With everything ’90s back in full swing, Adult Swim’s choice to include Mass.-based Speedy Ortiz for the sixth installment of this year’s Singles Program is rather fitting. “I’m sorry for the time that I made out with all your friends / I’m really a shithead,” frontwoman Sadie Dupuis sings in an off-kilter hook that rides […]
Jenny Lewis has had her fair share in front of the camera; she’s known as a child actor in movies like “Troop Beverly Hills” and “The Wizard.” She’s starred in numerous music videos for both Rilo Kily and Jenny and Johnny, in addition to ones promoting her solo releases. However, Lewis has recently stepped behind the […]
L.A. seems to be swimming in synth-pop lately and we may have lost track of how many duos are clinging to the genre, but we’re adding Moxi to our list anyway. The duo of Anna Nelson and Andy Toy released their debut  EP “In My Dreams” last year with songs like “Terrible Disguise” piquing some […]
Those who made their way into the El Rey Theatre on Thursday night got an intimate show with the Baltimore duo Wye Oak, who recently released their album “Shriek” via Merge. It was a special show considering it was the first time many fans were hearing the new direction Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack had […]
Because of a family emergency, Francisco The Man has been forced to bow out of tonight’s Los Angeles Chinatown Summer Nights Show. Seasons has graciously agreed to mobilize and play in their place, at 9PM.
Happy Saturday: ‣ Chinatown Summer Nights continues with July’s installment with a Buzz Bands LA-curated lineup featuring Eastern Conference Champions [pictured] Madi Diaz, Francisco the Man, Afternoons, Black Apples and Wet & Reckless (plus KCRW DJs Jason Bentley and Liza Richardson) at Chinatown Central Plaza. Set times and details here. [Update: Due to a family emergency, Seasons will be […]
Despite their name, Heathers doesn’t include one single female member (although they may don dresses from time to time for performances). And the L.A. guitar-pop trio is nowhere near as vindictive as a young Winona Ryder starring in the ’80s black comedy of the same name. From the sound of their “I Know” EP, Michael […]
If you like your electro-pop with a bit of goth, then L.A.-based duo Vow may be your next fix. The duo of Julia Blake and Andrew Thomas extract the pulses from the dance floor only to blanket them with dark wave and post-punk textures. Their latest single “Planks” boasts a gauzy take on ’80s and […]
A Sunny Day In Glasgow‘s sophomore release “Ashes Grammar” has been noted by both fans and critics for its wonderful amalgamation of shoegaze, dream-pop and synth-pop. The album was followed up with “Autumn, Again” in 2010 but we haven’t heard much from the sextet since. Their latest release “Sea When Absent” returns with some more […]
Toronto’s Austra returns with a new EP titled “Habitat,” a collection of four songs that continue to combine the ethereal with the haunting in electronic music. However, there is a good chunk of music in there without Katie Stelmanis’ operatic vocals this time around. There isn’t even a peep from Stelmanis until a little before […]
