The combination of pop sensibility and heavy rock have yielded some timeless songs. However, it’s a vague formula, which is why only some bands have discovered the right balance. For a fairly new band in the scene, L.A. trio Monstro Flora has managed to release a debut EP titled “Between the Stars” which successfully pairs […]
Gotye may not be a familiar name in the States yet but the Australian multi-instrumental musician and songwriter has been nominated for seven ARIA awards just for his latest record “Making Mirrors” alone, and has even knocked Adele off the charts this summer. Wouter “Wally” De Backer, who performs under the moniker Gotye, has always […]
T.G.I.F., everyone, and here’s what we have to be thankful for. Musically. ‣Ben Gibbard & Co., a.k.a. Death Cab For Cutie, will be coding and keying at the Fox Theater in Pomona along with Zach Rogue’s (of Rogue Wave) new project, Release the Sunbird. ‣It’s worthy cause-time, and tonight’s cause is funding music programs in schools. “A […]
With our grizzled, show-weary head blogger lost somewhere in the Arizona desert, we’ve asked musician, DJ and longtime FOBB (Friend of Buzz Bands) John Girgus to sit in as host of the Buzz Bands LA show on Moheak Radio. Join him for a free-form, fun-filled two hours of music beginning today at 3 p.m.
There is a good chance that upcoming L.A. band Tashaki Miyaki will become touring buddies with Best Coast or Cults in the future based on their ’60s girl-group melodies and sweet vocals. Perhaps it’s already in the works without any of our knowledge, because there is still so much mystery that envelopes this media-less group. […]
Although there are many musicians who think their bedroom is as good as a studio these days, music that is initially arranged on a personal computer doesn’t necessarily lack depth. Australia’s Guineafowl has set out to destroy this common assumption of laptop shallowness through his band’s debut EP “Hello Anxiety” out now on Dangerbird Records. […]
Wild Beasts‘ third studio album “Smother” shimmers and bounces from every angle of light as Hayden Thorpe’s countertenor dips and glides in heavy yet powerfully cathartic arrangements. As they get prepare to release their new single, “Reach a Bit Further,” which will be pressed on Nov. 14 on limited edition vinyl, they offer one of […]
Young Galaxy‘s latest single “Peripheral Visionaries” off of their latest dance-influenced dream-pop record, “Shapeshifter,” gets a visual accompaniment that doesn’t stray too far from their last video. In fact, the animation for this new clip picks right up from the ending of “We Have Everything.” Montreal-based visual artist Sinbad Richardson once again takes us along […]
Welcome to the Thursday Roundup. I call it that for no other reason than just because I can. ‣Ahhh, Foo Fighters at the Forum with Cage the Elephant and Mariachi El Bronx. Really don’t need to say much about this, do I? Do I? Just look at them… ‣Mercury Prize winners in 2010 for album of the […]
L.A.’s quintet Son Ark may only have a handful of live demos online, but one listen to “Going to the Woods” will reel in anyone who appreciates roots rock with a slight twist of blues. Vocalist Robin Harris sings his story as good as any jazz singer, and it makes sense since Son Ark started […]
