Our cups overfloweth: ‣ His new album “A Wasteland Companion” en route in April, M. Ward plays at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. [That’s his new video for “The First time I Ran Away,” above.] ‣ Gotye, his album “Making Mirrors” out this week, plays the sold-out El Rey Theatre, joined by Kimbra, who’s featured on the […]
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 […]
Two big darned deals: ‣ Guns N’ Roses’ big tour comes to the Forum. Interesting interview with Axl Rose in today’s L.A. Times. ‣ Common headlines the House of Blues behind his released-just-in-time-for-Christmas new album “The Dreamer/The Believer,” which features an original poem by Maya Angelou. Two tasty club shows: ‣ L.A. quartet Flora & […]
In the first song on Harriet’s debut EP, the audaciously titled “I Slept With All Your Mothers,” you can almost feel Alex Casnoff releasing his pent-up frustration. Casnoff, who spent the past couple of years playing in L.A. bands Dawes and Papa, has struck out on his own as Harriet (the band name honors his […]
