[A summary of my Thursday at the South by Southwest Music Festival, which, unfortunately, did not include any secret shows, one-offs or autograph sessions by the Stone Roses:] Highlights: Witnessing Grizzly Bear perform in a church, Iron Works Barbecue, finding out Britt Daniel was as enthused about That Petrol Emotion as I was; stopping to […]
It’s been 20 years since the release of their self-titled album, and now the Stone Roses, lured by the prospects of big paydays, are apparently patching things up and reuniting for gigs this summer, the Mirror reports. I see that the language in the stories about the Roses is couched very carefully, so you never […]
Approximately 4,213 musical acts from Los Angeles will descend on Austin, Texas, next week for South by Southwest, and probably that many industry types, hangers-on and, yes, blogpersons. On the Buzz Bands show in Little Radio this morning, I will chat with some of them – including Kenan Bell, whose first single “Fruits and Vegetables” […]
Please excuse this self-promotional interlude: I will be in Austin next week at South by Southwest, hoping to open my ears to some new flavors and blogging as much as humanly possible – as well as co-hosting the “Buzz Bands at Cheers” party Friday afternoon at Cheers on 6th. The party features sets by seven […]
Wayne Coyne needs to put a lid on it. Or maybe crawl outside of the plastic bubble he’s obviously spent too much time inside. I won’t reprint all the dialogue here – follow along here or here – but the Flaming Lips frontman’s broadside to the Arcade Fire reeks of a guy who overdosed on […]
I was a sucker for Yellowcard’s 2003 breakout album, “Ocean Avenue,” and when they followed it up in ’05 with “Lights and Sounds” I figured them for long-running success. Maybe their next album, “Paper Walls,” didn’t advance their teen-angst aesthetic enough, or maybe the kids found a newer model, but the band is now on […]
By Monica Alvarez The Bird and the Bee, Melanoid, Stacy Clark and DJ Rob TV helped promoter Dennis Lluy re-open the doors of the historic Yost Theatre in downtown Santa Ana last night.” The bands played to an enthusiastic and young crowd that filled the room. In the past, the theater showcased Mexican cinema and […]
NPR nails it again – they have an exclusive stream of Neko Case’s sixth album, “Middle Cyclone,” due out March 3. I heard some of the music at a recent noon-hour showcase in Hollywood, and Case has never been in finer form. It’s as if when she opens her mouth your conscience assumes physical shape. […]
Ross Flournoy has played in front of enough arms-folded hipster crowds to know that an interviewer is fishing for a punchline when I ask, “So how is playing for a bunch of 10-year-old kids going to be different from playing a regular show in Silver Lake?” The frontman of the Broken West laughs knowingly and […]
Photo gallery courtesy of Jeff Koga The Airborne Toxic Event played a sold-out show at the Music Box @ Fonda on Thursday night, and I am here to recount a little bit of it, but to tell you the truth, I don’t know why. Seems as if everybody has his mind made up about the […]
