[Some great bands headed west after SXSW, and the first wave hits town tonight:] Tonight’s seriously good show selection: ‣ Destroyer (that’s the video to the title track of their new album “Kaputt,” above) plays to a sold-out Troubadour, with the War on Drugs and Devon Williams opening. ‣ U.K. trio Ebsen and the Witch […]
[Michael Hutchence of INXS would have turned 50 years old today. Music is being played at Buzz Bands HQ in his honor. Here’s a quick weekend preview:] Tonight: Be Your Own Pet arrived on the scene around 2005 with a screech and snarl, and a rather exhilarating sense that the Nashville quartet was one garage-rock […]
[Happy birthday to silky smooth soul singer Anthony Hamilton, the pride of Charlotte, N.C. …] Speaking of Charlotte, another one of that city’s native sons, Benji Hughes [pictured], is back in L.A., where he’s on a first-name basis with many fans of his sprawling, genre-hopping album “A Love Extreme.” (“Gonna go see Benji tomorrow?” somebody […]
