Audiences can have their heads elsewhere when it comes to watching a show in a small space, but when Julie Baenziger – aka Jules, aka Julie Ann Bee and aka Sea of Bees – sings out, the music cuts through the room like a knife. The Sacramento folk-pop singer barely needed to raise her voice […]
[New tunes from three artists rolling in to L.A this week…] The Tallest Man On Earth, “1904” – We get a glimpse of Kristian Matsson’s new material on the forthcoming “There’s No Leaving Now,” out Tuesday on Dead Oceans. Although the Swedish singer played up the bare-bones acoustic vibe as his strengths over the years, […]
[Our “Week Ahead” post is back, thanks to new intern Anna. As we reboot this feature, it’ll be a work in progress – leave a comment or email with omissions. That said, here’s what’s happening show-wise for the next seven days:]
There’s a prismatic effect when Sacramento’s Julie Baenziger, aka Sea of Bees, sings “I’ll be fine” over and over on “Broke,” a track off of her latest record “Orangefarben” (out now on Team Love Records). You can hear heartache as much as you can hear a newly profound strength as she sings of a relationship […]
Sunday’s touts: ‣ Buffalo Springfield goes for round two at The Wiltern. ‣ Twee pop fanatics get a special Part-Time Punks at the Echo’s later show tonight. Aberdeen will be playing their first L.A. show in eight years [see our interview with Beth Arzy] along with fellow Sarah Records labelmates 14 Iced Bears, in addition […]
April sure was fun, wasn’t it? No sooner had we dispensed with our SXSW hangover than we were immersed in Coachella goings-on. But outside of the festivals, there were myriad good tunes landing in our inboxes, and Buzz Bands LA staff writer Seraphina Lotkhamnga (that’s @Seraphina_L to many of you) has compiled some of the […]
[My overall Top 20 albums in a year informed by a mountain of good music and an avalanche of trying times, based purely on how much they resonated with me. I was lucky this year to have seen all but 4 of these artists live. With my 4-word reviews:] 1. Arcade Fire, “The Suburbs.” Sonically […]
By the way, I was recently asked to participate By the way, I was recently asked to participate in Nerve.com’s feature “Five Albums You Should Be Listening to Right Now.” I tried to give ’em a little variety – Frightened Rabbit, Fitz & the Tantrums, Baths, Sea of Bees and Ride. Check it out.
