[One red-eye trek from L.A. to Dallas to Austin, two spins around the Convention Center and downtown posting flyers for today’s Buzz Bands LA show and a slew of trips to coffee shops later … File under Wingin’ It at SXSW:] @KRBronson on Tuesday at SXSW … The explosion of music, marketing and culture that […]
Labor Day fun: ‣ Kitten kicks off its free residency at the Bootleg Bar, at it figures to be a good one – not only did Choloe Chaidez and crew just release a new EP, the New Wave/post-punk-inspired “Cut It Out,” but Sky Ferreira (with new music in hand herself) opens the show. AB & […]
Your scrumptious Saturday: ‣ Portland sextet Blind Pilot [pictured] headlines the Fonda Theatre, part of a big tour behind its successful sophomore album “We Are the Tide.” Laura Gibson and Holiday Friends support. ‣ Rancid, Reverend Horton Heat, Lucero and Bouncing Souls are among the attractions today at the annual Hootenanny at Oak Canyon Ranch […]
Tuesday’s things: ‣ Buzz Bands LA’s Second Tuesday songwriter night goes off at Lot 1 Cafe tonight with Tenlons Fort, Olentangy John, Xander Smith and Frank Lenz. The music starts early, at 9, and a $5 donation is requested. Details. ‣ Nite Jewel [pictured] headlines the Echo – her album “One Second of Love” came […]
For the middle day of your long weekend: ‣ The Roots (pictured), Booker T. Jones and Gary Clark Jr. highlight the lineup for the 26th annual UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival at Drake Stadium. ‣ Day 2 of the third annual Silver Lake Jubilee comes loaded with Aloe Blacc and the Soft Pack headlining the two […]
Tenlons Fort, the musical stronghold of itinerant songwriter/filmmaker Jack Gibson, swings back through Los Angeles for a few shows next month – including a return visit to Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday songwriter night at Lot 1 Cafe, where the band turned in a memorable performance last July. Joining Tenlons will be one of the L.A. […]
Your Saturday selections: ‣ Tenlons Fort‘s brief return to L.A. prompts another show. This time Jack Gibson is joined by Avi Zahner-Isenberg (of Avi Buffalo) and Will Courtney [who will be also be playing our SecondTuesdays show on Jan.10] at Lot 1 Cafe. ‣ The Smell continues to celebrate their 14th anniversary. Best Coast picks […]
Your Tuesday show shortlist: ‣ Tenlons Fort plays its first L.A. show in more than a year tonight when Jack Gibson (pictured in spring 2010 at the Silverlake Jubilee) and friends headline Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday songwriter night at Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park. The Sweet Hurt, CMG & We Are the Night and […]
Tenlons Fort, the vehicle for the meditative songwriting of Jack Gibson, will play their first Los Angeles show in more than a year when the band headlines Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday songwriter night on July 12 at Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park. Tenlons Fort will be joined by the Sweet Hurt, CMG & We […]
The favorite 40 local albums of 2010 as rendered by a listener who tries be open to sounds from every niche in our fair region, who tries not be swayed by hype, and who makes no apologies for liking his meat and potatoes. 1. Local Natives, “Gorilla Manor” (Frenchkiss) This was more of a 2009 […]
