The Heavy, the U.K. quartet whose gritty take on soul, funk, reggae and blues has captivated American audiences and earned them tour dates with Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, will be announced today as the special guests for the July 15 installment of the Hammer Museum’s Also I Like to Rock series. Saint Motel and […]
Even with frontman Tommy Walter [pictured at top] a bit under the weather, Abandoned Pools’ comeback show on Tuesday night at Spaceland was strong. The L.A. quartet, playing live for the first time in five years, sprinkled in some new material with songs from their 2001 and 2005 albums, highlighting a Buzz Bands LA-hosted evening […]
Chasing Kings set the bar pretty high simply with the title of last year’s debut EP, “The Current State of Our Future,” six songs of high anxiety and higher energy in which Matt Schwartz’s big voice presides over a fast-paced duel between piano licks and guitar chops. “Once upon a summer / we were desperate […]
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[Happy birthday to our favorite actress-who-played-a-rocker, Gina Gershon.] Top 5 reasons to patronize your friendly neighborhood music venue tonight: ‣ The Rumble is a cool monthly event [co-presented by this very blog] that brings three bands to the cozy confines of 3 Clubs for a free show. Tonight’s bill is stacked with three SoCal bands […]
Abandoned Pools – the musical vehicle of Tommy Walter (an original member of Eels) – return from a five-year hiatus to headline “A Night With Buzz Bands LA” on Tuesday, June 15, at Spaceland. Opening the evening will be up-and-coming indie-pop wizards Chasing Kings, followed by the tightly wound guitar rock of L.A. quintet Vanaprasta. […]
Soul revivalists and recent Dangerbird Records signees Fitz & the Tantrums [pictured], new indie-pop supergroup Admiral Radley and emerging L.A. rock bands Saint Motel and Voxhaul Broadcast highlight the lineup for this year’s Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum in July. The series, presented by the Hammer and KCRW-FM and curated […]
Dr. Dog [pictured], supported by Deer Tick and Pepi Ginsberg, headlines the Fonda Theatre behind its new album “Shame, Shame.” … Chasing Kings rock the Silverlake Lounge in support of a solo gig by Morgan Nagler of the Whispertown 2000. All Wrong and the Plans Change and WT2K member Tod Wisenbaker also play. … And there’s […]
Even when he’s not backed by his band Thrice, O.C.’s Dustin Kensrue [pictured] has some pretty formidable songwriting chops, as he displayed on his solo album “Please Come Home,” released two years ago this month. Kensrue gets top billing on a tour called “Where’s the Band?” – which features the frontmen of four rock bands […]
Couple of big shows go head-to-head tonight, so if you’re out purely for the music, you really can’t go wrong. She Wants Revenge [pictured] headlines the “Kick Out of the Clots: A Benefit for Jennifer Tefft” event at the Echo/Echoplex — the fundraiser offers a long night of music (doors at 7 p.m.) featuring Living […]
