It’s a fantabulous Friday: ‣ Back in April, Eastern Conference Champions (that Joshua Ostrander, pictured) released one of our favorite albums of the year, “Speak-Ahh.” The trio warms up for a trip overseas with a date at the Satellite, supported by Duniven and Warships. ‣ Surfer Blood, with a new EP “Tarot Classic” on the […]
No sooner had Pat Grossi – his harp twinkling and voice soaring as Active Child – finished his residency at the Echo than the video for “Playing House,” his collaboration with How to Dress Well, was released. Like the song, director Isaac Ravishankara’s drop-dead gorgeous video plays with the notion of dreams vs. reality, and […]
The barb-heavy barroom rock of Stephen Brower & the Silent Majority swings through plenty of shades of Americana – punk-blues, fractured folk and Southern fried classic rock among them – but the songs on the band’s new album “sb/sm” get in and out of your face so quickly that nothing wears out its welcome. Brower’s […]
Australia’s Cut Copy, who are known for electro-pop club anthems such as “Lights and Music” may have caught some fans off guard with their new, spacey album “Zonoscope,” which pleasantly boasts more Beach Boys-inspired melodies than anything synth-heavy for the ravers of today. Going another different route, their latest music video may suggest one to […]
People will most likely recognize her from a role on the TV show “Boardwalk Empire,” but L.A. music fans may recognize Aleksa Palladino from her time spent playing local venues with her husband Devon Church as Exitmusic. Back in 2008, they were promoting a collection of songs titled “The Decline of the West.” Since moving […]
Thursday things, and there are plenty: ‣ Robbers on High Street – the New Yorkers’ new album “Hey There Golden Hair” will simply hit you in your pop place – headline the Roxy, with L.A.’s the Allah-Las and the Street & Babe Shadow opening. (Your friendly neighborhood Buzz Bands LA blogger will be DJing the […]
Buzz Bands LA is turning 3 years old, and we’re triangulating the celebration. We are privileged to announce that Everest, the Los Angeles quintet who are readying their third album of rich, distinctly American rock ’n’ roll, will head up a trio of rockers playing Buzz Bands LA’s Three-Year Anniversary on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at […]
Hanni El Khatib’s scorched-earth take on vintage garage rock and blues is all about rage and danger – he claims his music is inspired by knife fights and train wrecks, after all – but the video for the song “Come Alive” takes the subversive, wry route. It was directed by Simon Cahn and Ricky Saiz […]
Florence + the Machine are building up to releasing a follow-up to their highly-regarded album, “Lungs,” but the first two tracks they’ve handed out show no sign of a sophomore slump. If anyone fell for Florence Welch’s dramatic flair on the previous record, it sounds like she has tightened her skill for straddling the ethereal […]
“The rumors are true,” Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, told Jason Bentley during an interview as part of KCRW’s Berkeley Street Sessions taping in Santa Monica on Monday night. Confirming a small segment of her recent SPIN cover story in person, she proudly admitted that she and David Byrne have been working on an album […]