Snow Patrol plays the Wiltern in advance of the Nov. 10 release of their best of compilation “Up to Now” and the Nov. 3 release of their (wait for it) DJ mix CD, “Late Night Tales”. There are several new recordings between these two releases, which means there may just be a few surprises tonight. […]
[Buzz Bands today welcomes Viktor Phoenix, a freelance music supervisor and sound designer, who will be an occasional contributor the blog.] Backed by a full band, including chanteuse Charlotte Savary, French DJ/producer Wax Tailor (aka Jean-Christophe Le Saoût) brings his laid-back brand of down-tempo funk and English soul-infused trip hop to southern California this weekend […]
[Marky Ramone celebrates a birthday with his blitzkrieg today.] UPDATED: The Veils finish their West Coast run at Club NME at Spaceland, with Luke Top and Other Girls supporting. … At Pershing Square in downtown, Fol Chen and 60 Watt Kid play an evening show. … Jonneine Zapata [pictured] performs at 3 Clubs along with […]
[Indie pop goddess Tanya Donnelly celebrates a birthday today.] Excellent night to be at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, where Foreign Born supports their sophomore album “Person to Person” with The Veils opening. … The Datsuns [pictured] are back with a raucous new album “Headstunts” and are playing at the Echo with locals Spirit Vine. […]
[Check it out now: Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim) celebrates a birthday today.] Monday residencies continue tonight with notable support: At Spaceland, Andy Clockwise leads the indie dance party with Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head [pictured]. … Japanese Motors revs up the Echo with Correatown. … And Last American Buffalo brings noir-tinged americana rock to the […]
[A very diverse appetizer plate for your ears …] Minneapolis quartet Greycoats self-released their debut “Setting Fire to the Great Unknown” last month. Their single “Goodbye, Sweet Youth, Goodbye” is a lovely astral anthem that with a little bit of everything, sweet harmonies, subtle effects and a sense of yearning. Greycoats play the Alterknit Lounge […]
[A sampling of recent sounds that fell into my mailbox:] The sophomore album from Deer Tick, “Born on Flag Day,” is due June 23, and the hard-touring band led by John McCauley has some East Coast and Midwest dates in June supporting Jenny Lewis before heading west to hook up with L.A.’s Dawes for a […]
[Sharing random but righteous additions to my iTunes libary …] Just out on Kemado Records, Marissa Nadler’s “Little Hells” makes for a sweet addition to your Americana shelf – her gleaming vocals and billowy atmospherics are perfect for breezy afternoons in the country, or quiet moments of window-gazing. The Boston singer-songwriter visits the Hotel Cafe […]
[Happy Monday. Here are some new sounds that reached my ears:] What does O+S equal? The duo – a seemingly unlikely collaboration between Azure Ray’s Orenda Fink and Scalpelist (Cedric LeMoyne of Remy Zero) – has given birth to a self-titled album (due March 24 on Saddle Creek) of understated but cinematic pop. Many of […]
[New flavors for your iPod, have a taste …] Matthew Houck, who makes music as Phosphorescent, creates sepia-toned Americana that’s seemingly wired straight to the soul. His February release “To Willie” is a musical homage to Willie Nelson, much in the same vein as was Nelson’s 1975 nod to Lefty Frizell, “To Lefty From Willie.” […]
