Photos: Busdriver, Hemlock Ernst at the Echo
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The L.A. phenom and the Future Islands frontman teamed up for a wild night in Echo Park.
Tonight in L.A.: Grace Jones/ Future Islands, Silversun Pickups, the Stratford 4
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Also: Damian and Stephen Marley, Jimbo Mathus, Lobsterfest, Eligh, Chicago, KRS-One
Tonight in L.A.: Glass Animals, Blonde Redhead, PHASES
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Also: The Beach Boys, Future Islands, Say Lou Lou, the Coathangers, the Lighthouse & the Whaler, Stars of the Lid, Seoul, Cut Chemist, Royal Blood, Golden Void
This Week’s Shows: Sept. 21-27
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Incoming: Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Foo Fighters, Tarfest, Chinatown Moon Festival, Lobsterfest, Desert Stars Festival, Blonde Redhead, Glass Animals, Ringo Starr, Chelsea Wolfe, Mew, Paul Van Dyk, Brandon Flowers, Titus Andronicus, Silversun Pickups and more.
Video: Future Islands, ‘A Song for Our Grandfathers’
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Samuel T. Herring and the gang in Future Islands have released your weekend warm-and-fuzzy — it’s a Father’s Day-appropriate video for “A Song For Our Grandfathers,” off the band’s 2014 album “Singles.” Filmed at a family reunion in North Carolina, the video was directed by Jay Buim. And you can send it to pops or […]
Popular With Us 2014: Buzz Bands LA’s favorite albums of the year
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Last week, we shared our favorite Los Angeles albums of the year, so here is Buzz Bands LA’s overall list, as rendered by this site’s principal contributors, Seraphina Lotkhamnga, Andrew Veeder and myself. So much good music, so little time: – Kevin Bronson
Video: Peals, ‘Lonestar’
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If we didn’t name drop William Cashion (Future Islands) and Bruce Willen (Double Dagger) you would likely pass over Peals as just another band you’ve never heard of. Like their revered bands, Peals is emotive and textured, harping on intimacy and the gentleness of electric guitar picks. The Baltimore-based duo tethered to Thrill Jockey (where […]
Tonight in L.A.: Cold War Kids, Capital Cities, Bastille, Future Islands, Sky Ferreira, James Vincent McMorrow, Ibeyi, Rhett Miller, the 1975, Gruff Rhys, Wallpaper, Clockwise, Alexz Johnson, WALLA
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A super-sized Thursday night of shows: ‣ Cold War Kids play a hometown show at the Regent Theater behind their new album “Hold My Home,” with Avid Dancer supporting. ‣ Future Islands returns to L.A. one more time this year, playing a sold-out show at the Wiltern with Rose Quartz and Speak. ‣ U.K. pop […]
The Week Ahead: Nov. 17-23
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Incoming: Deerhoof, Dirty Loops, Dorothy, Wartime Recitals, Brooklyn Pets, Smallpools, Tegan and Sara, Real Estate, Hoodie Allen, Goapele, Sam Outlaw, X Ambassadors, Culture Club, the 1975, Mr. Little Jeans, the Weeks, Bell Gardens, Cold Specks, Rhett Miller, Bastille, Sky Ferreira, Capital Cities, James Vincent McMorrow, Future Islands, Alexz Johnson, Cold War Kids, Gruff Rhys, Death […]
FYF Fest 2014, Day 1: Phoenix, Interpol, Julian Casablancas and more on the Main Stage
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Reviews: Phoenix, Interpol, Julian Casablancas, Future Islands
