Welcome to Black Flamingo’s disquieting video for “Haunted House,” a piece of cinematography that the band owes all to … well, to Black Flamingo. In the true DIY spirit, the shadowy Los Angeles dream-pop sextet – Kimi Recor, Christopher Vick, Alexander Posell, Poul Johansen, Amberlie Bankoff and Mareesa Stertz (not to mention Chuck Taylor as the […]
Your slammin’ busy Friday: ‣ First Fridays at the Natural History Museum kicks off its 2012 series by welcoming Mariachi El Bronx, along El Haru Kuroi. ‣ No Age heads up a huge lineup at the Smell, which kicks off its weekend-long 14th anniversary celebration. s celebrates its 14th anniversary. ‣ Excellent up-and-coming folk-rock band […]
So as rich as 2011 proved to be for local music, 2012 promises even more. Following is Buzz Bands LA’s list of “Bands to Watch” for 2012 – 33 newbies who have not yet released a full-length album and are on our radar to do so in the coming year. Whom did I miss? Leave […]
It’s a good day to get off to an early start: ‣ The Gourmet Music Carnival – part food fair, part flea market and part music festival – goes off at Los Angeles State Historic part from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Walking Sleep, Francisco the Man and Mad […]
[Happy birthday today to Rivers Cuomo … Here’s some June un-gloom:] Top stops on a Monday: ‣ Brendan Perry’s “Ark,” his first solo album in 11 years, is just out, and the ex-Dead Can Dance frontman (pictured) visits the El Rey Theatre supported by Cocteau Twins co-founder turned film composer Robin Guthrie. ‣ Florence + […]
[Recap from Day 1 of the weekend’s Silverlake Jubilee:] If the vendors set up between Sunset Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard weren’t a sign, Silver Lake Jubilee’s return rang loud and clear when local bands started playing their tunes under the bridge. The annual two-day music and arts festival, a benefit for the Los Angeles […]
This installment of our intermittent mixtapes, The Buzzsicle, Vol. 13, is devoted to the weekend’s second annual Silverlake Jubilee, which gives you a lot of bang for 5 bucks. I’ve compiled an hour’s worth of music from 18 of the artists playing the festival. Enjoy. ||| Download: The Buzzsicle 13 (84 MB) After the jump, […]
Black Flamingo describes its music as equal parts Beach Boys and Bauhaus, and although the year-old Los Angeles sextet is flying a flag that says “tropical goth,” that seems a little too pat for the shadowy, surfside fuzz concocted by principals Amberlie Bankoff and Kimi Recor. Last year’s “Luau in the Graveyard” EP sounds like […]
