The spiritual uplift of communal folkies Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros is in full force on “Better Days,” the first single off the 11-member L.A. troupe’s forthcoming third full-length. The album, a self-titled affair, will be out July 23 via Community Music, and this single finds frontman Alex Ebert and crew dispensing their Summer […]
What a year. More than 140 Los Angeles-sired albums passed through the Buzz Bands LA headphones this year, not counting EPs, mixtapes and singles. Judging from the detritus at my desk – handwritten lists, stacks of CDs, press releases – and my unopened emails, there were a lot more out there. It came in all […]
One of the prettiest moments on the second Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros album “Here” is the song “Child,” written and performed by guitarist Christian Letts. Through the website Genero.tv, the band ran a contest for fan-made videos. A director named MichaÅ‚ Byra earned the $5,000 top prize for this clip, one of 78 […]
The title of Aaron Embry’s solo debut “Tiny Prayers” takes on a whole new meaning with the recent news that his 3-year-old daughter Mayla has been diagnosed with leukemia. Friends of the singer-songwriter and producer, whose long resumé and keen devotion to his craft have made him one of the most beloved figures on the […]
Not sure anybody this far north on the Golden State Freeway has made a big deal of this, but the Doheny Days Festival – Sept. 8-9 at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point – has assembled a formidable lineup including Jane’s Addiction, the Flaming Lips, Jimmy Eat World and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros. […]
Midway through “Janglin” on Friday night at the Greek Theatre, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros ground the song to a halt while frontman Alex Ebert went into the crowd to howl at the moon, which loomed like manna above the silhouetted pine trees that encircle the Greek Theatre. It was but one of many […]
Happy Friday, we’re full up with good shows: ‣ With their sophomore album “Here” due at the end of the month, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros take on the Greek Theatre. Early arrival recommended for opener Aaron Embry. ‣ Lindsey Buckingham does a one-man show at the Wiltern, performing songs from his recent solo […]
Talk about tough acts to follow. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, the band concocted by singer-songwriter Alex Ebert almost five years ago as he pulled himself from his personal abyss, have sold 300,000 copies of their 2009 debut “Up From Below,” much of it on the strength of the single “Home,” a timeless declaration […]
One good idea spawned another Saturday evening at South by Southwest. Last spring’s Railroad Revival Tour – the train journey that carried Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show from Oakland to New Orleans and stopped for six shows along the way – was documented by director Emmett […]
Aaron Embry’s solo material has often taken a back seat to his work with other artists – he’s been party to albums and tours for a host of A-listers, he produced Avi Buffalo’s debut album, and most recently he has played keyboards for Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros. And his 2008 album as Amnion […]
