Going to Coachella on Weekend 2? Want to relive the first weekend? Buzz Bands LA covered 53 of the festival’s 184 performances Friday, Saturday and Sunday and published more than 170 photographs. After the jump, we provide quick links to everything:
Who:Â Aloe Blacc in the Mojave Tent In 3 or Fewer Words:Â Soul over electro Memorable Because:Â Were Aloe Blacc fans here really Avicii fans? It was the question when a small chunk of fans trickled out of the tent after Blacc and his big band played the smash hit “Wake Me Up” (sans electronic beats!). Co-writing and […]
You may have had enough of Avicii’s smash hit “Wake Me Up,” which Aloe Blacc co-wrote and performed vocals on, but you can always go back to Blacc’s own hits like “I Need a Dollar” if you want to get away from mainstream radio. The soul singer has been making music with his own and […]
Last month, Melbourne, Australia-based beatmaker Dizz1 signed to the U.K.-based Tru Thoughts label, and on Feb. 17, it will release his new “Everyday Grind†EP. The title track stutters forward with a heavily-distorted rhythm, off-kilter drum beats, and sinister synth wobble that sounds like a NES bad guy laughing at you, in the vein of […]
The iconic tourist trap known as the Santa Monica Pier is fast becoming Los Angeles’ hottest concert venue. Aloe Blacc [pictured at the 2012 Silver Lake Jubilee], Allen Stone and Michael Rose of Black Uhuru (with the production duo Sly and Robbie) will head up a new two-day, soul/reggae event called the Beach Ball at […]
Incoming: Social Distortion, Graham Parker, John Cale, Atlas Genius, Chris Isaak, the Game, the Sword, Alt-J, the Tragically Hip, the Growlers, JMSN, Public Enemy, the Doobie Brothers, Jessie Ware, Cass McCombs, King Tuff, NOFX, Dead Sara, Vaud & the Villains, Agent Orange, The Weeknd, the Aquabats, DeVotchKa, Vanaprasta, Aloe Blacc, Harry Shearer and Judith Owen, […]
Featuring Aloe Blacc, Maya Jupiter, Eastern Conference Champions, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Chasing Kings, more. Photographer Laurie Scavo shares this gallery from Sunday’s Silver Lake Jubilee. Check it out after the jump:
@Seraphina_L on Sunday’s Silver Lake Jubilee: The Silver Lake Jubilee continued on Sunday and pulled in even more attendees than it did on Saturday. The weather was warmer and the neighborhood embraced that as a chance to stroll the streets one more day since it was a long weekend. Higher ticket prices didn’t seem to […]
For the middle day of your long weekend: ‣ The Roots (pictured), Booker T. Jones and Gary Clark Jr. highlight the lineup for the 26th annual UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival at Drake Stadium. ‣ Day 2 of the third annual Silver Lake Jubilee comes loaded with Aloe Blacc and the Soft Pack headlining the two […]
Autolux, Aloe Blacc (pictured), Eastern Conference Champions, Chasing Kings, Family of the Year, Incan Abraham and Robert DeLong are among the first round of artists announced to play the Silver Lake Jubilee on May 26 and 27. After the jump, the list:
