Only recently making the move from Ventura to L.A., shoegaze quartet Captions sounds like they’re also making the right moves when it comes to their music. With guitar-pop hooks and sunny vocals drenched in reverb, Adam Gangi, John Figueroa, Marcus Paquini and Josh Zacarias finally have an EP titled “Think Thunk Thought” on its way […]
Noah & the MegaFauna haven’t had any issues coming out of the gate with an unusual but sophisticated flair. The brainchild of Noah Lit (formerly of indie-rock band Oliver Future), the 10-piece band’s debut “Anthems for a Stateless Nation” offers a palette that swings from jazz to gypsy-rock to carnival sounds, and their latest single […]
There’s a prismatic effect when Sacramento’s Julie Baenziger, aka Sea of Bees, sings “I’ll be fine” over and over on “Broke,” a track off of her latest record “Orangefarben” (out now on Team Love Records). You can hear heartache as much as you can hear a newly profound strength as she sings of a relationship […]
Your Wednesday menu: ‣ If there was any electronic-heavy show you should have marked down in your calendar, it should have been tonight’s lineup at the Echo. U.K.’s fast-rising band Breton makes their L.A debut. [That’s their video above for “Interference.”] South Africa’s multi-instrumentalist Jonti (on Stones Throw) and Ninja Tune’s Yppah serve as strong […]
[Some new tracks from a few bands who have or will come to town this week…] A Place to Bury Strangers, “You Are the One” – NY noise-rock trio recently returned to L.A. for a show at the Echoplex in support of their “Onwards to the Wall” EP, which only serves as a teaser to […]
To say that Amanda Jo Williams is the Joanna Newsom of the freak-folk scene would be giving the singer-songwriter a label that merely scratches the surface, and a lazy comparison at that. When last year’s “Mary’s Big Feet” introduced us to Williams’s occult world, we knew the avant-garde scatting in the midst of swampy arrangements […]
Foster the People‘s sugary yet fist-pumping electro-pop has brought a different sound to the mainstream world of dance music, and they just keep churning out the singles and accompanying quirky videos from their album “Torches.” The music video for “Houdini,” one of the tracks off that 3-song self-titled EP which landed them a late slot […]
Your jam-packed Tuesday: ‣ It’s that time of the month – BuzzBands LA’s SecondTuesday Songwriter night at Lot 1 Cafe features performances by Taylor Locke & the Roughs (in a special acoustic setup with strings), Davis Fetter, Sarah Winters and the debut of solo material by Michael Goldman of Chasing Kings. ‣ U.K.’s the Wombats […]
Adam Yauch, aka MCA of groundbreaking alternative hip-hop group Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 47, Rolling Stone and mother media outlets have reported. It was unclear immediately whether Yauch’s death was related to his battle with cancer; he had been in treatment for a growth in a parotic gland, including surgery and […]
It’s lunch time. Are you hungry yet? These guys are. Either the Wave Pictures just really enjoy scarfing down spaghetti, or an eating contest is their way of celebrating the release of their 12th studio album. Whatever “Spaghetti” may mean to them, it’s about time the Wymeswold, England-based rock trio play some shows on this […]
