Canadian folk singer-songwriter Basia Bulat returns to the States in support of yet another album that made the Polaris Music Prize shortlist. “Tall Tall Shadow” is the chanteuse’s third studio album and the second to be nominated as one of Canada’s top 10 albums of the year (with 2008’s debut “Oh, My Darling” being the […]
Brother-sister duo The Belle Brigade know how to rev things up at a live show, whether they are playing in touring bands for Jenny Lewis and Ray LaMontagne or showing their own chops together with songs from their sophomore album “Just Because.” Siblings Barbara and Ethan Gruska also know how to write a swooping ballad. […]
Western Scene always had a diverse sound palette. From heavy guitar rock to folk to pop, Tom Pritchard and band co-founder Jason Burkhart knew how to entertain and maintain a listener’s attention for at least three and a half minutes no matter what genre they chose. Following up last year’s single “Same As You,” Western […]
The U.K.’s Bombay Bicycle Club returned to Los Angeles to play a packed Wiltern on Friday night in support of their latest album “So Long, See You Tomorrow” (out nov via Vagrant). It was a night filled with genuinely anthemic pop songs such as “Shuffle,” “Home By Now,” “Always Like This”, “Luna” and even a […]
The War On Drugs returned to Los Angeles on Thursday for another sold-out show at the Fonda Theatre in support of their latest album “Lost in the Dream,†which is out now via Secretly Canadian. (The played the Glass House in Pomona on Wednesday and also performed a sold-out show on Friday.) With Cass McCombs […]
Los Angeles quartet Northern American emerged last year with their “Happiness Hungover” EP, a short collection of sophisticated songs fusing pop, rock and jazz that seemed to be wonderfully out of place in the midst of surf- and garage-rockers usurping the SoCal scene. Since they played Buzz Bands LA’s Echo Park Rising stage and Chinatown […]
Often dubbed as “the male Adele” for his songs of heartbreak and vocal prowess, U.K. crooner Sam Smith has had a fast ride to the top once music fans took notice of his collaboration with Disclosure on the smash hit “Latch.” Smith’s critically lauded “Nirvana” EP was followed up by the May release of “In […]
Corners will follow up their 2012 album “Beyond Way” (and two perfectly hazy 7-inches) on Oct. 7 with “Maxed Out on Distractions.” The LP, which will be released via Lolipop Records, trades in those familiar, woozy surf- and garage-rock riffs on previous releases for cold synths that reflect the post-punk that has recently influenced the […]
Another seriously stacked Saturday: ‣ The boundary-pushing DJ collective Dublab celebrates 15 years with a big party at Bedrock LA featuring music on seven stages, including an outdoor stage hosting Benedek, Seven Davis Jr., B+ and Money Mark, among others. The Carlos Nino-curated room has music from Mia Doi Todd, SK Kakraba and Carlos Niño […]
Dream Boys, the jangle-pop quartet of Scotsman Wallace Meek and his American buddies Wayne Faler, Will Ivy and Mike La Franchi, immediately won our hearts with last year’s self-titled debut, and it sounds as if they’ll continue to build on the Sarah Records sound with their new 7-inch. Teaming with producer Lewis Pesacov, who has worked […]
