There is no better description of Slow Magic’s sound other than the self-described “sound made by an imaginary friend.†In a world desperate to categorize things, Slow Magic (artist and sound) manages to stay impressively enigmatic. New album “How to Run Away” will be released next week on Downtown Records and after an early sneak […]
Rock ’n’ roll and fashion have always had a snug relationship, and nobody knows that better than Steve Jones, he of punk-rock icons the Sex Pistols, a band formed to help sell clothes on King’s Road. Jonesy is the producer behind the debut EP from Jesse Jo Stark. The daughter of Richard Stark and Laurie […]
New music, old music, only-slightly-aged music – I have a little bit of everything on today’s Buzz Bands LA Show on The Independent FM. Tune in at 11 a.m. to hear fine folks like Francisco the Man, Cold War Kids, Joel Jerome, Ghostel, Castro, Jeffertitti’s Nile, Avi Buffalo, Los Angeles Police Department, Minnow, Meg Myers, […]
Hard to believe summer is almost over – and it certainly didn’t feel like it Thursday evening at the Santa Monica Pier, where the ninth of 10 shows in the Twilight Concert Series went off in a big way. Power-pop quartet OK Go headlined, showcasing tunes from their forthcoming new album “Hungry Ghosts” and the […]
Here’s what a fantastic Friday sounds like: ‣ An all-star benefit concert, “Jail Guitar Doors” – former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer’s effort to bring music programs into corectional facilties – goes off at the Ford Ampthitheatre, featuring Jackson Browne, White Fence, Ben Harper, Tom Morello, Jill Sobule and more. ‣ The Art of Elysium’s Genesis benefit […]
Following a rousing performance at FYF last month, Los Angeles’ Flying Lotus, née Steven Ellison, is gearing up to release his fifth studio album, “You’re Dead!” on Oct. 7 via Warp Records. It is set to feature appearances by Angel Deradoorian, Snoop Dogg, Herbie Hancock, Kendrick Lamar and Thundercat, as well as FlyLo’s rap alter […]
New York trio The Last Internationale was one of the small-stage highlights at last year’s Sunset Strip Music Festival – the band had been spending some time in 2013 hanging with Tom Morello leading up the recent release of their blues-infused, politically charged debut album “We Will Reign” on Epic Records. The time in L.A. […]
When we first introduced Bom Bom back in January 2013, we figured they would be topping the radio charts in no time with the fresh pop track “Woman.” Vocalist Sophie Stern and producer David Greenbaum both knew better though; mapping out the next pop-perfect tune warrants some more time and tweaks. (Stern already has writing credits […]
L.A. quartet Allah-Las are the 1966 Volkswagen Bus of garage/surf/jangle rock – positively retro cool, like time-capsule cool, daddy-o – but lacking the horsepower to tackle the slightest of inclines. I’ve been in a small minority of guitar-pop fans who haven’t genuflected over the foursome’s meticulously crafted work; there was crowd-surfing at their packed-to-gills Echo Park Rising […]
Stars will return Oct. 14 with their 7th studio album “No One Is Lost.” In anticipation of the release, the Toronto-based quintet have released a second single titled “Turn It Up.” Whereas the first single “From the Night” sounded like they’ve been digging through crates of disco gold, this new track is more on par […]
