Also on Wednesday: Thee Oh Sees, Gorgon City, Jauz, Evan + Zane, YG, Johnny Osbourne, Jen Awad, Exile on Hollywood Halloween Soiree, Red Rain with Tamaryn, Good Witch, Drac & the Swamp Rats, the Adicts, Bathhouse, Esemae and more
Incoming: Tropicália, HARD Festival, Big Adventure, Celebration of Mac Miller, St. Vincent, Sting and Shaggy, Public Image LTD, Morrissey, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, the Selecter, Genesis, Danzig, the Damned, Ozuna, Mike Shinoda, Fidlar, John Carpenter, Poppy, Clan of Xymox, Eric B. & Rakim, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts, La Luz, Frankie Cosmos, Nina Diaz, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Gardenside, Toro Y Moi, Natalia Lafourcade, Satsang, Primaveras, San Cha, Jukebox the Ghost, the Delirians, Thee Oh Sees, Jen Awad, Good Witch, Deep Vally
Onetime L.A. denizen and shredder extraordinaire John Carpenter (no, not that one) returns with his first new music in seven years, the EP “When Night Comes Knocking.”
Incoming: Bob Dylan, Sunstock Solar Festival, Chinatown Summer Nights, Yukon Blonde, Tokyo Police Club, Globelamp, Rita Wilson, Rogue Wave, Toots & the Maytals, Earl Sweatshirt, Moses Sumney, Beth Orton and more.
[April has come quickly, soliciting our ears and filling our concert calendars. On the occasion of a new week and Miranda Lee Richards’ birthday, here’s what’s up:] The best of Monday’s madness: ‣ Big evening at It’s a School Night at Bardot, where Crowded House frontman Neil Finn (who headlines the El Rey on Tuesday) […]
It’s been almost a year since Haiti was devastated by a 7.0 earthquake. Relief and reconstructions efforts still need support, and the L.A. music community is stepping up. A group called Plays Well With Others has curated a sterling 18-track compilation titled “To Haiti With Love,” featuring songs by artists such as Gary Jules, Love […]
Neither rain nor rain nor more rain could put a damper on Buzz Bands LA’s Holiday Happening on Tuesday night at the Echo. The show, which raised more than $750 for the Pablove Foundation, featured great sets by Lonely Trees, Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits, John Carpenter (top photo) and Non Ultra Joy. And an elf at […]
[A moment of pause on what would have been Frank Zappa’s 70th birthday …] Top 4 shows tonight if you miss out on that secret Foo Fighters gig: ‣ Buzz Bands LA’s Holiday Happening at the Echo features Lonely Trees (pictured), Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits, John Carpenter and Non Ultra Joy. Proceeds to the Pablove Foundation. […]
[File under: Missives from the Buzz Bands Promotions Dept.:] In addition to the four excellent bands performing at the Buzz Bands LA Holiday Happening on Tuesday night at the Echo, our merch table will be offering a special on stocking-stuffers. We’ve thinned Buzz Bands’ overflowing shelves of CDs and assembled a box of promos and […]
John Carpenter is not a cinematic figure, although you could make a case for his arrestingly scuzzy blues-rock being the stuff of film noir. But because of his famous name (and because of the sudden preponderance of bands like Abe Vigoda, Philip Symour Hoffman and Nicole Kidman nicking names from A- and B-listers), you weren’t […]
