As the stage lights brighten, the bass begins to drop – softly at first, then louder, echoing off the UCLA’s Los Angeles Tennis Center walls. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Street Dance Collective and Omega Sigma Tau will host BreakLA x Battle Royale at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, combining BreakLA’s break-dancing competition with Battle Royale’s dance crew competition for the first time.

The original headline accompanying this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The synth-pop sound and effortless mixing of low- and up-tempo songs that led Phoenix to monumental success with its 2009 album, “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix,” remains in the group’s new album, “Bankrupt!” The 10-track album is the fifth studio album for the Parisian band and experiments with and sometimes improves upon its previous album’s framework. Read more...

Dropkick Murphys Club Nokia April 17 4.5 paws There is a moment before every punk show, right before the headliner goes on, when stillness takes hold. Read more...

Photo: Irish street-punk group Dropkick Murphys rocked the Club Nokia Wednesday night. The band played tribute to their hometown Boston, days after the tragic bombing of the Boston Marathon.

The vehicle of frontman Sam Beam’s hushed, honeyed vocals and magnificently preposterous facial hair, Iron and Wine has risen to become one of the great, albeit lesser-known indie bands. Read more...