The midweek mix: ‣ Dinosaur Jr. visits the Music Box to play its 1988 album “Bug” in its entirety, part of a show that will include a Q&A conducted by Henry Rollins and an opening set by Pierced Arrows. ‣ Alt-rockers Standing Shadows, who since October have released two in of a trilogy of EPs […]
Today: The second of four installments in the countdown of our favorite local albums of the year. [On Monday, Nos. 20 through 16.]
Need a new dish for all those holiday parties you’re attending during the next couple of weeks? Meiko‘s music video for her new tune “Stuck On You,” a track off her forthcoming album “The Bright Side” (out in the spring via Concord Records), has got you covered, as the singer-songwriter takes you through each step […]
The ambitious “Beat LA” compilation released this year by Narnack Records and Greatminds Records not only benefits a great cause – proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders for their continuing efforts in earthquake-stricken Haiti – the project connects the dots between two eras of Los Angeles music. The covers collection features bands from L.A. present […]
Big stuff, small stuff, and Buzz Bands LA’s stuff: ‣ Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday songwriter night goes off at Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park with a eclectic quartet of acts – the Quick Hellos, 7Horse, Frankel and Jack Burnside. Get all the details here. ‣ Jay-Z & Kanye West do another installment of the […]
2011 was a robust year for music in Los Angeles. Bands broke through, bands broke down; newbies arrived in swarms, some with a bang; and old favorites raised their game, or lost their way. Today, I start a countdown of Buzz Bands LA’s 20 favorite album of the year. [Last year’s list.] First up: Nos. […]
Some people are not morning people, and it’s highly doubtful rebellious punk rockers FIDLAR are either. However, their video for “Wake Bake Skate” from their “DIYDUI” EP does support the theory where those who are slow to awaken before noon do rise with enough energy to take the day on head first. Sure, productivity may […]
There’s free, and not free, on this soggy Monday: ‣ Not free: The second night of the “Watch The Throne” spectacle, with Jay-Z & Kanye West, at Staples Center. ‣ Also: Dinosaur Jr. performs its album “Bug” and chats with Henry Rollins in a big night at O.C.’s Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa […]
Join me at midnight tonight on KCSN (88.5 FM, or streaming at KCSN.org) as my LA Buzz Bands Show begins a three-week celebration of my favorite local music of 2011. My “Fave 40” countdown will feature the local tunes I had in heaviest rotation this year, and there were plenty to choose from. Tonight’s show […]
The DIY crew at FMLY – although the socially conscious group prefers to think of itself as DIT (“do-it-together”) – has big plans to close out 2011. The organization that has become known for, among other things, its group bike rides that feature pop-up concerts, is closing out the year with the two-day FMLY FEST, […]