January 2012
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Contest: Win The Tickets of Your Choice!
On Saturday, February 4th we here at Downtown Lobby are once again joining From the Hip for another edition of our monthly SpaceCommand party at Verdugo Bar (3408 Verdugo Rd Los Angeles 90065). The lineup of DJ’s for this months event include Our Name is Legion, Bass & Gently, myself and a special debut performance by LA beatmaker Silent Individual. We want you and all your...
Black Moth Super Rainbow Schedules L.A. Show
We are oh so very excited to hear that one of our favorite bands Black Moth Super Rainbow are heading out on tour and will be making their way back to Los Angeles for a show. You can see them perform live when they take over the Echoplex on Saturday, May 15th. No word on who may be opening up the night.
No ticket on sale date was listed in the information sent to us, but we do know that they will...
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The Music Box Has Been Evicted!?
Yet another update which should end all of the speculation on what exactly is going on over at one of our favorite local venues, The Music Box. First we reported that the live music venue would be closed temporarily due to some changes in management and even Goldenvoice who handles the majority of their booking issued a statement that read: “At this time, it is our understanding that the closing...
What To Do Tonight in L.A. 1/25
Still wondering what you can do on this Wednesday night in Los Angeles?? Look no further! Check out some of the best shows going on around town tonight.
Wilco will play their second sold out show tonight, this time they will be playing at the TheWiltern. White Denim will also open up this show.
Skrillex takes the show to the Echoplex tonight for his second of six L.A. shows. This line up also...
Contest: Dengue Fever @ El Rey
Los Angeles locals Dengue Fever will be playing at headlining show in support of their latest release “Cannibal Courtship”. You can see them perform over at the El Rey Theatre on Friday, January 27th. They will be joined by Secret Chiefs 3 and DJ Aaron Byrd to open up the night. Tickets for this show are still available to purchase online through Ticketmaster for $20.00 plus any...
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Bruce Springsteen Schedules L.A. Arena Show
Get ready to see The Boss himself Angelenos! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band are going on a massive US tour this year in support of their latest release, “Wrecking Ball” and have scheduled a Los Angeles show. You can see Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band when they take the stage of the Los Angeles Memorial Sport Arena on Thursday, April 26th. You can expect The Boss to...
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Get To Know Coachella: AraabMuzik
AraabMuzik is one electronic/hip hop producer that will definitely stand out amongst the DJ’s at Coachella. Because while others may spin some records or mix digital tracks, AraabMuzik performs all of his tracks live off of his prized MPC drum machine. As you can see in the video above, his drum patterns are complex and his performance is flawless. The way his hands move to mash down on...
What To Do Tonight In L.A. 1/24
The sky has cleared and there are some amazing shows going on tonight in Los Angeles. Check out some of our top picks below.
Wilco and White Denim will both be playing to a sold out crowd over at the Hollywood Palladium.
Skrillex plays his first of six shows tonight over at Dim Mak Studios. This is one is also completely sold out.
Danny Brown will headline Check Yo Ponytail 2 at the Echoplex....
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Get To Know Coachella: Yuck
Here is another band that may not be high on the long list of Coachella acts but is definitely worth getting to know.
Yuck released their self-titled debut album in 2011 with some great reviews and landed on many “Best of” lists. They have been compared to a lot of classic bands such as Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. and even Pavement. But instead of comparing them to bands that Yuck may...
Nada Surf To Play Free Hollywood Show
Nada Surf will be playing a free show to celebrate their new album, “The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy” which is due out January 24th. You can see the band when they perform on Monday, January 30th at 6pm at Amoeba Music in Hollywood. This is a great early show to start off your evening.
The show is completely free but early arrival is suggested if you want to get a good spot....
Built To Spill @ The Glass House
Built To Spill are hitting the road again to play a couple of shows in support of their latest release “There Is No Enemy”. The band has scheduled a show to take place on Wednesday, February 22nd at The Glass House in Pomona. Opening for Built To Spill will be local favorite Sister Crayon. All other future tour dates can be seen below.
Tickets to see Built To Spill at The Glass House...
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Hollywood Bowl 2012 Season Revealed
We’re looking forward to another season at the Hollywood Bowl this summer, and now that the schedule has been released there are plenty of highlights to look forward to enjoying at the outdoor venue. You can expect to see some amazing acts including the return of Hot Chip to the Hollywood Bowl stage but this time Passion Pit will be opening the show. Animal Collective will headline the Bowl...
