Music from Andrew McMahon, Soft Swells, Wand, Amy Allen, The Rare Occasions, Cassandra Violet, FIDLAR, The Garden, Redd Kross, Magenta Moon, The Only Ocean, DEANO, Brijean, Talker, Catpack, WYO, Kai Tak, Child Seat, Gracie Abrams, Swim Surreal and more in Buzz Bands LA’s latest mix.
New Zealand’s Liam Finn has never been one to shy away from experimenting on his albums, but on his third studio album “The Nihilist,” he replaces the organic soundscapes with a ton of synths. Diving into the electro-rock realm but still maintaining that boisterous pop fuzz, Finn has written songs like the high-strung ‘Burn Up […]
Hello, Tuesday: ‣ U.K. folk-rock trio Daughter, so good in May when they played the Troubadour, returns to L.A. for a date at the Wiltern behind their album “If You Leave.” ‣ Natalie Maines plays the El Rey Theatre behind her solo album “Mother.” ‣ Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside bring the good times […]
“If you build it, they will come.” Or more specifically – if you have a will and a parking lot, you can build a music festival, and they will come. Such was the case at Saturday’s inaugural Bedrocktoberfest, located at Echo Park’s Bedrock LA complex off Glendale Boulevard, which had the feel of a fun […]
Incoming: The Waterboys, Fiona Apple, Blake Mills, Gogol Bordello, 2Cellos, Little Green Cars, Tashaki Miyaki, Max & the Moon, Haunted Summer, Spirit Vine, Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, Daughter, Natalie Maines, Liam Finn, Spirit Animal, Fever the Ghost, Matthew Santos, the Maine, the Avett Brothers, Tom Odell, Bon Jovi, Culture Collide Festival, the Raveonettes, […]
Options for your lovely fall Saturday: ‣ The Newport Folk Festival comes west, as Way Over Yonder at the Santa Monica Pier offers a lineup featuring Neko Case, Brett Dennen, Calexico, Justin Townes Earle, Jenny O., Eagle Rock Gospel Singers and more. Here are your set times. That’s Neko Case, above; her sixth album “The […]
Echo Park-based recording complex Bedrock LA is getting into the festival business – the inaugural Bedrocktoberfest will go off Saturday, Oct. 5, with music from RZA, Liam Finn, Twin Shadow & Wynn (DJ set), and Vanaprasta. The one-day event, co-sponsored by LA Weekly, will also feature a magic stage with Jon Armstrong, David and Leeman and Rob Zabrecky. The festival kicks off at 3 p.m. […]
Songs on a sunny Saturday: ‣ Electro-pop meastro Robert DeLong brings the party to the Viper Room. ‣ Downtown L.A. hosts a massive free music event called Corners Festival featuring 99 poets, 26 Bands, 13 artists, 3 plays and 3 street corners. Bands like the Bixby Knolls, Queen Caveat, the Dead Ships and more play […]
[Here’s our long-delayed wrap-up on October’s Culture Collide fest:] Last month’s second annual Culture Collide festival staged by Filter found the chewy center for two groups of music fans – sonic explorers bent on discovering new bands, and expatriates of the 24 nations represented by the bands playing the neighborhoody, eight-venue event in Echo Park. […]
Providing proof that the apple doesn’t fall from the tree, New Zealand singer-songwriter Liam Finn (the son of Split Enz and Crowded House’s Neil Finn) has had a dynamic career of his own. Now touring in support of his sophomore album “FOMO” (his acronym for “fear of missing out”) on Yep Roc Records, Finn takes […]
