Music Festivals

Fly Guy Eric Prydz

The Swedish DJ conquered his aerophobia to get to America and never looked back

Monterey Jazz Festival

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Four Reasons Lollapalooza Needs EDM

By: Ian TraasSee Also:*[Slideshow] Lollapalooza 2012: The People*Justice at Lollapalooza, 8/5/12*Ten things your Lollapalooza outfit says about youWith every year that passes, it feels like electronic dance music gains a bigger foothold in the summer festival circuit, and the climb in popularity was ... More >>

25 gorgeous GIFs From Lollapalooza 2012

 BY REED FISCHER See Also*Ten Things Your Lollapalooza Outfit Says About You*Top Five Memorable Bands From This Year's Lollapalooza*Lollapalooza Suspended, Resumed After Dangerous Weather ConditionsReady for some GIFs? To quote Ozzy Osbourne, "I can't fucking hear you!" I said, ARE YOU READY FO ... More >>

Lollapalooza Suspended, Resumed After Dangerous Weather Conditions

BY ERIK THOMPSON The 2012 installment of Lollapalooza has thus far brought the requisite extremes, in terms of performances and potent weather. A two-hour delay cut through the middle of Saturday's entertainment at Chicago's Grant Park, and a good many people were wishing they had just the record h ... More >>

Is Live Streaming at Lollapalooza and Other Festivals a Good Thing?

For those of you who aren't able to make the three-and-a-half hour flight to Lollapalooza in Chicago next week, there's some good news: the show will be streamed live online. Just like Coachella, Lollapalooza is making the event available to those who can't attend, which is cool that you can see thi ... More >>

Coachella Jumps On Board the Floating Festival Trend, But is This New Cruise a Sinker?

See Also: Coachella By the Numbers: A guide to the festival's past and present Coachella: Top Five Acts at the Sahara Tent Yesterday the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival promoters announced they will be setting sail on a new festival titled the S. S. Coachella as early as this December 1 ... More >>

James' Tim Booth On Why Coachella Kicks (The Old) Lollapalooza's Ass

See also: *Our complete Coachella coverage*Coachella: Let's Talk About Weed*Coachella: The Best of Friday, April 20, 2012Over the past 30 years, alternative Britpop rockers James have been one of the most underrated bands to come from Manchester. Having toured across the globe and played some of th ... More >>

DJs We Can't Wait to See at Coachella

Morgan Page April 13, 2012While in Miami for Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival I got to catch up with Grammy nominated producer/DJ Morgan Page. Page was nominated for an International Dance Music Award in Miami for Best American DJ and Best Progressive Track for "In the Air" with Sult ... More >>

Lollapalooza Lineup Released: Black Sabbath Reuniting!

In an attempt to possibly take some of the spotlight off Coachella this week, Lollapalooza released a "same, same but different" lineup for the eighth installment of the Chicago festival in Grant Park. As at Coachella, the Black Keys and At the Drive-In are performing. But unlike Coachella, the Red ... More >>

"Can U Feel It" Director Charly Friedrichs Talks About his EDM Documentary: "When parents see this, they will understand why their kids love EDM so much"

The Ultra Music Festival Miami has been considered the "Best Music Event" by the International Dance Music Awards for years (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, to be exact). The Ibiza DJ Awards called it the "Best International Dance Music Festival" in 2008. But what really happens at the Ultra ... More >>

Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead

"What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

Long Beach's Cold War Kids Announce Fall U.S. Tour

​ Long Beach's very own Cold War Kids just announced the second leg of their fall North American tour in support of their latest release, Mine Is Yours (Downtown/DGC/Interscope Records).

New Monsoon's Jeff Miller: If You Come to See Us, You're Part of Our Family'

​The jam band New Monsoon originated in San Francisco and garnered much attention after their music hit the streets. Founded by Bo Carper and Jeff Miller in the late '90s, the band is still going strong and currently in the process of releasing new songs. It is difficult to describe New Monsoon's ... More >>

Portugal. The Man on Creating an Alter Ego and Writing an Album for Grandparents

Portugal. The Man ​ Portland indie rockers Portugal. The Man have just completed their sixth album, with the latest making its major record label debut this summer. Before their show at the House of Blues in Anaheim on Saturday, frontman John Gourley talks about the post indie record label life, ... More >>

Coachella Vs. Lollapalooza: Which Festival Is Better?

