Lightning in a Bottle celebrates 20th year in ecstatic fashion
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Marking its 20th year, Lightning in a Bottle 2023 felt like THE lightning the festival has always endeavored to catch.
Ears Wide Open: TOMI
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TOMI’s breakup anthem “If You Tried” is a taste of her debut full-length, “Late Bloomer,” arriving in August. The video for the song co-stars Lesbian Barbie, with their relationship ending surprisingly.
Stream: Gabriels, ‘Glory’
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L.A. trio Gabriels will release their debut album, “Angels & Queens,” in its entirety on July 7, in advance of their date at the Ford on Aug. 12.
Video: Knower, ‘Crash the Car’
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Knower — Genevieve Artadi and Louis Cole, backed by their many talented friends — will release the new album “Knower Forever” on Friday. The videos for the triptych of singles (included “Crash the Car,” which premiered today) simply amaze.
Stream: Blake Mills, ‘Skeleton Is Walking’
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“Skeleton Is Walking” is the first single from Blake Mills’ new album, “Jelly Road,” co-written with Vermont musician Chris Weisman and due July 14. The pair will perform two southern California dates this month.
The National prove familiar yet fresh at the Greek
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The National’s visit to the Greek Theatre on Tuesday was not unlike their previous three concerts at the venue. But owing to the strong material on their new album, “First Two Pages of Frankenstein,” the career-spanning show felt revelatory. They play the Greek again tonight.
Stream: Polartropica, ‘Ride or Die’
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If summer ever really gets here, Polartropica has the bop for it. The new single “Ride or Die” is a collaboration with Edgar Everyone.
Stream: Greatest Hits … This Week (Vol. 261)
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Songs from Sego, Holly Blair, Mapache, Yoke Lore, Monogem, Oddnesse, Sad Park, Sam Burton, Johanna Samuels, Dylan Rodrigue, Jeff Rosenstock, Anna St. Louis and more on Buzz Bands LA’s latest playlist.
Photos: Fatal Jamz at the Teragram Ballroom
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Fatal Jamz celebrated the release of their album “Fatal Attraction,” and Marion Belle included some of his solo work as well, on Friday at the Teragram Ballroom.
L.A. Buzz Bands Show (flashback edition), tonight at 10 on 88.5 The SoCal Sound
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Tonight’s 2013 flashback edition of the L.A. Buzz Bands Show on 88.5 FM features music from Haim, In the Valley Below, Body Parts, Kan Wakan, Rhye, Local Natives, Avid Dancer, Hands, Superhumanoids, Jonathan Wilson, Jenny O., Cold War Kids, Big Black Delta, the Moth & the Flame and Cillie Barnes.
