FIDLAR has a message for the craft beer set: Um … well … you’ll get it here, in the video for “Cheap Beer.” The song is the first track off the L.A. quartet’s self-titled full-length debut, which will land Jan. 22 on Mom + Pop. The foursome of Zac Carper, Brandon Schwartzel and Elvis and […]
Friday, fast: ‣ Bob Dylan plays the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ SoCal favorites Tiger Army visit the Fonda Theatre for their annual OctoberFlame concert, supported by Exene and Suedehead. ‣ Flying Lotus headlines Club Nokia, joined by the Gaslamp Killer, Teebs and Jeremiah Jae. Above is Kahlil Joseph’s short film bearing the title of Flying Lotus’ […]
Your Tuesday show menu: ‣ We’ll begin with our own cozy show – Buzz Bands LA’s monthy SecondTuesday songwriter night brings Michael Davis (of Michael Davis With Lions), Alaska Reid and the Sweet Hurt to Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park. Doors at 9; more info here. ‣ My Morning Jacket does the first of […]
If pop hooks and punk energy were drinks, they’d be “Cheap Beer.” FIDLAR taps both – well, all three – in abundance, as the L.A. quartet has shown, first on its “DIYDUI” EP in April 2011 and then on the four-song volley “Don’t Try” a year later. Whether playing a proper show in a large […]
[Photos and capsule reviews of selected sets from the Spring Street Stage at Saturday’s FYF Fest:] Simian Mobile Disco, Quicksand, James Blake, Chromatics, F*cked Up, Cloud Nothings, Redd Kross, King Tuff, FIDLAR, the Orwells ||| Photos by Laurie Scavo More photos and reviews after the jump:
Just when I thought it was safe to call it quits on a Friday afternoon, a new FIDLAR video hits. “AA” – it doesn’t stand for the airline company, or the substance-abuse group – skewers your favorite local clothing maker. I’m going to cackle all the way to happy hour. And maybe think about some lawyer’s […]
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?
Long weekend, part I: ‣ The third annual Silver Lake Jubilee street festival goes off on Santa Monica Boulevard between Sunset and Hoover, with Kinky (pictured) and Autolux headlining the two main stages. Things get going around noon. Full set times after the jump. ‣ Glenn Frey headlines the Wiltern behind his new solo album […]
[A few tunes from L.A. artists who have been hard at work…] FIDLAR, “Got No Money” – Zac Carper and gang, whose acronym stands for F–k It Dog, Life’s a Risk, return with yet another single from their “Don’t Try” EP (out now on Mom + Pop). “Got No Money” has the odd juxtaposition of […]
Your jam-packed Tuesday: ‣ It’s that time of the month – BuzzBands LA’s SecondTuesday Songwriter night at Lot 1 Cafe features performances by Taylor Locke & the Roughs (in a special acoustic setup with strings), Davis Fetter, Sarah Winters and the debut of solo material by Michael Goldman of Chasing Kings. ‣ U.K.’s the Wombats […]
