Sometimes the best music just seems to happen. And that was vibe Saturday for the 3rd New L.A. Folk Festival, where the genre’s myriad strains and its eclectic, DIY spirit were on display at Zorthian Ranch. The setting, a sprawling, rustic and detritus-filled expanse in the hills of Altadena, could hardly have been more perfect […]
Australian quartet Husky crafts lilting pop that trades in the same brand of acoustic serenity and aching nostalgia practiced by many of your favorite harmony-wielding folkies. This batch of pastoral grace was conceived at a small house in Melbourne, where singer-guitarist Husky Gawenda, keyboardist Gideon Preiss, bassist Evan Tweedie and drummer Luke Collins assembled some […]
The weekend’s HARD Summer brought electronic music in all its body-shaking, ear-splitting glory to Los Angeles State Historic Park over the weekend, and it wasn’t just all about Skrillex. Funk icon Bootsy Collins, U.K. guitar-rockers Bloc Party and electro rockers Miike Snow and Little Dragon ramped up the energy too, offering festival-goers a little variety […]
Fort King, the new quartet fronted by Ryan Fuller, brings its heartfelt indie Americana to Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park for the next edition of Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday songwriter night. Fort King will be joined by Doom & Gloom, the new venture of Nate and Liska Cole (ex-Castledoor), who have moved back to […]
[Things to ponder before you try to score those Green Day tickets at 10 a.m. …] First Monday in August, what fun: ‣ Meg Myers [pictured] kicks off her August residency at the Bootleg Bar. The local rocker won a lot of fans almost immediately with her “Daughter in the Choir” EP [and songs like […]
Incoming: Green Day, Aerosmith, Black Lips, Seal, Redd Kross, Bear in Heaven, Husky, Pitbull, Nicki Minaj, Hanni El Khatib, the Kills, Langhorne Slim, Jack White, Norah Jones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Childish Gambino, John Doe, White Denim, Sigurb Ros, Andrew Bird, Tennis and more. Above: The Hype Williams-directed video for Jack White’s “Freedom at 21.” […]
Join me at 7 tonight on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org) for this week’s edition of the L.A. Buzz Bands Show – I’ll have new music from Redd Kross, the New Limb, Allah-Las, York and Youngblood Hawke. I’ll also have tunes from three artists doing Monday night residencies in August (Meg Myers, Wildcat! Wildcat! […]
Happy Sunday: ‣ Warm Weather headlines Bootleg Bar. Go West Young Man previews new tunes off their forthcoming album “Ages” [that’s video for 2009’s “The Covinas” above] and Drug Cabin open. ‣NYC’s Diiv and San Francisco’s Melted Toys play Part Time Punks at the Echo. ‣ And downstairs College, Anoraak and Electric Youth provide cinematic […]
Monday night just got a lot more interesting. Green Day will play a surprise show at the Echoplex. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong announced the show via Twitter; tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. The veteran trio will embark on an audacious plan to release three full-length albums – 37 songs worth – […]
Plenty of choices for your Saturday: ‣ HARD Summer 2012 continues with Skrillex, NERO, A-Trak, James Murphy, Datsik, Amtrac and more at the Los Angeles Historic State Park. ‣ More than 30 bands perform at the 3rd New L.A. Folk Fest at Zorthian Ranch, including Beachwood Sparks and Sea of Bees. ‣ Raphael Saadiq and […]