Incoming: Coachella (Weekend 2), Brokechella, Stone Temple Pilots, Royal Blood, Father John Misty, Chet Faker, Luna, Odessa, Dorothy, Dreamers, Desaparecidos, Plain White T’s, Squarepusher, Stromae, Jenny Lewis, Swans, Glass Animals, FKA Twigs, Fleetwood Mac, Barry Manilow, Cloud Nothings, the Bad Romantics, MØ, Neil & Liam Finn, SomeKindaWonderful, Ride, Benjamin Booker, Alt-J, Florence + the Machine, […]
Happy Sunday: â–º Coachella winds up its first weekend with Drake, Florence + the Machine, Kaskade, Ryan Adams, David Guetta, St. Vincent, Fitz & the Tantrums, Marina and the Diamonds, Brand New, Madeon, Stromae, Odesza, RAC, Jenny Lewis, Desaparecidos and more, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. That’s Drake’s video for “Jungle.” â–º Heaps […]
Show stuff for your Monday: ‣ The Raveonettes headline the El Rey Theatre beind their new album “Observator”, supported by Melody’s Echo Chamber and E13. That’s Imogen Prado’s gorgeous video for the Raveonettes’ “The Enemy,” above. ‣Â New Orleans sextet Royal Teeth come off their strong Culture Collide performances to pay a visit to It’s […]
Show picks for Sunday: ‣ Coming off their epic club show Saturday night at the Echoplex, Of Montreal headlines the Culture Collide Block Party (on Reservoir between Alvarado and Sunset in Echo Park, free with RSVP) as the Filter magazine festival comes to a close. The Wombats, School of Seven Bells, Niki and the Dove, […]
Who: Florence + the Machine at the Outdoor Theatre In 3 or Fewer Words: Night’s dark dove.
[It’s Buzz Bands LA staff writer Seraphina L’s turn to share a year-end list …] By Seraphina Lotkhamnga Choosing one’s favorite albums of the year is always a daunting task, and it’s even worse when you have to whittle your list down to 25. Here are my thoughts on 2011 albums (local and non-local), and […]
Florence Welch refuses to turn the melodrama down, and if you don’t believe that statement, just watch Florence + the Machine‘s latest music video for “No Light, No Light.” The closest thing to Madonna’s controversial “Like a Prayer” clip for the new millennium (of course, excluding all Lady Gaga-related items), religious and racial content were […]
As Florence + the Machine offers a clip to accompany “Shake It Out,” the first official single off her sophomore album “Ceremonials,” those Kate Bush comparisons (Stevie Nicks gets mentioned too) don’t seem much of a stretch. Whether Florence Welch dislikes this label the media has slapped on her style, there’s no denying that this […]
Florence + the Machine are building up to releasing a follow-up to their highly-regarded album, “Lungs,” but the first two tracks they’ve handed out show no sign of a sophomore slump. If anyone fell for Florence Welch’s dramatic flair on the previous record, it sounds like she has tightened her skill for straddling the ethereal […]
Cozy shows, crazy shows – we’ll start small and work our way big: ‣ Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday songwriter night at Lot 1 Cafe features Luz Elena (pictured), Chris Accardo and Mark Lane. Luz Elena is the frontwoman of the Portland indie-folk Y La Bamba, and she’s in town working on material for a solo […]
