Los Angeles

Elvis Perkins‘ acclaimed debut album, Ash Wednesday, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and in honor of that he’ll be playing the album in full at special shows in NYC and Los Angeles that will feature original players from the time….

The Growlers Six, which happens the weekend before Halloween (October 28 & 29) at the LA Waterfront. As the name implies this is the sixth festival they’re throwing and the lineup includes Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, Butthole Surfers, Dan Auerback, Danny Brown, Beth Ditto, Bad Brains, Geto Boys, Guided by Voices, Hepcat, Fear, Mike Watt & The Secondmen, Nice as Fuck, Rostam, Jonathan Richman, Fear, and tons more.

French pop artist Yelle hasn’t released an album since 2014’s Complètement Fou, but things are stirring in her world. She’s released two new singles recently, and has just announced a North American tour for the fall.

The new venue, still unnamed, will be in a “raw, industrial” warehouse space in the city’s Chinatown and could open by the end of 2018.

A stacked triple bill bridging three generations of great performers lit up Sunday night in Los Angeles. Blondie and Garbage brought the early leg of their Rage and Rapture tour to the Hollywood Bowl, where they were joined by pop singer (and burgeoning actor) Sky Ferreira.

Belle & Sebastian should have new music out sometime soon, too.

‘Bill Nye Saves the World’ takes on a different topic every episode, with panel discussions, music and more and is a decidedly more adult series than his after-school PBS show, ‘Bill Nye The Science Guy,’ was. Which brings us to “My Sex Junk,”…

Depeche Mode are the first band to play four consecutive shows at the iconic Los Angeles venue. They’ll also play a last minute show in L.A. this week.

Bob’s Burgers is releasing that massive, comprehensive box set soundtrack in May that features The National, St. Vincent and more. They’ll be celebrating its release at a special show in Los Angeles…

The festival, which has previously been held in Chicago and Seattle, will coincide with the release of Wire’s new album ‘Silver Leads’