A tip for any avid concert goer living in Los Angeles: ALWAYS find a concert or two to go to during Grammy Week. During the week immediately preceding the awards ceremony, amazing musical talent from all over the world flocks to Los Angeles to join in the celebration of music, whether to attend the ceremony as a nominee, to perform in the city of angels to showcase their own musical abilities for the throngs of A&R, talent agents, talent managers, critics and fans who happen to be in town to celebrate music with them or to just play gigs with their friends. Continue reading
Tag: The Virgil
Yancy Deron, Yung Miss & Quiz | The Virgil | 1/22/14

Opening for Terrace Martin at the Virgil, were three acts: Quiz, Yung Miss and Yancy Deron. Each held their own, performing their sets admirably and with good energy, positively setting the table and mood for the evening’s headliner. Below are video clips of their performances and a slideshow with some pictures from the evening. I was particularly impressed with Yung Miss’ set. Her vocal ability had a rawness that evoked memories of a younger Lauren Hill.
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A Year of Concerts: 2013

Listed chronologically, the most recent show first.
Stevie Wonder | Songs In The Key Of Life | Nokia Theatre L.A. Live | 12/21/13
Shy Girls | The Spare Room and Bootleg Bar | 12/12/13 and 12/13/13
Snoopzilla and Dam Funk “7 Days Of Funk” Record Release Party | Los Angeles Exchange | 12/10/13
Thundercat | The Echoplex | 12/05/13
Moses Sumney | The Echoplex | 12/05/13
Pearl Jam | Los Angeles Sports Arena | Nov. 23-24, 2013
Ben Harper | Walt Disney Concert Hall | 11/18/13
The Record Company | The Satellite | 11/15/13
The Janks | The Satellite | 11/15/13
Nine Inch Nails | Staples Center | 11/08/13
Iron & Wine | The Orpheum Theatre | 10/31/13
Laura Mvula | The Orpheum Theatre | 10/31/13
Hiatus Kaiyote | Skirball Cultural Center | 10/30/13
Moses Sumney | Skirball Cultural Center | 10/30/13
Hanni El Khatib| El Rey Theatre| 10/25/13
Bass Drum of Death | El Rey Theatre | 10/25/13
Tijuana Panthers | El Rey Theatre| 10/25/13
The Secret State | Loaded Hollywood | 10/13/13
Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide 2013 | Echo Park | 11/10/13 – 11/11/13 (Wooster, Tiny Ruins, Maya Vik, Iza, Medicine, Jacco Gardner, Gemini Club and Great White Buffalo)
Fiona Apple and Blake Mills | Walt Disney Concert Hall | 10/7/13
Depeche Mode | Staples Center | 9/29/13
M83, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and Phantogram | Hollywood Bowl | 9/22/13
The Beach Ball Festival: Soul Revue | Santa Monica Pier | September 21, 2013 (Myron & E, Lee Fields and the Expressions, Maceo Parker, Allen Stone and Aloe Blacc)
Laura Mvula | El Rey Theatre | 9/17/13
Lobster Festival | Port of Los Angeles | September 14, 2013 (The Section Quartet, Nightmare & The Cat, Deap Vally, Dead Sara)
Girl in a Coma | The Echoplex | September 12, 2013
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue | Twilight Concert Series | August 29, 2013
The Dustbowl Revival | Twilight Concert Series | August 29, 2013
FYF FEST | L.A. State Historic Park | August 24 and 25, 2013 (Mikal Cronin, Charles Bradley, The Breeders, Devendra Banhart, The Locust, Deerhunter, TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Orwells, Pional, How To Dress Well, No Age, !!! (ChkChkChk), Shlohmo, MGMT, Solange, and Holy Ghost!)
Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band |Burton W. Chace Park | August 17, 2013
The National | Jimmy Kimmel Live | August 12, 2013
Hanni El Khatib | Twilight Concert Series | August 8, 2013
Hiatus Kaiyote | The Bootleg Theater | July 31, 2013
Geographer | Getty Center | July 27, 2013
Tijuana Tears | The Virgil | July 24, 2013
Savages | El Rey Theatre | July 23, 2013
Alabama Shakes | Hollywood Palladium | July 17th, 2013
Rodrigo y Gabriela | Hollywood Bowl | July 14, 2013
Young, Gifted & Nina: A Tribute to Nina Simone | California Plaza | July 5, 2013
BET Experience | R. Kelly, New Edition & The Jacksons | Staples Center | 6/30/13
BET Experience | Snoop, Kendrick Lamar & J.Cole | Staples Center | 6/29/13
BET Experience | Beyonce | Staples Center | 6/28/13
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters | Shrine Auditorium | June 26th, 2013
Nina Diaz | Hotel Café | June 9th, 2013
Ink-N-Iron Festival | Queen Mary | June 8, 2013 (Girl in a Coma, Hopeless Jack & the Handsome Devil, Kaleigh Baker, The Fleshtones, Dead Kennedys and Iggy and the Stooges)
Illumination Road | The Roxy | June 4, 2013
Make Music Pasadena 2013 | June 1, 2013 (The Record Company, The Peach Kings, YACHT, Robert DeLong, Youngblood Hawke, Haunted Summer and The Likes of Us)
A Night For Jolie; A Night To Remember | Henson Recording Studios | May 31, 2013
Hanni El Khatib and The Black Angels | Mayan Theater | 5/21/13
What Made Milwaukee Famous | Central SAPC | 5/19/13
Dead Sara | El Rey Theater | May 9, 2013
New Build and No Ceremony/// | First Unitarian Church | April 27, 2013
Coachella 2013 | April 12-14 | Friday (Of Monsters and Men, Passion Pit, Palma Violets, Modest Mouse, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jurassic 5, Stone Roses and How To Destroy Angels)
Coachella 2013 | April 12-14 | Saturday (Ben Howard, Pucifer, Violent Femmes, Grizzly Bear, Postal Service, Franz Ferdinand and Phoenix)
Coachella 2013 | April 12-14 | Sunday (Alex Clare, Rodriguez, Vampire Weekend, Nick Cave, Wu-Tang Clan and Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Toddchella | Part I | Tijuana Tears
Toddchella | Part II | The Record Company
Toddchella | Part III | We Were Indians
The Weeks | Three Clubs | 3/29/13
Nik Kai | 12 Year Old Guitar Prodigy | The Future of Shredding
The Night Hiatus Kaiyote Blew My Mind At The Del Monte Speakeasy 3/23/13
Jose James | The Del Monte Speakeasy | 3/13/13
Morrissey | Staples Center | 3/1/13
Orange Tulip Conspiracy |El Cid | 2/22/13
Soundgarden | The Wiltern | 2/16/13
The Robert Glasper Experiment | The Roxy | 2/8/13