Lilledeshan Bose/Laila Derakhshanian​ The battle for the best coast (West Coast, East Coast, Third Coast) goes beyond Tupac and Biggie, and In-N-Out and Shake Shack. Ultimately Coachella and Lollapalooza must join the fight. (Yes, Lolla is set in the Midwest, but we did say Third Coast. Got it? G ... More >>

Missives From SXSW: Exene Cervenka Finally Arrives at SxSw

Most famous as a punk rock icon and artist, Exene Cervenka (front woman for X, Knitters and Original Sinners) is documenting her adventures for Heard Mentality on the way to Austin's South By Southwest, the country's biggest music festival. Check out her complete tour diary archive here.Christoph ... More >>

Missives From SXSW: Exene Cervenka (of X) Blogs On the Road

Most famous as a punk rock icon and artist, Exene Cervenka (front woman for X, Knitters and Original Sinners) is documenting her adventures for Heard Mentality on the way to Austin's South By Southwest, the country's biggest music festival. Read Day One here. Raven LorthosArizona!​I'm in Texas ... More >>

Lollapalooza Goes to Chile

Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyPerry Farrell​Say you were going to be in Santiago, Chile on April 2 and 3 next year. That would mean you'd be able to go to the first ever Lollapalooza held abroad!Throughout its history Lollapalooza has toured the country many times, but this is a first. Mastermind Perr ... More >>

It's Reader's Choice!

[Summer Guide] Choose your own musical adventure this summer—regardless of time, money or personal taste, we've got the concert for you

Ice Cream Man, Back Online

Photo by Craig Hattori​It's almost summer, so you know what that means: Ice Cream Man Matt Allen is back. Officially, too, in the web series called Road Trippin' With Ice Cream Man on Babelgum. The Long Beach resident is going to be at all the music festivals, giving away free ice cream and hangin ... More >>

SoCo Announces Fall Tour

[Mental Notes] Also: Obey vs. the Feds, lackluster Lilith, Coachella's broken record, new No Doubt?

Monterey Jazz Festival

Orange County Performing Arts Center

Getting Dressed for the Fest

[Trendzilla] Say yes to cotton, no to bikini tops

Local Natives Get Texas-Sized Buzz at SXSW

[Mental Notes] The music press falls all over itself in praise of the LA-by-way-of-OC band

OC/LBC Bands Representing at SXSW

Local acts aim to create buzz in Austin

Long Beach Jazz Fest

Rainbow Harbor

Incoming: Matt Vasquez of Delta Spirit Solo Show at Detroit Bar

When Delta Spirit played Detroit Bar back in March, the Costa Mesa venue was as packed as it's ever been. Like, "I have the sweat of 200 strangers intermingling on my skin" packed. So it stands to reason that post- the San Diego band's national tour with the Shins and their spot at Bonnaroo (with a ... More >>

Jonathan Rach's Documentary Reveals the True Side of the Warped Tour

Happy Birthday Joey Ramone

Had he not passed away in 2001 at the age of 49, Joey Ramone would be turning 58 years young today. It's hard to believe that three of the four original Ramones are no longer with us. Yeah, there's always that "as long as the music's here, they're here, maaaann" bullshit, but I don't buy that. The t ... More >>

OC/LBC Bands Head to South By Southwest

What the hell is the OC Music Festival?

Got a pamphlet in my mailbox today about next year's OC Music Fest, slated for the weekend of May 8-10. Never heard of it? Neither had I, but whoever's behind the fest sure has some grandiose plans. Here's what's being promised: 10 "A-List" acts (and allah only knows what'll define an "A-list" ban ... More >>

OC Music Fest 09 Partners with Be The Shirt for Contest

What are you doing in May 2009? Not sure yet? Well, try to pencil in a few days for OC Music Fest 09, which happens in about 10 months in Irvine and promises to feature nearly 100 established and up-and-coming bands. In the meantime, you creative types may want to enter the Be The Shirt band/art ... More >>

[Trendzilla] Summer-Music-Festival Hippiewear

[Sprawl of Sound] Dave Does SXSW

Ba-Deep Brapp Boop

Monterey Jazz Festival

Tonight! Warped Tour Pre-Party

Tonight the Glass House will be hosting the Warped Tour Pre-Party with Gallows and Big D And The Kids Table. For those of you who just absolutely cannot wait, the show will be just a teeny taste of one of the years most anticipated tours. Both bands playing tonight will be with the Tour during the m ... More >>

Rage Against Irrelevancy

Does RATMs left hook still have punch?

But What About the Hip-hop, Tom?

Saul Williams

Shameless Plug

LA Weekly Detour Music Festival

Mediocre? You Can't Be Serious

In defense of Coachella

Live Previews

Triumph of Mediocrity

Do Not Disturb the Sexy!

Fear the smoking police!

Welcome to Schmoozeville

Relishs 29-hour drive as a career metaphor

Cashed Out

Coachella Rumblings

Invasion of the Rockrgrls

Then & Now!

The Weekly Musical Time Capsule