First Monday of a new month, and you know what that means: new residencies. But first: ‣ Youngblood Hawke, Lady Danville, Useless Keys and Yellow Red Sparks team up for a Pablove Foundation benefit at the Satellite, whose February residents, Milo Greene, don’t get started until next Monday. Above is the video for Youngblood Hawke’s […]
So as rich as 2011 proved to be for local music, 2012 promises even more. Following is Buzz Bands LA’s list of “Bands to Watch” for 2012 – 33 newbies who have not yet released a full-length album and are on our radar to do so in the coming year. Whom did I miss? Leave […]
Tonight’s touts: ‣ Morrissey plays a sold-out show at the Shrine Auditorium. ‣ It’s a night for some very good shoegazer rock at the Satellite – Tennis System (that’s their video for “Arcane,” above) celebrates the release of its album “Teenagers,” with United Ghosts (marking the release of their “Holes Into the Night” 7-inch) and […]
‣ Bob Mould, whose three decades in rock includes seminal bands such as Hüsker Dü and Sugar and an estimable catalog of solo work, is feted in the program “See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould” at Disney Hall. The program, hosted by veteran DJ Matt Pinfield, features […]
Three years and more than 3,300 posts ago, I launched Buzz Bands LA as way to stay busy after my employers politely told me they no longer needed my services. I had no illusions that, in a blog world populated by younger, faster, tech-savvier talent, very many people would care. So color me flattered that […]
Top of your Tuesday: ‣ Buzz Bands LA’s Three-Year Anniversary party goes off at the Echo, with Everest headlining and support from Hands and Death to Anders. More details in the next post. ‣ Tom Morello, d/b/a The Nightwatchman, hits the Troubadour behind his new album “World Wide Rebel Songs.” ‣ Atlanta quartet Gringo Star, […]
L.A. quartet Hands prestidigitate in a world where synths change cloud formations, rhythms alter the horizon and Geoffrey Halliday’s vocals soar above it all, at once hopeful and yearning. Halliday and bandmates Ryan Sweeney, Sean Hess and Alex Staniloff have been crafting a new EP’s worth of music for a year now (see our premiere […]
It’s a fantabulous Friday: ‣ Back in April, Eastern Conference Champions (that Joshua Ostrander, pictured) released one of our favorite albums of the year, “Speak-Ahh.” The trio warms up for a trip overseas with a date at the Satellite, supported by Duniven and Warships. ‣ Surfer Blood, with a new EP “Tarot Classic” on the […]
Buzz Bands LA is turning 3 years old, and we’re triangulating the celebration. We are privileged to announce that Everest, the Los Angeles quintet who are readying their third album of rich, distinctly American rock ’n’ roll, will head up a trio of rockers playing Buzz Bands LA’s Three-Year Anniversary on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at […]
Your solid Saturday touts: ‣ Power pop fanatics need not stay home tonight, because the Posies [pictured above] play 1993’s “Frosting On The Beater” tonight at the Viper Room. ‣ She never really just worked 9 to 5. Country’s legendary lady Dolly Parton plays a second night at Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Chillwavers Memory Tapes headlines […]
