Tonight’s top shows: ‣ USC’s favorite a cappella gone instrumental boys, Lady Danville, headline a sold-out Troubadour show with Buzz Bands favorites Family of the Year and Voxhaul Broadcast as support. ‣ Worcester, Mass-based band, DOM, plays another L.A. show. This time they headline the Satellite with Miniature Tigers and Heavy Hawaii opening. ||| Download: […]
College friendships blossoming into something more is not an uncommon beginning to a band’s back story. In fact, plenty of collegiate buddies have gone on to sell out arenas together through music. In a similarly hopeful but local vein, Y LUV may be on their way to playing together for crowds larger than any “Battle […]
[Three local artists who have recently gotten the remix treatment … Turn the volume up and let these beats help ease you into the weekend.] Superhumanoids, “Malta (Lesands Remix)” — L.A.’s dream-pop quartet, Superhumanoids, gets a heavy New Wave treatment from San Diego group, Lesands. Don’t worry. If we didn’t know the lyrics, we would […]
Tonight’s picks: ‣ We’ve loved Say Hi since they were called Say Hi to Your Mom, but the big news in these parts is that former L.A. residents the Parson Red Heads are back in town to support tonight at the Echo. ‣ Sharon Van Etten headlines the Satellite, with Ivan & Alyosha opening. ‣ […]
Nashville, Tenn.-based trio, Natural Child, has taken one of the most woeful situations for youngsters — boredom — and set it to 60’s pysch-pop rock ‘n’ roll. This formula isn’t groundbreaking yet it also never fails to work, especially when there’s a chugging bass line involved. Seth, Wez and Zac sing the typical tales of […]
With a band name like Sunshine Factory, optimistic tunes aren’t far behind. Brothers Corey and Jordan Judge along with John Karwoski and Tony Hammons from Palmdale offer their take on beachy pop music and in a scene where lo-fi gear and distortion is now amusingly associated with the genre, their solid throwback vibe to the […]
Knoxville, Tenn.-based trio, Royal Bangs, who was first discovered by the Black Keys’ Patrick Carney, have come a long way since their first album in 2008 (also released by Carney on Audio Eagle). Their forthcoming record, “Flux Outside,” offers tumbling electronica that touches on everything from psychedelia to prog-rock. We caught a packed set of […]
Brian Wright is no stranger to the L.A. music scene as he and his backing band, the Waco Tragedies, have also gained a loyal following across the nation. However, hometown fans will see Wright boldly stepping into the spotlight all on his own as he gets ready to release his solo debut, “House on Fire.” […]
[Here’s wishing Nick Lowe the happiest of birthdays … Now for your busy night …] Top choices for a Thursday: ‣ Wye Oak (pictured at SXSW), their third album “Civilian” getting a lot of deserved attention, headline the Echo, with Callers supporting. ‣ The Entrance Band continues its residency at the Satellite, with Jeffertitti’s Nile […]
As with most purveyors of Britpop over the past two-plus decades, the Hours fashion shimmering rock that doesn’t sacrifice melody for muscle. In this case, the players are rather old hands at this sort of thing – Antony Genn and Martin Slattery have resumés that include stints with Pulp, Elastica, Shaun Ryder’s Black Grape and […]
