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Rilo Kiley Taps Too $hort For Collection of Rarities

In case you haven't heard by now, indie band Rilo Kiley released a selection of B-sides and rarities yesterday under the clever title RKives. Though some in the blogosphere are ruminating about how this collection of songs by the defunct Silverlake quartet should have remained on the cutting room fl ... More >>

Conor Oberst- Fox Theater Pomona - October 3, 2012

Conor OberstFox Theater PomonaOctober 3, 2012"This song is a reminder that no matter how much fun you have and how much love you have in your life, we're all going to die alone," Conor Oberst offered as parting words to the Pomona crowd Wednesday night. "When that moment comes, I don't know what you ... More >>

FYF Fest - Los Angeles State Historic Park - September 2, 2012

FYF FestLos Angeles Historic State ParkSeptember 2, 2012See Also:*Interview with FYF Founder Sean Carlson*5 Great Reunited Bands at FYF 2012*Octomom performs at FYF? WTF?Expanding a music festival to two days can be a lofty, even risky task. It's twice the work, twice the amount of bands to keep hap ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Jenny Lewis - The Observatory - 6/22/12

Jenny Lewis6/22/12The ObservatoryAs promised, Jenny Lewis's excellent Friday night show at the Observatory delivered a few surprises. Before the end of the second song "Run Devil Run," she was joined onstage by the Watson twins, a duo that's been acting as a smaller supporting element in some o ... More >>

Jenny Lewis Talks Flea Markets, Life on the Road and Building Her Early Following in OC

Following last fall's cancellation of her Bridge School tour, Jenny Lewis-- the distinguished stateswoman of indie rock-- is once again gearing up to strike out across the West Coast.  Declining to elaborate on the nature of the family emergency that forced the cancellation, Lewis recently told ... More >>

Bands That Should Be Huge in 2012

[Mental Notes] Who will be this year's Young the Giant?

Five Local Bands Who Should Be Huge in 2012

​Young The Giant wins the prize for the breakout band of Orange County in 2011. Turn on an alt-rock station, google the word "young," and ask Morrissey who his favorite new band is and you'll have your answer--2011 belonged to Young the Giant. "Cough Syrup" was probably only second to Foster the P ... More >>

Man Man In the Dark

Battling doomsday prophecies, death and the IRS, Man Man see a light at the end of the tunnel with their fourth album

The Elected Featuring Blake Sennett and Jake Bellows in a Fullerton Living Room Last Night

Ed CarrascoJake Bellows of Neva Dinova.​The Elected Featuring Blake Sennett and Jake Bellows Oct. 10, 2011 Private Residence, FullertonIt's not every day you have a member indie band like The Elected making a stop in a suburban city like Fullerton. It's even rare for said band member to perform ... More >>

Rilo Kiley: Definitely, Officially Broken Up

​Rilo Kiley was supposedly on hiatus (ever since they toured 2007's Under the Blacklight), but today Spinner published an interview with guitarist Blake Sennett that said no, they are not coming back. (Neither will it ever be 2005 again, so quit hoping for the Shins.) "I just felt like there was ... More >>

Five Reasons Why Kathleen Hanna is Wrong About Female Musicians Today

CNN Entertainment​ CNN Entertainment published an interview on Tuesday with iconic '90s riot grrl Kathleen Hanna. For those out of the loop, Hanna was a member of the seminal punk band Bikini Kill. A documentary co-produced by Hanna titled Who Took the Bomp? about her days touring with electro-pun ... More >>

Five Indie Sell Outs: Does Anyone Really Care Anymore?

Andrew YoussefPearl Jam at the Gibson Amphitheater last September​There was a time when leveling the word "sellout" at a band was the equivalent of pinning a scarlet letter to a musician's leather jacket. For some of those bands who made it big in the '90s, fame was ostensibly a lamentable state o ... More >>

The 88 front man Keith Slettedahl on Backing Ray Davies

Singer/guitarist Keith Slettedahl is a happy-go-lucky guy, as witnessed by his band the 88's irresistibly upbeat lyrics and catchy hooks. But the last couple of years were a little dark for the serenely-married Pasadena dad. The band got signed and dropped by Island Records. But they did manage to l ... More >>

Last Night: A Fine Frenzy at the House of Blues

​Last Night: A Fine Frenzy, Landon Pigg, Among the Oak & Ash at the House of Blues Anaheim; Nov. 18, 2009Better Than: Watching any one of a bevvy of vacuous female piano torch singers in today's wasteland of a music market. Way Better.It was one of those nights. In what potentially was a porte ... More >>

Last Night: The Bird and the Bee, Melanoid, Stacy Clark at the Yost Theatre

Last Night: The Bird and the Bee, Melanoid, Stacy Clark at the Yost Theatre, Santa Ana, Feb. 26, 2009.Better than: Breaking into the Yost during its dormant period and attempting to put on your own show. Folks, that's illegal, and also pretty weird.Best fashion choice: The bow on Bird and the Bee si ... More >>

[Locals Only] Honey Pie

TONIGHT: The Yost Returns with the Bird and the Bee and Melanoid

We've written a lot about the resurrection of the historic Yost Theatre in downtown Santa Ana--now operated by Dennis Lluy and booked by Ashley Eckenweiler. It started with November's SoundDowntown, and continues tonight with a show from LA's delightful The Bird and the Bee. I last saw them in ... More >>

Last Night: Jenny Lewis, Beachwood Sparks, Pierre de Reeder at the Orpheum Theatre

Last Night: Jenny Lewis, Beachwood Sparks, Pierre de Reeder at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, Oct. 30, 2008. Better Than: Staying home and watching the season premiere of "30 Rock." Which isn't a dis of "30 Rock," because that show is fantastic, it's a testament to how great this show was. ( ... More >>

[Locals Only] The Santiago Steps, 'Okay Okay Okay'

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Last Night: Black Keys and Grand Ole Party at HOB

Better than: A ride on Space Mountain Anyone who’s seen The Black Keys at least once knows that a packed house filled with blues and body heat usually comes standard. And as I swung open the door to the House of Blues to find an audience crammed in like a can of sardines, I knew I was at the rig ... More >>

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Last Night: Rilo Kiley at the Glass House

Rilo Kiley on April 24, 2008 at The Glass House By Gabriel Ryan Better Than: Driving all the way to Coachella and sweating your ass off. Download: Rilo Kiley's With Arms Outstretched I think last night was one of the most interesting Rilo Kiley shows I've ever attended. For one, the crowd was ant ... More >>

Hotter Than the Temperature at Coachella? Black Lips, Animal Collective, Duffy and 43 More

Coachella lineup announced

Via Coachella.com: FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend yo ... More >>

Coachella lineup to be announced today

That's the word coming from a story in today's LA Times. Confirmed: My Morning Jacket, Rilo Kiley (who've never been as good as they were the night I saw them years ago at Chain Reaction--so long ago, the Weekly archives don't go back that far!), Jack Johnson, the Raconteurs, the Verve (of "Bitters ... More >>

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Rilo Kiley Shakes Their "Moneymaker"!

Update: Click the image for photos from the Rilo Kiley show. It was a wonderful evening at The Grove of Anaheim: lady lead singers with incredible voices and endless musical talents – backed by the boys who love them. Grand Ole Party jolted the evening forward with cutie pie, Kristen Gundred owni ... More >>

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