[Buzz Bands LA and friends were out in force at this year’s FYF Fest. Part 1 of 4:] Fool’s Gold ”¢ Mister Heavenly ”¢ The Head & the Heart ”¢ Smith Westerns ”¢ Cults ”¢ Cold War Kids ”¢ Guided by Voices ”¢ Broken Social Scene ”¢ Descendents ”¢ Death From Above 1979 Photo galleries: […]
A festival and other festivities: ‣ Hard to believe there’s a better bargain than this year’s FYF Fest (especially if you bought your tickets at the screamin’-cheap presale rate). If the involvement this year of über-promoter Goldenvoice eliminates or even alleviates the embarrassing logistical problems of the past two years, FYF 2011 could be a […]
Fool’s Gold’s sophomore album “Leave No Trace” arrived earlier this month like an umbrella drink, mixing sweet and bright African beats with the intoxicating yearning of ’80s mopes like the Smiths and the Cure. Singer Luke Top’s full-throated entreaties, sung entirely in English this time (he did some songs in Hebrew on the debut), exude […]
[With Fool’s Gold’s show last week still fresh in my mind, it seemed appropos to share this:] It’s unlikely (not to mention unfortunate) that we will ever hear from Foreign Born again. With Lewis Pesacov and Garrett Ray having a good time in Fool’s Gold, Matt Popieluch making sweet music as Big Search and Ariel […]
By the time Lykke Li got to the slow-burning “I Know Places” midway through her set Wednesday at Greek Theatre, you didn’t know whether she was boxing with her demons or dancing with them. One thing for sure, though: The demons don’t have a chance. At once an exorcism and concert, Li’s 75-minute turn in […]
[Happy birthday to Mettalica’s James Hetfield – here’s your midweek show menu:] ‣ Lykke Li, with her sophomore album “Wounded Rhymes” winning new fans and with gigs on “The Tonight Show” (Thursday) and Lollapalooza (Saturday) on the horizon, headlines the Greek Theater tonight, topping a bill that includes L.A.’s Best Coast and Fool’s Gold. ‣ […]
Guided by Voices, Death From Above 1979, Broken Social Scene, Explosions in the Sky and the Descendents highlight the lineup for the Sept. 3 FYF Fest, which moves from Los Angeles State Historic Park to the streets of downtown L.A. surrounding City Hall – the footprint of the dearly departed Detour Festival. In the announcement […]
When worlds collide? The FYF Fest and the Sunset Strip Music Festival each will announce their lineups on Wednesday, and the rumor mill is churning with names. Let’s put our ears to the ground: ‣ Even without having announced a lineup, FYF had a $30 presale on Tuesday and sold out of that allotment. Regular […]
Fool’s Gold, the sprawling collective whose genre-mashing 2009 debut fused dance-pop and Afro rhythms and spawned club hits sung in Hebrew, are back. Only this time they are leaner, and from the sound of things, possibly meaner. The band announced today that its their new album “Leave No Trace” would be out Aug. 16 on […]
[Surprise shows, sold-out shows, showy shows – this weekend, I’ll recap the Friday, Saturday and Sunday show offerings on separate posts:] Big night in the city: ‣ Arcade Fire performs at a to-be-disclosed location. See previous post. ‣ Fool’s Gold plays the Skybar at the Mondrian Hotel – RSVP required – and the L.A. Afro-pop […]
