L.A. Upcoming: Lou Barlow, The Game, Swahili Blonde + Lucky Dragons, and Wounded Lion

A list of recommended L.A.-area shows for the coming week (plus clips for instant gratification). Click “details” for descriptions. More after the jump.

  • Region: Coldwater Canyon
    Music: Lou Barlow and the Missingmen
    Vitals: Coldwater Canyon Park on Saturday, July 24
    (details at L.A. Weekly)

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LA Upcoming: Kimya Dawson, Your Heart Breaks + Angelo Spencer; Zola Jesus…

A short list of recommended L.A.-area shows for the coming week (plus videos for instant gratification). Click “details” for descriptions.

  • Region: Downtown
    Music: Kimya Dawson, Your Heart Breaks + Angelo Spencer
    Vitals:
    The Smell on Thursday, January 14
    (details at LA Weekly)
  • Region: Downtown
    Music: Zola Jesus, Pocahaunted + Sissy Spacek
    Vitals:
    The Smell on Sunday, January 10
    (details at LA Weekly)

L.A. Experiential: These Arms Are Snakes, Signals, DD/MM/YYY (also: Breakestra, Mem1)

If you live in/around the L.A. area, seriously consider attending this:

  • Region: Downtown
    Music: These Arms Are Snakes, DD/MM/YYY, Signals
    Vitals: The Smell on Tuesday, October 13
    (details at LA Weekly).

Also, for posterity’s sake, here’s a link to a “lost” preview of last week’s Breakestra record release show (along with text on a Mem1/Swiss minimalist electronics night). Like the above entry, the text was included in the “Rock Picks” post, but not added to the independent entry. I suspect gaslighting. Mark Cetilia of Mem1 was an instrumental help on the “Bend Everything” piece.