The Rolling Stones: Not sucking at 50
Posted: 1 week 4 days ago Comments PermalinkThe Rolling Stones, as a band, are 50 years old. They've earned the right to do whatever they want. They can swarm around Katy Perry on stage because they're our favorite dirty old men. They're...
Prince, downsized: April 26, The Joint
Posted: 3 weeks 5 days ago Comments Permalink"Las Vegas, you mind if I play some guitar?"
As if Prince had to ask. Even fairweather fans of the Purple One — though, mysteriously, not the stodgy compilers of best-guitarist magazine...
Three areas where Coachella soared on Sunday: Day three, weekend two
Posted: 1 month 1 day ago Comments PermalinkTo paraphrase Wu Tang Clan, a Coachella hangover ain't nuthin' to fuck with.
And when we say "hangover," we don't mean the alcohol variety. For who the hell has time to imbibe and impair...
Nochella, April 20: People in their late 30s love Band of Horses
Posted: 1 month 2 days ago Comments PermalinkWhat is it about Band of Horses that brings all the Gen X'ers to the yard? Is it the sweet, oceanic waves of haunting guitar that found Saturday night's show at The Cosmopolitan's pool consisting...
Four Coachella bands worth comment: Day two, weekend two
Posted: 1 month 2 days ago Comments PermalinkIf the first day of the second weekend of the Coachella music festival begged hitting as many performers as possible, Saturday's less-remarkable roster encouraged and allowed for spending more...
My day at Coachella: Day one, weekend two
Posted: 1 month 3 days ago Comments Permalink
Nochella, April 18: Hot Chip, cool crowd
Posted: 1 month 4 days ago Comments PermalinkThat's more like it, Las Vegas.
Yesterday we reported on the dickbaggery taking place at the Of Monsters and Men show. Well Hot Chip's Thursday night crowd at The Boulevard Pool made up for...
Nochella, April 17: Of Monsters and Men and rude attendees
Posted: 1 month 5 days ago Comments PermalinkWe don't normally like to do this, but this is one of the rare occasions where it has to be said. To the audience for Of Monsters and Men: You're a dick.
Maybe that's not fair. After all, ...
Nochella, April 16: The XX seduces Las Vegas
Posted: 1 month 6 days ago Comments PermalinkEven if the sky had suddenly dumped a foot of rain on the valley, The XX weren't about to have their Las Vegas show interrupted.
Onstage at The Joint -- having went with an indoor gig after...
Nochella, April 15: Beach House sings Las Vegas a lullaby
Posted: 1 month 1 week ago Comments PermalinkFor many of us who spent the better part of the weekend rocking out to the handful of mostly uptempo Coachella acts playing on Vegas stages, we needed a breather. Beach House gave us another...
