Aurora performs at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on Feb. 20, 2019. Photos: Julia Kovaleva. LOS ANGELES — Norwegian luminary Aurora dazzled at a sold-out show at Fonda Theater on Wednesday with a spectrum of emotions through her exuberant brand of art-pop. Aurora Aksnes and her band supercharged her music, from the…

Photos: Ian Young By all accounts 2016 was a shitty year. But amid the chaos were much needed distractions in the form of live music. This year I traveled to Iceland, Chicago, Indio, Los Angeles and Seattle to attend 110 shows and eight festivals, watching and photographing more than 250 bands. Here’s…