Stream: Greatest Hits … This Week (Vol. 257)
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Music from Sego, SWIMM, Gal Musette, Gal Pal, Royaljag, Valley Queen, Draag, Ritual, Mars Rodriguez, Joh Chase, IRESS, Joey Dosik and more on Buzz Bands LA’s new playlist.
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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.
Stream: Valley Queen, ‘Pavement’
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“Pavement” is the latest single from L.A. trio Valley’s Queen’s sophomore album, “Chord of Sympathy.” It’s out April 21.
Video: Draag, ‘Mitsuwa’
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L.A. quintet Draag have announced that their new album, “Dark Fire Heresy,” will be out April 28. The video for the new single “Mitsuwa” is freighted by religious symbolism.
Stream: SWIMM, ‘Talk to Me’
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SWIMM introduce their new album, “Best Comedown Ever,” with “Talk to Me,” an airy dance-pop number all dressed up for a spring fling. The album is coming in August.
L.A. Buzz Bands Show, tonight at 10 on 88.5 The SoCal Sound
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Music from Swimm, Valley Queen, Light FM, IRESS, Niina Soleil, Meija, Jenny O., Death Valley Girls, Maraschino, Happy Hollows, Taleen Kali, Object of Affection and more on tonight’s local music hour on 88.5 FM.
Stream: Sego, ‘Tandang’
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“We’re cool, right? But what is cool?,” L.A. quartet Sego says in introducing their frenetic new single, “Tandang.” There’s an album (and a warehouse show) on the horizon.
Win tickets: Colin Stetson at the Lodge Room
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Win tickets to Wednesday’s show at the Lodge Room featuring Colin Stetson.
Premiere: IRESS, ‘Ricochet’
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IRESS return with “Ricochet,” the first release since their 2020 full-length, “Flaw.” The L.A. quartet’s cathartic brew of metal, shoegaze and slowcore will be on display in May when they release a new EP via Dune Altar Records.
Ears Wide Open: Niina Soleil
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Singer-songwriter Niina Soleil, the new persona of Nina Shallman, rings in 2023 with the single “Happy Pills.” It’s worth a dose, as are the singles she released last year.
L.A. Buzz Bands Show, tonight at 10 on 88.5 The SoCal Sound
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Music from Happy Hollows, Death Valley Girls, Jenny O. Joh Chase, Joey Dosik, the Active Set, Gal Musette, Allie Crow Buckley, Possible Oceans, Deb Never, Blondfire and more on tonight’s local music hour on 88.5 FM.
