Who: Neutral Milk Hotel at the Outdoor Theatre In 3 or Fewer Words: Desert hymnal reverie Memorable Because: There wasn’t a more lovely time to be had all weekend than when Jeff Mangum and his shambolic delegation of multi-instrumentalist vagrants reunited to soundtrack the setting sun over Indio. Cult favorites for their 1990s releases (including […]
Yes, tonight’s L.A. Buzz Bands Show comes to you by magic. Since I am wandering around Coachella dodging people dressed as Native American chiefs, flower children and aging hipsters, I prepared this week’s program in advance. Join me at 9 p.m. on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org) for music from The New Electric Sound, […]
Who: Kate Nash in the Gobi Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Real “Girl Talk” Memorable Because: Kate Nash’s evolution from “Foundations” to where she is now is fodder for an exhaustive magazine piece (somebody save me some Googling and send me a link, because now I’m interested), but the snapshot derived from Friday’s 45-minute […]
Who: Grouplove at the Main Stage In 3 of Fewer Words: Pop Stockholm Syndrome Memorable Because: “We’ve been looking forward to playing this song at Coachella for a year and a half, because we wrote it at Coachella. It’s about losing your mind in the desert!†squawked frontman Christian Zucconi before launching into “Shark Attack.†[…]
T’was the night before Coachella, and all through the town … ‣ De Lux celebrate the release of their debut album “Voyage” by playing the Echo, supported by Rare Times and Earth Like Planets. ‣ Together Pangea rocks the Troubadour behind their recent relase “Badillac,” with the Garden and Chad & the Meatbodies at the […]
Saturday things: ‣ Jennifer Nettles, mostly known as the frontwoman of Sugarland, headlines the Wiltern in support of her Rick Rubin-produced solo debut “That Girl.” ‣ Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear, Department of Eagles) does a show at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Special guest William Tyler will open in support of his […]
Sunday things: ‣ Burger Records continues the second day of its festival Burgerama III at the Observatory. Tonight’s lineup features FIDLAR, Sleep, Mac DeMarco, Allah-Las, Together Pangea, the Garden, Cosmonauts, Kool Keith, Gap Dream, Tomorrows Tulips, Mystic Braves, Summer Twins, the Abigails, White Fang, Froth, Meatbodies, Hindu Pirates, Sam Flax, Dune Rats, Mr. Elevator & Brain […]
Incoming: Glasvegas, Howler, Run River North, Lucinda Williams, Moses Sumney, James Supercave, DA & the Jones, the Colourist, Fuel, Social Studies, Nacosta, Tosca, Leslie & the Lys, PAPA, the Wild Feathers, Skinny Puppy, 311, the Ataris, Gary Numan, Wild Beasts, Typhoon, the Casket Girls, San Fermin, Four Tet, JD Samson & Men, Nick Waterhouse, HIM, […]
The Hans Lo-directed video for Gardens & Villa’s “Colony Glen,” with its oversaturation of magenta and cyan, has the feel of something just unveiled from a time capsule sealed in 1983. It’s perfect for much of the Santa Barbara quintet’s sophomore album “Dunes,” which came out early this month on Secretly Canadian. Nimble melodies, Chris […]
Your Tuesday show lineup is looking pretty fantastic: ‣ Hey, Kaiser Chiefs, nice to see you back. The Leeds rockers, who release their fifth album “Education, Education, Education & War” in late March, play the El Rey Theatre, with Avid Dancer opening. ‣ Big night for the SoCal tour series that Lucinda Williams in celebration […]
