The xx (music group)

Baz Luhrmann's 'Gatsby' hears hip-hop where Fitzgerald heard jazz

2013-05-04 06:00:00

Baz Luhrmann didn't want to answer the question. "I can't really say it about myself," he said. "But yes, I do." The Australian director behind this month's hip-hop-inspired adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" had been asked if he thinks his movies...

Coachella 2013: The xx, Nick Cave steal spotlight from headliners

2013-04-22 12:11:00

There were two questions heading into the xx's set on the main stage of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on Saturday night. Could a band that's evolving by stripping more out of its songs hold the attention of a large festival crowd? And would...

First impression: 'The Great Gatsby' soundtrack teaser on YouTube

2013-04-17 12:38:00

One of the most hyped soundtracks of the upcoming movie season is for “The Great Gatsby,” Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel.� For those who didn’t do their assigned reading in high school, the story...

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...

Juanes will perform on 'Dancing With the Stars' on April 29

2013-04-04 17:21:00

Juanes will perform two songs on a special "Latin Night" edition of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." The multiple Grammy- and Latin Grammy-winning Colombian rockero, who has just released his memoir, "Chasing the Sun," simultaneously in English and...

David Bowie, Justin Timberlake are stars of pop music's spring

2013-03-08 07:30:00

The winter hibernation is nearing its end. Bleary-eyed musicians are crawling out of their windowless studios after months — and in some cases, years — of isolated dream-capturing. The bottomless espresso cup awaits, and a queue next to the...

SXSW 2013: The music stories to watch

2013-03-11 06:30:00

On the final night of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, last year, a young folk-rock trio from Denver took the makeshift stage at a church a few blocks away from the main action down on 6th Street. The church was about half full,...

Parsing Coachella 2013: Lineup highlights by genre

2013-01-25 09:33:00

How would you book a festival that, regardless of your decisions, was sure to sell out? Would you give the people what they want, or give them what they need?� Always the diplomats, those who slotted the 2013 Coachella Music and Arts Festival lineup,...

Sasquatch 2013: Mumford & Sons and some geek highlights

2013-02-06 14:02:35

Coachella 2013: Blur, Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers to headline

2013-01-24 22:09:00

Last year the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival used technological trickery to make it look as if Tupac Shakur had been brought back to life. So what do you do for an encore to one of pop music’s biggest magic shows? Coachella organizers have...

South London trio and indie-rock band perform • Concert information:

2013-04-14 00:00:00

"Angels," the first single released from "Coexist," sticks to the minimalist formula this British trio beautifully mastered on its 2009 debut. The song is dark and moody and leaves empty space between the notes, all while being as pretty as a love song can be. -- Sara Stewart In concert: Oct.

2012-09-10 13:30:00

The XX performs during Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago, Il.

2010-08-06 22:00:00