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January 22, 2008
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 >>
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April 26, 2008
Coachella, Day 1
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 >>
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June 16, 2008
San Diego Street Scene lineup announced
The two-day lineup for this year's San Diego Street Scene was just announced today, and it doesn't look half bad, in this humble ex-music editor's opinion. Headliners include Beck, the Black Crowes, X, Tegan and Sara, Justice, plus Spoon, TV on the Radio, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Michael Franti ... More >>
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September 16, 2008
To Do Tonight 9/16
Chris Williams Sextet, 7 p.m. Half off all food! Steamers Jazz Club 138 W. Commonwealth Ave. Fullerton, CA 714-871-8800 Kelly Boyz country dance lessons and Kelly Rae Live, 7:30 p.m. A shit kickin' good time. OC Tavern 2369 S. El Camino Real San Clemente, CA 949-542-8877 Vampire Weekend; White Wil ... More >>
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September 17, 2008
Last Night: Vampire Weekend @ The Glasshouse
Last Night: Vampire Weekend at the Glass House September 16, 2008 Better Than: taking your garlic pills. Download: "Oxford Comma" from the Vampire Weekend homepage. Buzz and critical acclaim can be a double-edged sword. Vampire Weekend wielded the sharper side last night by performing a biting se ... More >>
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November 20, 2008
Tonight: Army Navy, The Shys at The Coach House
Army Navy—an excellent power-pop band from LA, returns to Orange County tonight with a show at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano. It's a surprisingly hip show for that venue; not trying to talk out of class or anything, but their next two shows after this are the Bacon Brothers and Stephen ... More >>
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November 20, 2008
The Cure, The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie Announced for KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas
It's radio station concert day! Apparently! KROQ has announced their lineup for day two (Dec. 14) of Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, and it is predictably pretty great: The Cure, The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie, Paramore, Franz Ferdinand (!), Scott Weiland, ... More >>
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December 18, 2008
More Favorite Things!
In this week's Weekly, I blab about some of my favorite things in music this year. Since my ego clearly cannot be contained to just a half page on a newspaper, I've got even more favorite things here (as referenced at the end of the article--that's what we call "convergence" in the biz).
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September 11, 2008
Vampire Weekend's Afro-Pop Influences Rankle World-Music Purists
In this week's Weekly, I blab about some of my favorite things in music this year. Since my ego clearly cannot be contained to just a half page on a newspaper, I've got even more favorite things here (as referenced at the end of the article--that's what we call "convergence" in the biz).
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March 12, 2009
[CD Review] Bishop Allen, 'Grrr . . .' (Dead Oceans)
In this week's Weekly, I blab about some of my favorite things in music this year. Since my ego clearly cannot be contained to just a half page on a newspaper, I've got even more favorite things here (as referenced at the end of the article--that's what we call "convergence" in the biz).
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March 2, 2009
TONIGHT: Ra Ra Riot, Cut Off Your Hands at Detroit Bar
Are you sick of hearing about Ra Ra Riot yet? Y'know, the indie band from Syracuse that have been riding a crest of Vampire Weekend-esque buzz for the past few months. Well, you can stop hearing about them and actually hear them, tonight at Detroit Bar. Their record, The Rhumb Line, was Rolling Ston ... More >>
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January 29, 2009
[CD Review] Franz Ferdinand, 'Tonight: Franz Ferdinand' (Domino)
Are you sick of hearing about Ra Ra Riot yet? Y'know, the indie band from Syracuse that have been riding a crest of Vampire Weekend-esque buzz for the past few months. Well, you can stop hearing about them and actually hear them, tonight at Detroit Bar. Their record, The Rhumb Line, was Rolling Ston ... More >>
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June 26, 2008
[CD Review] The Lines, 'Memory Span' (Acute)
Are you sick of hearing about Ra Ra Riot yet? Y'know, the indie band from Syracuse that have been riding a crest of Vampire Weekend-esque buzz for the past few months. Well, you can stop hearing about them and actually hear them, tonight at Detroit Bar. Their record, The Rhumb Line, was Rolling Ston ... More >>
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April 17, 2008
Hotter Than the Temperature at Coachella? Black Lips, Animal Collective, Duffy and 43 More
Are you sick of hearing about Ra Ra Riot yet? Y'know, the indie band from Syracuse that have been riding a crest of Vampire Weekend-esque buzz for the past few months. Well, you can stop hearing about them and actually hear them, tonight at Detroit Bar. Their record, The Rhumb Line, was Rolling Ston ... More >>
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April 3, 2008
[hits!] Top-Selling Records at Rhino Records
Are you sick of hearing about Ra Ra Riot yet? Y'know, the indie band from Syracuse that have been riding a crest of Vampire Weekend-esque buzz for the past few months. Well, you can stop hearing about them and actually hear them, tonight at Detroit Bar. Their record, The Rhumb Line, was Rolling Ston ... More >>
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February 21, 2008
[Hits!] Top sellers at SecondSpin in Costa Mesa
Are you sick of hearing about Ra Ra Riot yet? Y'know, the indie band from Syracuse that have been riding a crest of Vampire Weekend-esque buzz for the past few months. Well, you can stop hearing about them and actually hear them, tonight at Detroit Bar. Their record, The Rhumb Line, was Rolling Ston ... More >>
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May 28, 2009
Boston's Passion Pit Make Dance-Floor Jams, But Take Musical Cues From Randy Newman
Are you sick of hearing about Ra Ra Riot yet? Y'know, the indie band from Syracuse that have been riding a crest of Vampire Weekend-esque buzz for the past few months. Well, you can stop hearing about them and actually hear them, tonight at Detroit Bar. Their record, The Rhumb Line, was Rolling Ston ... More >>
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August 20, 2009
Friendly Fires
The Glass House
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October 5, 2009
Vampire Weekend Release New Song, Head to Long Beach
Esther WhiteAre you ready for the latest (er, first?) wave of early 2008 nostalgia? Vampire Weekend is back!
