San Antonio-born Wild Party recently released their catchy new music video for “When I Get Older†– a story of four young boys who grow up to be corporate professionals and spend their time pining for the days when they were hungry musicians. Currently on tour with label-mates Hellogoodbye, Wild Party live up to their name […]
The long-in-the-works full-length album from KAV – the nom de tune of Kavin Sandhu – is informed by the singer-guitarist’s dual residency in L.A. and London, as well as his long resumé that included DJ gigs at London’s Getloaded club nights. He was guitarist in the third incarnation of the Happy Mondays, so there’s tint of […]
A lot of bands spend a lot of calories lengths to make their music come off as dark, heavy and dangerous. Arden Fisher seems to get the job done by simply plugging in her guitar. Abetted by Josh Benton and Chris Cano, Fisher’s band Dekades has not-so-quietly flown the Goth rock flag proudly the past […]
‣ Jack Johnson does the first of two nights at the Greek Theatre with Matt Costa. ‣ Ed Sheeran visits the Staples Center behind his chart-topping second album, “x.” Above, the video for “Don’t.” ‣ The legendary Lee “Scratch” Perry & Subatomic Soundsystem, along with Lloyd Hemmings and the Awah Band, make it a very […]
Electronic music, hip-hip and Halloween again collide at HARD Day of the Dead, scheduled for Nov. 1-2 at the Fairplex in Pomoma, featuring headliners Knife Party, Pretty Lights and Diplo on Saturday and Calvin Harris, Zedd and Bassnectar on Sunday. Also on Saturday, it’ll be Deadmau5 vs. Eric Prydz. There’s a mystery guest scheduled for Saturday as […]
TÜLIPS‘ “Hotspur” is a love song but it’s an in-your-face kind of ode and the numerous stars in its Dustin Muenchow-directed video almost attack one another when it comes to face-to-face encounters. Taleen Kali and Angie Bloom still trade off vocals while Travis Barnes thrashes around on drums (they’re also now joined by Miles Marsico […]
The debut EP from L.A.’s Mean Dream is a throwback to the early days of post-punk and shoegaze, a lo-fi but nonetheless intoxicating slab of misshapen guitars and vocal lassitude. The self-titled affair is the work of L.A. natives Bela Messex and Ellie Gordon, who began their collaboration as an electro-pop duo before deciding to […]
Happy Tuesday: ‣ Dance party at the Greek Theatre, where Panic! At the Disco, Walk the Moon and Youngblood Hawke team up for a night of fun pop. ‣ Indie-rock quartet Hobart W Fink [see “So Many Losers”] celebrate the release of their full-length “Back and Forth Forever” on the final night of their residency […]
Did you miss anything at FYF Fest? Did you miss FYF Fest altogether? Buzz Bands LA reviewed 40 of the 58 sets and published more than 130 photos from the weekend’s 11th annual FYF. Here are quick links to the posts from Buzz Bands LA editor Kevin Bronson, staff writer Seraphina Lotkhamnga, contributing writers Molly […]
Reviews: The Strokes, Haim, Blood Orange, Tanlines, Mac DeMarco, Kindness, Pink Mountaintops.