What To Do Tonight In L.A. 1/23
Don’t let the rain and chilly weather keep you indoors, there are plenty of free shows going on this Monday night for you to enjoy. Check out some of our top picks below.
The Good Natured, Har Mar Superstar and Evan Voyta will all be at Bardot for It’s A School Night. This is a free show as long as you RSVP.
Chasing Kings continue their Monday night residency tonight at The...
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Set Local Show
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros are taking a break from working in the studio on their new album to play a handful of shows in March. There is a local show on the schedule which is set to take place on Wednesday, March 14th at the Observatory OC in Santa Ana. The band have also mentioned that they will be debuting lots of new material at these shows.
Tickets are set to go on to the general...
HARD LA With A-Trak & Jack Beats
HARD LA will be making its return and the line up has just been announced. This year you can expect to see A-Trak debut his live production set, Jack Beats perform a live set for the first time, Oliver and many more still to be announced. HARD LA is set to take place on Saturday, March 31st and at a different venue. This time the event will be held at The Wiltern.
Tickets for HARD LA are...
Florence and The Machine Add Pre-Coachella date
Florence and The Machine have scheduled a new spring US tour in support of their latest release “Ceremonials”. The tour will put the band somewhat locally for a show as they make their way to Indio for Coachella. You can see them perform live at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday, April 14th a day before their festival appearance. This is great news if you weren’t...
What To Do This Weekend In L.A. 1/20-1/22
It’s Friday night and it’s time to blow off work and see some shows this weekend. To help you make a decision we’re gonna show you all of the best shows going on around town for the entire weekend.
Friday 1/20
Kid Sister is in town and will get the crowd bouncing at the Avalon tonight.
Clockwork Orange makes it’s return to Hollywood. The 80’s party has moved to...
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M. Ward To Play @ Hollywood Forever
M. Ward has scheduled a local solo show to take place next month! He will be performing at the Masonic Lodge inside of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Thursday, February 2nd. This is a very unique venue to see M. Ward and if you haven’t had a chance to see him play live, this is going to be the place to do it.
Tickets for this show are available to purchase online now through Ticketfly for...
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Get To Know Coachella: Wild Flag
To help make your Coachella experience a little better we’re going through some of the lesser known bands on the line up to help you get more familiar with them.
The four piece band known as Wild Flag brings in some of the best female indie rockers. Members of the band include Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney, The Spells, Portlandia), Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Bright Eyes), Mary...
What To Do Tonight in L.A. 1/19
The weekend is so close I can almost taste it! But to help the evening go by faster take a look at the some of the best shows going on tonight around town.
Peanut Butter Wolf, Rich Medina, Rhettmatic and Shortkut are bringin the vinyl and will be setting the dance floor on fire for Blazing 45’s at The Echo. This is the top show choice of the night.
Dillenger Escape Plan are playing a...
Contest: Theophilus London @ El Rey
Theophilus London will be back in town this weekend for a show in support of his debut full length album “Timez Are Weird These Days”. You can see him perform when he takes the stage of the El Rey Theatre on Sunday, January 22nd. Advance tickets are still available to purchase online through Ticketmaster for $19.00 plus any additional service fees, but we would rather...
School of Seven Bells @ Echoplex
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from School of Seven Bells, but they are prepping the release of their third album “Ghostory” this year and have already scheduled a brand new tour in support of it. There is a Los Angeles show date and will take place on Thursday, April 19th at the Echoplex. Opening the night up will be Exit Music.
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Feed Me Sets Pre-Coachella Show
We are excited to see what pre/post Coachella shows will be coming to town and especially for the week in between both festivals. The first act to schedule a local show is dubstep guru Feed Me from the UK. He is set to play on Saturday, March 27th at The Music Box in Hollywood. This is good news if you didn’t score tickets to either of the sold out Coachella weekends.
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Andrew W.K. Schedules Local Dates
We hope that you guys are ready to party hard because Andrew W.K. has planned his return to Los Angeles and he is coming hard. There are two local shows on the tour schedule and the first is set to take place at the Avalon on Thursday, March 8th and the second show will be in Pomona at The Glass House on Saturday, March 10th. If you caught Andrew W.K. at the Echoplex last year...
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Lana Del Rey To Perform Free Show
Either you love her or hate her, butLana Del Rey has been receiving some major buzz within the past months ever since she uploaded her track “Video Games” online. Since then it seems that she has been on the fast track to stardom. First getting signed to Interscope, selling out shows within minutes and last weeks highly criticized SNL performance. Her debut album “Born To...
