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Category: Show Reviews
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ARTICLE BY JOY SHIPHOTOS BY CHRIS MOLINA DECEMBER 8 | LOS ANGELES—Night two of KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas topped off the annual holiday showcase tonight, ushering 2013’s rising indie-rock acts and world-class supergroups across Shrine Auditorium’s stage, along with an alluring bundle of surprises.
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ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY GUEST BLOGGER JASMINE SAFAEIAN NOV. 25 | LOS ANGELES—Tonight Drake performed a sold out “Would You Like A Tour?” show at the Staples Center with opening acts PARTYNEXTDOOR, Future, and Miguel. This show changed my life forever.
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ARTICLE BY TONY MOLINA NOV. 4 | SANTA MONICA—The ultimate dream show is probably if a legendary artist performs in your living room. Sounds impossible, but that’s the environment KCRW created at Apogee Studios, featuring a rare appearance from one of rock’s most cherished musicians—Johnny Marr! And to reiterate—he performed in a space the size…
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ARTICLE BY CHERYL CHENGPHOTOS COURTESY OF MTV IGGY OCTOBER 29 | HOLLYWOOD—After an incredibly low-key announcement on Twitter regarding the band’s new album, Arcade Fire created quite a spectacle tonight in Hollywood to celebrate the release of Reflektor. Held in conjunction with MTV Iggy and Intel’s Music Experiment 2.0, tonight’s show was free, but fans…
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ARTICLE BY JOY SHI AUGUST 3 | IRVINE—“He’s an icon and a legend, and no one is denying his legacy. But he tanked.” These days, live reviews of Bob Dylan hardly write themselves like they used to. Published July 15, 2013, by The Detroit News, this is just one of many dismal responses to the…
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Photo by Chris Molina of The Postal Service at Coachella 2013 ARTICLE BY JOY SHI JULY 24 | LOS ANGELES—Despite being on only their second official tour since 2003, The Postal Service shows no discomfort in being a band that recently got back together. Earlier this year, Benjamin Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello (of Dntel) reunited…
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ARTICLE AND PHOTO BY CHERYL CHENG JULY 27 | WEST HOLLYWOOD—To promote the launch of Red Bull Sound Select, Scottish rockers Frightened Rabbit headlined the House of Blues Sunset late Saturday night. The Red Bull Sound Select objective is "celebrating local music and the people that push it forward," so three L.A. acts performed beforehand:…
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ARTICLE BY JOY SHI JUNE 22 | POMONA—As I stepped inside the Glass House on Saturday, I sensed what lay ahead. En route to watch Father John Misty perform, I knew shenanigans might be involved—and covertly hoped for as much. The last time I saw Josh Tillman—the man behind the Father John Misty moniker and…
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ARTICLE BY CHERYL CHENGPHOTOS BY TONY MOLINA MARCH 1-2 | LOS ANGELES / HOLLYWOOD—Moz Angeles, the term affectionately used to describe the state of Los Angeles when Morrissey is in it, descended upon the city this weekend. Treating fans to two consecutive shows at the Staples Center and Hollywood High, Morrissey returned in top form…
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ARTICLE BY CHERYL CHENG JAN. 11 | POMONA—The conversations outside Pomona's Glass House tonight mainly revolved around how long one had been waiting at the venue and how much one had paid for their ticket. "I've been here since 10 a.m.," said one person near the front of the line. "I paid $150!" exclaimed another.…