Back in July, we updated you on Van Pierszalowski of the late (and possibly lamented) NoCal indie band Port O’Brien. Pierszalowski moved to Norway for a while, charted a new musical course and, presto, Waters was born. Waters’ debut album “Out in the Light” comes out next week, came out this week, and the flow […]
No sooner had Pat Grossi – his harp twinkling and voice soaring as Active Child – finished his residency at the Echo than the video for “Playing House,” his collaboration with How to Dress Well, was released. Like the song, director Isaac Ravishankara’s drop-dead gorgeous video plays with the notion of dreams vs. reality, and […]
The barb-heavy barroom rock of Stephen Brower & the Silent Majority swings through plenty of shades of Americana – punk-blues, fractured folk and Southern fried classic rock among them – but the songs on the band’s new album “sb/sm” get in and out of your face so quickly that nothing wears out its welcome. Brower’s […]
Australia’s Cut Copy, who are known for electro-pop club anthems such as “Lights and Music” may have caught some fans off guard with their new, spacey album “Zonoscope,” which pleasantly boasts more Beach Boys-inspired melodies than anything synth-heavy for the ravers of today. Going another different route, their latest music video may suggest one to […]
People will most likely recognize her from a role on the TV show “Boardwalk Empire,” but L.A. music fans may recognize Aleksa Palladino from her time spent playing local venues with her husband Devon Church as Exitmusic. Back in 2008, they were promoting a collection of songs titled “The Decline of the West.” Since moving […]
Thursday things, and there are plenty: ‣ Robbers on High Street – the New Yorkers’ new album “Hey There Golden Hair” will simply hit you in your pop place – headline the Roxy, with L.A.’s the Allah-Las and the Street & Babe Shadow opening. (Your friendly neighborhood Buzz Bands LA blogger will be DJing the […]
Hanni El Khatib’s scorched-earth take on vintage garage rock and blues is all about rage and danger – he claims his music is inspired by knife fights and train wrecks, after all – but the video for the song “Come Alive” takes the subversive, wry route. It was directed by Simon Cahn and Ricky Saiz […]
First, if you were an album getting played tonight, which one would you be? ‣ In advance of the annual Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven cookout in Pioneertown this weekend, David Lowery brings both of his bands to the Satellite with a special agenda: Cracker will be performing its 1993 album “Kerosene Hat,” and Camper Van Beethoven […]
When the Big Pink blasted onto the scene in 2009 with the industrial-strength electro on “A Brief History of Love,” a whole bunch of shoegazer hearts fell like “Dominos.” It’s taken a while, but the U.K. duo of Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell are returning with a second album, “Future This,” which will come out […]
Your picks for Tuesday: ‣ Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday songwriter night at Lot 1 Cafe goes off with Nik Freitas, the Sister Ruby Band, Ben Heywood of Summer Darling and Adeline & the Philistines. The festivities start at 9; details here. ‣ We Are Augustines, the new project from Pela’s Billy McCarthy and Eric Sanderson […]
