Incoming: Coachella, System of a Down, Maroon 5, Odessa, Francisco the Man, Dorothy, Winter, Magna, Civil Twilight, Andrew McMahon, Jenny Lewis, the Fontaines, Jim Lauderdale, Great Caesar, the Used, Dutch Party, Jessie Ware, Ride, Tame Impala, Earl Sweatshirt, the Preatures, Lieutenant, Ariana Grande, Drive Like Jehu, Kimbra, Benjamin Booker, Caribou, the Warlocks, the Underachievers, Odesza, […]
A very happy Saturday to you: ‣ Avicii – the nom de tune of Swedish producer Tom Bergling, riding high on the August release of his debut studio album “True” – throws a big party at the Hollywood Bowl along with Sander Van Doorn, Excision, Arty and Cazzette. If you’re counting, that’s a Swede, a […]
Incoming: Desaparecidos, Charli XCX, Deerhoof, Diego Garcia, Geographer, Teen Daze, Cymbals Eat Guitars, the Bolts, the Lonely Forest, Destroyer, Meat Puppets, Switchfoot, Atlas Genius, Blink 182, Selena Gomez, the Parson Red Heads, Blitzen Trapper, Crocodiles, Mazzy Star, the Gaslamp Killer, Those Darlins, Tired Pony, the Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Jonathan Wilson, GZA, the Lonely […]
‣ Danish duo Quadron does the first of two nights at the Troubadour behind the release of its new album “Avalanche.” ‣ Leftover Cuties [pictured] do an evening at the Bootleg Bar behind their new album “The Spark & the Fire.” ‣Â At the Hollywood Bowl, tt’s a taste of Chicago, with Buddy Guy, and a […]
Incoming: FYF Fest, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Best Coast, Strange Talk, Pharaohs, the Polyphonic Spree, Buddy Guy, Quadron, Heart, Nick Waterhouse, Ty Segall, Maria Muldaur, the Breeders, Andrew Belle, Beth Hart, Kristin Chenoweth, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Deafheaven, Colin Hay, the Black Angels, the Airborne Toxic Event, Rocky Dawuni, Quetzal, Truth & Salvage Co., Steely […]
[Tip of the cap to birthday boy Teddy Geiger, 22 years young. The former teen phenom has been releasing new songs via his website, by the way. Worth a listen.] Top 3 stops for a Thursday: ‣ Portland art-rock trio Menomena (joined by Brooklyn’s Suckers, pictured) play the El Rey Theatre. Menomena’s new album “Mines” […]
[Apologies for the server problems that befuddled Buzz Bands all morning. Back to disseminating:] Big doings all over town – under the stars, there is Jackson Browne at the Greek Theatre; Buddy Guy, Dr. John and the Lower 911 and James Cotton at the Hollywood Bowl; and, on a smaller scale but no less enjoyable, […]
