Oh, Sunset Strip, you conflict me so. On one hand you are an interactive museum of rock clichés, Madame Tussauds with a pulse and a Flying V, a vast portion of your denizens seeking to inhabit the tattooed skin of GnR/Jane’s/Van Halen. On the other you inspire a certain sense of wonderment, because the fabric […]
[So it’s “Mötley Crüe Day” in West Hollywood today as the Sunset Strip Music Festival begins in earnest tonight with a tribute to the hard rockers at the House of Blues. Don’t know whether to bring an autograph book to the red carpet or a taser.] It’s a too-many-damn-shows Thursday. Top recommendations: ‣ L.A. roots-rock […]
Your solid Saturday touts: ‣ Power pop fanatics need not stay home tonight, because the Posies [pictured above] play 1993’s “Frosting On The Beater” tonight at the Viper Room. ‣ She never really just worked 9 to 5. Country’s legendary lady Dolly Parton plays a second night at Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Chillwavers Memory Tapes headlines […]
Graffiti6 and Eastern Conference Champions kicked off the seventh annual Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum on Thursday night in raucous fashion. Playing to a capacity crowd in the museum’s courtyard, ECC unleashed 45 minutes of melodic, fuzz-drenched indie rock to start the night before the U.K.’s Graffiti6, with singer Jamie […]
Tonight’s fare (hope to see you in Westwood): ‣ The seventh annual Also I Like to Rock series kicks off at the Hammer Museum, featuring up-and-coming U.K. electro-folk sensations Graffiti6 (that’s their video for “Stone in My Heart,” above) and L.A. indie-rock trio Eastern Conference Champions. The free show in the museum’s courtyard kicks off […]
If it’s July, it must be time for the Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum. The free shows, with two bands performing per night (along with KCRW-FM DJs), go off every Thursday of the month, starting July 7 with Graffiti6 and Eastern Conference Champions. We figured you’d like to hear what’s […]
Appearances by rising U.K. sensations Graffiti6 and southern California standouts the Soft Pack, Grouplove and the Henry Clay People highlight this year’s seventh installment of the Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum. The free shows in the museum’s courtyard – held at 7 p.m. every Thursday in July – also feature […]
Between Coachella, various road trips and other adventures, the Buzz Bands LA show on MoheakRadio has been away for a few weeks. Did you miss us? Well, we’re back this afternoon in a big way – with guest Joshua Ostrander of Eastern Conference Champions, along with a heaping helping of new music from L.A. artists. […]
Your fabulous Friday fare … ‣ Eastern Conference Champions’ new album “Speak-Ahh,” its first full-length of new material in four years, is due out on Tuesday, and the L.A. trio celebrates with a show tonight at the Echo with Hands and Hot As Sun supporting. ‣ The Railroad Revival Tour – which features three bands […]
The long-awaited album from L.A.’s Eastern Conference Champions, “SPEAK-AHH,” finally arrives April 26, and its distinctive synthesis of twin-guitar atmospherics, aching narratives and rhythm-fueled urgency makes it a keeper. It’s been a steady climb and plenty of artistic growth for the trio since their last full-length, “Ameritown” (2007) – two highly regarded EPs, “Santa Fe” […]
