Posts Tagged ‘The Mint LA’
PHOTOS: Snarky Puppy @ The Mint LA 4/7/13
Recently, Snarky Puppy has been making their rounds and melting faces all across the land as they do it! Last evening was their second of a two-night run at The Mint in LA, and this CT-native girl was on vacation and there in person to see it all come to... more
PHOTOS: Rebirth Brass Band @ The Mint LA 3/26/13
Recently, the legendary and GRAMMY-winning Rebirth Brass Band stopped in to The Mint in Los Angeles for two sold out Tuesday night shows. Check out the photo gallery after the jump.
PHOTOS / VIDEOS: Black Francis @ The Mint LA 3/19/13
Black Francis is currently wrapping up the western portion of his national spring tour and stopped into the intimate confines of The Mint in Los Angeles for a sold out Tuesday solo show. The set included a number of tunes from his time as the front man for the Pixies... more
Nels Cline and Mike Watt join Eric McFadden and Melt the Mint – 1/16/13
Words by Aaron Fortin and Wesley Hodges *Download or stream the show courtesy of MacDaddy at Archive.org. Thank you tapers! Last night as part of Eric McFadden's month-long, five-show Wednesday Residency @MintLA, Guitar God Nels Cline (Wilco) and bassist Mike Watt (Banyan/Minutemen/Stooges) joined in alongside Seth Ford-Young (bassist - Edward Sharpe... more
CONCERT RECAP: Dragon Smoke @ The Mint LA 12/12/12
Certain celestial alignments skip decades, if not lifetimes, or at a minimum, involve covering great distances at greater expense. Think solar eclipses, Comet Hale-Bopp or if you get around, the aurora. Even then, there is the unexpected cloud cover that can scotch the most anticipated and well-planned events. While the... more
PHOTOS: Bill Carter & The LA Blame with Johnny Depp @ The Mint LA 12/7/12
Friday night's Bill Carter & The L.A. Blame show at The Mint was filmed for the highly anticipated music documentary That's What I'm Doing Here. For the third consecutive time at a Carter appearance at The Mint, actor / musician Johnny Depp (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Edward Scissorhands,... 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
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
PHOTOS: The Bad Plus @ The Mint, Los Angeles, CA 10/9/12
The Bad Plus packed it in at The Mint last Tuesday night for An Evening With set that brought the wow factor with every song - a set heavy on tunes from their brand new record Never Stop. Photographer Jim Brock was there to capture the magic as it unfolded.... more
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Steve Kimock and Friends @ The Mint LA 10/12/12
LA faithful, here's your chance to win tickets to @TheMintLA when Steve Kimock comes to town on Friday, October 12th for two sets of music! WHO: Steve Kimock w/ Bernie Worrell, Andy Hess and Wally Ingram WHEN: Friday, October 12th / 2 sets starting at 9PM WHERE: The Mint / Los Angeles, CA... more
CONCERT RECAP: Bombino @ The Mint, Los Angeles, CA 9/18/12
Tuareg guitarist Omara “Bombino” Moctar was born in a nomadic encampment in Niger in 1980. Some 26 years later he was playing alongside Keith Richards and Charlie Watts in California. The here to the there and now is an amazing life of cultural and political conflict, creativity and inspiration that... more
CONCERT RECAP: The Revivalists @ The Mint, Los Angeles 9/11/12
Surprise moments at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival can happen any time. One of mine came this year when The Revivalists kicked off the Fest from the Gentilly Stage before noon on the opening Friday. While the New Orleans band has played the Fest the past few years,... more
CONCERT RECAP / PHOTOS: Honey Island Swamp Band @ The Mint LA 8/14/12
Review and Photos by Jim Brock / Jim Brock Photography It’s apropos that the Honey Island Swamp Band would return for a summer gig at The Mint following an appearance at Outside Lands the weekend before. After all, the Bay Area figures so prominently in this NOLA band’s origin story: Stranded... more
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Erick “Jesus” Coomes (Lettuce) and Friends @ The Mint LA – 8/22/12
WHO: The Big Lil Baby Jesus Peasant Party featuring Erick "Jesus" Coomes (Lettuce) and Special Guests WHEN: Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 @ 9:30 PM WHERE: The Mint / 6010 West Pico Boulevard / Los Angeles, CA 90035 (@MintLA) TICKETS: $12 (PURCHASE) Erick "Jesus" Coomes' Wednesday residency at The Mint continues this week and... more