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November 3, 2009
Last Night: Vampire Weekend at the Art Theatre in Long Beach
Andrew YoussefLast Night: Vampire Weekend at the Art Theatre in Long Beach (11/02/09)Better Than: the last time I saw them at the Glass House in September of 2008.After a secret show in Chinatown and a last minute show in Boyle Heights, Vampire Weekend "officially" kicked off their mini tour of C ... More >>
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January 4, 2010
Today in Music News: Unreleased Michael Jackson Track, Cold War Kids, Soundgarden Reunion, Drake with Jay-Z
Michael Jackson to be next 2Pac? "Unreleased Michael Jackson song hits the web."Vampire Weekend, Spoon and OC's Cold War Kids on Pitchfork's guide to upcoming releases for winter 2010. Chris Cornell tweets Soundgarden reunion. More details courtesy of Spin. And New York Times. And even though I ... More >>
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January 6, 2010
Show Announcement: Vampire Weekend, Fox Theater, Pomona
Those Paul Simon worshipping rockers Vampire Weekend will wrap a hectic U.S. tour with a pair of SoCal dates including an April 14 gig at Fox Theater in Pomona. The NYC band's new album Contra, due out January 12, is streaming on their MySpace page. Yeah, it's another iteration of Graceland--but a ... More >>
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January 7, 2010
Guest Blogger: Joey Winter of the Steelwells on First Night of Silverlake Lounge Residency in LA
Editor's note: Fullerton five-piece the Steelwells are playing Mondays this month at LA's Silverlake Lounge, where in recent years the venue has hosted Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses, Neko Case and a secret show by Beck, just to name a few. Each week, Steelwells singer-guitarist Joey Winter shares ... More >>
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January 11, 2010
Today in Music News: Vampire Weekend Gets 'Unplugged,' M.I.A., Michael Jackson, Madonna
Vampire Weekend - New Music - More Music Videos Watch (above) Vampire Weekend--which performs April 14 at Fox Theater, Pomona--on new episode of MTV Unplugged. New M.I.A. album due out this summer (!) features production by Blaqstarr and vocals Filipino Verizon workers. Michael Jackson's death c ... More >>
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January 12, 2010
Release the Sounds: Vampire Weekend, 'Contra'
There are a few basic reasons why fans will gravitate toward Vampire Weekend's slightly evolved sophomore release, Contra (out today in the U.S. on XL Recordings). Besides retaining their white-knuckle grip on Afro-pop imitations and sugar-coated existentialism, they're still as bouncy ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
Today in Music News: Lady Gaga Is So Gay, Johnny Cash, Ke$sha, Vampire Weekend
Lady Gaga steals thunder from Madonna again, honored by Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.Final Johnny Cash/Rick Rubin collaboration--featuring another batch of intriguing covers--due out Feb. 26.LA's sexiest robot, ah, pop singer, Ke$ha, knocks out Susan Boyle to top Billboard 200.Vam ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
Guest Blogger: Joey Winter of the Steelwells on Second Night of Silverlake Lounge Residency in LA
Editor's note: Fullerton five-piece the Steelwells are playing Mondays this month at LA's Silverlake Lounge, where in recent years the venue has hosted Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses, Neko Case and a secret show by Beck, just to name a few. Each week, Steelwells singer-guitarist Joey Winter shares ... More >>
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January 21, 2010
Today in Music News: Vampire Weekend Hit No. 1 with More "Graceland;" Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, John Mayer
Contra--Vampire Weekend's second remake of Paul Simon's Graceland--"is No. 1 album." Sorry, but I'm pretty sure everything on Graceland bests anything Vampire Weekend has done. As if the world really needed the dead, highly talented creep jumping out that them, Grammys "to show Michael Jackson ' ... More >>
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January 22, 2010
Hits!: Second Spin's Top 10 This Week
Top 10 selling records from Jan. 13 to Jan. 20 at Second Spin in Costa Mesa. The shop specializes in a wide variety of used music and movies. And it's one of the Internet's largest buyer and seller of used CD's, DVD's, and video games. Here are the big music sellers for the past week: 1) Ph ... More >>
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February 12, 2010
Fingerprints' Top 10 Selling Records From Past Week
Fingerprints in Long Beach specializes in a wide variety of underground music, introducing customers to new bands while still selling mainstream stuff. The shop even holds live performances by some of their favorite bands. If you love music, it's pretty much the place to be. But you already knew t ... More >>
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February 19, 2010
Ticketmaster Is Evil, The Wu-Massacre, Vampire Weekend Vid, Allman Brothers Box
Ticketmaster "sold concert tickets that it didn't have in hand, the Federal Trade Commission says," reports Los Angeles Times. There's a special place in hell that not even Dante could fathom for Irving Azoff, the goat fucker responsible for everything from the Eagles to New Kids on the Block to the ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
OC/LBC Bands Representing at SXSW
Local acts aim to create buzz in Austin
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April 8, 2010
Vampire Weekend
The Fox Theatre
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April 15, 2010
Vampire Weekend at the Fox Theater, Pomona 4/14
Andrew YoussefVampire Weekend prefers Del Taco over Baja Fresh.Click here for the slideshow, also by Andrew Youssef!The Hype: Can you feel it? It's Coachella fever. It strikes Southern California a few days prior with warm up shows dotting various venues, as bands tune up for their moment under t ... More >>
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April 17, 2010
Day One at Coachella: Long Lines, LCD Soundsystem... and Beyonce!
