Dan Auerbach

Review: KROQ's indie-loving Weenie Roast 2013

2013-05-19 14:28:00

2013 was the year indie finally conquered KROQ-FM. At the station's annual day-long Weenie Roast festival in Irvine on Saturday, almost every headliner evoked a certain scrappy outsiderdom -- even if those bands had radio hits hiding in their plaid...

Review: Guitarist Bombino teams with Dan Auerbach for 'Nomad'

2013-04-04 10:06:00

Two years ago in MacArthur Park during its Levitt Pavilion summer concert series, Tuareg guitarist Omaro “Bombino” Moctar and his four-piece band performed a free concert for a ragtag mix of Angelenos. Some were regulars looking for shade...

Grammy Awards 2013: Mumford & Sons' 'Babel' wins album of the year

2013-02-10 20:42:00

The Grammy Awards gave their top honor to British roots music band Mumford & Sons for their album “Babel” on Sunday at the 55th awards ceremony on a night that distributed honors broadly to an array of younger generation acts including New...

Grammys 2013: Live blogging the show

2013-02-10 21:00:00

The Grammys, live . . .� 8:55 p.m.: The Grammys saved the most fascinating performer for one of its final performances, and the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch finally received a Grammy tribute, albeit a brief one. First, to introduce Frank Ocean, Juanes...

Grammys 2013: Follow the music awards live on Twitter

2013-02-10 13:20:00

Music's big night kicks off Sunday during the 55th Grammy Awards, and the winners, losers and general highs and lows from the show will be all over social media. For music aficionados following the ceremony on a second screen, you can get access from...

Grammys 2013: Live blogging all the pre-show winners

2013-02-10 16:13:00

It's brunch at the Grammys! Live updates from the pre-telecast. 4:10 p.m.: Final update from the pre-show: The 70th award this afternoon went to the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach for producer of the year. “Wow,” said Auerbach, who moments...

Grammys 2013: Pre-telecast ceremony broadens the spotlight

2013-02-10 16:19:00

Awards handed out Sunday before the evening Grammy Awards telecast sometimes set the stage for what happens during the national TV broadcast. This year, the Black Keys got the momentum rolling by having a hand in three awards early on, including rock...

Grammys 2013: The performance mash-ups to dread

2013-02-08 06:00:00

The best thing the Grammys telecast attempts to do is also its most tricky feat to accomplish: the artist pair-up. For every Elton John and Eminem, there's a Stevie Wonder and the Jonas Brothers. For every Mumford & Sons and Bob Dylan, there's a record-...

Black Keys' Grammy nominations cap a successful year

2012-12-07 06:00:00

How's this for a big year: In the time since they started teasing their album "El Camino," two-piece rock band the Black Keys played "Saturday Night Live" twice, sold out two nights at Madison Square Garden, headlined Coachella and scored a Cadillac...

Grammys 2013: Nominations have younger vibe with Frank Ocean, Fun.

2012-12-05 20:00:00

New York indie-rock trio Fun. and L.A.’s breakout R&B/hip-hop star Frank Ocean scored big in Grammy Award nominations, scoring six nods apiece predominantly in the most prestigious Grammy categories. Absent a single lightning rod artist such as...

2013 Grammy Award nominees

2012-12-06 17:03:00

Indie-rock trio Fun. and R&B/hip-hop star Frank Ocean scored big in Grammy Award nominations, scoring six nods apiece mostly in the top Grammy categories. The Recording Academy announced the nominations Wednesday during a show in Nashville. The 55th...

Grammys 2013: Live coverage of the nominations

2012-12-05 18:40:00

Wake up the kids, parents. The nominations for the 55th edition of the Grammy Awards are to be unveiled Wednesday night, and Pop & Hiss will be providing live coverage of the proceedings. This year, the Recording Academy has gone country, staging its...

Dr. John, left, accepts his Grammy for blues album for "Locked Down" during the pre-telecast show. Dan Auerbach, right, produced the album. Auerbach won the Grammy for producer of the year, non-classical.

2013-02-10 16:09:18

A rollicking, expansive late-period masterpiece crafted by piano mystic Dr. John, "Locked Down" is not only a favorite but one of the best records of composer Mac Rebennack's illustrious career.

2012-12-14 12:43:22

Album of the year -- "El Camino" Record of the year -- "Lonely Boy" Rock performance -- "Lonely Boy" WINNER Rock album -- "El Camino" WINNER Rock song - "Lonely Boy" WINNER Producer of the year - Dan Auerbach WINNER

2012-12-05 18:34:50