[File under People Who Impressed Us at SXSW, the Follow-Up:] What we saw at SXSW. Sixty-six seconds is the total time for Parquet Courts‘ “Smart Aleck Kid,” and that’s all the Brooklyn punk quartet needs to grab your attention. With spiraling lyrics and aggressive guitar riffs to drive the melody into your head, the tune […]
When Caveman released its first album “Coco Beware” in 2011, it didn’t take long for Fat Possum to snatch up the New York quintet of Jeff Berrall, James Carbonetti, Sam Hopkins, Matthew Iwanusa and Stefan Marolachakis to re-release the record. Their debut was intricate yet expansive with soaring folk harmonies, and singles like “In the City” […]
Sunday things… ‣ Hip hop artist Hoodie Allen headlines the El Rey Theatre wiht Aer and Jared Evan as support. ‣ L.A.’s experimental pop quartet Body Parts teams up with and San Francisco’s chamber pop band Foxtails Brigade at the Satellite. ‣ It’s a also solid lineup over at the Smell with Moses Campbell, the […]
Dick Thompson returns as director for Feeding People‘s “Big Mother” music video, and it packs in as much of a punch as the song does, with a pint-sized milk-drinking boy who is gearing up for his big day as a pro-boxer. His mother, on the other hand, seems content with baking cookies, smoking cigarettes and reading […]
Here’s your weird for the afternoon hour, kids. When we premiered “Another Kind” by L.A. quartet Professor Possessor back in October, we thought they were strange  – but we liked it. And we still do even when we watch this eerily demented clip of some contest going on. Professor Possessor does experimental disco (ever heard […]
One band the Buzz Bands LA crew unfortunately missed during SXSW was Brit-rock band Cheatahs, and boy are we sorry. If this working version of their song “Fall” doesn’t tell you why, then you might not be a fan of My Bloody Valentine or Swervedriver. Cheatahs aren’t shy about their influences, and it’s admirable because […]
Totally Tuesday things: ‣ U.K. folk-soul singer Lianne La Havas follows up her SXSW with two headlining shows at the El Rey Theatre. The first one happens tonight with Jamie N Commons as support. ‣ Thurston Moore’s new band Chelsea Light Moving [that’s them pictured above] also swings by L.A. after SXSW. They’ll be at the […]
[Last day of South by Southwest’s music festival was a doozy. The industry was frantically running around to catch a set by a band they’ve been meaning to see all week (like this writer), but venues at capacity, long lines and late starts didn’t help. Although the foot traffic seemed to die down just a […]
Are you wearing green this Sunday? ‣ The Bixby Knolls headline a St. Patty’s Day shindig at the Down and Out Bar with Anthem of Silence, Jake Johnston Group and Whippoorwill. ‣ HighasaKite plays an in-store at Amoeba. ‣ And Swingin’ Utters, Sean & Zander, Wild Roses and Jason Cruz & the Howl all team up at […]
[While many South by Southwest goers flocked to Lady Bird Lake to catch a free show by Divine Fits, Jim James and the Flaming Lips, the Buzz Bands LA team stayed close to the 6th Street chaos to catch some of the baby bands. And the streets have never been so crowded considering it wasn’t […]
