Passion Pit (music group)

Coachella 2013: Attracting crowds is tougher for some

2013-04-22 08:14:00

The Lumineers knew what would win over the Coachella crowd Sunday afternoon. They didn't tuck “Ho Hey,” the feel-good, Top 10 anthem that broke the Denver folk-revival trio less than a year ago,�deep into their main-stage showing. They put...

Coachella 2013: American pride easy to spot

2013-04-19 18:30:00

As the nation is glued to the coverage of the recent bombing in Boston and the explosion at a Texas fertilizer�plant, music lovers filing into the Polo Grounds are ready to enjoy three packed days of nonstop music — but they are walking with a bit...

Coachella 2013: Five artists who earned their spots

2013-04-18 15:09:00

This weekend at Coachella, about 190 acts will return for the second, and final, weekend of the annual festival. And the simple truth is, whether you’re headed to Indio, recovering from last weekend’s festival and looking for some couch...

Coachella 2013: Lessons learned after Weekend 1

2013-04-16 05:00:00

Coachella returns for its second act this weekend. Here, The Times pop music staff offers some lessons learned in the first weekend that will make the festival sound that much better the second time around. Grab lunch at Roc's Firehouse Grill. You can...

Coachella 2013: Eight outrageous Day 1 sightings

2013-04-13 11:30:00

It doesn’t take long for debauchery to unfold on the fields of Coachella, especially with more than 80,000 music lovers packed in one place. Somewhere between the dripping synths from Passion Pit and the (delayed) woozy electronics of Purity Ring,...

Coachella 2013: Essential tracks

2013-04-07 05:00:00

This Coachella edition gathers new music by lesser-known artists gigging this weekend's music festival as well as one epic reissue by a recently reunited group. If you haven't the desire, money or constitution to spend three days surrounded by so many...

Local Natives returns to Coachella with more perspective

2013-04-07 05:00:00

At a placid outdoor table in the Silver Lake restaurant Local, the frontmen of Local Natives are drinking coffee and look entirely at home. The restaurant is just a few blocks from their rehearsal space, a small house teetering above Sunset Boulevard...

Coachella 2013: Soulful devotion to new sounds

2013-04-07 05:00:00

Even before the release of her debut album, the English singer Jessie Ware was attracting next-big-thing buzz with appearances on tracks by cutting-edge dance-music artists such as SBTRKT and Joker. But she wasn't born hip. "Growing up, I was the person...

Best of 2012 Pop Music: Albums

2012-12-27 11:24:00

What follows are the favorite 10 albums of 2012 as chosen by Times pop music staffer Todd Martens: 1.�Frank Ocean, “Channel Orange” (Def Jam). No doubt this is Ocean's moment, what with his Grammy nominations and the romantic topicality of...

Spotify updates its radio function, takes on Pandora

2012-06-19 16:37:38

Hollywood Bowl 2012: 'The Producers,' Juanes, 'Rigoletto,' Liza

2012-01-23 16:33:08

Animal Collective, Norah Jones on 2012 Hollywood Bowl schedule

2012-01-23 16:36:12

Michael Angelakos delivered "Gossamer," a soul-baring chronicle of mental illness and disconnection disguised as a soul album, last year, then followed it up with a performance at Lollapalooza that was darn near celebratory. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at UIC Pavilion, 525 S. Racine Ave.; $35; jamusa.com

2013-01-04 00:00:00

Based on the Passion Pit-esque title track for the New York indie rockers' latest, the band could be on the verge of a real breakout--or at least increased interest from listeners who want something less intimate than RRR's previous stuff.

2012-12-17 12:41:00

Passion Pit performs at Lollapalooza on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 in Grant Park.

2012-08-03 00:00:00