With their latest album “Holy Fire” produced by Flood & Alan Moulder, English rock band Foals has had a successful and strong comeback. But their lead single “Inhaler” may be a bit misleading as it diminishes the “tropical prog” and almost completely replaces it with a sinister hard rock foundation underneath the math rock elements. […]
If you’ve been to Mystery Skulls‘ residency this month but still wonder why the guy behind this one-man show looks familiar, it’s because you were probably a fan of Luis Dubuc’s previous project, the Secret Handshake. Although the former moniker gained a following in the electronic realm, Mystery Skulls leaves the soul-influenced bubblegum electro-pop behind […]
Tuesday things:Â ‣Â The Lovely Bad Things continue their residency over at the Echoplex. This time Pangea, Dirt Dress, Wyatt Blair, Summer Twins and the Aqua Dolls are also on the bill. ‣Â Meanwhile, Brooklyn’s Buke & Gase [pictured] headline the Echo upstairs. Aleuchatistas open. ‣Â Mike Patton and Duane Denison’s experimental alternative metal band Tomahawk plays the […]
Sunday’s second day of the Year of the Snake Lunar New Year Festival in Chinatown was a little more chill than the parade-filled first day, but there was plenty of energy on the local music stage, where random ninjas crashed the set by the taiko-drum-wielding Random Ninjas, young trio the Vim Dicta played a set […]
Thousands flocked to Chinatown on Saturday for L.A.’s Year of the Snake Lunar New Year Festival, which featured a huge, slow-moving parade, cultural entertainment of all manner and performances by six bands – Eastern Conference Champions, Troup, Mind the Gap, Spirit Vine, Western Scene and Daniel Ahearn & the Jones – on the local music […]
The debut album from L.A. trio George Glass harks back to the days when indie-rock was not so self-obsessed, when it didn’t fret so much about being nice, when rawness was less an affectation than a code. Not that “Welcome Home” (out March 12 on vinyl/digital) isn’t drop-dead pretty in places. The trio of Nicholas […]
More than seven years after they first played beneath the locally famous “Salvation” sign, Cold War Kids returned to that familiar berth on Wednesday night, seeking a spark of renewal as the release of their fourth album “Dear Miss Lonelyhearts” approaches April 2. Of course, both Cold War Kids and the sign have moved on […]
Let’s keep things presidential, shall we? ‣ L.A. trio Gliss, its latest album “Langdom Dans” deservedly piling up good reviews, continue their residency at Los Globos. The night, hosted by Buzz Bands LA, also features sets from Touché, Baron von Luxxury and Tic Tic Boom! ‣ Kan Wakan’s residency at the Echo features opening sets […]
Incoming: Dave Alvin, Tomahawk, Buke & Gase, French Horn Rebellion, Jake Shimabukuro, El Sportivo & the Blooz, Psychic Friend, Japanther, Marilyn Manson, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Indians, Zola Jesus, Camper Van Beethoven, Dead Meadow, Cold War Kids, Brandy, Coheed & Cambria, the Orwells, the White Buffalo, the Summer Set, Mark Kozelek, Salt Petal, […]
Let me help you soundtrack your long holiday weekend – join me tonight on 7Â KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org) for this week’s installment of the L.A. Buzz Bands Show. It promises an hour of SoCal music including tunes from new albums by Gliss, Jenny O, Yellow Red Sparks and Fonda, along with fresh […]
