Incoming: Alex Clare, Ben Watt, Michael Franti, Kissing Cousins, Girlpool, the Black & the White, the Sunset Drifters, Mereki, Cass McCombs, Gateway Drugs, Joomanji, Dance Gavin Dance, Caught a Ghost, Jamie T, Jonathan Richman, Molotov, Mickey Avalon, Ryan Bingham, Angel Solsen, Say Hi, Act As If, Animal Games, Sarah McLachlan, Christopher Owns, Avi Buffalo, Ryan […]
Here’s your super Saturday: ‣ Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan (formerly of Miami Sound Machine) headlines the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Shelby Lynne [pictured] and Jamestown Revival plays a free show at the Annenberg Space for Photography in conjunction with the Country in the City exhibit. ‣ Caught a Ghost plays a free show the Getty […]
With its relentless cool, Stax horns and boy/girl charisma, Caught a Ghost breathed some new life into old soul when its debut full-length “Human Nature” was released in April. Besides being good for a steamy night in the club, Caught a Ghost’s songs have found their way into numerous TV shows and movies. And speaking […]
Incoming: Erik Hassle, Mötley Crüe, Lady Gaga, Martha Wainwright, Twin Atlantic, Nico Vega, Goo Goo Dolls, Kawehi, Cymbals, Triple Dippers, Honey County, Gold Star, OK Go, Man or Astro-Man, Nightmare and the Cat, Tori Amos, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Kaneholler, Hot Karate, The Crookes, White Lung, the Frights, A Place to Be, A Million Billon Dying Suns, […]
Another super Saturday: ‣ Your first festival choice: KROQ Weenie Roast returns to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre with a lineup featuring Fall Out Boy, Fitz & the Tantrums, the Neighbourhood, Capital Cities, Foster the People [check out “Best Friend”], Kongos, Beck, Avicii, Phantogram, Bastille, Bleachers, the 1975 and American Authors. [That’s Phantogram’s video above for “Fall […]
Shows by Jonathan Wilson and Kan Wakan bookend this year’s slate for the Getty Center’s Saturdays off the 405 series, which brings free music to the museum once a month beginning in May. The concerts, held in the museum courtyard, run from 6 to 9 p.m.; admission is free although parking at the Getty is […]
Friday, oh Friday, you make decisions so hard: ‣ Philadelphia sensations the War on Drugs play a sold-out show at the Troubadour behind their sophomore album “Lost in the Dream.” White Laces support. ‣ U.K. pop explorer Dan Croll [see “From Nowhere”] visits the El Rey Theatre behind his debut album “Sweet Disarray.” ‣ L.A. […]
It’s been a long, slow climb for Caught a Ghost, and if you’ve followed along since the band debuted in the summer of 2011, the chorus of the single “Time Go” takes on a whole new meaning. “Where does the time go?” asks singer-guitarist Jesse Nolan, as if you know the answer: While building and […]
Incoming: Zella Day, the Strypes, Moses Sumney, James Supercave, Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, Moons of Mars, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Church, Tall Tales & Silver Lining, Issues, Cut Copy, Neil Young, Kelela, the Futures League, Aaron Embry, the Cerny Brothers, Betty Who, Lacuna Coil, Zucherro, Neil Finn, Willy Nelson, Incan Abraham, Barcelona, Schoolboy Q, John Legend, […]
SXSW 2014 was busier than ever and the Buzz Bands LA staff was once again running around covering as many bands as we could – as usual, leaving the A-list party-crashers to outlets in favor of the spirit of discovery we think the festival is all about. With the help of guest blogger Trina Green, […]
