Hello, first weekend in March, so nice to see you: ‣ Garage-rocker Ty Segall (his trio is pictured) – he of the raucously good “Goodbye Bread” album released last summer – announced last week that he would be doing a collaborative album with White Fence, the latest project from Darker My Love’s Tim Presley. That […]
Friday fun, and we mean fun: ‣ First Fridays at the Natural History Museum roars into its third month of 2012, bringing Zola Jesus and EMA to the North American Hall of Mammals. ‣ Ohio’s Cloud Nothings headline the Echo behind their new album “Attack on Memory.” That’s the video for “No Future / No […]
It’s March already? Tonight certainly feels like it: ‣ Brooklyn-based dance-punks !!! (Chk Chk Chk) are assembling material for their first album since 2010’s “AM/FM” and doing a run of club shows to try out new songs. They visit the Echoplex tonight supported by Wild Belle. ‣ Veteran psych-rocker Roky Erickson returns for a show […]
Buzz Bands LA is partying next month at the South by Southwest Music Festival. “DEAR AUSTIN: LOVE, L.A.” brings nine southern California bands to Austin for a kickoff party on Wednesday, March 14, at Opal Divine’s Freehouse, 700 W. 6th Street. The showcase (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) is free, no RSVP in necessary and […]
A bounty of excellent local shows tonight: ‣ Soft Swells celebrate the release of their self-titled album with an early show (8 p.m.) at the Hotel Cafe, where the Ruby Friedman Orchestra plays an even earlier set (7) and King Washington plays later. [See Soft Swells’ “Put It on the Line.”] ‣ The Dead Ships […]
And so starts a seriously busy week: ‣ Riding praise from her recently released album “CYRK,” Welsh singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon plays the free, RSVP-only It’s a School Night at Bardot along with John C. Reilly and friends (those friends being Becky Stark and Tom Brosseau) and buzzing L.A. sister act Haim. ‣ Milo Greene […]
Your Oscar-night music agenda: ‣ Nineties indie-rock provocateurs Archers of Loaf are back, with a remastered, deluxe version of 1995’s “Vee Vee” just out on Merge and similar editions of “All the Nation’s Airports” and “White Trash Heroes” due later this year. Dipping into the Chapel Hill quartet’s vaults has yielded (previously only VHS) videos […]
Saturday’s slate: ‣ Maybe it’s time to go back to college? Today’s KXSC Festival (5 p.m.-midnight) brings headliners Nosaj Thing (pictured at Coachella last year) and Belgium’s Starfucker to Founders Park on the USC Campus. The free, all-ages event will also feature White Fence, TRMRS, Only You and Fiore, with Dublab, Downtown Lobby and folks […]
Shaping up to be a frantic Friday: ‣ Grimes – that’s the nom de tune of Montreal’s buzzing Claire Boucher – brings her synth-pop magic to the sold-out Echo, with Born Gold supporting. Grimes recently signed to the 4AD label, which released her “Visions” album this month. Go here to download “Genesis.” ‣ Speaking of sold […]
We give you a couple lovely acoustic videos to go with your Thursday show list: ‣ Good Times for a Good Cause Dept.: Wires in the Walls, Telstar and Little Red Lung team up for a benefit show at the Mint presented by Rock Is a Girl’s Best Friend and Buzz Bands LA (who will […]
