Hailing from the so-small town of Baraboo, Wis., six high school friends relocated to Madison to find fulfillment in music together and became PHOX. After a couple years of cohabiting, creating home videos (a fun series you can watch on YouTube), and recording music in their bedroom, they attracted the interest of producer, Brian Joseph […]
Singer-guitarist-sonic explorer Tim Presley has enjoyed tsunami of productivity since launching his solo project White Fence in 2010. Presley, of course, was the co-founder of Darker My Love (whose three albums of noisy popgazing sound strangely ahead of their time these days), and White Fence saw Presley tangling up emotions in under-produced but overabundant ’60s […]
How to start your week: ‣ Joel Jerome & Babies on Acid continue their residency at the Echo on a Buzz Bands LA-presented evening that features Sarah Negahdari’s Pisces, Darklands (f/k/a Spirit Vine) and L.A. Witch. ‣ French Style Furs blast into the second week of their residency at the Satellite with Avid Dancer, Monte […]
Nine months after the release of their full-length debut “Exhibitionists,” L.A. electro-poppers Superhumanoids are exhibiting their icy cool again. The trio of Cameron Parkins, Sarah Chernoff and Max St. John, who churned out a B-sides/remixes collection this spring, unveiled a new single this week, “Come Say Hello.” It features Chernoff’s high-altitude vocals over a valley […]
Guy Blakeslee is turning the noise down and turning himself up. The mastermind of the stoner-rock trio the Entrance Band – known for their pedal-propelled, often-indulgent trips to the nether regions of psych-rock – has made his first solo album in 10 years. Like the Entrance Band’s November release “Face the Sun,” Blakeslee’s “Ophelia Slowly” […]
Happy Saturday:Â ‣Â Suzanne Vega headlines the El Rey Theatre in support of her latest album “Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles.” Ari Hest supports. ‣Â Against Me! stops by the Roxy Theatre to play songs off their new record “Transgender Dysphoria Blues.” Tony Molina and Big Eyes open. [That’s Against Me!’s video for […]
Weekend plans up in the air? Having Coachella/desert withdrawals already? Deserted at The Palms – a one-day, two-stage festival being presented by L.A. Record, Dublab and others – brings a formidable lineup of artists to the Palms Restaurant on Saturday. Included: Thee Oh Sees, Cate Le Bon, Nite Jewel, White Fence, Dream Boys and HOTT […]
It’s a sweltering Friday in Los Angeles, but I think I have a pretty cool Buzz Bands LA Show laid out for this morning on The Independent FM. Join me at 11 a.m. for new music from Failure, Howls, Guy Blakeslee, White Fence, Strange Babes, Mike Sempert, Crash and the Boom Circuits. After the jump, […]
Mother’s Day is Sunday, so we would be remiss (if not severely upbraided) if we did not tout the new album “Childhood Home” (out this week). It’s the work of Ben & Ellen Harper – yes, the son in collaboration with the mother – and you’d be hard-pressed to find a more familial album of […]
From the beginning, Trapdoor Social has been about science. Collaborators Skylar Funk and Merritt Graves met while studying environmental sciences at Pomona College and, along with making buoyant indie-pop tunes, have made the campaign for renewable energy part of their platform. They take both efforts to a new level on their “Science of Love” EP […]
