[ A few cool new tunes that have come across our radar…] Waters, “If Only” – Although released separately from the album “Out in the Light,” which came out last year on TBD, Van Pierszalowski (formerly of Port O’Brien) offers another song he recorded during the same session. Bursting with psychedelic-pop riffs in the midst […]
For your first Monday in July: ‣ Could it be a night of magic at the Hollywood Bowl? Actually, the first of three nights. Pop icon Barry Manilow joins the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the Hollywood Bowl’s annual tribute to the red, white and blue, with Manilow’s hits, patriotic music and fireworks. ‣ The opening […]
Incoming: Barry Manilow, Beach House, Wild Nothing, Lyle Lovett, Big Freedia, Mates of State, Sara Watkins, Races, Rancid, YACHT, Mary Lorson and more Above: Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel frolic in Mates of State’s recent video for “Unless I’m Led.” The indie-pop duo play Thursday and Saturday at the Echo. Our staff picks of the […]
Happy sunny Sunday, and happy July. It’s time to celebrate this holiday week with some sparkling new local music, so join me at 7 tonight for the L.A. Buzz Bands Show on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org, or on your mobile device via the TuneIn Radio App). Tonight I’ll have new music from Andy […]
Sunny, sunny Sunday: ‣ Ben Harper and Fitz and the Tantrums play their second SoCal date together this weekend. This time they’re at the Hollywood Bowl where Vieux Farka Touré will also join them. ‣ Van Hunt keeps the free outdoor music series in Pasadena going strong at the Levitt Pavilion. ‣ Foster the People […]
Your spectacular Saturday: ‣ The Greek Theatre embraces nostalgia along with the start of summer with radical rock group the B-52s and pop legends Squeeze. ‣ Fool’s Gold continues the summer series in Pasadena with an outdoor show at Levitt Pavilion. ‣ It’s a stacked roster of pop at Universal City walk’s Gibson Amphitheatre with […]
Milo Greene’s song “1957” has been with us since last spring, and there’s something in the sweep and the harmonies that doesn’t get old. The rustic setting of Chad Huff’s video for the song is nice too, but the real magic is in the manual typewriter, pecking along to the beat. Used to know a […]
Join me at 11 this morning for this week’s edition of the Buzz Bands LA Show on Moheak Radio. I’ll have new music from Andy Clockwise, Eleni Mandell, Lavender Diamond, Molino, Beat Club, the Record Company, Erica Elektra, Sacred Caves and Beware of Darkness, among others. And, in an attempt to end a losing streak, […]
Kicking off your weekend, the Friday fare: ‣ We don’t know if it will buy you a new life, but $30 will get you a ticket to tonight’s “Summerland” tour at the Greek Theatre, and probably some fond memories of 1990s radio. Everclear – that’s the band’s new (yes, new) video for “Be Careful What […]
