james murphy

The inaugural This Ain’t No Picnic music festival played host, at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl, to a wide array of Los Angeles’ favored indie darlings on Aug. 27 and 28.

Polo & Pan is all about transporting listeners — onto beaches, into Paris, back to the past and into the future. Their sound is an amalgamation of sounds from around the world, fettered with and distorted until it transforms into World music electronica. 

These are songs for an unprecedented holiday season, whether you’re enjoying your family dinner alone or with your household, or joining in on the celebration over a video call.

PG&E alerted its customers of scam phone calls or emails threatening power shut-offs in light of the COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus, pandemic.

With a significant other, there was never a moment I was truly alone. But the thing I missed the most wasn’t him — it was being OK with being with myself.

At the Greek Theatre that night, Murphy and his band broke the Berkeley amphitheater away from reality. The audience became entranced by Murphy’s synths.

LCD Soundsystem left the audience in a state of heart-pounding breathlessness most reminiscent of waking up from an indescribably exhilarating dream.

Charged with various allegations of misconduct Oct. 17, an Alameda County Superior Court commissioner could potentially be removed from his position at an upcoming hearing.