[Benefits, holiday shows, good local shows … and Moz and Metallica: Tonight has a bit of everything:] Morrissey’s show the Gibson Amphitheatre is not yet sold out; not so for Metallica’s gig at the Honda Center in Anaheim. … Staying in the M’s alphabetically, Alanis Morissette, joined by Greg Laswell, plays a Live Arts benefit […]
Saint Motel’s video for “To My Enemies” is splendidly designed and shot, but it has me befuddled. Or should I say “delddufeb?” The L.A. quartet likes to keep things theatrical and playful, and the video, directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada and conceived by former film student/frontman AJ Jackson, plays like something of a whodunit that […]
It’s one of those nights to rekindle old friendships. The Good Listeners [pictured], the L.A. duo of Nathan Khyber and Clark Stiles, just released their third album, “Don’t Quit Your Daydream,” a record conceived on the road and to be accompanied by a documentary about two musicians who travel the country in an RV. I […]
We don’t process a lot of hip-hop here at Buzz Bands HQ [go here if you don’t already], but with a big show headlined by fast-rising U-N-I coming up this weekend, I figure it’d be a nice time to introduce Audible Mainframe. The Boston expatriates’ rock- and soul-infused rap has gone down like a happy […]
[Things I noticed while wondering why Willie Nelson’s show tonight at Club Nokia isn’t sold out …] ’Tis the season for benefit shows and Christmas music. But first, a word from two SoCal bands who are releasing new EPs in time for the holidays. Parade of Lights celebrates its self-titled debut with a show at […]
Brooklyn shoegazers Zaza sound like thunder that rolls in atop fog. The mix of big rhythms and ambient fuzz on duo Jennifer Fraser (ex-Warlocks) and Danny Taylor’s “Cameo” EP, released in August, has drawn comparisons to heavyweights Ride and Slowdive, and while I might not put them in that lofty company, their big, haunting (and […]
By Viktor Phoenix Think of Toronto power trio Danko Jones as the AC/DC side of Andrew WK’s party coin. From counting Bad Brains, Slint and Jesus Lizard as influences, to touring with Turbonegro and Blonde Redhead, Jones – whose band landed a slot as the opening act on the Canadian leg of Guns N’ Roses […]
[Happy 30th birthday today to Sara Bareilles. Here’s how to get your week started …] The headliners at month’s free residencies should be familiar faces to Buzz Bands readers. Here’s a refresher course: Mere Mortals, freshly returned from a successful tour of Japan, bring their gritty Britpop to at Spaceland, where I hear that the […]
[Birthday wishes to Ride’s Mark Gardener, who turns 40 on Sunday. Here’s what’s up for our weekend:] Tonight: Big night for the Airborne Toxic Event – the local quintet, just back from a European tour, is playing Disney Hall. They’ll be joined by the Calder Quartet. TATE also recently released a Midnight Ridazz-inspired video for […]
Yorkshire chanteuse Laura Groves, better known as Blue Roses, lilts onto our shores this week to support her new EP “Does Anyone Love Me Now.” Her magical voice and delicate arrangements recall the likes of Joanna Newsom and St. Vincent, and fans of haunting bedroom folk won’t be disappointed. Blue Roses released her self-titled debut […]
