Music videos from Torches have always had a dark undertone, but everything from the creepy “Dirt & Tears” video to the morbid “I Want Something” clip have piqued our interest enough to watch them all the way through to the end. In their new Ron Santarsiero-directed visual accompaniment to their latest single “When You Gonna?” things […]
Gliss’ new album “Langsom Dans” is like the gift that keeps on giving – the more time you spend with it, with deeper you realize it is. The song “Blur” is a woozy, love-drunk meditation bathed in reverb and longing, and Dutch photographer and director Claudia Crobatia brings it to life with crisp, bright colors […]
They call it “riotgaze,” the marriage of fuzz-bombing shoegazers and the feral intensity of the riot-grrrl movement. As hybrids go, TULIPS have created a happy one, if their early singles “Hotspur” and “Wait” are any indication. The L.A. trio of Angie Bloom, Taleen Kali and Trav Barnes, who worked on their demos with Medicine’s Brad […]
Going to Coachella on Weekend 2? Want to relive the first weekend? Buzz Bands LA covered 49 sets Friday, Saturday and Sunday and published more than 150 photographs. Following are quick links to everything: Coachella Friday at a glance Lord Huron IO Echo The Neighbourhood The Shouting Matches Dam-Funk Stars Jake Bugg Divine Fits Japandroids […]
Who: The Three O’Clock in the Gobi Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Perfect timing. Memorable Because: Coachella’s most out-of-left-field reunionists did their mod corner of the 1980s proud, alternately jangling and shredding through 40 minutes of oldies-but-goodies (and finishing up right before 3 o’clock). Cherubic singer-bassist Michael Quercio still sounds like he’s 14, and […]
Who: The Airborne Toxic Event at the main stage In 3 or Fewer Words: So it goes. Memorable Because: The ever-divisive Airborne Toxic Event’s career is well catalogued in the annals of Buzz Bands LA, as well as on my own blog. But in recent years the band’s narrative has exhausted all the story beats, […]
[Today, in plenty of time for you Weekend Two-ers, we will finish up posting our Coachella Sunday coverage, delayed a bit due our editor’s losing the battle with Sunday’s windstorm. Thanks for following along, and here goes:] Who: Hanni El Khatib in the Gobi Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: All about context. Memorable Because: […]
The Jubilee Music & Arts Festival made it official tonight: The Drums, Black Lips, Free Energy and Kitten top the bill for the two-day event June 7-8. Promoters have extended the availability of pre-sale weekend passes, at $35, until Thursday. Formerly known as the Silver Lake Jubilee, the festival this year has moved from the […]
Who: Deap Vally in the Mojave Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Whatever sells, baby. Memorable Because: I’ve seen Julie Edwards play with her other band, the Pity Party, about a dozen times and this was the first I’ve seen her drum with both hands. Edwards is a serious drumming talent, almost to the detriment […]
In one of the more unusual stunts in the annals of festival promotion, the newly relocated and newly re-christened Jubilee Music & Arts Festival today leaked a flyer for its two-day event. Local blog The Scenestar published the big reveal, and you don’t need an advanced degree in the Daily Jumble to figure it out: […]
