Incoming: Jorja Smith, Monogem, Richard Lloyd, Milk & Bone,AlunaGeorge, Brockhampton, How to Dress Well, Lemaitre, Cayucas, Elvis Costello, El Ten Eleven, the Tallest Man on Earth, SWIMM, Giraffage, Distant Cousins, Gryffin, Julien Baker/Phoebe Bridgers, Ingrid Michaelson, Kimbra, Perry Farrell, Sean Rowe, Doe Paoro, Linda Perhacs, Death Valley Girls, Neneh Cherry, Jhené Aiko, Tash Sultana, Eve 6, Petula Clark, Andy Shauf
El Ten Eleven worked with a producer for the first time on their forthcoming album, “Banker’s Hill,” the duo’s 10th release. “Phenomenal Problems” is a phenomenal introduction.
Buzz Bands LA’s favorite EPs of the year came via Alyeska, Billie Eilish, Brainstory, Buyepongo, Cody Crump, El Ten Eleven, Former Faces, Geneva White, Goon, HAWAI, Holy Wars, Joey Dosik, Kamasi Washington, La Bouquet, Lone Kodiak, Lukas Frank, Malia, Miya Folick, Saro and Superet (with some special mentions.)
Incoming: Cal Jam, Eagle Rock Music Fest, Chinatown Moon Fest, Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Fest, Sonder, Chance the Rapper, Gillian Welch, Lukas Nelson, Robert Earl Keen, Tank & the Bangas, Young the Giant, Ms. Lauryn Hill, the War on Drugs, Gorillaz, Saint Etienne, the Cribs, Coldplay, the Flaming Lips, Kings of Leon, St. Vincent, the Offspring, Janet Jackson
Also on Tuesday: Here We Go Magic, San Cisco, David Cook, Mark Lanegan, Family Pet, Don Preston, the Kickback
Incoming: Mark Lanegan, Yes, San Cisco, Here We Go Magic, El Ten Eleven, Flithy Friends, the Neighbourhood, Trombone Shorty, Joywave, OneRepublic, L.A. Witch, Oh Sees, the Pharcyde, Salt N Pepa, Hunny, Mary J. Blige, Chinatown Summer Nights, Made in LA Festival, Kina Grannis and more
Next week, instrumental music phenoms El Ten Eleven released their first music with vocals — the “Unusable Love” EP, featuring The Dig’s Emile Mosseri. It’s different.
Also on Friday: Angela McCluskey, Tegan & Sara, El Ten Eleven, Regina Spektor, Steve Gunn, TV Girl, Blink 182, Dropkick Murphys, the Mae Shi, Brave Native, Barnes
Incoming: Nothing But Thieves, Delta Rae, Dom Kennedy, Drake, Foals, the Album Leaf, Skylar Grey, Devendra Banhart, the Weeks, the Heavy, Regina Spektor, Tegan & Sara, Glen Hansard, Blink 182, Angela McClusky, Gary Clark Jr., Descendents, Dolly Parton, Conor Oberst and more
Also on Thursday: CeeLo Green, Steel Panther, the Vim Dicta, Audiodamn!, Melted, Styx, Post Malone, the Silent War, the Pretty Flowers, Henry Pope, Barry Johnson, the Gaslamp Killer
