The Cribs’ new album “Ignore the Ignorant” is pretty irresistible front to back, with its punk-rock guitars and attitude going down easier than a fourth pint. At the U.K. quartet’s Nov. 9 show at the Roxy, there was the predictable bit of Johnny Marr gawking – the ex-Smiths guitarist joined the Jarman brothers (Ryan, Gary […]
[Buzz Bands lite again today. I’m on an island somewhere.] Friday’s night’s Tribute to Neil Young (mounted by When You Awake) drew a great crowd to the Bootleg Theatre, and there were some sterling takes on Young’s catalog too – none that I enjoyed more than when Leslie Stevens of Leslie & the Badgers, fronting […]
Cleveland two-piece Mr. Gnome has a weirdly psychedelic approach, spare and collage-y. Their sophomore album “Heave Yer Skeleton,” out earlier this month, was recorded in L.A. at Josh Homme’s studio (and mixed at Butch Vig’s digs in Wisconsin). The tracks below will give you an idea why bloggers are scratching their heads, but listening. ||| […]
[It’ll be Buzz Bands Lite for a couple days whilst your faithful correspondent goes on a little trip. So, briefly, here’s what’s on tap tonight:] Not that you should need any extra reasons to check out the Happy Hollows residency at Spaceland, but here’s one: New Jersey quartet Real Estate [download below] – turning a […]
Dave Dupuis is a familiar figure to Eastside clubgoers, and not just for his head of hair, which seems to occupy the whole room. Dupuis, who plays guitar in Film School and was a sound man at Spaceland and for several bands (including Silversun Pickups), recently debuted his new band, the trio Nightmare Air. It […]
Dear Ian Fleming & the Secret Agents: You made my Friday afternoon, dudes. Best, Bronson P.S.: Yeah, yours is better than this.
[Time for this week’s Stolen Lyric:] ||| Source: Friendly Fires, “Paris” ||| Live: Friendly Fires perform Saturday at the Fonda Theatre.
[It’s Bjork’s birthday on Saturday, celebrate appropriately. Here’s my late-arriving weekend rundown:] Tonight: Alan Palomo’s Neon Indian [pictured; download below] brings its multimedia synthscapes to the Echoplex for a night of cool electro that includes Keenhouse, Tigercity and Little Red Radio. … Julian Casablancas hits downtown’s Palace Theatre for Week 3 of his residency. … […]
Has any Los Angeles band been more productive this decade than Rilo Kiley? Probably not if you count solo projects its members have undertaken. Let’s see: four albums by the Silver Lake quartet itself, two by singer Jenny Lewis (one with the Watson Twins), two by guitarist Blake Sennett fronting the Elected, one by bassist […]
Colorado’s Monolith Festival is in trouble. Organizers of the three-year-old event, plagued the past two years by fractious Rocky Mountain weather, told fans in an e-mail “the future of the festival is very grim,” and that they have “been unable to secure any options” that dig the fest out of its financial hole. Included was […]
