Author Archives: Christie McCollum

Most of the people lingering around Westwood’s Mann Bruin Theatre Monday afternoon didn’t come for the movie ““ they came for a protest.

In a time of rabid music bloggers and a post-backlash Vampire Weekend, not all bands covet the Internet buzz.

There are two ways to look at Wolf Parade’s much-anticipated sophomore LP, as a failure to replicate the infectious feel-goodery of 2005’s “Apologies to the Queen Mary,” or as a more complex, mature effort, a grower. I pick the latter.

Charming, tongue-in-cheek morbidity has always been Nick Thorburn’s strong suit. But while he used to pair it with sanguine, sunshine-coated guitars, tropical drums and elastic bass lines, Thorburn and his band now produce something far more calculated and gloomy.

Think back to high school English classes. Remember all those essays you had to write ““ the ones that analyzed the most minute details of a piece of prose?

Our writers cover a selection of concerts in our sixth annual Coachella Diary.