Much ado about Monday: ► Steely Dan and Elvis Costello team up for a night at the Hollywood Bowl. ► The XXL Freshmen Tour brings up-and-coming rappers Fetty Wap, Vince Staples, DEJ Loaf, Goldlink, Raury, Tink, Shy Glizzy, OG Maco, K Camp and Kidd Kidd to Club Nokia. ► Ryn Weaver headlines the El Rey […]
When Passion Pit keyboardist Xander Singh was forced to resign his position in the band last year because of health issues, it brought on a huge existential crisis. “A lot of how I defined myself was by standing on stage,” he says. “It’s a weird feeling … to be back at ground zero, rebuilding.” Singh, […]
Troup, the L.A.-based pop-rock quintet fronted by Welsh singer-guitarist Alex Troup, heads up the lineup for Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday night on Oct. 9 at Lot 1 Cafe. The band will joined by Paper Pilots and Mighty Forces. Troup earlier this year released their tuneful “Last Chance for Romance,” and album that reflects the songwriter’s […]
Deepest appreciation to all Buzz Bands LA readers and supporters for making 2011 a banner year. Here’s hoping your holidays are safe and happy: Download and enjoy BBLA’s “45 Minutes of Xmas,” a mixtape of holiday tunes that include some new compositions, some originals that have been favorites of mine for several years and a […]
If it’s July, it must be time for the Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum. The free shows, with two bands performing per night (along with KCRW-FM DJs), go off every Thursday of the month, starting July 7 with Graffiti6 and Eastern Conference Champions. We figured you’d like to hear what’s […]
This installment of our intermittent mixtapes, The Buzzsicle, Vol. 13, is devoted to the weekend’s second annual Silverlake Jubilee, which gives you a lot of bang for 5 bucks. I’ve compiled an hour’s worth of music from 18 of the artists playing the festival. Enjoy. ||| Download: The Buzzsicle 13 (84 MB) After the jump, […]
April sure was fun, wasn’t it? No sooner had we dispensed with our SXSW hangover than we were immersed in Coachella goings-on. But outside of the festivals, there were myriad good tunes landing in our inboxes, and Buzz Bands LA staff writer Seraphina Lotkhamnga (that’s @Seraphina_L to many of you) has compiled some of the […]
Promoter Sean Carlson told the LA Weekly that in curating FYF Fest he simply imagined a really awesome mixtape. So here at Buzz Bands HQ, we thought we’d give it a try. Here’s an hour’s worth of music – and after the jump, the set times for Saturday’s festivities. ||| Download: Buzzsicle 11 00:10 7Seconds, […]
It’s Sunset Junction weekend, and this year’s street offers a very diverse music lineup and a strong L.A. bands presence in exchange for your $20-per-day ticket price. Since I last posted on the Junction, Everest and Dawes have been added to the lineup, and some set times have been tweaked. Oh, and to prepare for […]
This edition of The Buzzsicle, which I’ve randomly titled “Summerfunnin’,” includes a batch of music that’s hit my inbox in the past few weeks – some old, some new, some just new to me. In future episodes, I will try to highlight new releases and songs/bands that I simply don’t have the time to do […]
