Buzz Bands LA’s annual “Dear Austin, Love L.A.” showcase and day party goes off from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Opal Divine’s Freehouse, 700 W. 6th Street in Austin. If you’re in Texas for South by Southwest, stop by – it’s free, no RSVP necessary. After the jump, the rundown on who’s playing […]
[We’re in Austin for the South by Southwest Music Festival, but you might not be – here’s an abbreviated rundown of what’s happening tonight in Los Angeles:] ‣ Scottish rockers Frightened Rabbit headline the Fonda Theatre behind their new album “Pedesrian Verse,” with the Twilight Sad opening. Also:
Tuesday’s touts: ‣ Alicia Keys swings by the Staples Center in support of her latest album, “Girl On Fire.” ‣ It’s a European indie electro invasion as CHVRCHES, MØ and Isaac Delusion all team up at the Echo. Thats Isaac Delusion’s video for “Transistors” above. ‣ Over at the Satellite, Broken Anchor headlines with support from […]
Your Monday show options: ‣ MØ – aka Danish electro-soul singer Karen Marie Ørsted – is featured in the lineup at It’s a School Night at Bardot, along with Austin Brown, Hamburg duo BOY and Mikhael Paskalev. That’s MØ’s video for “Glass,” above. ‣ Hunter Hunted vault into Week 2 of their residency at the […]
Incoming: Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Frightened Rabbit, CHVRCHES, Robert Francis, KMFDM, Kelly Sweet, Naama Kates, Light FM, Free Moral Agents, the Ten Thousand, Richard Buckner, Joe Ely, the Adicts, Martha Wainwright, K’noup & Kelly, A Wilhelm Scream, Matt Costa Above: The video for “Recover,” the title track of the new EP from CHVRCHES. The Glaswegian […]
Sunday things: ‣ Green Day headlines the Fox Theater in Pomona in support of their trilogy series “¡Uno!,¡Dos! and ¡Tré!” ‣ The Echo hosts its annual Aussie BBQ with Australian bands Faker, Blackchords, Jack Carty, Trouble With Templeton, the Beards, Georgia Fair, the Falls, Bearhug and Giner & the Ghost. ‣ Downstairs at the Echoplex, […]
The lineup for Saturday: ‣ The Men headline the Troubadour behind their new album “New Moon” (just out on Sacred Bones), supported by Thee Commons and NASA Space Universe. ‣ The second night of Swedish House Mafia’s “Masquerade Motel” goes off at L.A. State Historic Park, with Alesso, An21 & Max Vangelli, Clockwork, Otto Knows, […]
Your Friday show picks: ‣ Swedish House Mafia’s farewell extravaganza, “Masquerade Motel,” goes off at L.A. State Historic Park downtown. It’s the first of two nights and features Alesso, An21 & Max Vangelli, Clockwork, Otto Knows, Zedd and more. ‣ As of last night, there were still a few tickets left for Aimee Mann and […]
Thursday’s things: ‣ Frank Turner does his second L.A. night, this one at the Hotel Cafe (where Noah Gundersen, Wake Owl, Andy Shauf and Said the Whale also perform). Above is the video for Turner’s new single “Recovery,” off his forthcoming album “Tape Deck Heart” (due April 23). ‣ Youngblood Hawke does a sold-out show […]
What a Wednesday – here’s what you have to choose from: ‣ We had frankly lost track of Scottish pop quartet The View, whose 2006 single “Waste Little DJs” wormed its way into our ears as the band was poised to make a splash in the U.S. and play Coachella. Alas, singer Kyle Falconer was […]
