The last time we heard from Orenda Fink, she had teamed up once more with Maria Taylor for Azure Ray’s “As Above So Below” EP in 2012. Fink now returns with new material in anticipation of her third solo studio album “Blue Dream.” Angelic had always been one of Fink’s alluring qualities, and her ability […]
‣ It’s another installment for Chinatown Summer Nights at the Old Chinatown Central Plaza. Moving Units, the Peach Kings, the New Electric Sound, the Cold & Lovely, Magic Bronson and the Rebel Light all perform on the Buzz Bands LA-curated live music stage. KCRW DJSÂ Anthony Valadez and Raul Campos will be spinning at the dance […]
The last time we heard what Amoureux –  the duo of drummer Nicole Turley and bassist Holiday J – could do to stand apart from the mass of recent musical lemmings we were impressed. Now that they’ve released the EP bearing the same name as the previous single “Never Young As Tonight,” fans craving for something more off-kilter […]
The last time we heard from L.A. elecrtro-pop duo Scavenger Hunt, it was obvious that Jill Lamoureux and Dan Mufson knew how to make a feel-good tune. They’ve released their self-titled EP since, and Lamoureux’ jazz-influenced vocals shined even brighter with Mufson’s percolating beats on more songs like “Bones.” As Scavenger Hunt’s latest single, “Bones” is a […]
Banks has hypnotized fans around the world with her moody R&B since she released “Before I Ever Met You” and “Fall Over” in 2013, and we expect big things to come from the L.A.-based (yet wildly popular in the U.K.) artist this year. In anticipation of her forthcoming debut “Goddess” (out Sept. 9 via Harvest […]
After the demise of Bluebell, it’s been a while since anyone has heard from London’s Annabel Jones. That is, until now. The singer-songwriter (and daughter of the late Davy Jones) has resurfaced with a track under her own name this time around, and it’s just as wonderful as anything she’s previously written – if not […]
From the Neighbourhood to Arctic Monkeys, it seems that a majority of bands have taken quite the turn with one theme in common; the darker the sexier. Trading in shimmering bright melodies for heavy and shadow-bouncing synths seems to be all the rage today, and it, of course, rarely comes without falsetto. L.A.’s duo Dead […]
Another super Saturday: ‣ Burger A Go-Go happens at the Observatory with Best Coast, Dum Dum Girls, Bleached, the Coathangers, Shannon & the Clams, the Muffs, Peach Kelli Pop, Summer Twins, Colleen Green, the Aquadolls, SISU, Slow Paradise, Massenger, Death Valley Girls, the Fly Traps, LA Witch, Raw Geronimo, Meow Twins, Cheryll, Tashaki Miyaki and Teenage Burritos. […]
L.A.’s latest folk-influenced pop starlet Zella Day may not have a major release under her belt yet, but her new single “East of Eden” is a nice audio slice to tide fans over until the release of her EP. Following up her “Sweet Ophelia” 7-inch, the new track is a fresh juxtaposition of pummeling electronic […]
Brooklyn’s Mother has no doubt been getting attention for its front man Penn Badgley, who rose to fame for portrayal of Dan Humphrey in the TV show “Gossip Girl.” But Badgley has shown his musical chops before; he beat out James Franco for the Jeff Buckley biopic “Greetings From Tim Buckley,” which received positive reviews. […]
