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.
Tunes from Youngblood Hawke, Roberto, Run River North, Jenny O., Faded Paper Figures, Deep Sea Diver, Phoebe Ryan, Demie Cao, Vex Ruffin, Broken Baby, Sara Melson, Billie Eilish and more on Buzz Bands LA’s weekend playlist.
Jasper Bones has been working on new music and taking long, head-clearing “drives to nowhere” during the COVID-19 lockdown. In today’s QUARANTUNES, he shares a playlist for those drives, as well as an appreciation for “when the sun sets, the moon comes out and quiet is in session.”
Today’s streaming choices include the L.A. Phil’s benefit for YOLA with Brandi Carlile, Washed Out, Maya Jupiter, My Morning Jacket, Melody, Sunny War and more.
“Never Feels the Same” is the first single from L.A.-based singer-songwriter Noah Elliott’s forthcoming project “Songs for the Optimist.” For fans of sleek, dancey soul-pop.
Roberto Ortiz (aka Roberto) introduces his forthcoming debut EP with “Dorrigo,” a single with the vibrancy of “Graceland”-era Paul Simon. In the lighthearted video, Roberto dukes it out with a cell phone, but the journey that brought him to L.A., much of it on a bicycle, makes for a better story.
Singer-songwriter Jenny O.’s album “New Truth” arrives Friday as a glowing collection of nuanced conversations humming with a spirit of resolve.
It’s a full day of good streams: Watch Robyn, R.E.M. and Roger Waters with Lucius; Stream Chicano Batman, Rick Ross vs. 2Chainz, HR (Bad Brains), Ibeyi, Benmont Tench, Jim James, Lulu Lewis, TOKiMONSTA and more
“She Wants Revenge has run its course,” says the statement issued by the duo of Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin, which comes less than three months after revealing that they were working on a fourth album.
Youngblood Hawke’s new single “Waking Up the World” is the first euphoric sip from their new full-length “Edge of the World.” The album arrives in October, seven years after their debut.
With the new release “Sweet Side” on the way, L.A. native Raquel Rodriguez has stayed busy during the lockdown. You’ll shed no tears over her soulful single “Crybaby,” and in today’s QUARANTUNES, she talks about making merch and hosting studio sessions and shares a playlist of her inspirations.
