Orange County rockers Kiev haven’t released any music since 2013, but buoyed by recent tour gigs with Foals they might have some soon. In the Buzz Bands LA interview, they talk about the hiatus, needing “space from everything” and keeping the music alive.
FOALS incited full bedlam at the Shrine Auditorium, rocking the foundations and declaring this their best LA show, ever.
Also: Psychic Love celebration, Michelle Young, Wu-Tang Clan, Meat Loaf, Actors, the Last Bison, Brett Young, Astro, Summer Walker, Unlucky Theta, Asterism, R.L. Kelly, the Reverberations, John Thalman, Doble Poder, L.A. Takedown, Eddie West, the Red Velvet Revue, Catalina de la Rosa, Sierra Savage, Three Chord Kings, Faster Pussycat and more
Incoming: Haelos, Crumb, Methyl Ethel, Mandolin Orange, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Jonathan Wilson, Sofia Wolfson, Viagra Boys, Mikal Cronin, Sondre Lerche, Dream Theater, NO WIN, Halfnoise, Hot Water Music, the Head & the Heart, Boy Harsher, Dylan Gardner, Pompeya, Man Man, Com Truise, Catfish & the Bottlemen, Cold Cave, Andrew McMahon, Private Island, the Buttertones, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Rayland Baxter, Laura Jane Grace, Salute the Troops Festival, Cypress Hill, the Antlers, Matt Nathanson, Iron & Wine
Also on Tuesday: Drake, Dom Kennedy, Skylar Grey, Chrome Sparks, the Griswolds, the Weeks, Davie, NF, Natural Child, Pom Poms, Bob Weir, Reggie Watts
Incoming: Nothing But Thieves, Delta Rae, Dom Kennedy, Drake, Foals, the Album Leaf, Skylar Grey, Devendra Banhart, the Weeks, the Heavy, Regina Spektor, Tegan & Sara, Glen Hansard, Blink 182, Angela McClusky, Gary Clark Jr., Descendents, Dolly Parton, Conor Oberst and more
Silversun Pickups and Foals, each of whom released their fourth album last year, rocked a pre-Coachella show Thursday at the Fox Theater.
Also on Friday: NOFX, Golden State, Chon, American Nightmare, Kirk Franklin, Kottonmouth Kings
The British band’s hour-long show Sunday climaxed with guitarist Yannis Philippakis ascending to the Wiltern balcony, then crowd-surfing back to the stage.
Also on Sunday: Nashville Pussy, Between the Buried & Me, Nikki Lane, Neil Hamburger, Kodak Black
