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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...

Not at Coachella? Don't worry — neither are these shows

2013-04-02 07:30:00

It's April, which is good news for the roughly 180,000 music fans who have tickets to the sold-out Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, set for the weekends of April 12 and April 19. But for those who find themselves shut out of the annual...

Paramore returns with forceful new single 'Now'

2013-01-22 14:05:00

The last few years have been bumpy ones for Paramore, the great Tennessee emo-rock band that stormed Top 40 radio in 2008 with "Misery Business." The group debuted at No. 2 on the album chart with 2009's "Brand New Eyes" and then promptly split in half...

The xx covers 'Last Christmas' with characteristic doom, gloom

2012-12-17 15:37:00

"Last Christmas," the great sad-sack holiday jam by Wham!, has been covered by countless acts since the song's release in 1984. And a good number of those interpreters -- from Jimmy Eat World to Crazy Frog to Ashley Tisdale of "High School Musical" -- did...

Weenie Roast goes medium-rare

2013-05-21 09:52:24

As the sun beamed on the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine on Saturday, a sold-out sea of indie music fans danced and sang along to some of today's biggest rock artists at the 21st annual KROQ Weenie Roast. While many of the past years have focused...

Chart-topping rock band that had breakthrough at Allentown Fair, then gave the fair fits, announces break-up

2013-03-23 16:27:04

Get the sillies out with "Yo Gabba Gabba Live!"

2013-01-23 16:23:47

Inside the Bright-Eyed World of Yo Gabba Gabba!

2013-02-05 13:50:00

Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! Get the Sillies Out! $39-$75, 2 p.m., Feb. 9. Oakdale Theatre, 95 South Turnpike Rd, Wallingford, oakdale.com � Over its four seasons so far, "Yo Gabba Gabba!"'s roster of episodes has been jammed with star power. The...

All-American Rejects shows how it's grown at Allentown's Crocodile Rock Cafe

2012-12-05 16:26:22

Greer's OC: Champagnes celebrates with expanded dinner menu

2012-09-05 11:36:00

Looking for a fantastic dinner experience at a family owned neighborhood bistro? Champagnes Bistro & Deli in Newport Beach is celebrating 23 years in business, and it just debuted an expanded dinner menu that starts after 4:30 p.m. with bistro...

Surfer Blood Plays The Space in Hamden on July 22

2012-07-17 12:50:00

When you think of West Palm Beach, Florida, the first thing that probably comes to mind is skimpy bikinis and golfing retirees, not indie pop. Surfer Blood, Florida's indie rock four-piece, is making waves with their short summer tour and a stop in CT...

Ravens bar of the week: The Ottobar

2011-10-27 15:53:00

The Ottobar in Charles Village is well-known for its live music. Jimmy Eat World, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and Baltimore's Lower Dens have all played there; electronic musician Dan Deacon, psychedelic band Celebration and duo Wye Oak have announced...

Since the late '90s, Mates of State have been a staple of the indie rock world. The husband-and-wife duo consists of Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner, who combine keyboard, drums and vocals to create energetic harmonies. Over the past 14 years, the Lawrence, Kan.

2012-04-29 00:00:00

For all that we love Taylor Swift and sing along to her songs in the car and wish we had her life and doodle the number 13 on our hands, even we will admit that for a while there, her whole "Who, me?!" shtick while raking in the gold at awards shows was getting to be a little much.

2011-11-09 20:26:12

For all that we love Taylor Swift and sing along to her songs in the car and wish we had her life and doodle the number 13 on our hands, even we will admit that for a while there, her whole �Who, me?!� shtick while raking in the gold at awards shows was getting to be a little much.

2011-11-09 20:20:41