On February 27, all the trap heads of Los Angeles got crunk at Club Nokia for Orientation LA.
Tomahawk is kind of a supergroup – no big deal – with Mike Patton of Faith No More on vocals, Duane Denison of the Jesus Lizard on guitar, John Stanier of Helmet and Battles on drums, and Trevor Dunn of Mr. Bungle on bass. These guys don’t mess around with anything pop or gimmicky…
Watching The Darkness [Open article] perform their super-charged crotch rock set on Wednesday, October 24, at Club Nokia made me want to quit my day job, buy a Les Paul and a jumpsuit, and runaway from home to go on tour.
Why do so many electronic music acts lately like to hide behind masks and be silhouetted on stage with no direct spotlights?
It’s fitting that the Gaslamp Killer and Friends event at the Mayan on Tuesday, September 18, was presented by Red Bull Music Academy [Open article].



















