Tonight in L.A.: LA Bluegrass Situation The Word, Scorpions
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Also: Common Kings, Hiatus Kaiyote, Supersonico, Idina Menzel
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Tonight in L.A.: Van Halen, Thievery Corporation, Gaslamp Killer
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Also: Tei Shi, King Dude, Peaches, Mikky Ekko, Tchami, Godflesh, Gordon Lightfoot, Bright Missiles
Mocky celebrates his album release with performance at the Lyric Theatre
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Warm statements from Canadian composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Mocky on Friday night at the Lyric Theatre didn’t surprise, but were nonetheless endearing.
Download: Valentine Day’s mix from Eeenie Meenie
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How do you spell love? If it’s not “L-O-V-E,” the title of the 2002 single by L.A. indie-pop band Irving, then it’s “f-r-e-e m-u-s-i-c.” So, in time for Valentine’s Day, L.A.-based independent label Eenie Meenie Records has a free 10-song mix that offers a look into their small but eclectic catalog. Besides Irving, there’s a […]
The Buzz Bands LA Index: A recap, with links, to more than 450 Los Angeles artists we covered in 2014
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What a year. Buzz Bands LA covered more than 450 Los Angeles artists in 2014, and if I glance at my computer-adjacent “to-do” list, it could have been more. If, y’know, there were 40 hours in a day. Below is the annual Buzz Bands LA Index, in which we’ve endeavored to compile links to all […]
Wayne Static of Static-X dead at age 48
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Wayne Static – the musician born Wayne Richard Wells who fronted the metal band Static-X – died Saturday, three days short of his 49th birthday, according to an announcement from the band’s representatives FiXt Publicity. The announcement also appeared on the artist’s Facebook page. No additional information is available at this time, the press release […]
Ears Wide Open: Midnight Faces
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It seems like more and more bands are turning their backs from big studios and instead crafting tracks in their apartment (or wherever they can get down to creating). And that’s exactly what Matthew Doty and Philip Stancil did in making their sophomore album. Together, they are Midnight Faces, now based in Los Angeles after […]
Stream: The Crystal Method, ‘Emulator’ and ‘Over It’
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Even as “Vegas†continues to age beautifully after 15-plus years, the contributions of the Crystal Method as electro liaisons remain grossly under-appreciated, perhaps evidenced by the need to reintroduce with a self-titled album. We last heard from Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan in 2009. The Grammy Award-nominated “Divided by Night†showcased their unique gift for […]
Video: Priscilla Ahn, ‘Deck the Halls’
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We got all excited when Jeff Schroeder and the Majestic High turned Vince Guaraldi’s “Cristmas Time Is Here” into an orchestrated dream-pop gem. Well, this showed up on Christmas Eve – Priscilla Ahn, aided by Wendy Wang, doing a dreamy cover of “Deck the Halls” to some ostensible home video. Enjoy the day.
Stream: SOHN, ‘Lessons’
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SOHN’s sounds seem entirely appropriate as darkness arrives sooner and the weather gets cold and potentially dreary. Heartbreak, loneliness and isolation seem merely the painful precursors to a creative outpouring for the Vienna-based Englishman, probably resulting in something like “Bloodflows,” his three-song debut for 4AD. That release, in May, saw the accomplished producer and remixer […]
