New York has the Oak Room at The Plaza. Chicago has the Coq D’Or at The Drake Hotel. And Los Angeles has… The Spare Room at the Roosevelt. Oozing a sense of glamour and exclusivity while maintaining a dignity that so many other Hollywood venues lack, the Spare Room invites you to have a classic [...] ...
2011 Coachella lineup has been announced, and it's enough to make any music lover drool. Once again, the weekend party in Indio will be offering performances from an eclectic set of musicians, spanning across indie rock, electro-pop, straight techno, rap, soul, punk, and more. So who's headlining? The big names on the three days are Kings of Leon on Friday, Arcade Fire on Saturday, and Kanye West and The Strokes on Sunday. Of course, those headliners will be joined by countless other bands. Here's a list by day of some of the big names and/or Minx Society favorites that will be appearing:
Friday, April 15th
Kings of Leon will be joined on the ...
As independently recording an album becomes increasingly cheaper, more diamonds in the rough begin to emerge. L.A. art-rockers Warpaint are one of the brighter diamonds. Just last year, the quartet self-released their debut EP, Exquisite Corpse, and proceeded to embark on their first nationwide tour, headlining alongside Beach Fossils and Javelin. Even more recently, the group has played shows with dream pop superstars The XX and are preparing for an upcoming European tour.
This sudden success isn’t so unpredictable for those who have heard Warpaint’s music. Exquisite Corpse effortlessly combines psych, shoegaze, and post-punk into a surprisingly accessible but deeply intricate package. Emily Kokal and Theresa Wayman’s ethereal guitar work comes across like a spacey, droned-out Velvet ...
With the balmy days dwindling, so are your chances to bare flesh publicly while bands play outdoors. For those not burnt out by the recent plague of local festivals, including Sunset Junction, Sunset Strip Festival, or Outside lands, get to Fuck Yeah Fest this weekend for another chance to don your denim cutoffs.
Nestled downtown just beside Chinatown, LA State Historic Park plays host to a plethora of indie outfits on Saturday, including UK dance hybrid scenesters The Rapture as well as !!!, New York’s Panda Bear of Animal Collective, L.A.'s very own overnight phenomenon Local Natives, actor Ryan Gosling's band Dead Man's Bones, and a huge collection of local groovers.
Others include Sleep, ...
