Think of tonight’s L.A. Buzz Bands as a sampler platter for a Sunday evening. Starting at 7 p.m. on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org), I’ll have laid out on the table new music from Superhumanoids, Torches, Baby Monster, IAMEVE, Great White Buffalo and the Briggs – the latter marking the punk-rock quartet’s return after […]
Happy Sunday: ‣ West Hollywood gets dibs on the first L.A. street festival this summer. The Hudson Block Party returns with an impressive lineup featuring White Rabbits [that’s the video for “Temporary” above], LP, Saint Motel, Haim, Little Hurricane, the Neighbourhood and more. [Doors open at 11 a.m. – here are your set times.] ‣ […]
Selections for your sunny Saturday: ‣ Making it their second show of the weekend, Dum Dum Girls kick off this summer’s free Saturdays Off the 405 series at the Getty Museum. Neil Schield of Origami Vinyl will be spinning tunes beforehand. More info here. ‣ Clap Your Hands Say Yeah headline the El Rey Theatre […]
Haroula Rose‘s latest record “These Open Roads” offers many of the songstress’ graceful ballads and soothing folk, but she’s been writing with brighter color and faster tempos on her way to her forthcoming album, which is set for a release later this year. Her follow-up “So Easy” (out June 4) foreshadows a sunny retro-pop sound, […]
By the way, the Buzz Bands LA show on Moheak Radio has the week off while we upgrade some technology in the BBLA universe. Back next week with a Silver Lake Jubilee preview show.
Summer’s approaching and if you don’t feel it just yet, blast any of of Baby Monster‘s songs and that should do the job. Although they’re mostly known for their remixes of Gorillaz, Ellie Goulding and Foster the People, Daniel Sternbaum and Marty Larson Xu now have new original material to follow up their self-titled 2011 […]
Three years ago, Chris Price fronted a major-label band that recorded an album costing who-knows-how-much with A-list producer Tony Berg. Next week, Price will be featured on iTunes for an album he recorded for $10. The Florida-bred singer-guitarist made all of his solo debut “Homesick” on his iPhone, using a ten-buck application called 4 Tracks. […]
It only took four singles for Saint Motel to finally reveal the release date and title of their forthcoming album. However, with the announcement of their latest, “1997,” – another high-energy, theatrically inclined song with a grand entrance and shiny keyboard riff – we now know that their debut record “Voyeur” is slated for a […]
Decisions, decisions, decisions … your Friday night is full of ’em: ‣ Best Coast kicks off a three-month tour by headlining the Wiltern behind its new album “The Only Place.” Jeff The Brotherhood and Abe Vigoda set the table. ‣ Dum Dum Girls launch a busy L.A. weekend (they’re at the Getty on Saturday) with […]
Warships arrived last fall with batch of demos [including “Haymaker”] that boasted some slippery melodies and nifty choruses. It turns out that L.A. quintet of Eric Chirco, Edson Choi, Elliot Craig, Timothy Pai, and John Ransom Tucker had plenty more where those came from. Their debut album, made with producer Raymond Richards and mixed by […]