So many good shows tonight – in the interest of self-promotion, we’ll start with our own: ‣ Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday, our monthly songwriter night, brings Correatown, Imperial Mammoth, College Kids and Will Courtney to Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park for a night of acoustic or semi-acoustic sets. The music starts at 9:15. ‣ […]
Thursday things: ‣ Part 1 of FMLY Fest – two days of music and communing thrown by the L.A. branch of the eco-conscious collective – goes off at Catnap (1726 N. Spring St. in Chinatown). We posted on the preview mixtape earlier this month. And there’s a very good lineup today, featuring Gangi, Gothic Tropic, […]
So as rich as 2011 proved to be for local music, 2012 promises even more. Following is Buzz Bands LA’s list of “Bands to Watch” for 2012 – 33 newbies who have not yet released a full-length album and are on our radar to do so in the coming year. Whom did I miss? Leave […]
Some people are not morning people, and it’s highly doubtful rebellious punk rockers FIDLAR are either. However, their video for “Wake Bake Skate” from their “DIYDUI” EP does support the theory where those who are slow to awaken before noon do rise with enough energy to take the day on head first. Sure, productivity may […]
Join me at midnight tonight on KCSN (88.5 FM, or streaming at KCSN.org) as my LA Buzz Bands Show begins a three-week celebration of my favorite local music of 2011. My “Fave 40” countdown will feature the local tunes I had in heaviest rotation this year, and there were plenty to choose from. Tonight’s show […]
Sunday’s selections: ‣ The rootsy raconteurs known as HoneyHoney visit the Troubadour for a hometown date – the duo of Suzanna Santos and Ben Jaffe released their second album, “Billy Jack,” in October on Lost Highway Records. [Get a taste of “Ohio” and “Turn That Finger Around,” and check out KCRW’s post on “LA River.”] […]
“F*ck it dog, life’s a risk.” It’s a statement that truly sums up the music of FIDLAR and one which has given birth to their acronym band name. The surf-cum-garage rock made by Zac Carper and friends seems fueled by cheap beer and youthful anger – longtime staples in both good punk rock and excellent […]
This week goes from 0 to 60 in about 5 shows: ‣ British songstress Adele, who postponed L.A. dates in June because of a bout of laryngitis, brings the songs from her Top 10 album “21” to the Greek Theatre, a show rescheduled from June 6. That’s her video for “Rolling in the Deep,” above. […]
A busy first Monday of a new month: ‣ Battles bring the indie prog-rock to the Echoplex, with Holloys supporting. ‣ Australian singer-songwrtier Xavier Rudd (pictured) brings his guitar-didgeridoo-percussion juggling act (and songs off last year’s “Koonyum Sun”) to the El Rey Theatre as part of a 21-date tour on which L.A.’s HoneyHoney opens. ‣ […]
