Perfume Genius @ The Broad 6/25/16
The Broad’s Nonobject(ive): Summer Happenings… series is intended to merge the visual objects present at the museum alongside performance pieces, creating a more immersive experience for the viewer.
The Hush Sound @ The Troubadour 6/1/16
Last night’s 10-year anniversary of the Hush Sound’s “Like Vines” was dedicated “to Axl Rose’s broken foot,” so said to Hush Sound keyboardist/vocalist Greta Salpeter.
Callings out of Context: Junglepussy & Dan Deacon @ Teragram Ballroom
The Broad’s Callings Out Of Context brings together innovative artists together for a spectacle that celebrates the show itself as much as the act.
Dua Lipa @ Bardot 5/9/16
Last night marked self-described “dark pop” singer, Dua Lipa’s first Los Angeles performance. Lipa possesses a lofty voice which dances above the beat, finding its footing against booming percussion. Though not a fault of her own, the mighty sound she and her band produced felt more suited for a larger venue, where one could dance …
Grimes Presents: March of the Pugs @ The Shrine 4/23/16
The Internet came out in full-force for Grimes Presents: March of the Pugs, An Evening With Christine & The Queens and Tei-Shi, by that I mean much of the crowd jumped straight from a Tumblr post. The lovely thing about the Internet in this case is its ability to unite three very different, international artists …
Aristophanes @ The Resident 4/13/16
While the playwright Aristophanes of ancient Greece concerned himself with comedy, the rapper Aristophanes 貍貓 of modern-day Taiwan cares more for carnage.