There is no doubt the wide-eyed and porcelain-skinned St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark, is captivating to her fans in a live setting, so it should be no surprise she is no less mesmerizing in a music video. However, Clark has now twice objectified herself, almost acknowledging that her own beauty is a vulnerable factor. In […]
Excellent night up and down and all around our fair city: ‣ Milo Greene, the L.A. quintet that just finished recording its forthcoming debut album, kicks off a three-week residency at the Satellite. Family of the Year, Maniac and Handshakes support on opening night. That’s Marlana Sheetz at right, from Milo Greene’s performance last July […]
You surely have the Grammys on the brain, but the L.A. Buzz Bands Show must go on. So I will make my appointed rounds at KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org). Tonight’s show, which kicks off at 7, features an hour of SoCal music that includes new tunes from The Child, Soft Swells, Haim, Audra […]
We interrupt your Grammy frenzy for the following bulletin: There’s new music from Neil Young & Crazy Horse. A 37-minute video just posted on the includes the instrumental jam “Horse Back,” engineered and mixed by John Hanlon at Audio Casa Blanca on Jan. 6, 2012, according to the credits. The track is followed by a […]
Your Grammy night selections: ‣ Hard to imagine a more exuberant party than the one the Echoplex has in store tonight: Grammy-nominated New Orleans stalwarts the Rebirth Brass Band (pictured) team up with Eli “Paperboy” Reed for a healthy dose of funk and soul. ‣ Think of this as kind of the anti-Grammy night: The […]
Six-time Grammy Award-winning singer Whitney Houston was found dead today at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She was 48. The most awarded female singer of all time, Houston had struggled with drug and alcohol problems in recent years. She had been scheduled to attend music baron Clive Davis’ annual Grammy Eve gala tonight. Follow the L.A. […]
A superb slate of shows for your Saturday: ‣ Grammy-nominated the Roots visit the House of Blues for the 8th Annual Roots Jam Session, which is sure to feature some special cameos and this year benefits the youth charity United Roots Oakland. ‣ O.C. breakout rockers Young The Giant headline the first of two nights […]
Anybody who’s heard Haim over the past few years, or seen sisters Este, Danielle and Alana unleash classic-rock covers with their parents, has had to wonder: What songs are hiding underneath all that long flowing hair? What will these twentysomethings sound like when their writing grows into their estimable chops? These week we found out, […]
By Erik Ehlert Sometimes you need a funeral to remind yourself of your gifts. And Mark Lanegan keeps giving. The Mark Lanegan Band this week dropped a new album, “Blues Funeral,” the first solo work from the 47-year-old singer-guitarist since 2004. It’s the perfect vehicle for his brooding baritone, filled with rock dirges composed by […]
Today’s Buzz Bands LA Show on Moheak Radio will cover a lot of ground stylistically – I have some indie-rock, electro, pop and folk flavors from some of your favorite L.A. artists – and it will cover some turf geographically too. My guest on the show will be Georgia-bred singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle [whom we introduced […]
