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Los Angeles Editorials

Deep dives into the local sounds and scenes happening this week.

Ambient

Vibrations in the Dark: Drone, Modern Classical, and Cold Wave Take Over Los Angeles

Americana

Cosmic Alt-Country and Dark Folk Invade Los Angeles

Bars

EBM Pulses, Queercore Grime, and Darkwave Chills: LA’s Underground Rooms Ignite

Chaos

Screamo, Egg Punk, and Hardcore Techno Tear Through Los Angeles This Week

Classic

From Synthpop to Progressive Rock: LA's Heavyweight Week of New Wave, Post-Punk, and Folk Rock Icons

Emo

Skramz, Midwest Math, and Hazy Slowcore Take Over Los Angeles

Fringe

From Drifting Slowcore to Jagged Noise Rock: Los Angeles's Best Underground Sonic Sects This Week

Gaze

Feedback and Fog: LA’s Prime Cut of Shoegaze, Dream Pop, and Slowcore This Week

Gloss

Neon Noir & Digital Decadence: Synthpop, Darkwave, and Electroclash Take Over Los Angeles

Heat

From Cold Wave to Egg Punk: LA's Sonic Underbelly Explodes This Week

Heavy

Sonic Obliteration in LA: From Technical Death Metal to Cavernous Black Thrash

Indie

Twee Pop Majesty and Noise Rock Catharsis: Inside Los Angeles's Melancholic Spring Wave

Jams

From Shoegaze Swells to Midwest Emo Riffs: The Crucial L.A. Underground Shows to Catch This Week

Neon

Darkwave, Electroclash, and Retro Synthpop Heat Up the LA Underground

Psych

Fuzz, Reverb, and Dream Pop: The Best Shoegaze and Neo-Psychedelia in Los Angeles This Week

Rave

Squelch and Steel: Industrial EBM, Hypnotic Dub Techno, and Acid House Take Over Los Angeles

Reggae

Riddim & Rebellion: Dancehall, Latin Ska, and Cavernous Dub Techno Take Over Los Angeles

Regional

Grit, Goth, and Gain: From Egg Punk to Darkwave, LA's Underground Claims the Night

Riot

Egg Punk, Queercore, and Riot Grrrl Noise-Storm Los Angeles This Week

Shadow

Feedback Loops and Fog Machines: LA’s Best Darkwave, Techno, and Noise Rock This Week

Standards

Groove Architecture and Timeless Brass: LA’s Masterclass in Latin Jazz, New Wave, and Folk Rock

Sub

From Skramz to Darkwave: LA's Heavy, Gloomy, and Kinetic Underbelly This Week

Velvet

Synthetic Shadows: EBM, Darkwave, and Classic Synthpop Take Over L.A. Venues

Warehouse

Concrete, Cabling, and Acid: Hard Techno, EBM, and Breakbeat Take Over Los Angeles