Noah Lit’s left turn from indie rock to gypsy jazz surprised no one who knows the former frontman of Oliver Future – even at the expense of immediacy, his rock band’s music had an edgy sophistication that made it anything but a casual listen. His new project Noah and the MegaFauna sets biting, new-world themes […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Etta James has died at of complications of leukemia. The L.A. native and four-time Grammy winner was 73. The New York Times’ story.
Rootsy and little bit rowdy – that’s what’s on the menu on Wednesday, Feb. 1, when Buzz Bands LA hosts an evening at East Hollywood’s Harvard & Stone featuring music from 7Horse and Stephen Brower & the Silent Majority. The festivities start at 9 p.m. and there is no cover charge. 7Horse is the new […]
This Friday lineup feels like party time … ‣ Party-starting electro outfit Wallpaper ought to be mighty festive tonight when they headline the El Rey Theatre – the project fronted by Ricky Reed has moved up to Epic Records from indie Boardwalk, it was announced last week. Youngblood Hawke and Speakers open. That’s Wallpaper’s animated […]
Talk about your crazy stunts. Nick Logie of L.A. indie-rockers Telegram, his girlfriend Ashleigh Allard and their pal Adam Ashe last week drove 22 hours to Oklahoma City to deliver a birthday present to the home of Flaming Lips main man Wayne Coyne. What happened last Friday when they arrived unannounced on his doorstep? I’ve […]
“Because we are all here, we are the best people,” Kyle MacLachlan assured the audience at the Echoplex on Monday night. Of course, he wasn’t saying it as himself but rather as the mayor on the popular sketch comedy TV show, “Portlandia.” And his elitist tone dripped with comic irony, the kind that has made […]
Your Thursday show menu: ‣ Experimental pop/soul/jazz troubadour Forrest Day visits the Satellite, along with indie-rock tribute band Black Crystal Wolf Kids and Whiskey Saints. That’s Day’s bizarre-but-cool video for “Sleepwalk,” above. ‣ South African trio Civil Twilight does an early show at the Bootleg Bar. ‣ DJs Peanut Butter Wolf and Rich Medina (and […]
Many websites (among them Wikipedia) are either locked or blacked out today in what will be the largest online protest day in history. Via Google, here’s why: Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web […]
[Before we join the SOPA blackout, and in consideration for the bands playing, here is a list of shows and recommendations for tonight:] Wednesday’s shows: ‣ The new duo The donnie the amys (pictured) – the Donnie Stemp/Amy Wood collaboration we introduced you to in December – bring their wry indie-pop to the Satellite, supported by […]
Brooklyn duo Sleigh Bells are back at slamming R&B, pop, punk and electronica in to one another as they prepare for the release of “Reign of Terror” (out Feb. 21 via Mom + Pop), and we’re glad to hear the follow-up to 2010’s “Treats” does not abandon high decibels. If the album title doesn’t give […]