[Hearty 75th birthday wishes go out today to Leonard Cohen. Here’s how to start off your week:] If you are a Weezer fan, you should follow the Roxy Theatre on Twitter today. I’m just sayin’ [Update: Show is at 2 p.m.] … Rival Sons are an quartet of veteran L.A. guys – singer Jay Buchanan, […]
In two short years, Everest has gone from nice-local-guys-making-warm-and-fuzzy-Americana to full-fledged touring rockers, who, through their affiliation with Neil Young’s Vapor Records, gained slots opening for the likes of Young, Wilco and My Morning Jacket and played festivals such as Bonnaroo and Bumbershoot. It’s been a period of revelation and growth for frontman Russell Pollard […]
[Double-barreled birthday wishes go out Saturday to Tegan and Sara. It’s Jarvis Cocker’s birthday too. Now for your busy weekend, starting with two festivals:] Head east: The third annual Clean Air Clear Stars festival goes off at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, with a heaping helping of excellent psych-rock tonight, Saturday and Sunday. Support global […]
Happy Mondays were pioneers in fusing psychedelic rock and soul with house music, becoming a standard-bearer of the club culture-mad Manchester scene in the late 1980s and early ’90s. The heyday of the Factory Records period was depicted in the movie “24 Hour Party People,” which got its name from a Happy Mondays hit. Those […]
The Abbot Kinney Festival is suddenly serious about offering good music. The just-announced lineup for the Sept. 27 neighborhood fair features the likes of Juliette Commagere, Haim and Kenneth Pattengale on one stage, and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Chief [pictured], Eskimohunter, Dios, the Parson Red Heads, the Damselles and Matt Ellis on another. […]
It’s quite a night overall – and for fans of the L.A. scene in particular. Six local faves (three on a bill) are opposite each other at two venues. The Airborne Toxic Event kicks off its big tour with the Henry Clay People and Red Cortez at Pomona’s Fox Theater Pomona, while Sea Wolf [pictured] […]
[Hey, the Internet tells me it’s Teddy Geiger’s 21st birthday today. If he’s around town, I would surely buy him that first legal drink …] A gorgeous night for music under the stars? Looks like it. The Killers play to a sold-out Hollywood Bowl, while the Greek Theatre bill has pop fans salivating – Phoenix […]
About one year and more than 800 posts ago, I launched Buzz Bands LA to shake myself out of my post-L.A. Times stupor, not to mention an almost comic obsession to share music and my thoughts on music in a somewhat journalistic fashion. Since it seems to be de rigeur for bloggers to celebrate themselves, […]
Big night at the Palladium, where Arctic Monkeys play in support of their new album “Humbug.” Homtowners the Like open the sold-out show. … The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Yacht also have a sold-out show, at Pomona’s Fox Theater. … Local a capella phenoms Sonos [pictured] celebrate the release of their debut “SONOSings” (out today) […]
Ruby Friedman has the eyes of somebody who’s lived a little, the writing chops to make her experiences compelling and a voice that makes it all sound larger than life. The siren of the L.A.-based Ruby Friedman Orchestra is part damaged diva, part drama queen and all exposed nerves. How she came to to be […]
