Lord Huron’s cinematic folk music evokes the expansive vistas of the American West — imagine a heartsick man ahorseback tortured by the life he left behind, or expectant about the one he’ll find. Singer-guitarist Ben Schneider and mates squeezed every ounce of ennui out of it in front of the misty-eyed multitudes at the Wiltern […]
It was a strange confluence of events: On Tuesday, L.A. quartet PAPA released its ballyhooed debut album “Tender Madness” to some (well-deserved) fanfare. That same day – via the same label, Loma Vista – brought the release of the debut EP by the singer-songwriter who playfully modeled for the cover of PAPA’s first release, “A […]
Fun for all Friday: ‣Â Australian psych-rockers Tame Impala play their first of two L.A. shows tonight at the El Rey Theatre. [That’s their video for “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards” from their sophomore release “Lonerism” above.] The Amazing of Sweden supports. ‣Â There’s a whole lotta happy going on at the Fonda Theatre with Walk […]
‣ Danish retro-funk maestros the Asteroids Galaxy Tour hit the Troubadour behind their early-2012 release “Out of Frequency.” That’s their video for “Major,” above. Millionyoung opens. ‣ The Steelwells and the Lonely Wild do Hollywood at It’s a School Night at Bardot. ‣ Family of the Year, Terraplane Sun and the Young Rapscallions team up […]
Incoming: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Family of the Year, Voxhaul Broadcast, Bob Mould, Miike Snow, Daughter, Lamb of God, All Time Low, Kid Koala, the Donkeys, Alanis Morissette, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, R. Kelly, Mariachi El Bronx, Lord Huron, Husky, Other Lives, Woodkid, Saint Etienne, the All-American Rejects, Electric Guest, Joan Osborne, HARD Day […]
Happy Monday (we think): ‣ Huge night at It’s a School Night at Bardot: Brooklyn duo MS MR make their L.A. debut – that’s their video for “Hurricane,” above, a song that will be released this week as a 7-inch single via IAMSOUND Records. Plus, local rockers Of Verona will be celebrating the release of […]
Incoming: Family of the Year, Of Verona, P.O.D., Eleni Mandell, Oak & Gorski, Sea Wolf, Mustard Pimp, Andy Clockwise, Marina & the Diamonds, Robert DeLong, the Bouncing Souls, X, Thao With the Get Down Stay Down, Sonny & the Sunsets, Aesop Rock, Azealia Banks and more. Above: Azealia Banks’ video for “Liquorice.” The 21-year-old, with […]
For your first Monday in July: ‣ Could it be a night of magic at the Hollywood Bowl? Actually, the first of three nights. Pop icon Barry Manilow joins the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the Hollywood Bowl’s annual tribute to the red, white and blue, with Manilow’s hits, patriotic music and fireworks. ‣ The opening […]
With all these obituaries having been written for the music industry, how come so many artists on the Buzz Bands LA radar keep getting signed?
Family of the Year still sounds happy. No big news there; with last year’s “St. Croix” EP, the Silver Lake quintet solidified its place in the brigade of local bands trading in exuberant California pop. The bulletin is that FOTY, now signed to Nettwerk, has completed its debut album, “Loma Vista,” which will be released […]
