[Between hosting Buzz Bands LA’s party and running into lousy luck with oppressive lines, my South by Southwest adventuring was limited. No Thermals, or CHVRCHES, for instance. But …] @KRBronson on Wednesday at SXSW: Matthew Houck favors folk music that makes grand, sweeping statements, and as Phosphorescent his late-arriving set at the Hype Hotel nearly […]
Last Monday of the month, get ’em while they’re hot: ‣ L.A. trio Gliss winds up its residency at Los Globos, supported by Line & Circle and Robotanists. ‣ It’s the final night Kan Wakan [pictured] at the Echo too – Oh Boy Les Mecs, Yoya and Seasons are on board to support. ‣ Downstairs […]
Incoming: The Residents, Gliss, Kan Wakan, A House for Lions, Warships, Ramona Falls, Goldroom, Com Truise, the Lions, Anberlin, Reckless Kelly, Flosstradamus, Francisco the Man, Willie Nelson, Califone, Surfer Blood, Dada, Happy Hollows, Hustle Roses, Rumours, Jukebox the Ghost, Galactic, the Breakestra, Bomb the Music Industry, the Devil Wears Prada, Gold Fields, Morrissey, Allah-Las, the […]
Let’s keep things presidential, shall we? ‣ L.A. trio Gliss, its latest album “Langdom Dans” deservedly piling up good reviews, continue their residency at Los Globos. The night, hosted by Buzz Bands LA, also features sets from Touché, Baron von Luxxury and Tic Tic Boom! ‣ Kan Wakan’s residency at the Echo features opening sets […]
‣ Caught a Ghost celebrates the release of its EP “Nightworks” with a gig at Bardot as part of It’s a School Night, which also features performances by Starting Six, Chali 2na and Leagues. That’s Caught a Ghost’s video for “Hold Out,” above. ‣ Gliss’ residency in support of its new album “Langsom Dans” roars […]
Cue our Monday mantra – so many residencies, so little time: ‣ L.A. trio Gliss starts a four-week run at Los Globos behind their new album “Langsom Dans” Xu Xu Fang, Lonely Trees and the Pyyramids open, and there will be a familiar face spinning music beetween sets – KROQ’s Rodney Bingenheimer. ‣ There’s a […]
It’s been three years since Gliss released “Devotion Implosion,” so it’s understandable for connoisseurs of local shoegaze to be anxiously awaiting the arrival of the trio’s forthcoming record “Langsom Dans.” Slated for a Jan. 22 release via Modern Outsider, it can already be said the new material is a sophisticated foray into noisy romance. Gliss’ […]
Buzz Bands LA celebrated its fourth birthday as an independent blog on Tuesday, and Voxhaul Broadcast, Gliss and the Breakups provided the musical icing on the cake. The show at the Federal Bar kicked off with the classic pop of the Breakups, who played material off their new album “Running Jumping Falling Shouting.” Then Gliss […]
Your Tuesday show selections: ‣ Selfishly, we’ll start out here: Buzz Bands LA celebrates its 4-Year Anniversary at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood, with Voxhaul Broadcast, Gliss and the Breakups performing. Doors at 7:30, music at 8. ‣ Bob Mould headlines the El Rey Theatre behind his new album “Silver Age” – and it’ll […]
Buzz Bands LA turns 4 this month, and what better way to celebrate than throw a party with three of our favorite L.A. bands? Voxhaul Broadcast, the explosive quartet whose music first came onto the Buzz Bands radar back in our L.A. Times days, will headline the Buzz Bands LA 4-Year Anniversary on Tuesday, Oct. […]
