[Once around the weekend as we wish Leslie Feist a happy birthday …] Tonight: Don’t know if you saw the big piece in the local newspaper recently on Shadow Shadow Shade (formerly the Afternoons). SSS plays its first show at Spaceland under its new moniker (Twilight Sleep and Marvelous Toy support) – and over at […]
[We wave deliriously to birthday gal Sheryl Crow as we dive into tonight’s deep, deep list of show options:] No matter what you think of Editors’ stylistic left turn – the U.K. quartet [pictured] set aside the rapturous post-punk dance music of its first two albums for gloomy synth-pop on its new record, “In This […]
On the night after London buzz kids Mumford & Sons packed the Troubadour, another ballyhooed British band, Wild Beasts, takes on the U.S. by playing the West Hollywood venue. The Leeds four-piece [that’s the video for “We Still Got the Taste Dancin’ on Our Tongues,” above], whose sophomore album “Two Dancers” showcases intensely dramatic pop […]
The title track to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s forthcoming album “Beat the Devil’s Tattoo” is a psychedelic stomp that saunters, all shakers and handclaps, into mystical territory and never quite drops the fuzzbomb you half-expect. The trio, now with Leah Shapiro drumming behind Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been, will release the new album (which […]
NYC quartet the Dig makes brooding guitar rock with ’90s teeth and a Naughties bite. The foursome rolls into this decade with some new music and a couple nice tours – singer-guitarist David Baldwin and mates Emile Mosseri (bass/vocals), Erick Eiser (guitar/keys) and Jamie Alegre (drums) scored a slot opening a slew of dates for […]
“Sigh No More,” the debut album from London quartet Mumford & Sons that gets its U.S. release on Tuesday, is worth every bit of its substantial buzz. Theirs is folk music for rambunctious folks, with a spine that runs from clattering indie rock to dark, tender twang. Their show tonight at the Troubadour has long […]
This month’s heaping helping of appetizing residencies continues: At the Echo, where Useless Keys headline and Light FM supports, there’s a set from band called L.E.F. – which features members of the late Viva K, a quartet that had a good thing going about four years ago (an album on Stinky Records, some love from […]
[If you’re near a computer, watch Buzz Bands this evening for a live webcast, courtesy of Spaceland Recordings, of the Yeasayer/Warpaint sets from First Fridays at the Natural History Museum.] Tonight: Brooklyn quartet Yeasayer, the electro-soundscapers (soundscapists?) whose suddenly dancey sophomore album “Odd Blood” comes out Tuesday, headlines the sold-out First Fridays event at the […]
Buzz Bands LA emerges from a brief winter hibernation to invite you to the Echo on Tuesday, Feb. 23, for a night of melody and merriment featuring Glacier Hiking, Haim, Kitten and Go West Young Man, along with selections from DJ Boutros Boutros-Rock. It’s an 18+ show, and gets under way at 8:30 p.m. Tickets […]
Jaguar Love is back – leaner, meaner and every bit as disquieting. The post-Blood Brothers duo of singer-keyboardist Johnny Whitney and singer-guitarist Cody Votolato, now without drummer Jay Clark (machines take over), will release their sophomore album “Hologram Jams” on March 2 via Fat Possum. The follow-up to 2008’s “Take Me to the Sea” features […]
