[Twenty-seven years after the Grammys anointed her best new artist, Sheena Easton celebrates a milestone birthday today. Cheers to her as we rocket into the final week of the month …] Yes, the Henry Clay People’s residency at Spaceland this month has been raging, but they are not all the rage. Two other Monday night […]
Chaos is cute, especially when documented by a 10-year-old. That’s what happened when L.A. quartet Army Navy worked Justin Kennedy’s nephew into the video shoot for the song “Saints,” off the foursome’s self-titled debut. Great song, even if the video makes you wince in a couple places. ||| Live: Army Navy performs June 25 at […]
[Today Buzz Bands welcomes Ted Jameson, who will be contributing occasional album reviews.] Bat for Lashes, “Two Suns” (Astralwerks, April 7) – After releasing a critically acclaimed debut album, “Fur and Gold” (2007), Natasha Khan returns with a strong second effort that is conceptually ambitious while remaining highly listenable. In an era where the album […]
[Jane’s Addiction’s Eric Avery blows out birthday candles on Saturday; cheers to him as we rock into the weekend …] Tonight: Seems to be lighter than your average Friday, but in addition to the I Am Treasure benefit at the Roxy (featuring Pigeon John and Rootbeer), you have some other options. She Wants Revenge, paired […]
Art Brut, “Art Brut vs. Satan” (Downtown, April 21) – Thank the stars Eddie Argos is so self-absorbed, then thank them again that he seems to be such a miserable schmuck. Without those qualities, the repartee on the British quintet’s third album wouldn’t be so hilariously biting. Argos’ shout-sung conversations with himself (which remind me […]
[Happy birthday to Lee Majors – the Six Million Dollar Man turns 70 today, and if you think there’s no musical connection you’ve obvously never heard his 1981 tune “The Unknown Stuntman.”] In an earlier version of this post, I had Edward Sharpe playing at the Regent Theater. I was wrong, wrong, wrong. that residency […]
One album, three or so delirious years and a lot of patter about being the next Led Zeppelin later, Australia’s Wolfmother disintegrated in 2008 in a cloud of “irreconcilable personal and musical differences.” Frontman Andrew Stockdale has now replaced original members Chris Ross and Myles Heskett with a new lineup and is finishing up a […]
[One in a series featuring new sounds from SoCal bands:] Long Beach quartet Parade of Lights – featuring former members of Polus (before drummer Anthony Improgo departed to play with Metro Station) – is readying its debut five-song EP. This early taste from Ryan Daly, Matt Frey, Randy Schulte and Mike Nielsen features a heartsick […]
[Glen Campbell blows out birthday candles today …] Big night for adventurous elecro-pop duo Hecuba [pictured] – Danny and Tiffany Preston celebrate the release of their new album, “Paradise” (Manimal Vinyl), with a show at the Echo, where they will be accompanied by members of L.A. Fog on flute and saxophone. And Rainbow Arabia is […]
Depeche Mode, Tool, the Killers, Jane’s Addiction, the Beastie Boys and Kings of Leon were announced as headliners for this summer’s Lollapalooza – topping a roster that includes the strong Los Angeles contingent of the Silversun Pickups, the Airborne Toxic Event, No Age and the Henry Clay People. Silversun, Airborne and No Age represented for […]
