Giving ADD a good name (and sound), Conveyor‘s avant-pop bounces from Afro-pop to electronica to acoustic folk before the Brooklyn quartet even finish singing one phrase. While their lyrics and melodies are accessible, their textured sound boasts dramatic mood changes as much as it likes to tamper with tempo. Animal Collective comparisons aren’t a stretch, […]
The Ruby Friedman Orchestra, joined by two of the city’s brightest up-and-coming indie bands the Lonely Wild and the New Limb, will kick off a new live music series on Tuesday, July 31, at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood. Co-presented by KCSN (88.5 FM), Buzz Bands LA and the Federal Bar, the series is […]
Ever thought of leaving L.A.? Follow singer Chela around the City of Angels in Goldroom‘s music video for “Fifteeen,” and those thoughts will melt away. Director Jake Gibson highlights all your favorite spots in the city as well as locations that are a bit more au natural making you feel silly about spending summer elsewhere. […]
Western Scene emerged in May as the latest vehicle for ex-Dynamite Walls singer-guitarist Tom Pritchard, who teamed up with Jason Burkhart and a handful of resumé-toting players (including Jonathan Hischke, who played with Broken Bells, and all-star drummer/producer Joey Waronker) to fashion a more polished take on indie rock. Their work in the studio with […]
It’s Bloomfest weekend – the annual downtown L.A. bash goes off on Saturday, and in its honor I will kick off today’s Buzz Bands LA Show on Moheak Radio by playing a song from each of the eight artists playing the main stage (including newcomer Helena, who releases her first single next week). The rest […]
For your steamy Friday: ‣ The legendary Smokey Robinson does the first of two nights at the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Talib Kweli checks in at at the Roxy. ‣ Tiger Army frontman-turned-country singer Nick 13 does the first of two nights at the El Rey Theatre in support of his self-titled solo album. That’s the […]
Wild Eyes hail from west of the 605, but the music on their first two releases – the “Deep Sky” single and last month’s “Blue Haze” EP – finds its roots in the more melodic British shoegazer bands of the late ’80s and early ’90s. Frank Quattro, Eric Padilla and mates got together in high […]
This will come as no bulletin to anybody familiar with Alex Brown Church’s music, but Sea Wolf is not a party band. Not a single crowd surfer, stage diver or glowstick was spotted during the Los Angeles folk-pop outfit’s first local show in two years last Friday night. This despite the vaguely suggestive name of […]
Don’t let the last name fool you. If Erika Spring looks familiar, it’s because she’s Erika Forster, one-third of the sweet synth-pop trio Au Revoir Simone. The Brooklyn songbird, however, has recently flown off to work on her own material. With Violens’ Jorge Elbrecht lending a hand with production, Forster’s candied vocals get an eclectically […]
