This Thursday schedule is so good it oughta be a Saturday: ‣ If you have never seen El Ten Eleven, tonight would be a very good opportunity. No, really. There’s no duo like Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty, and there’s no instrumental rock band like them. They bring their mesmerizing live show to the Echo […]
Things for a wonderful Wednesday: ‣ Ben Gibbard visits the Wilshire Ebell Theatre behind his solo album “Former Lives.” Damian Jurado, whose own recent release “Maraqopa” is equally moving, supports. That’s the pretty-damned-funny video for Gibbard’s “Teardrop Windows,” above. ‣ New Orleans quartet Generationals and L.A. sextet Races team up for a night at the […]
Buzz Bands LA’s monthly night, and more: ‣ Join BuzzBands LA for a cozy evening of music at Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park– our monthly SecondTuesday songwriter night features a lineup of the Wellspring John Isaac Watters ad Nocturnal Youth. Things get started at 9. ‣ Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi has a new […]
Incoming: Gary Clark Jr., Jack’s Mannequin, Richie Sambora, AC Newman, Wiz Khalifa, Ben Gibbard, Generationals, El Ten Eleven, Walk the Moon, Tame Impala, Joshua Radin, Jennifer Warnes, Steve Winwood, Grouplove, Milo Greene, Cold Specks, Felix Cartal, Jackson Browne, the Faint, Everclear Above: Austin’s pride and joy, Gary Clark Jr., returns to L.A. in support of […]
The weekend’s 26h annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA packed a punch with a lineup of the Roots, Alison Hinds, Booker T, Shaggy, Gary Clark Jr. and more. Check out Randall Roberts’ review for the Times. Photographer Scott Dudelson shared this gallery with Buzz Bands LA.
For the middle day of your long weekend: ‣ The Roots (pictured), Booker T. Jones and Gary Clark Jr. highlight the lineup for the 26th annual UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival at Drake Stadium. ‣ Day 2 of the third annual Silver Lake Jubilee comes loaded with Aloe Blacc and the Soft Pack headlining the two […]
Going to Weekend 2 of Coachella? It figures to be quite a bit different than the first weekend, but only because of the predicted high temperatures. Weekend 1 was a breeze – weather-wise, to be sure, but also because the festival was the smoothest-run of the eight that I have attended. Crowds were the opposite […]
@Seraphina_L on Friday at SXSW: If there’s one artist who will make aching feet, humidity and a 12-block hike more than worth it, it’s Austin’s very own Gary Clark Jr. The emcee at Waterloo Records’ outdoor stage mentioned having followed Clark since he was 15 years old, and considering Clark’s deafening buzz at SXSW this […]
South by Southwest 2012 has become somewhat of a battle between West Coast and East Coast this year. We’re fine with that as the City of Angels has tons to offer for every single type of musical palette, but what about all the L.A. folks heading out there to see something non-local? There are plenty […]