If you associate the "L.A. sound" with your dad's dusty collection of Eagles records, give the city another spin. Here's your guide to its new music boom.
LO-FI ROCK
Eagle Rock Center for the Arts
Acts: No Age, Abe Vigoda, and Best Coast, whose first LP is set for a summer release.
Venue: Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino likes Eagle Rock Center for the Arts (2225 Colorado Blvd.)
Label: PPM, an imprint for scuzzy rock.
Hangout: Ooga Booga (943 N. Broadway #203) sells DIY wares like band tees by local designers.
Eatery: Señor Fish (4803 Eagle Rock Blvd.) serves hangover-curing tacos, says Cosentino.
SIXTIES GARAGE-POP REVIVAL
Fitz and the Tantrums
Acts: Dum Dum Girls, Fitz and the Tantrums, and The Like, whose latest LP Mark Ronson helped produce.
Venue: The Like's Z Berg suggests the Bob Baker Marionette Theater (1345 W. 1st St.)
Label: Manimal Vinyl, the label behind Bat for Lashes.
Hangout: Berg prefers Red Lion Tavern (2366 Glendale Blvd.)
Party: Mondays at The Echo (1822 W. Sunset Blvd.)
OUTRÉ HIP-HOP
Leaving Records
Acts: Madlib, Ras G, and Flying Lotus, whose new album features vocals by Thom Yorke.
Labels: Brainfeeder and Leaving Records specialize in stoner-friendly hip-hop and electronica.
Eatery: Home (1760 Hillhurst Ave.) serves healthy comfort food, says Lotus.
Record Store: Rockaway Records (2395 Glendale Blvd.) carries dub 45s.
Party: Lotus likes Wednesdays at The Airliner (2419 N. Broadway)
OTHER L.A. ACTS TO CATCH
Health(disco-punk drones), Local Natives (lush indie pop), Coconut Records (jangly, melancholy tunes by Jason Schwartzman), and Freddie Gibbs (a Midwesterner-turned-Angeleno rapper).
Jonah Weiner
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