Your fine Friday frolics: ‣ Austin’s the Strange Boys (pictured at their Troubadour show last year) play a free show at Los Globos (the sponsor wants your RSVP) supported by the Coathangers, White Mystery and Wounded Lion. ‣ The Magnetic Fields visit the Orpheum Theatre in supporting their latest, “Love at the Bottom of the […]
Tonight’s menu: ‣ North Carolina’s Lost in the Trees brings the choral chamber-pop on its second album “A Church That Fits Our Needs to the Echo, wher Poor Moon and Hi Ho Silver Oh support. That’s the headliner’s video for “Red,” above. ‣ Two artists who wowed us at SXSW, the Lumineers and Y La […]
It’s a wicked-good Wednesday: ‣ New Zealand’s the Naked and Famous headline the Wiltern, supported by Now, Now [see yesterday’s post] and Vacationer. That’s the Naked and Famous’ video for “No Way,” above. ‣ NYC’s Yellow Ostrich visits the Bootleg Theater behind its sophomore album “Strange Land” on a night that will also feature the […]
Tuesday things: ‣ Sharon Van Etten and the War on Drugs visit the Avalon Hollywood in a double bill of two artists with gorgeous (and critically praised) albums. Van Etten’s third album “Tramp” came out earlier this year to almost universal acclaim; the War on Drugs is still riding a wave of attention for August’s […]
The Buzz Bands LA crew is still in Austin due to a late flight out, but the excellent post-SXSW shows in L.A. start tonight: ‣ The Temper Trap‘s first post-SXSW show happens at the El Rey Theatre tonight as they continue to tour in support of their forthcoming self-titled album (out June 5 on Glassnote […]
[Here’s Claudine V. with our look ahead to next week’s shows, along with the video for “Calling Me Names” by Good Old War, playing next Sunday at the Avalon:] Incoming: The Temper Trap, Nada Surf, Sharon Van Etten, Of Montreal, the Naked and Famous, Lucero, the Magnetic Fields, the Ting Tings, the Lumineers, Y La […]
BUZZBANDS.LA, brings nine of the southern California’s best emerging bands to Austin today for “DEAR AUSTIN: LOVE, L.A.” – a kickoff party concurrent with the first day of the 2012 SXSW Music Festival. The free showcase runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Opal Divine’s Freehouse, 700 W. 6th Street, Austin. No RSVP is necessary. […]
South by Southwest 2012 has become somewhat of a battle between West Coast and East Coast this year. We’re fine with that as the City of Angels has tons to offer for every single type of musical palette, but what about all the L.A. folks heading out there to see something non-local? There are plenty […]
The BBLA squad is in Austin for the week, so our local reporting might be spotty. Here’s an abbreviated showlist for tonight: ‣ Long-running British post-punk band the Raincoats headline the Echoplex, with San Francisco’s Grass Widows opening. ‣ Lonely Trees help kick off the Moheak-sponsored “LA x LA” series at the Satellite – there […]
So what’s your flavor, South by Southwest? Because these southern California bands are doing battle to get their music on your plates. On Friday we posted a 44-song mixtape featuring SoCal bands performing at SXSW, and frankly that wasn’t enough. Buzz Bands LA, of course, has nine bands who tickle our fancy playing our “Dear […]
