Just after last month’s announcement, Filter’s regrets to announce that Phoenix will be postponing their Oct. 9 show that was scheduled to kick off 2013’s Culture Collide festivities. According to today’s press release, Filter has “learned that due to last minute scheduling conflicts, Phoenix is postponing their Culture Collide Kick Off Show performance to an […]
Tuesday was a nice reunion night when Franz Ferdinand played the Echoplex to industry folk and loyal local fans alike. But the Scottish post-punk quartet didn’t keep it too polite. Even though the pop-up show was part of a long promotional strategy (they played Coachella in April, played “Conan” on Monday and played the Hollywood […]
L.A. sister trio Haim (and their trusty drummer Dash Hutton) has been charming fans worldwide for the last two years with only an EP and a single under their belts, but the local fans who have been there for the smaller shows will still be happy to hear a recording of “The Wire.” Often performed live […]
Sandra Vu has been fronting her own band long before she started drumming for Dum Dum Girls, but with the busy touring schedule of the latter, her band SISU just hasn’t had much time to release their own material. But it looks like the follow-up to their EP, “Light Eyes,” the band – Vu, Ryan Wood, […]
Echo Parking Rising, the free, two-day neighborhood festival is happening on Saturday, Aug. 17 and Sunday, Aug. 18, and Buzz Bands LA is once again privileged to be curating one stage during the festival, in the Champagne Room at Taix Lounge. This year, we team up with White Iris Records to present 16 local bands […]
So Melissa Brooks may rhyme “crazy” with “lazy” in “Our Love Will Always Remain” and she may have written a song titled “Cool Cat,” but the Best Coast crew should still watch their back when it comes to the Aquadolls. The Seal Beach-based quartet, which also includes Ryan Frailich, Kailee Westwood and Christian Karapetian, are currently a […]
Yoodoo Park – who does business as GRMLN – and his debut album “Empire” have everything a guitar-loving, power-pop fan could want, and now he’s got a video to match the high energy of his latest single “Teenage Rhythm.” The anthem for punks of all kinds gets a similar treatment most garage-centric music videos have. […]
Here’s a band to go along with your sunny-side-up eggs. L.A. quartet Breakfast – Andrea Adolph, Max Bussell, Sean Dwyer and Luciano Russo – make the kind of music that jolts you like that morning cup of coffee. Breakfast’s buoyant beats sparkle underneath Adolph’s bright vocals in songs such as “Only Way to Go” Â and […]
Baggy jeans may be out but baggy beats are still in, as Australian psych-pop band Jagwar Ma are here to remind you. Their debut album “Howlin’” includes 12 tasty tracks that could cater to fans of Tame Impala, Perry Farrell and the Stone Roses and bring back the hype of Madchester scene where the lines between […]
Sunday things: ‣ Pink Martini [pictured] returns for another night at the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Nigerian drummer, composer and songwriter Tony Allen headlines the Mayan Theater. ‣ The Grand Ole Echo presents I See Hawks in LA, John Lafayette Ramey, Calico and Jeff Crosby at the Echo earlier in the day, while the evening slot […]
