Best Coast, Wavves, Cherry Glazerr announce Los Angeles date at Fonda Theatre

Best Coast, Wavves, Cherry Glazerr announce Los Angeles date at Fonda Theatre
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
December 8, 2015

An enticing tripleheader has been announced by Goldenvoice for Thursday, March 3 at the Fonda Theatre.

After a string of successful shows on their own in 2015, SoCal indie rock favorites Best Coast and Wavves will co-headline the Fonda Theatre in 2016. LA darlings Cherry Glazerr will be featured in an opening capacity.

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Interview with Wavves -- new album V, acid trips, LA shows and more

Interview with Wavves -- new album V, acid trips, LA shows and more
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
September 10, 2015

Earlier this summer, I saw San Diego garage punk rockers Wavves perform a highly spirited set at Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Music Festival. It was quite a sight to see as I never saw so many full $8 beers being tossed in the air in pure jubilation.

That’s the kind of excitement these guys jolt out of people. Their live shows are a great representation of the band – just one massive party. Bodies went flying in every direction and the band fed off their energy. They have upcoming LA dates on Sept. 12 at the Troubadour and Sept. 14 at the Teragram Ballroom.

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Day one of Shaky Knees rattles with The Strokes, Mastodon, Kaiser Chiefs and more

Day one of Shaky Knees rattles with The Strokes, Mastodon, Kaiser Chiefs and more
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
May 9, 2015

It takes a music festival like Shaky Knees to really put into perspective what makes bigger festivals like Coachella sometimes annoying to deal with.

The much smaller rock-driven Atlanta music festival brought a laid-back vibe from the outset and didn’t lose that momentum when The Strokes took the stage at 9:45 PM to play 70 really strong minutes.

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