Premiere: Irontom, ‘Be Bold Like Elijah’
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“Partners,” the long-awaited debut album from Irontom, arrives May 5. “Be Bold Like Elijah” is the L.A. quintet at its most swaggering.
This Week’s Shows: Feb. 1-7
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Including: Lolipop Your Heart Out, Jamie Woon, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Merle Haggard, Marlon Williams, Tommy Keene, the Soft White Sixties, Benji Hughes, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the Hood Internet, Jessica Lea Mayfield.
Bands to Watch 2016: 16 artists (and then some) for the new year
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Counting some holdovers from last year’s list, here is Buzz Bands LA’s 16 Bands to Watch for 2016 — and 16 more besides them to keep an eye on.
AWOLNATION blaze through the haze at Hollywood Palladium
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With frontman Aaron Bruno commanding the stage, L.A. rockers satiate fans at hometown show behind their sophomore album “Run.”
Tonight in L.A.: Brian Wilson, Journey, World Party, Shannon & the Clams, Cayucas, Orgone, Run River North, Evidence, Irontom, Visitors, Breakfast, Behon
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A Saturday in June, an embarrassment of riches: ► The legendary Brian Wilson, accompanied by Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin, plays the Greek Theatre behind his new album “No Pier Pressure.” Fellow septuagenarian Rodriguez (“Searching for Sugar Man”) opens. ► At the Hollywood Bowl, it’s the official opening night, with Journey, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra […]
The Week Ahead: June 15-21
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Incoming: Warped Tour, New Beat Fund, Jedi Mind Tricks, Tennis System, Hunny, Crash Kings, Lenka, Action Bronson, J Mascis, The Lone Bellow, James McMurtry, Butch Walker, No Joy, Conway, The Mispers, Robert Glasper, Jaga Jazzist, Karma Killers, The Life & Times, Johnnyswim, Goldlink, Bob Schneider, Rhye, Avid Dancer, Robin Trower, Steve Earle, Mana, Little Big […]
Photos: Freedom Fry (with Mayer Hawthorne), the Moth & the Flame and Irontom at the Echo
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There were so many storylines on Monday night at the Echo for the second week of the dual residency shared by Freedom Fry and The Moth & the Flame. Foremost, there was the winning set from the husband-and-wife indie-pop duo Freedom Fry — Bruce Driscoll and Marie Seyrat — expanded to a full band to ratchet […]
Bands to Watch 2015: More than 20 L.A. artists who figure to make noise in the new year
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Forecasting the future, especially at an arbitrary juncture such as year’s end, is a fool’s game. As we learned from our “Bands to Watch 2014,” the timelines for artists’ releases, as well as their creative processes, are frequently capricious. Some things take time. Other things happen overnight. There’s probably some already-signed artist woodshedding right now […]
Jamie T reconnects with his fervent fans in his first Los Angeles show in seven years at the Roxy
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By Tarynn Law “She asked me is it painless, am I humoring the brainless? Being young and drunk and all f*cked up and being in entertainment?” The year was 2007. The last Harry Potter book had just been released, Bob Barker handed the skinny microphone of “The Price is Right” over to Drew Carey, Anna […]
Video: Irontom, ‘The Minista’
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Anybody who’s witnessed Harry Hayes’ wild-eyed antics and spastic dance moves in concert has to conclude there’s a party going on inside the Irontom singer’s head. The video for the L.A. quintet’s new song “The Minista” takes you there. It starts in black-and-white with the band performing, and then with surrealistic splashes of paint and […]
