Guitar, bass and drums, seared by the flame of urgent vocals. Athens, Ga., trio the Whigs haven’t changed the formula much over seven years and three albums, nor have they needed to. Now subscribers to the straight-up rock ’n’ roll tenets of guitarist Parker Gispert, bassist Timothy Deaux and drummer Julian Dorio have another chapter […]
All free, and all fun: ‣ Electro-pop trio Wildcat! Wildcat! continues its residency at the Echo, where Buzz Bands LA hosts the evening (and DJs) and NO, Rio Bravo and the Union Line support. ‣ Meg Myers rockets into the third week of her residency (also presented by Buzz Bands LA) at the Bootleg Bar […]
Incoming: Everest, Poliça, Neil Diamond, Two Gallants, Anita Baker, Esperanza Spalding, Civil Twilight, Cults, Diana Krall, AM & Shawn Lee, Echo Park Rising and more. Above: Fresh off her remarkable performances supporting Sigur Ros, Julia Holter brings the emotive sound collages on her album “Tragedy” (based on the Greek play “Hippolytus”) to the Echo on […]
Join me at 7 p.m. on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org) for this week’s installment of the L.A. Buzz Bands Show. Your heaping helping of SoCal music this week includes new tunes from So Many Wizards, the Deadly Syndrome, Lavender Diamond and Abandoned Pools – each of whom have new album either just out or […]
Happy Sunday: ‣ The Wiltern gets a dose of Fun. and Fool’s Gold supports. ‣ Rock the Bells at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino continues this weekend with Nas, Ice Cube, Wiz Khalifa, E-40 & Too Short, Kid Ink, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and more. ‣ The Echoplex will go back in time with soul […]
Stay cool, stay calm, hydrate: ‣ It’s time for the fifth annual Sunset Strip Music Festival, with Marilyn Manson, the Offspring, Steve Aoki, Bad Religion, Black Label Society, Far East Movement, De La Soul and more playing on the outdoor stages and clubs shows featuring Wax, Das Racist, Wallpaper, Matt Skiba, Love & a .38, […]
El Ten Eleven exist in rarified air. Two guys, so technically proficient they sound like four, or five, or six. Two guys, so adept at instrumental music (call it post-rock, experimental, whatever) they create a language of their own. Two guys, so surprising onstage it’s borderline spectacle. Guitarist/bassist Kristian Dunn (he of the double-neck weapon) […]
By Steve Baltin The Sunset Strip Music Festival officially kicked off last night at the House of Blues with a presentation and tribute to the Doors highlighted by some wicked playing by Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger. Joining an all-star band that included Matt Sorum on drums and Billy Morrison on bass, […]
Nothing too complicated here: The first song from GRMLN is a wistful, hazy slice of pop nostalgia straight outta the garage of Japan-born, SoCal-reared Yoodoo Park. “Coral” is simple and pretty and leaves you vaguely longing for an ocean breeze, or more of GRMLN’s tunes. The latter will arrive on Oct. 23, when Park’s debut […]
No stage assignments or set times yet, but FYF Fest today revealed which artists are playing which day of the annual two-day festival Sept. 1 and 2 at L.A. State Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles. FYF also announced four additions to the lineup: The Faint, Glass Candy, King Tuff, and the Orwells.
