It’s a full-on Friday night: ‣ Four bands associated with the 1980s movement known as the Paisley Underground – the Bangles, the Three O’Clock [pictured at Coachella in April], the Dream Syndicate and Rain Parade – team up at the Fonda Theatre for a show benefiting music education programs in L.A. ‣ The Skirball Cultural […]
Incoming: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, De Lux, Cat Power, Froth, VUM, the Wild Reeds, Xiu Xiu, BLEAUX, Entrance Band, Sam Smith, Howie Day, Tapioca & the Flea, Mikal Cronin, Redd Kross, Pretty Lights, Beyonce, Pusha T, Bright Light Bright Light, LA Font, Conquistador, Every Time I Die, Mirror Days, Problem, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, the […]
Did you miss anything at FYF Fest? Did you miss FYF Fest altogether? Buzz Bands LA reviewed 37 of the 57 acts and published more than 150 photos from the weekend’s 10th annual FYF, which announced ticket sales of 30,000 for the dusty, bustling proceedings at L.A. State Historic Park. Here are quick links to […]
The Melvins, Baroness, Touché Amoré, Chelsea Wolfe, Mac DeMarco, Jonathan Richman ||| Photos by Carl Pocket After the jump, more photos and capsule reviews:
Kicking off your weekend, the Friday fare: ‣ We don’t know if it will buy you a new life, but $30 will get you a ticket to tonight’s “Summerland” tour at the Greek Theatre, and probably some fond memories of 1990s radio. Everclear – that’s the band’s new (yes, new) video for “Be Careful What […]
[For your planning pleasure, here’s a straight-up list of what’s ahead this week, with our picks:] Incoming: Graffiti6, Warships, 2:54, the Heavy, Gardens & Villa, El-P, Keane, Jonathan Richman, the B-52’s, Squeeze, Mystery Jets, Foster the People, the Soft Pack, Standing Shadows and more. Our staff picks of the week: @KRBronson recommends: U.K. funk-soul dynamos […]
Thursday things: ‣ Jonathan Wilson [see our interview with him Wednesday] plays the Troubadour behind his 2011 release “Gentle Spirit.” ‣ The Kooks are back for a second night at the Music Box. ‣ Buzzing NYC quintet Caveman make their first visit to L.A. behind their first release “CoCo Beware.” the five-piece plays the Echo, […]
[Take pause this morning to Imagine on the 30th anniversary of John Lennon’s death.] Top 4 places to get your midweek on: ‣ Three local bands finishing up the year behind strong albums – Delta Spirit (“History From Below”), Darker My Love (“Alive As You Are”) and the Fling (“When the Madhouses Appear”) – team […]
Love the tagline on the MySpace page of trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack: “If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing slowly.” “Heligoland,” the band’s fifth album and first in seven years, was worth the wait – the duo of Robert “3D” Del Naja, Grant “Daddy G” Marshall tapped contributors such as singer Horace Andy (a […]
[Benefits, holiday shows, good local shows … and Moz and Metallica: Tonight has a bit of everything:] Morrissey’s show the Gibson Amphitheatre is not yet sold out; not so for Metallica’s gig at the Honda Center in Anaheim. … Staying in the M’s alphabetically, Alanis Morissette, joined by Greg Laswell, plays a Live Arts benefit […]
