Also on Saturday: La Battala Festival, Khruangbin, Angelique Kidjo, Leon Bridges, Cullen Omori, the Family Crest, Freestyle Festival, Joey Bada$$, Kasbo, the Lawrence Arms, Pink Mexico, Paul Oakenfold, Carnifex, Riff Raff
Incoming: Lukas Nelson, Family of the Year, Lo Moon, the Fratellis, LCD Soundsystem, Blackalicious, Lissie, Young Fathers, Wild Child, Of Montreal, Buygore, Baths, Homeshake, the Buttertones, the Garden, Caifanes, Rogue Wave, Joey Bada$$, the Lawrence Arms, Cullen Omori, Angelique Kidjo, Leon Bridges, Arctic Monkeys, Cuco, Meshell Ndegeocello
A week after the sold-out L.A. show they’ve scheduled, Arctic Monkeys will release their sixth full-length, “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.”
Twenty-one-year-old chanteuse Alexandra Savior unveils the smoky first single from her forthcoming album, produced by Alex Turner and James Ford.
Catfish and the Bottlemen have released a new single, “Soundcheck,” ahead of their new album, “The Ride,” due out May 27. They play tonight in the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever.
The Alex Turner/Miles Kane project The Last Shadow Puppets, are back after nearly eight years with a new single “Bad Habits,” with an album to follow. They’re set to play Coachella on April 15 and 22.
Outside Lands converged on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this weekend, and Friday’s first day was highlighted by performances from Kanye West and Arctic Monkeys. L.A. entries Warpaint and Grouplove each drew huge crowds, and Jack Antonoff’s new band Bleachers gave everybody a sugar rush. Buzz Bands LA’s Carl Pocket made the rounds on Day […]
Not one of those “I-think-I’ll-stay-at-home” evenings: ‣ A special night for one of L.A.’s first families of music: The Haden Triplets – Tanya, Rachel and Petra, daughters of the late Charlie Haden – perform a free show at the Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Center. The trio’s debut album came out earlier this year on Third […]
Incoming: The Interrupters, the Futures League, Mauldin Strangers, Smoke Season, Tete, Liam Bailey, Mother, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Beardyman, Figs Cision, Wild Cub, Herbie Hancock, Christopher Owens, Spoon, Deer Tick, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the Coathangers, Deep Purple, Haim, Arctic Monkeys, the Haden Triplets, Eminem, Michael McDonald, Jagwar Ma, the Temper Trap, the Good […]
Although Buzz Bands LA spends a lot of energy following local artists, my year-end album list is a general one. (EPs are a different story.) In comparison to last year’s list, 2013’s lineup seems to be dominated by artists from across the pond – with a handful of L.A.-based artists making the cut. Check out my […]