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Death Cab For Cutie To Play Disney Concert Hall
Death Cab For Cutie are heading out on another US tour in support of their latest release “Codes and Keys”. This time the band will be playing at one of L.A.’s greatest live music venues the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown. You can see Death Cab For Cutie along with The Magik*Magik Orchestra and another favorite of ours Youth Lagoon on Monday, May 7th.
Tickets for this...
What To Do Tonight in L.A. 1/17
Things are getting a little chilly tonight but don’t let that hold you back from enjoying one of the many shows going on around Los Angeles. Check out our top picks from tonights shows.
Chairlift are going to be at Skybar for a free show as part of the Mondrian Sessions.
RAC will be over at Dim Mak Studios, if you ever download remixes on Hype Machine then you must be fmailiar with...
Shows Moved From The Music Box To New Venues
Looks like there are some mixed signals on what will be the exact future of The Music Box. While some shows have been added to the venues schedule now we received a message mentioning that a couple upcoming shows have been moved. The Jayhawks were scheduled to perform on Thursday, February 2nd at The Music Box, but that show has been moved to the Avalon on the same date. Dr. Dog was also set to...
Coldplay Add Small Venue Show
Coldplay are showing Los Angeles some major love with live shows. The band have already scheduled three dates at the Hollywood Bowl to take place on May 1st, 2nd and 4th in support of their latest album “Mylo Xyloto”. But if you would prefer to see a major band like Coldplay at a much smaller venue then we got some great news for you. You can see them when they perform at...
The Kooks @ Fox Theater
It looks like The Kooks aren’t done with playing local shows. The band will be back in a couple months to play in March to play another show in support of their latest release “Junk of The Heart”. You can see The Kooks when they perform at the Fox Theater Pomona on Thursday, March 1st.
Tickets for this show are set to go on sale starting on Friday, January 20th at 10am through...
What To Do Tonight in L.A. 1/16
There is an amazing list of shows going on around town tonight, if you’re still not sure on what to do tonight check out our top picks from this evenings line up.
Portlandia The Tour will perform their first of two sold out shows at the Echoplex tonight. Hope you got your tickets early.
Chasing Kings will continue their residency at The Satellite. Joing them will be Lucas Field and...
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Contest: Wu-Tang Clan @ Club Nokia
One of the greatest hip hop groups of all time Wu-Tang Clan will be making their return to Los Angeles for a performance this weekend. You can see them when they take over Club Nokia on Saturday, January 21st. This show will be featuring all of the original members: RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Killa. Tickets are still available to purchase...
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Get To Know Coachella: Gary Clark Jr.
We’re back to highlight yet another artist on the Coachella 2012 line up. We know that at times it can be tough to know EVERY name on the poster but thats why we want to help you get a little more familiar with some of the bands that will be opening the days up.
Once we saw that Austin up and comer Gary Clark Jr. was on the line up we already knew that catching him play live at the...
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The Melvins Schedule Local Show
The Melvins have scheduled another local Los Angeles show to take place in the Spring. This time the band will be headlining the Troubadour on Friday, April 13th. This is a good show choice if you’re not going to be in Indio that weekend for a little festival known as Coachella. You can expect The Melvins to pull from a very extensive music catalog that spans 25 years and 18 albums.
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Kitty Daisy & Lewis Reschedule L.A. Show
Due to some visa problems, Kitty Daisy and Lewis were forced to cancel their US tour last year. But there is some good news that has just been announced, the band have rescheduled their shows and this time it will be at a much larger Los Angeles venue. You can see the sibling trio when they take the stage of the El Rey Theatre on Friday, April 6th.
Tickets for this show are set to go on sale...
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Coachella 2012 Passes On Sale TODAY!
If you’re planning to going to this years Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, then hopefully you’re aware that the 3-day passes go on sale today. Now if you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t read some of our other warnings, let me break it down for you real quick. General admission and VIP passes for the first weekend are completely SOLD OUT, but you can still...
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Get To Know Coachella: Wu Lyf
Now that the Coachella line up has finally been announced this week, we think that you should familiarize yourself more with some of the names that are sitting on the bottom rows. Because while the headliners are great there is a lot more to discover.
Wu Lyf generated a lot of buzz last year after the release of their debut album “Go Tell Fire To The Mountain” and when they came to...
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General Admission Coachella Weekend 1 Tickets Sold...
