Have a safe Fourth of July: ‣ Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers and Edie Brickell do a third night at the Hollywood Bowl, capped by the venue’s signature fireworks display. ‣Â Semi Precious Weapons plays the pre-fireworks set (8:15 p.m.) at radio station 98.7’s ALTimate Block Party, the free concert going off at Grand […]
“Famous or we’ll die trying / Everybody ends up in California,” Freedom Fry sing in “Home,” an ode to their adopted southern California home. The duo’s new single is a beautifully languid acknowledgement of the seductive powers of L.A. – and the latest pop gem from New York-bred Bruce Driscoll and Paris-born Marie Seyrat. After […]
The Peach Kings’ spin on Americana has always been sultry and dark, so it makes sense that the NSFW video for the title track of their “Mojo Thunder” EP is a whirlwind of iniquity. The gripping animation done by the New York-based studio Ataboy, under the direction of Kris Merc and Benjy Brooke, portrays a […]
I’ve always thought that somehow it might not be a concidence that the acronym for Los Angeles quartet Patrolled By Radar is PBR. Theirs is working-class roots-rock that finds nuggets of meaning in seemingly workaday scenarios. PBR’s new album “Cool Your Jets,” their third, finds singer-guitarist Jay Souza and mates Bosco Sheff, Ben Johnsen and […]
News from far and wide … ‣ OK Go has been added to the lineup for the free Twilight Concert Series at the Santa Monica Pier; the poptastic video wizards will play Sept. 4, along with Allah-Las. Find the full lineup here. ‣ Mini Mansions are now signed to Capitol Records and in Dallas recording […]
The Bixby Knolls have long repped the dark underbelly of rock in L.A. – although not the costumed bombast of the city’s metal history, nor the practiced indie cool of bands that have made downtown-adjacent neighborhoods their home. No, they’ve been like having a Primal Scream in the neighborhood, a quartet whose gritty but hopeful […]
On the eve of your long weekend, here’s what’s up: ‣ NYC duo The Knocks will help you get “Comfortable” (that’s the title of their latest EP) at the Echoplex, where they’re supported by ASTR and DWNTWN. ‣ It’s a night of heady experimental music at Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park – the free summer […]
Kan Wakan, Allah-Las, Woods, De Lux, GoldLink, Myron & E and Cherry Glazerr are among the artists playing Echo Park Rising, which expands to three days of free shows this year (Aug. 15-17) at various venues in Echo Park. Buzz Bands LA again returns to the Champagne Room at Taix, presenting a Saturday lineup of […]
The cinematic rock of Jonathan Haskell flourished on last year’s Seven Saturdays self-titled album, a mix of ambient instrumental music and richly textured compositions featuring guest vocalists such as Jim Evens (Helen Stellar) Jacqueline Santillan (Wait. Think. Fast.), Rain Phoenix, Rachel Stolte (Great Northern) and Vanessa Fernandez (Octover, Vandetta). “Fields” appeared as a gorgeous six-minute instrumental […]
“You’re so hip it makes me sick,” singer-guitarist Isaiah Silva complains in the suddenly hot single by the Eeries, “Cool Kid” – a relatable sentiment considering the preponderance of fashion-statement pop and production-heavy navel-gazing that has taken over the marketplace. So what do the Eeries (Silva, along with guitarist Brandon Sweeney, bassist Eliot Lorango and drummer […]