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Listen to CG Roxanne and the Nightmares And catch them live at Echo Park Rising tonight

Tired of all the jangly, bubble-gum pop and shoe gaze indie amalgamations cluster-fucking their way into the music scene like...
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Dead Moon to Play Berserktown II This weekend at the Observatory in Santa Ana

What are you doing this weekend? Staring at your computer? Sitting at the bar waiting for your friends to call...

Listen to Dick Diver New Music for your morning/noon/night

Get your minds out of the gutter. The name of Melbourne, Australia band Dick Diver is based on the main character...

Watch: Brixton Broadcast Barcelona 7 Bands, 2 Nights, 1 amazing city

You can’t just buy a movement. You have to sweat, rock, drink, swerve, stay out all night and let it...
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Watch: Day Wave’s new video “Drag” New music vids are always fun

Check out Day Wave’s new jam “Drag” above and definitely grab the whole album on iTunes here. Because we want you...

Vundabar tour photos by Caitlin McCann To celebrate the release of their new album Gawk

Vundabar is a rockband from Boston. And Caitlin McCann is an extremely talented photographer based in New York (imagine Mike Brodie...
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Fuzz Announces New Album And Leaks Two Teaser Songs

Fuzz, the heavy psyche proto-inspired creation of Ty Segall, Charlie Moothart, and Chad Ubovich, is releasing a new album this...
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Listen to: DRINKS’ “Laying Down Rock” A New Song From New Duo Tim Presley and Cate Le Bon

Yes, that Tim Presley, of White Fence fame, and that Cate Le Bon, the Welsh singer/songwriter who played with White...
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Television at the Terragram Ballroom Talent Reigns in the new Los Angeles Theatre

Good rock ‘n’ roll is timeless. That’s why throwback bands are breaking out with reunion tours, performing their most popular...
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The Growlers Played A Secret Benefit Show And announced the Beach Goth 4 lineup

On Tuesday night at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana, the Growlers played a “secret” show for a bunch of...
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A Poem Is A Naked Person at the Ace Theatre With Leon Russell in person

On Wednesday night, the Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Downtown LA (remember when we did this there?) is hosting...
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Listen to Tops New bedroom pop from Montreal

Indie soft rockers TOPS, the four-piece band out of Montreal that’ll make you think of Julee Cruise, Angelo Badalamenti, and...
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Lolipalooza 2 Glitter and Cavities For All

“Just woke up and I’m covered in glitter and lollipop wrappers,” said photographer David Evanko post Lolipalooza, the second annual...

Death stock Festival starts Friday We’ll call it summer now

It’s hard to tell when Summer is here when you live in California because we have perfect weather all the...
what youth recommends jonathan richman the el rey los angeles

So Much Modern Love We saw Jonathan Richman…again.

Okay. So we’re a little obsessed with Jonathan Richman, founder of the Modern Lovers, the Velvet Underground-inspired protopunk band that...
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Jonathan Richman at Don’s Where was the door to Bohemia?

“It’s better to be known as a sincere person in the darkness, than a fake person in the lightness.” —Jonathan...
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Refused Release New Video “Dawkins Christ” off new LP “Freedom”, out June 30th

Refused released a new video from their upcoming album Freedom — out June 30th on Epitaph, and yes, we’ve pre-ordered — and fuck...
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Mac DeMarco Releases New Video Title Track Off Mini-LP “Another One”, Out August 7th

Mac Daddy released a new video today for the title track off his forth-coming album Another One, due out August 7th...
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Listen to Flesh World New Album The Wild Animals in My Life

If you’re a fan of the Queer Core band Limp Wrist, Needles, or Brilliant Colors, well, this sounds nothing like...

Listen to Dope Body Trash Rock Freaks out of Baltimore

Baltimore band Dope Body is releasing their second album – Kunk – in August, and I’ve bet you’ve never even heard of...

Listen to Total Control Good Music out of Melbourne, Australia

Total Control is a band from Melbourne, Australia that plays an epic blend of synth heavy, highly danceable, slightly gothic,...
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Growlers Unleash New Music Video There’s No Way To Give Her a “Love Test”

Our favorite surfer beach goth dudes The Growlers released their latest video for “Love Test,” off their 2014 album Chinese Fountain....
Lean Bridges what youth recommends

Listen to Leon Bridges And everything will be alright. Promise.

On our somewhat hazy Uber ride home from the Brixton 10 year anniversary party last Friday night (thanks boys!), our...

The Shrine and King Tuff Live at the Del Monte Speakeasy

Looking for parking near the Townhouse’s Del Monte Speakeasy, the oldest bar in Venice – it was once an actual...
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The reinvention of Cosmic Creek Brendon, Noa, Froth, Tropical Popsicle and much more

Cosmic Creek has been around a long time (this is the 14th annual event), the retro surf event has always...
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Christopher Owens releases new album Chrissybaby Forever is out June 2, available to stream now

Christopher Owens, founder of Girls and all around sweetheart, surprised everyone this morning by releasing his most recent album, Chrissybaby Forever....
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Ceremony’s The L-Shaped Man A softer side of Ceremony — and we’re OK with it

Ceremony blew minds when Matador Records dropped the official music video for “The Separation” and “The Understanding.” It was a...

WY Recommends: Broken Water We interviewed the band from Olympia, WA that is changing our world

Good noise out of Olympia Washington.

Corners: Homecoming Show Presented by Crap Eyewear

Last night we went to Corners homecoming show. The LA based band took the stage to an eager crowd following...

Corners Homecoming Show Thursday 14th of May at the Echoplex

Tomorrow night we are teaming up with Crap Eyewear for Corners homecoming show at the Echoplex in Los Angeles. Other...

Mac Demarco: The Way You’d Love Her Announcing a forthcoming mini-LP

Mac baby has made many devoted fans happy today by releasing a brand new track off his upcoming mini L.P....

Get to know L.A. Witch And listen to their new single “Kill My Baby Tonight”

Los Angeles-based bad girl trio L.A. Witch released a new single today, “Kill My Baby Tonight,” off their forthcoming album,...

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