Tuesday things: ‣ Pop-opera singer Josh Groban kicks off his three-night stint at the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Louisiana sextet Royal Teeth headline the Troubadour in support of their forthcoming debut “Glow.” [You can download the single “Wild” here and watch its video here.] Orange County’s electro-pop quartet the Colourist also plays as direct support [That’s the Colourist’s […]
Kera and the Lesbians have a knack for wonderfully converging opposites: Sadness and happiness; vintage and modern; solitude and busy city life… Led by Kera Armendariz, the trio’s musical expedition between the extremes is an interesting whirlwind. So it makes sense that the Michael Delaney-directed video for their blues-heavy and anxiety-ridden track “Nailbiter” stars Armendariz as a […]
It isn’t surprising to hear a song titled “Majik Mtn.” from Thee Rain Cats considering the rock quartet is based in the outskirts of Disneyland. What’s intriguing is that Caleb Palomo, Miguel Gomez, Nelson Rodriguez and Patrick Palomo have coined their sound as “technicolor rock.” Now the act where bands come up with a new name for its sound […]
Need something to wake you up on a Monday? Spaceships, the garage-rock duo whose members consist of Jessie Waite and Kevin LaRose, will do the job and  knock those cobwebs out of your ears with their brand new single “Ghost” off of their forthcoming debut. “Cool Breeze Over the Mountains” follows up their self-titled EP, […]
Despite recently losing Kim Deal, Pixies are back with a new single titled “Bagboy.” The song is the first piece of new material since 2004’s “Bam Thwok.” Although, it does have ties to older days of the band. Black Francis wrote it at a Starbucks on a Harvard campus that was only 25 feet from […]
Your Monday Menu:Â ‣Â Beyoncé returns to downtown L.A. to rule the Staples Center for another night. ‣Â Leann Rimes stops by the El Rey Theatre in support of her latest album “Spitfire.” ‣Â This week’s installment of It’s a School Night features Jamestown Revival, Davis Fetter, Dear Boy and U.G.L.Y at Bardot. ‣Â And a new month means […]
Incoming: Beyoncé, Anberlin, Leann Rimes, Josh Groban, Royal Teeth, Damian Marley, La Santa Cecilia, New Kids on the Block, Karla Bonoff, Froth, the Hootnenanny, Go Betty Go, RX Bandits, Ian Anderson, the Warlocks, LL Cool J Above: New Orleans sextet Royal Teeth will releasd their debut album “Glow” on Aug. 13 on Dangerbird Records. And […]
Join me at 7 p.m. on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org) for this week’s L.A. Buzz Bands Show, during which I promise not to mention the heat, humidity or any climatological phenomena whatsoever, unless you count playing a song by Hot As Sun. Which is there to get this evening’s show off to a […]
Happy Sunday: ‣ King of R&B R. Kelly headlines a night at the Staples, but supporting acts aren’t too shabby either… New Edition and the Jacksons, anyone? ‣ Gospel singer Kirk Franklin has a big night at Club Nokia. ‣ Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Third World and the Ghetto Youths Crew take over the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Smoke Season [Check […]
L.A. quartet Allah-Las wrapped up the first month of the inaugural FIGat7th Downtown Festival with a set of their signature retro-jangly jams on a night that also featured the disco-schtick of silly New Agers Prince Rama and the taut indie-rock of Gothic Tropic. Future Friday night performances will be feature Akron/Family, Red Baraat and (on […]