Years & Years, Rangleklods, Lieutenant, the Vaccines, Circa Waves, Broncho RIYL: Sticky synth-pop, smoke and mirrors and … nervous laughter? London electro-poppers Years & Years brought an enormous buzz and even more gear to the South by Southwest Music Festival, and if their first show Wednesday night (only their second in the U.S.) was a […]
Pristine weather (despite earlier forecasts), a quality crowd and higher-quality music graced Buzz Bands LA’s annual “Dear Austin, Love L.A.” afternoon party on Wednesday in Austin. Oh, and thanks to the crew at Bar 96, the bands all sounded great. Here’s a gallery from the day, featuring Sego, Avid Dancer, Northern American, Dear Boy, Kera […]
South By Southwest Festival‘s music portion officially kicked off on Tuesday, but there’s four more days of music to be seen and heard. While we strongly suggest stopping by the fourth annual “Dear Austin: Love, L.A.” day party today, there are plenty of artists beyond the City of Angels to check out after downing Austin’s delicious breakfast […]
Ryn Weaver, the Lonely Wild, Cathedrals, Two Girls, Typesetter, the Lowest Pair, Tom Brosseau, Dead Leaf Echo, Natalie Prass “Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.” — Kurt Vonnegut (Typewritten message given to me by a performance artist […]
The South by Southwest Music Festival kicks off today, and already things are getting weird. If people are not talking about Ava on Tinder, they’re talking about the dude who attacked Run the Jewels on stage Monday at the Spotify House. Oh, and the weather. It’s not going to be pretty. Around 200 L.A. artists […]
Just in time for the announcement that he will be the keynote speaker at this year’s South by Southwest Music Festival (funny how these things work out), Snoop Dogg unveiled a new single today. “Peaches N Cream,” a peachy, creamy funk/R&B number, is already all over urban radio, but the backstory is that it’s from […]
If it’s March, Buzz Bands LA must be coming to Texas. Buzz Bands LA will host its fourth annual “Dear Austin, Love L.A.” day party on Wednesday, March 18, showcasing six top emerging artists from Southern California. The event, the seventh hosted or co-hosted by BBLA in Austin since 2009, will go off from noon […]
SXSW 2014 was busier than ever and the Buzz Bands LA staff was once again running around covering as many bands as we could – as usual, leaving the A-list party-crashers to outlets in favor of the spirit of discovery we think the festival is all about. With the help of guest blogger Trina Green, […]
From the matchless Blondie to the shirtless Har Mar Superstar, here’s some of what photographer Scott Dudelson encountered on Saturday’s final day of the South by Southwest Music Festival. Concert photography by Scott Dudelson
[Sometimes you can only listen to one of your favorite bands outside the venue even if you’re *this* close to getting in the VIP door. Sometimes you go to the Hilton lobby to give your feet a rest while you charge your phone and you accidentally fall asleep in a chair for 30 minutes only […]
