Victory for the win? Not so much. Singer-guitarist Robert Fleming has changed his nom de tune to Sneakout (ostensibly to avoid confusion with Victory Records) and embarked on making a follow-up to his infectious 2013 full-length “Victory Is Music.” If Fleming’s buzzing pop-blues (nice for selling cars) recalled the early days of rock, he graduates […]
SXSW 2014 was busier than ever and the Buzz Bands LA staff was once again running around covering as many bands as we could – as usual, leaving the A-list party-crashers to outlets in favor of the spirit of discovery we think the festival is all about. With the help of guest blogger Trina Green, […]
Buzz Bands LA’s annual “Dear Austin, Love L.A.” day party brought an eight-pack of southern California music muscle to the Chuggin’ Monkey on 6th Street on Wednesday afternoon, and our only lament was that the afternoon was too short. Folk, soul, rock and electro – the eight-band lineup had it all, on a cozy stage […]
If you’re in Austin for all the official South by Southwest Music Festival business, you’re invited to enjoy some unofficial fun Wednesday afternoon. Buzz Bands LA’s sixth annual day party – and the third year in a row with our “Dear Austin, Love L.A.” theme – goes off at the Chuggin’ Monkey, 219 E. 6th […]
Buzz Bands LA returns to Austin next month for the sixth consecutive year during the South by Southwest Music Festival, hosting its third annual “Dear Austin, Love L.A.” day party. The showcase of eight top emerging acts from southern California will go off from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 12, at the Chuggin’ […]
[Here’s our daily dose of holiday music …] L.A. trio Victory had a pretty good 2013:Â Robert Fleming, Shannon Rutherford and Dave Beste released one of our favorite albums, “Victory Is Music;” their tunes found their way into some luxury car commercials; and they capped things with a little EP “Soothing Me So” earlier this month. […]
Preface: More than 200 Los Angeles-sired albums landed on Buzz Bands LA’s doorstep this year, and they came in all sounds and styles. There is something to recommend in a startling number of them. But to avert writing the same introduction I did last year, I will simply say, in dispensing with the notion of […]
The 75th annual Chinatown Mid-Autumn Moon Festival on Saturday night could hardly have been more spectacular. Kan Wakan serenading the moonrise with their orchestral epics … The Little Ones spreading their feel-good indie jams … Body Parts wowing everybody with their complex, harmony-laden art-pop … Avid Dancer laying down its catchy, propulsive guitar pop … […]
Glammy rockers Black Hi-Lighter have been added to the lineup for the 75th annual Chinatown Mid-Autumn Moon Festival on Saturday, Sept. 21. (Spirit Vine had to bow out of the event, but you can catch them at their Satellite residency in October.) The free, all-ages event will be headlined by Kan Wakan and also boasts […]
Kan Wakan, the septet whose cinematic fusion of rock, soul, classical, Americana and psychedelia immediately won fans in its home base of Los Angeles and beyond, will headline the 75th annual Chinatown Mid-Autumn Moon Festival on Saturday, Sept. 21, in downtown L.A. Signed to Verve Music Group, Kan Wakan is expected to announce the release […]
