Warpaint (music group)

All eyes in dance-land turn to Indio for Coachella next weekend, as both the Sahara Tent and the new Yuma Tent host EDM stars, '90s survivors and an especially adventurous young undercard. As always, there will be satellite parties during both weekends...

Introducing new artistic work is scary, especially after early acclaim and a measure of success. Will the admirers follow? Is the magic still there? Was it all a fluke?  Local Natives are in the thick of it right now: On Monday night, the band...

Give Goldenvoice honcho Paul Tollett credit -- he knows how fans feel at the end of his festivals. "You need a full weekend. By day three, you’re tired, you’re hungry, and you're cursing Coachella. But then the sun sets and you're like 'Oh,...

The S.S. Coachella cruise is the exact opposite of what the landlocked Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is for most fans. Imagine what that weekend in Indio would be like without the parking hassles and dehydration, but instead with breakfast in bed...

Like many people, the L.A. cops “End of Watch” star Michael Pena joined on ride-alongs couldn’t help but get a little excited around his famous co-star, Jake Gyllenhaal. “It was kind of funny. Everybody’s like, ‘Jake!...

Now in its ninth year, the independent-focused FYF Fest is returning to the Los Angeles State Historic Park and for the first time since moving downtown will expand from one to two days. Top-billed artists this year include the reunited Swedish punk...

As the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival expands from one weekend to two, so do the fashion and music marketing opportunities in Southern California. Labels such as Levi's, H&M, Lacoste, Armani A|X, Mulberry and Madewell (J. Crew's little sister)...

Swahili Blonde's Technicolor music embraces all shades, from the acid-washed funk of "Tiny Shaman" to the bright earnestness of A-Ha cover "Scoundrel Days."...

The band: Steffaloo, the one-woman project of L.A.’s Steph Thompson. The sound: Steffaloo plays willowy bedroom folk with a multi-tracked edge. With last year’s self-released debut, “Meet Me in Montauk,” and the “On Fire&#...

Living in Los Angeles, one of the early joys of summer is running down the schedule at the Hollywood Bowl. Probably the most famed venue on the West Coast, the Bowl's sprawling, woodsy confines and nearly 18,000-person capacity can transform mere concerts...

Treasure Island SoundBite, a drinks-and-dinner pairing to celebrate San Francisco's Treasure Island Music Festival, is cooking up some interesting mash-ups inspired by performers, including the Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks-named beer-fried game hen and...

The band: Spero, a Los Angeles-based quintet. The sound: “Dream pop dream pop dream pop. [It’s] all we think about,” the band writes on its ReverbNation page, a truth reinforced by its murky bass lines and vintage synthesizers. The Cure....