With a ton of 3-day passes sold during the layaway presale, general admisson and VIP tickets for the first weekend of Coachella (April 13th-15th) are listed as sold out on the festival website. But that does not mean you cannot buy a pass for the first weekend. You still have the option to purchase the festival/shuttle pass combo which goes for $335 plus service fees. This is not a bad option to...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Reschedule Tour
Bad news fans, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have been forced to postpone many of their tour dates including their upcoming Los Angeles date. The reason behind the rescheduling of shows has to do with multiple foot injuries that were sustained by frontman Anthony Kiedis. No word on how he actually injured himself. So for those of you who have tickets to their February 26th and 27th Staples Center...
Das Racist @ Echoplex
Das Racist are already planning their return to Los Angeles as they continue touring in support of their debut album “Relax”. If you didn’t get a chance to see them during their last visit at The Roxy Theatre, you should head out to the Echoplex when they take over on Tuesday, February 28th for Check Yo Ponytail 2.
Tickets for to see Das Racist at the Echoplex are available...
Sleigh Bells Plan Their L.A. Return
Sleigh Bells have been hard at work with tons of touring and getting their second album “Reign of Terror” ready to release in February, but the dup have announced that they will be etending their current tour and will include a local Los Angeles date. You can see Sleigh Bells when they play at The Music Box on Tuesday, February 21st which is also the same day the album is released.
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Contest: Slightly Stoopid & Aggrolites @ Fox...
Still looking to make your plans for this weekend? Slightly Stoopid, The Aggrolites and Perro Bravo will all be performing on Saturday, January 14th at the Fox Theater in Pomona. Advance tickets are still available to purchase online through Tickemaster for $25.00 plus any additional service fees. But if you would like to see these bands for free, we do have some tickets to giveaway to you guys.
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The Joy Formidable & Place To Bury Strangers...
Two great bands will be coming to Los Angeles in March for one great co-headlining show. The Joy Formidable and A Place To Bury Strangers will both be performing at The Music Box in Hollywood on Wednesday, March 14th. Yet another show added to The Music Box schedule, things are looking up for the venues future.
Tickets to see both bands perform together are set to go on sale starting on...
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Free Talib Kweli Show In Hollywood
Idle Warship is the side project that includes hip hop artist Talib Kweli and soul singer Res. They released “Habits of The Heart” last November and are now planning to perform a free show in Hollywood on Wednesday, January 11th at Amoeba Music. The duo will also be playing at The Key Club later no that same night.
This is a free show and open to the public. The show starts at 6pm but...
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Radiohead Add Santa Barbara Show
Can’t head down to Indio in April to see Radiohead headline the main stage at Coachella? Well there is an alternative for all you Los Angeles fans if you’re willing to drive a bit. The band have announced additional dates on their current world tour and it looks like Radiohead will also be taking the stage of the Santa Barbara Bowl on Thursday, April 12th. This is also...
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2012 Coachella Line Up Poster Revealed!!!!
This is it people! What we have been talking about for the past year and the line up is here for your eyes to feast on! What acts can you expect to see?? How does this sound? Radiohead, The Black Keys, At The Drive-In, Pulp, Refused, M83, Madness, Dre Dre & Snoop Dogg Arctic Monkeys and a ton more! Check out the full line up through the poster above. This is all set to take place at the...
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Pulp Confirms Coachella Performance!
The wait is finally over!!! This is in no way a random fake rumor the news comes straight from the band themselves, they just updated their official Pulp website with the announcement that they will play at this years Coachella Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 13th and Friday, April 20th! You can click on the link HERE to watch the short animation which asks “Can we make the desert...
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Ian McCulloch Books 2 L.A. Solo Shows
Echo and The Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch has booked a couple of solo shows to take place right here in Los Angeles in support of his upcoming release of “Pro Patria Mori”. You will have two chance to see him perform at the Masonic Lodge inside of Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The first show will take place on Friday, March 23rd and again the following evening...
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Sinead O'Connor Schedules 2 Hollywood Shows
Sinead O’Connor is prepping the release of her 9th full length “How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?” next month, and with that release she has decided to schedule two Los Angeles shows! You can see Sinead O’Connor when she performs at the Masonic Lodge inside of the Hollywood Forever Cemetary on Monday, February 20th and then again the next night on Tuesday, February...
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Delta Spirit Schedule Show @ The Music Box
So this is two stories in one, Delta Spirit have announced that they will be making their way back to Los Angeles for another show. Where will they be playing? The Music Box. That’s right, the Hollywood venue that has so many rumors flying around right now about it’s current operating status will house the show which is set to take place on Friday May 11th. Opening for...