The music video for M83‘s lead single “Midnight City” has arrived just in time for the release of Anthony Gonzalez’s double-disc album “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” (out today via Mute), and we had a hunch that the dream theme shed a light that is more supernatural than ethereal. As a record that revolves around how […]
It feels like Fall has finally arrived in L.A. Good thing we have all of this music to keep us warm. ‣ He goes by Gotye, but this Aussie-by-way-of-Belgium’s moniker should be “sold out” considering that’s the status of so many of his shows on his “Making Mirrors” tour including tonight’s show at the Satellite. Experimentally […]
[Grab these remixes and get rid of your case of the Mondays…] AM & Shawn Lee – “Promises Are Never Far From Lies (Rob Garza Remix)” ”“”“ AM & Shawn Lee’s electro-pop sound in their track “Promises Are Never Far From Lies” gets an intense treatment from Thievery Coporation’s Rob Garza. It’s an outstanding translation […]
Bay-Area songwriter Garrett Pierce has quite the talent for placing the universal beside the personal. In fact, his lyrics sometimes blur, if not destroy, the line that separates us from everyone else. The title track off his EP “Everybody Breaks” showcases this best as he sings the lyrics “Everybody breaks without knowing quite why.” Day-to-day […]
L.A. electro-pop duo Camila Grey and Leisha Hailey, aka Uh Huh Her, returns with a follow-up to their debut album “Common Reaction,” and based on their new official lead single the new record is worth the three-year long wait. Although we previously got a taste of the album with “Black and Blue,” the new track […]
Mondays in L.A. are worth so much more than the price of admission. Funny how so much that I want to see tonight is residency FREE. ‣I recommend that you do some additional stretching because night #3 of Youngblood Hawke’s Satellite residency gets even more hyper as it includes my Vegas-to-L.A. transplant loves, Imagine Dragons. FREE at The […]
In the three months since the L.A. Buzz Bands Show arrived on KCSN (88.5 FM), I’ve heard two strong reactions: First, listeners (and the music community in general) are happy that there’s a new FM outlet for local music. And then there are several variations on the following question: “Dude, why can’t I hear you […]
Soulful Sunday. ‣Holy psychedelic soul, Batman! Van Hunt will bring his musical alchemy to the Troubadour stage tonight and I bet a life will be changed. This is #winning. ‣Empire of the Sun (Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore) are at Club Nokia and round out what’s been a good week of Aussie bands in Los […]
Post-Foo Fighter reporting, here. Happy Saturday. ‣Mr. Roxy Music himself, Bryan Ferry brings his suave majesty to the Greek Theatre. THIS is why we keep the likes of a Bryan Ferry around. ‣Foster The People do that thing that they do at the Wiltern along with the duo Cults. ‣I can already see the bodies […]
Forget about those underlying dark lyrics when there’s a keyboard riff that makes you want to dance. This is exactly the case in Saint Motel’s latest music video, or at least halfway through it. A dancing couple who calls themselves “Puzzle Pieces” (which is also the name of the song we premiered) gets ready for […]
