[Some great bands headed west after SXSW, and the first wave hits town tonight:] Tonight’s seriously good show selection: ‣ Destroyer (that’s the video to the title track of their new album “Kaputt,” above) plays to a sold-out Troubadour, with the War on Drugs and Devon Williams opening. ‣ U.K. trio Ebsen and the Witch […]
[Our business is almost finished in Austin. One more dinner, and we’ll sign that big contract, I swear, and then you can say you knew Buzz Bands when …] Notable tonight in L.A. (a very abbreviated version): ‣ Devo headlines Club Nokia, with the Octopus Project (that’s their video for “Catalog,” above) opening. ‣ Alex […]
It’s always nice to be able to see some of the big names in music all in one spot. The South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin is one of the best places to do that, but with bands passing through Los Angeles every night, it’s hard to say we haven’t seen our share of […]
[Final installment of our L.A.-centric SXSW preview … Hello, Austin:] THE TENDER BOX If you like: Britpop, sharp-dressed lads from South Gate, Indie 103.1’s “The Red Zone” (R.I.P.) What’s up with them: The south L.A. quartet looked like surefire winners four years ago, when they self-released “The Score” and found their single “Mister Sister” getting […]
[Fourth of five installments as we look at 25 L.A. bands headed to SXSW:] MEIKO If you like: Waitresses made good, Southern charm, songs in TV shows. What’s up with her: Seems like forever ago (it was 2007) when the everybody’s favorite Hotel Cafe server self-released her debut album, it was scooped up by a […]
[With your humble Buzz Bands LA squad off to Austin for SXSW, these daily posts will be mighty brief in the coming week. There’s still good music to support, and you should …] Top choices for Tuesday: ‣ Noah & the Whale’s third album, “Last Night on Earth,” comes out today, and the orchestral pop […]
[Third of a 5-part series previewing Los Angeles acts headed to Austin to play SXSW:] HANDS If you like: Tough-to-Google band names, nifty use of samples, drama. What’s up with them: It’s no accident Hands have scored some prime gigs opening for big acts – the latest being Saturday night with DeVotchKa. Their sweeping,
[The second installment of our Los Angeles-goes-to-SXSW preview:] DAEDELUS If you like: Alfred Darlington. And who the hell doesn’t? What’s up with him: Daedelus emerged from the Dublab crew to become one of the most innovative and eclectic producers around, sporting his dandy look and playing gadgets we won’t pretend to understand. His new album […]
[Austin and SXSW loom in the distance, but for tonight we’re still in Los Angeles, as most of you are. And we’re still in the mood …] Top Monday meanderings: ‣ French pop trio Tahiti 80 visit the Troubadour behind its new self-released album “The Past, the Present & the Possible.” That’s the Daisuke Kitayama-directed […]
[Happy birthday Pete Doherty, wherever you are …] Top show picks for a scrumptious Saturday: ‣ Denver quartet DeVotchKa headlines the Music box behind its new album “100 Lovers,” and supporting will be two very good L.A. acts, Mariachi El Bronx and Hands. ‣ French pop trio Revolver [see “Parallel Lives” and “Get Around Town”] […]
