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    April 27, 2012

    Nero on EDM Naysayers, Clubbing and the Possibility of Another Track With Skrillex

    Nero members Dan Stephens and Joe Ray have been making music together since 2004. They recently premiered their "Second Reality" live show with singer Alana Watson in the United States at Club Nokia in L.A. in between gigs at Coachella Valley Music Festival. Alana is on all of their single ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Azealia Banks to Perform at Coachella?

    ​The official Facebook account for the much anticipated fest doesn't update too often, but when it does, one should pay attention.A little over a half-hour ago, a YouTube video for Azealia Banks' oral sex anthem "212" was posted--along with zero comments, sure, but still an ominous clue indeed.

  • Music

    September 24, 2009

    The Horrors Embrace Familiar Territory With Their Sophomore Album

    ​The official Facebook account for the much anticipated fest doesn't update too often, but when it does, one should pay attention.A little over a half-hour ago, a YouTube video for Azealia Banks' oral sex anthem "212" was posted--along with zero comments, sure, but still an ominous clue indeed.

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Last Night: Friendly Fires at The Glass House

    ​Last Night: Friendly Fires at The Glass House with The Phenomenal Handclap Band.Better Than: An aerobics lesson with Richard Simmons.Download: "Jump in the Pool" (Thin White Duke Remix) by Friendly Fires.   Nearing the end of an hour-long set drenched in sweat, synths and hip-tastic dance mo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2009

    Friendly Fires

    The Glass House

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    UPDATED! Incoming: Friendly Fires, KMFDM at the Glass House, Ween at the Fox

    We told you earlier in the week about the Horrors coming to the Glass House, but, that's not all you've got to look forward to with the Pomona venue. It's the concert hall that keeps giving!

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2009

    Los Campesinos! Coming to the Glass House, Detroit Bar

    For real this time.Back in April, Welsh family band Los Campesinos!, the dudes behind 2008's excellent We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, were scheduled to play Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa the day before their Friday Coachella gig. Mysteriously, the show was canceled--neither by the venue nor the band-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2009

    Matt Costa to Play Free Show at Cal State Fullerton Wednesday

    All of a sudden, Cal State Fullerton is some type of hotspot for shows. Just a week ago today they played host to Britian's Friendly Fires, and tomorrow at noon Huntington Beach's favorite son Matt Costa will play CSUF's Becker Amphitheatre. Free, natch.Call it a warm-up of sorts for Costa's show at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2009

    Live(ish) from Coachella: Killers? Headliners? Sure!

    It's late, and I should probably sleep (or something resembling it) at this point (big day tomorrow: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, My Bloody Valentine, Public Enemy, Friendly Fires, the Cure, PB&J, Lykke Li, Okkervil River etc. etc.!) but I thought I'd share the setlist (and some totally astute observations) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2009

    (About to Be) Live from Coachella: The H is O

    Get ready for the longest, hottest day yet! Forecast is for 100 degrees! The Cure will probably play for like three hours! What a time to be alive. If you can manage to stay alive, at least. Never a guarantee. Huge, huge day for shows: Cure, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, My Bloody Valentine, Public Enemy, Paul W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2009

    Live from Coachella: The Knux Knuckle Up

    Yes, the subject of this blog is a play on 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up. I've been in the sun a lot and not sleeping very much. That's how it works.The Knux--from LA by the way of New Orleans--are opening things up on the main stage right now. Pretty swell, and some high-energy hip-hop is what we all probabl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2009

    Live from Coachella: The Body Says No (plus, Okkervil River, Sebastien Tellier, Lupe Fiasco!)

    Hey, did you know it's hot here today? 98 degrees at last word. But it "feels" like, I dunno, a billion? Yep. Pretty awesome. Trying to summon my (in?)famous reserves of ENDLESS ENERGY, but not necessarily succeeding. The Cure are probably going to play like three hours today. That's pretty cool. Is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Outgoing: Los Campesinos! Also Scrap Detroit Bar Show

    Could this band look any cuter? No? Well, sorry to be the one to tell you, but you won't be able to see these dudes--Welsh indie popsters Los Campesinos!--at Detroit Bar tomorrow night as previously been scheduled. Their MySpace says the show has been "sadly canceled," and in its place at Detroit wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    No Sleep till Indio: Huge Week of Shows Leading up to Coachella

    Even if you're not making it out to Coachella this weekend, there's plenty of runoff 'round these parts to keep you satisfied, with a plethora of artists playing the festival hitting us up on the way to Indio.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Outgoing: Friendly Fires Rechedule Detroit Bar Show to November

    Whoops. The Friendly Fires show tomorrow at Detroit Bar, which I blogged about earlier today and we told you about in the most recent issue of the Weekly? No longer happening, per word from Jon Reiser, the venue's co-owner. All is not lost: Friendly Fires are still playing Coachella on Sunday, and R ... More >>

  • Music

    April 9, 2009

    Friendly Fires Spark a Disco Inferno

    Whoops. The Friendly Fires show tomorrow at Detroit Bar, which I blogged about earlier today and we told you about in the most recent issue of the Weekly? No longer happening, per word from Jon Reiser, the venue's co-owner. All is not lost: Friendly Fires are still playing Coachella on Sunday, and R ... More >>

  • Music

    April 9, 2009

    [Coachella 2009] Everything New Is Old Again--and Vice Versa

    Whoops. The Friendly Fires show tomorrow at Detroit Bar, which I blogged about earlier today and we told you about in the most recent issue of the Weekly? No longer happening, per word from Jon Reiser, the venue's co-owner. All is not lost: Friendly Fires are still playing Coachella on Sunday, and R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Daily Coachella Update: Still No Lineup, but There is a Fake One

    It's getting to the point where the idea of the Coachella lineup is actually more appealing than whatever the eventual Coachella lineup will be, even if the actual lineup is really impressive. It's like Spock said, "having is not such a pleasing thing as wanting."So yeah, still no official Coachella ... More >>

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