour, Between Earth & Sky, available Feb. 6 on Rethink Records<

  January 4, 2007

• Our Musical Neighbors to the North

  May 18, 2006

• Two Days in the Valley

  April 27, 2006

• Live Review

  December 15, 2005

• Faux-Hawk Nation!

  June 16, 2005

• Stinkstock!

  April 28, 2005

• Howe to Find Trousers That Fit

  April 21, 2005

• Hong Kong Six

  January 13, 2005

• Aloud and Alive In 2005

  January 6, 2005

• Richard Edwards of Margot and the Nuclear So and So's Curbs His Enthusiasm

  May 14, 2009

• To Do This Weekend 6/5 - 6/7

  Paula Poundstone, Friday, 6 p.m.You probably recognize her name from NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me line up--or from watching early '90s stand up comedy videos (she's the one wearing the vests all the time), either way come and see this funny lady/stand-up comic/mother/writer perform at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano. Oh, and she'll probably talk about her cats, because they are hilarious! Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano,San Juan Capistrano, CA;949-496-8930Clues (ex-Arcade Fire and

  June 5, 2009

• [Locals Only] The Colourist Are Already Local Favourites

  July 30, 2009

• Guest Blogger: Sameer Gadhia of the Jakes on Third Night of eVocal Residency

  Keith MayAll month-long, Newport Beach's the Jakes are playing Tuesdays at eVocal in Costa Mesa. And each week, Jakes lead singer Sameer Gadhia is giving us his thoughts on the nights. This is the third installment. (The penultimate edition, if you will. Yay vocab!) --AlbertBY SAMEER GADHIAHello, and welcome to the third segment of my May blog. For the past three weeks, I have covered The Jakes KROQ Locals Only Residency at eVocal with alarming wit and alacrity, and be it the blog itself or the

  May 22, 2009

• The Colourist; As Tall As Lions

  August 27, 2009

• Fun

  August 27, 2009