Posts Tagged ‘Local Natives’
LouFest 2013: Wilco, The Killers, The National, Alabama Shakes, Jim James & More
St. Louis' LouFest has just announced the lineup for their annual music festival held at Forest Park's Central Field on September 7th & 8th, 2013. Headlining the festival are The Killers, Wilco and The National, along with an under-card of Alabama Shakes, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Jim... more
PHOTOS / SETLIST: Local Natives @ House of Blues, Boston 3/30/13
Los Angeles-based indie rock band Local Natives, almost seemed to be pulling a premature April Fools joke on March 30 when they took the stage at the Boston House of Blues right at 8:00 pm, opening their set with "You and I" and "Breakers" off their newest album Hummingbird. The... more
Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup: Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty, Bjork, Pretty Lights, Wilco and more
The lineup for Bonnaroo has been announced! Headlining this year's festival will be Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bjork, Wilco, Pretty Lights and R. Kelly! Tons of amazing talent is on this lineup including LMB faves like David Byrne & St. Vincent, Animal... more
PHOTOS: Local Natives @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 2/2/13
Local Natives are in the midst of touring in support of their recent release, Hummingbird, and the band just did a few shows on the West Coast before flying back to New York City for three sold-out shows. Kenny Sun was at the Bowery Ballroom on Saturday night for... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Local Natives, Superhumanoids @ El Rey Theater, LA 1/29/13
Perhaps what stood out the most about the Local Natives' show on Tuesday night at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, was how personal and heartfelt their music was. In the middle of a crowd that cheered and screamed in a way that resembled "Beatle-mania," they delivered a powerful... more
2013 Governors Ball Lineup: Kanye West, Kings of Leon, Pretty Lights, Animal Collective and more
The lineup for the 2013 Governor's Ball Music Festival just dropped and it's ridiculously big. Headlining this year's first three-day version of this festival will be Kanye West, Kings of Leon and a big artist yet to be named. Following right behind them will be NAS, Pretty Lights,... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (Part Two)
Last week, we rolled out Part One of LMB's Best of 2012 feature, highlighting this year's noteworthy albums (Tame Impala's Lonerism, Jack White's Blunderbuss and Alt-J's An Awesome Wave), artists (Alabama Shakes & Father John Misty) live moments (Phish Dick's 8/31/12, MMJ's 3-night LA "no repeats run" & Sigur Ros... more
VIDEO / TOUR DATES: Local Natives Release “Breakers” off their New Album, Hummingbird
Local Natives, formerly known as Cavil at Rest, are a rising band from Silver Lake, CA and have just released a music video for "Breakers." The track is off their second full-length album, Hummingbird, which was just released this week. The album was co-produced by The National's Aaron... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (PART ONE)
While there's still plenty of live music magic yet to be made, the end is near and 2012 will be in the rear view in five short weeks. Furthermore, December is generally a skinny month for studio releases (although Big Boi's Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors drops on 12/11) so... more
CONCERT RECAP: Local Natives play “secret” show in Los Angeles, CA 10/23/12
One of our newest contributors, Greg Caruso was lucky enough to attend the Local Native's show last week in Los Angeles. Here's his report: Without warning the announcement came via Facebook: Local Natives were to return to their alma mater in Silverlake, California. It was a homecoming of sorts... more
Buzz Tour: Local Natives Stay on the Road All Fall
Local Natives are continuing to pimp their debut effort, Gorilla Manor, all throughout the fall with dates lined up from their hometown opener to their 9:30 Club closer in D.C. (which will likely be an NPR webcast). This band comes highly recommended if you like vocal harmonies, indie rock,... more
Review: Local Natives @ Bottom of the Hill, SF 6/3/10
Speaking of Local Natives, I was lucky enough to score a press pass to the second show that the band had planned when they rolled through San Francisco last week, and I was pretty much guaranteed to have an amazing time given how much I love their debut album, Gorilla... more
Photos: Local Natives @ Rickshaw Stop, SF 6/2/10
My friend Victoria got to see the Local Natives show at Rickshaw Stop last week, which was the first of a two-night, sold-out run here in San Francisco by the band. They're killing it hard at the moment and we expect huge things out of this band in the... more
Tour Dates: Local Natives Tour the World
Happy Monday, everyone. Your trusty editor was busy all weekend with moving so we didn't get much time in on the site, but that should be changing this week now that I'm a bit more settled. One of the first things I need to get on is procuring... more
2010 Pitchfork Music Festival Lineup Update: Big Boi, Washed Out, Surfer Blood, Neon Indian and More
The Pitchfork Music Festival has officially finalized their lineup for the weekend of July 16-18th in Chicago's Union Park. Single-day tickets are still on sale and I'm half-debating whether or not I can make it out for the weekend festivities. I think the lineup is incredible this year... more
NPR’s SXSW 2010 Webcast Schedule: Local Natives, Sharon Jones, Spoon, Surfer Blood, The Walkmen
NPR Music has rolled out its schedule of audio webcasts for SXSW 2010, including performances by Local Natives, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Spoon, Surfer Blood, The Walkmen, among others. Check it out: Wednesday, March 17 - NPR Music's Opening-Night Showcase At Stubb's: 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT: Visqueen 9:45 p.m.... more
