Authors who are about to end their rocking, we salute you. The Rock Bottom Remainders – the loose musical alliance of writers including Stephen King, Dave Barry, Amy Tan, Scott Turow, Mitch Albom, Matt Groening and more – played their final show on Friday at the El Rey Theatre. The lively benefit concert (part of […]
Your Monday menu: ‣ U.K. R&B-pop outfit Graffiti6, who were a hit during last year’s Also I Like To Rock series, return to L.A. for a headlining show at the Troubadour. Labelmate Nick Hartman supports with R&B soul singer Yuna. ‣ JJAMZ‘s residency resumes at the Satellite. Chicago’s young buzzy band the Orwells [See “Mallrats […]
[For your planning pleasure, here’s a straight-up list of what’s ahead this week, with our picks:] Incoming: Graffiti6, Warships, 2:54, the Heavy, Gardens & Villa, El-P, Keane, Jonathan Richman, the B-52’s, Squeeze, Mystery Jets, Foster the People, the Soft Pack, Standing Shadows and more. Our staff picks of the week: @KRBronson recommends: U.K. funk-soul dynamos […]
Let me put the finishing touches on your weekend with an hour of good local music – this week’s edition of the L.A. Buzz Bands Show kicks off at 7 tonight on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org). Along with recent favorites from two of my favorite capitalized bands, DWNTWN and NO, I’ll have new […]
‣ It’s a big night for the Hollywood Bowl as legendary county artist Glen Campbell stops by as part of “The Goodbye Tour.” [See his video for “A Better Place.] Tonight’s show kicks off KCRW’s World Fest at the venue and features guests Dawes, Jackson Browne, Kris Kristofferson, Jenny Lewis, Lucinda Williams and Courtney Taylor-Taylor […]
Your Saturday itinerary is bursting: ‣ The bio tells me that Ian Astbury turned 50 last month – welcome to the club, pal. And the Cult seems to be rocking as hard as ever; the U.K. quartet headline the Palladium tonight behind their new album “Choice of Weapon,” supported by Against Me! and L.A.’s own […]
Britt Daniel (Spoon), Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade) and Sam Brown (New Bomb Turk) have been hinting at their new supergroup Divine Fits for a while now, and their respective fans have especially been on the edge of their seats since a snippet of “My Love Is Real” was heard in a teaser video posted back […]
I can’t tell how many times I’ve listened to the Ride album “Going Blank Again,” which came out 20 years ago this spring. The cassette (!) stayed in my car for years after its release, and the work of the Oxford, U.K., quartet remains nonpareil (let’s argue) among bands who melded pop sensibilities with the […]
It was hard not to sway to tracks like “Hands of Steel” off of Moostache‘s first EP, but now Patrick, Sean and Brian Wardell – plus Ryan Radcliff – are back with more on their recently released “Anything, Alone” album. Sure, you may still need time to get over the band name, but lyrics like […]
Join me at 11 a.m. on Moheak Radio for this week’s Buzz Bands LA Show – today I have loads of new music to share, including songs from Beachwood Sparks, Andy Clockwise, the Bixby Knolls, White Arrows, Lemon Sun, HOTT MT, Kitten, Wake Up Lucid, Pisces and many more. After the jump, I’ll update the […]