Posts Tagged ‘The Mint’
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 / VIDEOS: Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes @ The Mint LA 11/13/12
Sexy and swingin' nine-piece Australian retro soul outfit Clairy Browne and the Bangin' Rackettes made their proper U.S. debut at The Mint in Los Angeles on Tuesday night (they also put on a last-minute performance on Monday in Santa Monica at Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club - a soft... 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
CONCERT RECAP: Red Baraat @ The Mint, Los Angeles, CA 10/4/12
Since I last caught up with Red Baraat in February, the self-described “Brooklyn dhol’n’brass” (by way of a second line) outfit has been to the White House, played Bonnaroo and High Sierra, performed at the TED conference, toured Europe and the UK, and returned to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this weekend.... 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
LMB LA: Stanton Moore July Residency @ The Mint
WHO: Stanton Moore Residency WHEN: Every Wednesday in July (except July 4th) WHERE: The Mint LA @ 6010 West Pico Blvd. TICKETS: $18 Presale $20 Door As a part of The Mint's new improv Wednesday nights (most recently featuring four amazing, unique shows led by Robert Walter in June), starting on July 11th,... more
LMB LA TICKET GIVEAWAY: Robert Walter Residency @ The Mint – 6/20/12
There are only two shows left in the 4-week Wednesday night Robert Walter Residency at The Mint and if you haven't had a chance to go, you definitely don't wanna miss your chance this week as the B-3 wizard invites Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green) and Aaron Redfield (Greyboy Allstars)... more
LMB LA: Weekend Live Music Calendar (Playboy Jazz, Poor Man’s Whiskey, Mayer Hawthorne)
Lots to choose from this weekend whether you decide to head up the Hollywood Bowl for the 34th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival, down to Mayer Hawthorne tonight at The Wiltern, cozy in with some Saturday night bluegrass by Poor Man's Whiskey at The Mint, or wherever your live music endeavors... more
LMB LA: NOLA’s Rebirth Brass Band hits @ The Mint on 6/14
WHO: The 2012 Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band WHERE: The Mint Los Angeles WHEN: Thursday, June 14th, 2012 @ 9 p.m. TICKETS: $25 (PURCHASE) There are a only a handful of musical acts the fine folks down in the Big Easy would refer to as a living institution. Dr. John, The Meters, Preservation Hall Jazz... more
LMB LA: Robert Walter Settles in for June Residency @ The Mint
WHO: Robert Walter and Special Guests WHAT: Four-Week Residency WHEN: Every Wednesday in June WHERE: The Mint LA, 6010 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 TICKETS: 4 Night Pass (PURCHASE) On a personal level, this is about as good of a musical introduction to my new life in LA as I could ask... more
LA Times reviews the Chamberlain, Frisell, Brion show that @phortin caught the other night…
"The night felt like a meeting of master magicians, each pulling sounds and melodies out of a hat that began as nothing but effortlessly coalesced into living, shape-shifting songs."
LMB LA: New Duo Wil Blades and Billy Martin Play The Mint June 2nd
WHO: Wil Blades and Billy Martin WHERE: The Mint WHEN: Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 | Doors @ 8 p.m. / Show @ 9 TICKETS: $15 (PURCHASE) This Saturday night up at The Mint you won't wanna miss Billy Martin, drummer for legendary musical scientists Medeski, Martin & Wood, joining forces for a night... more
