Even constrained by the quarantine, Dear Boy are continuing to work on their full-length album. The quartet — L.A.’s favorite Britpop band who aren’t actually from Britain — share their workarounds, as well as a stellar playlist.
A staple of the West Coast electronic music scene for well over two decade, DESTRUCTO is plotting his Easter Sunday “Sunrise Sermon” as he blasts music from his living room and dreams of the time he can jump-start his All My Friends festival.
One day at a time: That’s how L.A.’s WILD are taking the COVD-19 shutdown. In today’s QUARANTUNES, the trio — who unveiled a new single this week — promise that they’re not slowing down their release plans for the year.
Mara Connor, whose debut EP “No Fun” was released today, talks about virtual karaoke, reading and writing, camaraderie on the telephone and dearly missing the “unquantifiable magic” of a live show in today’s installment of the Buzz Band LA series QUARANTUNES.
When you hear SoCal trio Brainstory and see them live, you’ll know what they mean when they say “Get buck.” To them, “Buck” is not just an album title, it’s a state of mind — some of which they share in today’s edition of QUARANTUNES.
In Buzz Bands LA’s QUARANTUNES No. 9, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts confess “who knows what time or day it is.” Indeed, but if COVID-19 could be defeated by the sheer force of rock ’n’ roll, SP4BH is just the band for it.
L.A. rapper Rhys Langston shares his reading, writing and running routine in today’s edition of QUARANTUNES. He may be on lockdown, but his fertile mind isn’t.
Here’s the “Sunday Funday” edition of QUARANTUNES, featuring the current potentate of party, Andy Frasco. His prescription: Go ahead, dance in your underwear.
The fifth in our QUARANTUNES series features Sea Wolf, whose new album came out last week. It calls for a communal celebration, but, of course, that will have to wait. His playlist, on the other hand, is a celebration unto itself — RIYL Joni Mitchell, Run the Jewels … and ambient whale sounds.
In today’s QUARANTUNES, Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink of Azure Ray talk about time for writing and share a playlist shining with golden oldies.
