Songs from Imaad Wasif, Inner Wave, KÁRYYN, Marika Che (of Tangerine), Ally Evenson, Lindsey Troy, Truman Sinclair, Timmy Skelly, Death Lens, Eliza Noxon, Gregory Uhlmann, Gal Musette, Grace Inspace and more in Buzz Bands LA’s new mix.
Buzz Bands LA is taking a break. Our editor will still be curating semi-regular playlists, information about which will appear here.
Indie-rock quartet Chalk Talk has released the brash new single “The Idiot” ahead of their winter-break tour, which starts tonight with a show at Genghis Cohen.
Long-distance collaborators Travis Trevisan and Christina Hernandez will release “Here We Lie,” their debut album as Slow Salvation, on Aug. 25. File under: dream-pop splendor (and mastered by Simon Scott of Slowdive).
Giant Waste of Man has made a short film you should watch. They’re also performing at El Cid on Jan. 23.
From the packed main stages to the considerable talent in the festival’s nooks and crannies, Lightning in a Bottle 2024 offered a feast for the senses.
In advance of Friday’s appearance at Substance 2022, the Jesus and Mary Chain’s Jim Reid talks about COVID, his long-running battle with stage fright, being a latecomer to jazz, getting along with his brother and what the future might hold. In the works: a book, a documentary and a new album.
Bram Inscore, the songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist who bootstrapped his way through the L.A. scene and became a collaborator with A-list artists, has died at age 41. He “had the magic touch,” friends and fellow musicians agree.
Songs from Imaad Wasif, Inner Wave, KÁRYYN, Marika Che (of Tangerine), Ally Evenson, Lindsey Troy, Truman Sinclair, Timmy Skelly, Death Lens, Eliza Noxon, Gregory Uhlmann, Gal Musette, Grace Inspace and more in Buzz Bands LA’s new mix.
Songs from Imaad Wasif, Inner Wave, KÁRYYN, Marika Che (of Tangerine), Ally Evenson, Lindsey Troy, Truman Sinclair, Timmy Skelly, Death Lens, Eliza Noxon, Gregory Uhlmann, Gal Musette, Grace Inspace and more in Buzz Bands LA’s new mix.
Tunes from The Pretty Flowers, Morgan Nagler, Chris Hess, The Sophs, Together Pangea, Scout Gillett, Silversun Pickups, Mariachi El Bronx, Rose’s Pawn Shop, Giant Killer Bats, Sedona, Desert Sparrow and more in the local music hour tonight on 88.5 FM.
Tunes from The Sophs, Sunday Mourners, Silversun Pickups, Scout Gillett, The Pretty Flowers, Moby, Together Pangea Spill Tab, Morgan Nagler, Spencer Hoffman, Chris Hess, Giant Killer Bats, Livingmore, Rose’s Pawn Shop and a bunch more in Buzz Bands LA’s latest mix.
Songs from Kristiane, Lucy Clearwater, Tyler Ballgame, The Blank Tapers, Coma Girls, Desert Sparrow, Blondfire, Maya J’an, Wife Support, Dear Boy, Uni Boys, Tender Misfit and more in tonight’s local music hour on 88.5 FM.
Songs from Tyler Ballgame, Joyce Major, Kristiane, Sego, Maya J’an, Lucy Clearwater, Father John Misty, The Blank Tapes, Uni Boys, The Tulips, Desert Sparrow, Jay Buchanan, Emmalee Rainbow, Deloyd Elze, Tender Misfit, Coma Girls and more in Buzz Bands LA’s first mix of the new year.
Tunes from Gold Star, Nico Vega, GUV, Mehro, Wait. Think. Fast., Sean Solomon, Sharon Silva, Robot Dinosaur Museum, Sego, The Favors, Devon Thompson, Wife Support and more on tonight’s local music show on 88.5 FM.
Music from Fime, Rocket, Dear Boy, Jay Som, Runnner, SASAMI, Massage, Bitter:Sweet, The Sophs, So What! Who Cares?, Annahstasia, Miliarie Gun, Morgan Nagler, Rain Gregorio, Blondshell, NoSo and Kristiane tonight on 88.5 FM as the L.A. Buzz Bands Show puts the wraps on 2025.
Week 2 of the L.A. Buzz Bands Show’s year-end series features music from Silversun Pickups, Lord Huron, BEL, Jensen McRae, Poolside, Sedona, Sea Pipes, Cheekface, Gelli Haha, Tyler Ballgame, Nightjacket, Bardo and more, starting at 10 p.m. on 88.5 FM.
Presenting The Buzz Bands LA 101, our favorite songs of 2025, selected from the almost 50 L.A.-centric playlists we shared this year.
Week 1 of a three-week series featuring the L.A. Buzz Bands Show’s top songs of 2025 starts tonight, with tunes from Sun Room, Haim, Automatic, Sextile, Madison Cunningham, Cuco, Livingmore, Andy Stavas, Jordana, Syd Taylor, Sunday (1994), Holly Blair, Active Child, Natalie Bergman, HEALTH, Magic Bronson and Archer Oh.
