Scottish post-rockers Mogwai brought its mountain of sound to the Fonda Theatre on Saturday night, and while we realize still photographs can hardly capture the visceral experience that is a Mogwai live show, Scott Dudelson shares this gallery. The quintet’s seventh album “Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will” came out last year, the latest […]
Want a perfect way to wind down from a perfect southern California weekend? Tune into KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org) at 7 tonight for this week’s L.A. Buzz Bands Show. I’ll have an hour of the best new local music, including a premiere of a song from blues duo Deap Vally and fresh tracks […]
Your smashing Sunday selections: ‣ The Duke Spirit stops by the Echoplex in support of their new album “Bruiser.” San Antonio’s Hacienda and the Dead Ships of L.A. support. ‣ The Beach Boys play another show this weekend. This time, those sunny melodies will be ringing throughout the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine. ‣ Lana […]
Your spectacular Saturday: ‣ The legendary Beach Boys celebrate their 50th anniversary with a reunion tour and stop by the Hollywood Bowl with their pop-laden harmonies. ‣ Glasgow’s post-rock band Mogwai tear it up at the Fonda Theatre with Chad Van Gaalen as support. ‣ Cass McCombs headlines the El Rey Theatre in support of […]
You know the concept of vocal control, right? Justin Taylor’s voice has vibe control. Taylor – aka Jutty Taylor, aka Jutty Shark – was last (and still heard) heard fronting the breezy pop of Blacks&, whose April EP won hearts and ears. Taylor’s new project with his Finnish friend Jaakko Manninen is called Jutty Ranx, […]
Happy June, and happy Friday. To help the final day of your workweek fly by, I’ll have some new flavors today on the Buzz Bands LA Show on Moheak Radio. I’ll introduce you to Jutty Ranx, IAMEVE, Walk Evil Talk, Ryan Darton and more, as well as preview upcoming live shows by the likes of […]
Sea Wolf has emerged from the mist. The nom de tune of singer-songwriter Alex Brown Church, Sea Wolf today announced that its third album “Old World Romance” – Church’s first new music in more than 2 1/2 years – will come out Sept. 11 (via Dangerbird). There’s nothing to stream yet, but in the announcement […]
Well, that didn’t take long. Barely a year has passed since U.K quartet the Vaccines became the latest band to save rock ’n’ roll, their 2011 debut “What Did You Expect From the Vaccines?” inoculating U.S. ears against bloat and synthesizers. This week the foursome of Justin Young, Freddie Cowan, Arni Arnason and Pete Robertson […]