There are psych-rock bands, and there are psych-rock bands. And when Electric Flower – now going by Electric Flower Group, or EFG – appeared out of the ether in 2011, the duo of Imaad Wasif and Josh Garza laid the framework for some next-level guitar-and-drum music. Since then, EFG has released two EPs, while the […]
Since releasing their second EP early this year, Electric Flower Group (nee Electric Flower) has played a bazillion shows in rooms big and small, all the while inching toward releasing more music. The heavy psych-rock of singer-guitarist Imaad Wasif and drummer Josh Garza has won plenty of fans too – notably, the author of this […]
So what’s your flavor, South by Southwest? Because these southern California bands are doing battle to get their music on your plates. On Friday we posted a 44-song mixtape featuring SoCal bands performing at SXSW, and frankly that wasn’t enough. Buzz Bands LA, of course, has nine bands who tickle our fancy playing our “Dear […]
Nine SoCal bands are playing Buzz Bands LA’s “Dear Austin: Love, L.A.” day party next Wednesday on the first day of the South by Southwest Music Festival. It seems like 999 SoCal bands are actually headed to Austin. When we started culling music from those artists, our uploader begged for for mercy. So we called […]
So as rich as 2011 proved to be for local music, 2012 promises even more. Following is Buzz Bands LA’s list of “Bands to Watch” for 2012 – 33 newbies who have not yet released a full-length album and are on our radar to do so in the coming year. Whom did I miss? Leave […]
‣ Tori Amos does the first of two nights at the Orpheum Theatre behind her latest release “Night of Hunters.” Her short film for “Star Whisperer” is worth 10 minutes of your time. ‣ Deadmau5 and James Murphy are joined by Proxy and Eye for “HARD x Mouth Taped Shut” at the Hollywood Palladium. ‣ […]
[Updates on three bands we’ve previously covered:] Heywood, “Spectacular Violence” – In August we reported that Summer Darling frontman Ben Heywood had completed a solo album, “Skills for the Long Emergency,” a concept record about the societal chaos that ensues after the West depletes its natural resources. The album has been picked up by SoCal-based […]
Thursday touts [updated at 2 p.m.]: ‣ Electric Flower, the new duo that pairs guitarist Imaad Wasif with Secret Machines drummer Josh Garza, makes its live debut at Harvard & Stone. Their debut EP is just out on Narnack Records. [Check out “Four16” here.] ‣ Dance-pop en francais is on the menu when Yelle kick […]
Think of this as a match made at a gloriously noisy station in heaven: Electric Flower pairs one of the most formidable shredders around, guitarist Imaad Wasif, with one of the most ferocious drummers, Josh Garza of Secret Machines. The story goes that they met while trapped in an elevator in London some years ago, […]
Before I get all giddy about tonight’s LA Buzz Bands show on KCSN (88.5 FM) – and I am giddy – some thank-yous are in order. First, thanks to everybody who contributed to KCSN’s “Pump the Power” pledge drive (you can still donate here). And second, tip of the cap to Mark Sovel, aka Mr. […]
