Bronson, a graduate of Bradley University, is a former sports writer and editor and graphic designer who worked in the newspaper business for 35 years.
Music from the Smashing Pumpkins, SWIMM, Nosaj Thing, Clipping, Zella Day, LUNA AURA, Luna Shadows, Lauren Lakis, Kauf, Wait. Think. Fast., Melody Federer. Phem, the Small Calamities and more on Buzz Bands LA’s weekend playlist.
Gas up, there are drive-in shows tonight. Online, there a host of streaming options, including Megan Thee Stallion, Inside Lands, Gavin Turek, Avett Brothers, Sugaray Rayford, Moon Boots, Orville Peck and more.
Zella Day returns with her first major release since her 2015 album, the EP “Where Does the Devil Hide.” Its lush haze of ’70s nostalgia will remind you of another of producer Dan Auerbach’s collaborators.
If the title of the Small Calamities’ new single doesn’t hook you, maybe our imagined scenario of the song’s creation will.
Sample a song from Grandaddy’s 20th anniversary companion to “The Sophtware Slump;” also, stream Inside Lands, Dawes, John Vanderslice, Zane Carney, Lauren Ruth Ward, Polartropica and more.
On her new single “Self Control,” Phem continues “battling my inner duality,” she says. During her ascent as an independent artist, that tug-of-war has made for affecting pop theater.
The Smashing Pumpkins return to the synth-rock side of their legendary past with “Cyr” and “The Colour of Love,” released today. A new album is in the works for independent label Sumerian Records.
Wait. Think. Fast.’s new single “Draw an Open Door” strikes a hopeful note against the heaviness of the world. Visual artist Erté deGarces’ projections-laden video is a marvel.
Led by the dancey rocker “Hit the Lights,” L.A. trio Moontower today released their new EP “What Day Is It?”
After making noise with her alt-rock single “This Town” earlier this year, singer-songwriter Melody Federer sounds more like her Texas roots on “The Wonder Years.”
