The Black Keys (music group)

Five things we learned from the Rolling Stones' last SoCal show

2013-05-21 10:06:00

The Rolling Stones rolled into Staples Center on Monday night for what Mick Jagger described as the band’s last show in Southern California -- “for a while, anyway.” Following an earlier Staples gig, two at Anaheim’s Honda Center...

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...

KROQ Weenie Roast 2013: A reviewer's mom weighs in

2013-05-20 12:05:00

A note from Pop & Hiss writer August Brown: My assignment to review KROQ's Weenie Roast 2013 coincided with a visit to L.A. from my mom, Helen Balz Brown, who previously wrote a counterpoint to my review of Power 106-FM's Powerhouse in 2009. She's but a...

Tom Waits sits in with the Rolling Stones in Oakland

2013-05-06 15:44:00

As Times pop music critic Randall Roberts reported in his review, Gwen Stefani and Keith Urban made surprise appearances during the Rolling Stones' show Friday night at Staples Center, where the legendary English band kicked off a new North American...

Coachella 2013: Japandroids and the future of rock

2013-04-19 20:33:00

Japandroids, the hard-driving garage rock duo from Vancouver, broke a string during their very first song at weekend two of�Coachella�in the Sahara tent. "It doesn't happen often, but when it does, it's pretty sweet," said guitarist/ vocalist Brian King...

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...

Grammys 2013: Mumford & Sons win album of the year

2013-02-10 20:17:00

High-energy arena-folk act Mumford & Sons triumphed over relative newcomers such as Frank Ocean and Fun. to win the most prestigious Grammy prize, album of the year, for its "Babel."�The turned-to-11 folk of "Babel" was the only album of the year...

Bieber rips Carney: It's on between Black Keys and the Biebs

2013-02-12 15:05:00

Justin Bieber's getting a bit feisty in his old age, ripping Patrick Carney on Tuesday after the Black Keys drummer told photogs Sunday night that the Biebs didn't deserve a Grammy. "Grammys are for, like, music, not for money ... and he's making a...

Grammys 2013: Frank Ocean always does things his way

2013-02-11 06:00:00

Frank Ocean stood alone onstage, his now trademark headband wrapped tightly, to sing "Forrest Gump" on a set that made it seem as though he were on an outdoor treadmill. The singer had won two Grammys, had thanked an audience that was just getting to...

Grammys 2013: Will there be a breakout sales act?

2013-02-11 13:53:00

The Grammys gave out awards in 81 categories Sunday, but it may be a full week or two until we know who some of the real winners were. The performance-heavy telecast is largely just one� 3�-hour concert, and if past Grammy Awards are any indication, it...

Grammy Awards 2013: Races to watch

2013-02-10 06:00:00

Last year's Grammy Awards were somewhat anticlimactic — everyone expected Adele to win everything, and she did. This year's field is wide open, though, with diverse major contenders and no consensus front-runner in top categories. PHOTOS:�Top...

Grammys 2013: Gotye, Fun. victories show pop's winning appeal

2013-02-11 07:00:00

Since at least 1989, when it was universally ridiculed for bestowing the hard rock-metal award on Jethro Tull over Metallica, the Recording Academy has lived in fear of seeming terminally out of touch. British neo-folkies Mumford & Sons won the evening'...

Neighborhood: Little Italy/UIC Sound: Beautifully toe-tapping rock-pop. Says singer/guitarist Kevin Kiley, 21: ?We like to make music we think people want to listen to. We don?t try to be like self-indulgent and just making the music we want to make.

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Justin Bieber's getting a bit feisty in his old age, ripping Patrick Carney on Tuesday after the Black Keys drummer told photogs Sunday night that the Biebs didn't deserve a Grammy. "Grammys are for, like, music, not for money ...

2013-02-15 16:41:00

Thank goodness The Black Keys were there to wake everyone up, after so many of the 2013 Grammy performances have been slow. Justin Timberlake was able to get the crowd moving, but the show was lacking a jolt to the system. Luckily, the Black Keys delivered. Accompanied by the legendary Dr.

2013-02-10 19:26:46