With 232 pages and an expanded 12″ by 12″ format, our biggest print issue yet celebrates the people, places, music, and art of our hometown, including cover features on David Lynch, Nipsey Hussle, Syd, and Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, plus Brian Wilson, Cuco, Ty Segall, Lord Huron, Remi Wolf, The Doors, the art of RISK, Taz, Estevan Oriol, Kii Arens, and Edward Colver, and so much more.
Soccer Mommy, Evergreen
Sophie Allison’s fourth album digs deeper both poetically and personally as her dozy, conversational vocals and pop-grunge arrangements reach their clearest form.
Better Lovers, Highly Irresponsible
The breathless riffs, ferocious pace, and veteran sense of security that define this debut album from the metalcore supergroup feel like the work of a band desperate to escape their history.
Kevin Ayers, All This Crazy Gift of Time: The Recordings 1969-1973
Composed of the avant-garde songwriter’s first four solo records along with live recordings and other oddities, this collection is a wealth of weird ranging from pastoral freak-folk to circus noise.
Kurt Orzeck
Nathan Rodriguez and his band are boldly going where no rock band has gone before—and fucking around a bit, too.
Canada’s greatest post-rock band provokes introspection, obedience, and awe.
“On Nature” continues to energetically vacillate between tight and drifting experimentation.
This weekend’s fourth edition of the massive alternative comedy fest sprawls across downtown Los Angeles.
All of your favorite comics—and their favorite comics—will be in downtown LA this weekend.
“★” (pronounced “Blackstar”) nestles in with his kraut-favoring releases, with Bowie deferring much of the limelight to sax, flute, keys, bass, and drums.
Day eighteen of Red Bull Sound Select’s 30 Days in Los Angeles speeds into punk territory with a fiery show led by No Age.
Catching up with the Los Angeles–based artist on the occasion of his Star Wars–themed FLOOD Gallery show
The creators behind 30 Days in LA’s iconic show posters talk about their inspiration.
“Prescient” is a word that gets tossed around often, but Maserati deserve a hearty pat on the back for coming up with a retro-rock sound about fifteen years ago.
The angel-voiced artist behind massive single “Younger” talks about overcoming fear and finding her own style.
Bigger and louder isn’t always better, and it’s impressive that such a young band has already figured this out.
“New Bermuda” is the new black (metal).
With “V,” Wavves haven’t completely given up yet, but they certainly aren’t trying anything new, either.
From the depths of a dusty living room, New Zealand trio Salad Boys cobble together one the year’s most auspicious indie-pop debuts, “Metalmania.”
Indeed, Battles are one of indie rock’s best bands and one of the least obnoxious acts in techno.
Making the trip from “Selma” to South Central with the “Straight Outta Compton” actor.
There are cracks of light to be found on her second album, but it takes time and patience to find them.
The reemergence of Refused didn’t presage a new album—the group could have toured off the strength of “Shape” forever—but the willingness to evolve is what keeps any band relevant. Cheers to Refused for taking the plunge.
As every musician should, three albums deep into their career, Daughn Gibson (a.k.a Josh Martin) spends “Carnation” exploring new realms.