Have a fantastic Friday: ‣ Resurgent Soundgarden begins a three-night stand at the Wiltern. That’s the video for “By Crooked Steps,” the second single from the band’s comeback album “King Animal,” released in November. ‣ Eels headline the Fonda behind their new album “Wonderful, Glorious,” with Nicole Atkins supporting. ‣ Unknown Mortal Orchestra heads up […]
Incoming: Emeli Sandé, Hunter Hunted, Beak, the Ruby Suns, Michael Bolton, Dear Boy, Ra Ra Riot, Ellie Goulding, Cold War Kids, Leagues, the Vaccines, Eels, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, the Wedding Present, Nous Non Plus, Ne-Yo, Dead Meadow, Soundgarden, Wallpaper, Pink, the Hives, Eastern Conference Champions, Mouse on Mars, Icona Pop, Ed Sheeran, Every Time I […]
Here’s the Coachella lineup. Ticket info: Festival passes for both weekends go on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29. Festival passes for Weekend 1 must be purchased with a shuttle pass or a car camping pass. New for 2013, the price you see is the price you pay – prices reflect all fees included. […]
Plenty to see on a rainy Thursday: ‣ James Levy & the Blood Red Rose – the pairing of Levy and Allison Pierce of the Pierces – visit the Echo behind their new album “Pray to Be Free,” which was produced by Guy Berryman of Coldplay. It’s the first L.A. show for the band on […]
Welcome to the beginning of your week: ‣ If it’s the first Monday of the month, it must be time for new residencies to kick off. Here’s a quick rundown of the highlights: The dancetastic Yellow Alex & the Feelings play the Satellite, with Nightmare & the Cat and Mirror Talk opening. It figures to […]
Merry Christmas from everybody at Buzz Bands LA. (And from L.A. duo Father Tiger.)
The end? Not so fast: ‣ Black Rebel Motorcycle Club previews material from its forthcoming sixth album at a cozy show at the Troubadour. Restavrant opens. ‣ Rufus and Martha Wainwright do a big Christmas show at UCLA’s Royce Hall, with special guests Emmylou Harris, Van Dyke Parks and Carrie Fisher. ‣ Dillon Francis does […]
Twelve-twelve-twelve: ‣ Guitar goliaths the Sword visit the El Rey Theatre behind the recent release of their fourth album, “Apocryphon,” with Gypsyhawk and American Sharks opening. Above is the Austinites’ video for “The Veil of at Isis”,” directed by Simon Chan. ‣ Mercury Prize winners Alt-J swing back through L.A. [we were at the Echo […]
‣ The second night of KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas goes off at the Gibson Amphitheatre, featuring the Killers, Jack White, M83, Passion Pit, Neon Trees, Of Monsters and Men, fun., Grouplove, Alex Clare and Imagine Dragons. Set times. That’s the Dori Oskowitz-directed video for Jack White’s “I’m Shakin’,” above. ‣ Metric visits the Fox Theater […]
The top of the lineup at last weekend’s Outside Lands music and arts festival at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park was the stuff of lore – mainly because it was packed with so many legends. From Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Foo Fighters and Beck on Friday to Metallica and Sigur Rose on Saturday to […]
