Australian multi-instrumentalist Lara Meyerratken — aka El May — has a pretty long resume. She’s not only done well as a composer in the film and TV industry, but she’s also either performed or recorded with artists like Luscious Jackson, Nada Surf, Crooked Fingers and more. She was most commonly associated with fellow Australian musician Ben […]
Hip hop fans packed themselves into the Echoplex on Friday for a free Converse Rubber Tracks show featuring two of L.A.’s up and coming rappers Vince Staples and Antwon. Flashing lights, hands in the air and moshing all took place with plenty of rhymes to go around. Buzz Bands LA photographer Carl Pocket was there […]
The Wombats have started 2015 with a bang by releasing their newest single, “Greek Tragedy†off their forthcoming LP, “Glitterbug,†out April 7th via Bright Antenna Records. Zane Lowe deemed the track “Hottest Record†on Radio 1, a high honor for the Liverpool lads. Singer Matthew ‘Murph’ Murphy, bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen and drummer Dan […]
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Estelle pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a second video for her latest single “Conquerer.” The track was originally released in 2014, but with a new mix and footage of Selma to Montgomery marches, it’s an empowering homage to today’s national holiday and the man whom it was named […]
Happy MLK Day: ► Sego winds up its residency at the Bootleg HiFi with a stellar lineup featuring friends Francisco the Man, Eastern Conference Champions and Bizzy Kiddo. [UPDATE: Michael Fiore of Criminal Hygiene will be playing a solo set in place of Bizzy Kiddo.] ► Holychild‘s residency continues at the Echo with Mereki and Dream Machines […]
Your pre-MLK Sunday: â–º It’s a night for hardcore punk with the legendary Dead Kennedys [pictured] headlining the Roxy. Luicidal, DFL and Tartar Control support. â–º And over at the Echo, you’ve got Portland’s Cruel Hand heading a rowdy night with some help from Angel Dust, the Beautiful Ones and Chains (with members of Set […]
Happy Saturday: â–º San Francisco’s Geographer (pictured) headlines the El Rey Theater with support from L.A.’s Haunted Summer and Smoke Season. â–º The Cold & Lovely, Liphemra and TeamMate all get together for a solid local lineup at El Cid. â–º The Bootleg hosts an excellent night of jazz-infused R&B with KING and Quadron. â–º ASTR […]
Canadian duo Megan James and Corin Roddick, aka Purity Ring, will return March 3 with a new album titled “Another Eternity.” It’s the follow-up to their well-received 2012 debut “Shrines (it made it onto this blogger’s year-end list) and the first record James and Roddick actually co-wrote in the same room. Based on the first two samples from […]
Los Angeles alt-R&B crooner Jarell Perry returns with “Quiet Life,” a track produced by APSPDR (SZA, BOSCO) that melds pulsing 808s and heartache. However, the forlorn tones in the hazy track come from a different place as Perry sings “Living loud is lonely.” It’s a dark yet beautiful ballad about becoming homesick during one’s pursuit of […]
Saturday’s selections: â–º Foo Fighters perform a special show at the Forum. Part of the proceeds from “An Evening With the Foo Fighters in the Round†will benefit various charities, including the Rock School Scholarship Fund, MusiCares and Sweet Relief. Details here. â–º The Jayhawks headline the Fonda Theatre with support from Trapper Schoepp. â–º […]
