Barring catastrophic movements in the earth’s crust, excessive intake of caffeinated beverages or glitches in the all-important file-transfer process, the Buzz Bands LA Show returns to Moheak Radio at 11 a.m. today. This week’s soundtrack to your Friday midday features an eclectic mix of brand-new tunes, including the latest singles from Haim, Mayer Hawthorne, Army […]
House, trance, dubstep, electro-pop, glitch-pop – the Lightning in a Bottle Festival will not only have a new date and a new location this year, it will boast its broadest array of electronic music in its eight-year existence. Presented by the out-there folks behind the Do LaB, the event features Nicolas Jaar, Rusko, Tycho, Miguel […]
It’s a fabulous Friday: ‣ We’ll start this Friday on the local tip: L.A. quartet the Hectors celebrate the release of their first album “Her Dark Majesty” [sample the wares here] at the Satellite, supported by Haunted Summer, TS & the Past Haunts and Spaceships. ‣ Partying with the mammals: Dan Deacon and Japanther team […]
It’s been nearly two years since our ears were graced with KING‘s EP “The Story.” The soul trio of twins Paris and Amber Strother, along with Anita Bias, came out of nowhere in June 2011 with three breathtaking tracks, and even opened up for Prince, but went underground soon after. We can only hope KING […]
Since we premiered the first song from Western Lows back in January, the L.A. trio’s debut album has found a nice home. “Glacial” will be out June 4 via local imprint JAXART Records (whose recent releases include Incan Abraham, So Many Wizards and Steffaloo, among others). Western Lows, of course, is the new vehicle for […]
As he showed on last year’s “America,” electro alchemist and provocateur Dan Deacon abides few boundaries. And so it is with his newest recording, a limited-edition 7-inch made for Record Store Day (April 20). “Konono Ripoff No. 1” is described as an homage to the Grammy-nominated Congolese band Konono Nº1, another group that like Deacon […]
Local folk-rockers Olin & the Moon are a pretty tight crew – and their sweet Americana has always sounded like it – so there’s a pretty good chance there would never have been a David LaBrel solo project if not for that fateful night over a year ago at Harvard & Stone. That was the […]
“Falling” … It’s kind of what everybody’s done for the sisters Haim, who since last fall’s “Forever” EP and November’s “Don’t Save Me” single have taken both sides of the Atlantic by storm and tried to find time to work on a full-length release. The latest single “Falling” came out in February, but this week […]
A quick look at your Thursday shows: ‣ It’s been a year and a half since Echo Park indie-rockers indie-rockers NO landed with a free, six-song EP (following it with a single last August), and now Bradley Hanan Carter and crew are back with some new songs. They headline the Troubadour tonight, supported by James […]
Jangle-pop maestros Army Navy are at it again, plotting their third album (due later this year) and generally parting any clouds that block your musical blue skies. As singer-guitarist Justin Kennedy and mates have done since their sparkling 2008 debut “Army Navy,” the trio trades in chiming chords and boy-and-door verve, their early work recalling […]