Spencer Kornhaber / OC WeeklyOf course there were unicorns.Click here for a slideshow of Day One performances!It would have been cute if it wasn't so appropriate: a mass of half-dressed hipsters outside of Coachella, waiting to get to the front of the mass for wristbands to get into the festival, ... More >>
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April 19, 2010
What You Missed: Coachella, Coachella Parties, America's Family Pet Expo, Anaheim Comic Con
Andrew YoussefClockwise from top left: Alison Mossheart of the Dead Weather, Jay-Z, Zooey Deschanel of She & Him, Matt Bellamy of Muse.It's all over! Three long days of music, crowds, tents that smell like armpit and more--Coachella 2010! We hope you kept up with us throughout our up-to-date ... More >>
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May 12, 2010
MySpace Desperate, Announces Twilight Soundtrack At Half-Hour Increments
Yesterday, MySpace said they were going to announce the official Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack today, after previously letting on that author Stephenie Meyers' favorite band Muse gets the first single. The catch, of course, was that they were only going to do it one at a time. And in no parti ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
The Henry Clay People and Local Natives to Play Austin City Limits
The Henry Clay People in sepia.The Henry Clay People and Local Natives have both been tapped to perform at Austin City Limits--otherwise known as yet another music festival better than Coachella--October 8-10. The bands will be playing amongst a line-up with the likes of Sonic Youth, Flaming Lips ... More >>
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July 29, 2010
Young the Giant
Detroit Bar
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August 13, 2010
Flier of the Week: Woodystock
This Woodystock flier gets props--not because it's an awesome design or a crazily interesting photo, but because it makes it easy for me (and everyone else who wants to attend) by spelling out what kind of music local bands are playing at festivals.
Music
September 30, 2010
Just Like So
LA-based foursome thrive on change, have eschewed teenybopper past for a more Motown sound
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October 14, 2010
Ra Ra Riot
The Glass House
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November 9, 2009
The Growlers Kick Off West Coast Tour with Vampire Weekend
Taylor HerronThe Growlers are gettin' busy on the road in November. In the month that saw the launch of their glamorous debut on NBC LA, Costa Mesa's psychedelic surf-rockers embark on a new tour up the West Coast to support their latest LP Are You In or Out (Everloving Records). The t ... More >>
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March 5, 2010
Fingerprints' Top 10 This Week
Top 10 selling records from last week at Fingerprints in Long Beach. The shop specializes in a wide variety of underground music, introducing customers to new bands while still selling mainstream stuff. The shop even holds live performances from some of their favorite bands. 1) Massive Attack, Heli ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
Fingerprints to Leave Belmont Shore
[Mental Notes] We predicted KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas lineup, and an interview with our local Justin Bieber
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December 13, 2010
KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Night Two at the Gibson Amphitheater Last Night
Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyPhoenix headlinedKROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Night TwoDecember 12, 2010Gibson AmphitheaterNight number two of KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas involved more of an alternative fare compared to the hard rock vibe of night one. Phoenix went from being an earlier opener last ... More >>
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January 19, 2011
Village Voice Pazz & Jop 2010 Lists Announced
Each January, the Village Voice (our sister paper) releases its Pazz & Jop critics' Best Of designations for the previous year. For 2010, Kanye West quite unsurprisingly dominates both categories. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy tops the album list (like most Best of 2010 albums lists) with ... More >>
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November 7, 2011
Phantogram at the Music Box Last Friday Night
Mary Carreon/OC WeeklyPhantogram Nov. 4, 2011 The Music Box A contagious energy spread through the Music Box as the electro-pop band Reptar (yes, like giant green dinosaur from the Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats) opened up the Phantogram show. The quartet, which sounds like an '80s ve ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Lord Huron
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
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