By Gabriel Jones There was no shortage of sensory assault at the show headlined by the Postal Service at the Greek Theatre on Tuesday night. Baths, local musician Will Wiesenfeld’s solo project, opened the show with a set that sounded like he’d grown up listening to the Postal Service’s “Give Up” and put it through […]
Some nights, you just wanna recommend everything … ‣ If you’re an indie-rock fan and you’ve been wondering about the FIGat7th Downtown Festival, tonight’s your night – PAPA, NO and LA Font team up for a show on the plaza at the downtown L.A. retail center. ‣ It’s a blast at the beach as Modest […]
U.K. post-punk quartet Franz Ferdinand [pictured at Coachella] will play a special show Tuesday at the Echoplex. There will be no ticket sales for the show. Entry may be gained by pre-ordering the band’s new album “Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action” at either Fingerprints in Long Beach or Origami Vinyl in Echo Park. Additionally, […]
Echo Parking Rising, the free, two-day neighborhood festival is happening on Saturday, Aug. 17 and Sunday, Aug. 18, and Buzz Bands LA is once again privileged to be curating one stage during the festival, in the Champagne Room at Taix Lounge. This year, we team up with White Iris Records to present 16 local bands […]
So Melissa Brooks may rhyme “crazy” with “lazy” in “Our Love Will Always Remain” and she may have written a song titled “Cool Cat,” but the Best Coast crew should still watch their back when it comes to the Aquadolls. The Seal Beach-based quartet, which also includes Ryan Frailich, Kailee Westwood and Christian Karapetian, are currently a […]
When U.K. quartet Savages visited the El Rey Theatre on Tuesday night for the first of two sold-out shows, it created the perfect storm of mood and energy. The foursome’s hour-long set, mostly from the band’s debut album “Silence Yourself,” was an intensely physical display, with lead singer Jehnny Beth imposing her will on the […]
Your massive Thursday: ‣ The free Twilight Concert Series at the Santa Monica Pier roars back into action tonight with No Age – whose fourth album “An Object” is coming next month – and Tijuana Panthers. ‣ On another beach, the Faint, Twin Shadow and FMLYBND perform at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington […]
Something about the singles from L.A. quartet Saint Motel makes us want to get all dolled up and then go trash that finery at an all-night club. Their 2012 album “Voyeur” seesawed between a modern take on classic rock and retro-inspired spins on disco, especially the single “Benny Goodman.” In the vein of the latter […]
Psych-rock quartet Incan Abraham and dreamy synth-poppers Hot As Sun [pictured] head up the lineup for the Aug. 17 installment of Chinatown Summer Nights, the monthly party that brings live music, KCRW DJs and cultural activities galore to downtown L.A. For the final Summer Nights of 2013, the LA Weekly Live Music Stage expands from […]
The big news here is not that PAPA has teased the universe with another roaring rock song, but that the L.A. band – built around the collaboration between drummer Darren Weiss and bassist Daniel Presant – have set a date to release their full-length album. “Tender Madness” will be out Oct. 8 via Loma Vista. […]