Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes has upped the ante on latest album “False Priest” with a fuller, more bass-heavy sound owed in no small measure to producer Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Kanye West), who has ratcheted the extrovert singer’s lo-fi recordings into much deeper sonic territory. Barnes’ supporting cast has also been given an upgrade, […]
“Open your heart, and your mind,” Mia Doi Todd sings on her new single, and after hearing the song and watching this day-brightener of a video by esteemed director Michel Gondry, you can’t help but comply. The song, among the material on the Los Angeles songstress’ forthcoming ninth album, sprang from a demo version recorded […]
[Birthday greetings go out to Kristin Hersh, long may she rock …] Today: Color me curious about this weekend’s shows by Elefant, the New York City quartet who made a modest splash with their tamed-for-radio dance-punk back in 2003-04. “Misfit” was pretty irrestistible, and the band’s male model-type frontman Diego Garcia did a great job […]
[Freelance entertainment writer Pamela Chelin reports on Tuesday night’s proceedings at Largo at the Coronet:] By Pamela Chelin It was an eclectic blend of laughs and earnestness on Tuesday night at Largo with Los Angeles’ hardest-rocking string players, the Section Quartet. The group (violinists Eric Gorfain and Marina Kuney, violist Daphne Chen and cellist Richard […]
[Apologies – this installment of Tonight in L.A. was delayed by the, ahem, aftereffects of Last Night in L.A. …] It’s no secret how much Art Brut is admired around Buzz Bands HQ; we’ve even been known to affect corny English accents and say “brilliant” as we witness Eddie Argos’ shout-sung self-flagellations. The British quintet […]
[Birthday shouts to Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Tim Burgess of the Charlatans …] Today: Where to start this evening’s bulging schedule except with Animal Collective? Having hit the Troubadour and the Music Box @ Fonda earlier in the year, the critical darlings now sell out the Wiltern. … The buzziest shows of the night […]
