It’s a special night for the L.A. Buzz Bands Show on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org). In conjunction with the semi-annual KCSN pledge drive, I’ll have some special premiums for listeners who join in our fundraising efforts. Plus, I’ll have a special announcement about the Buzz Bands LA 4-Year Anniversary concert, coming Oct. 30. […]
Nic Harcourt, the former music director and DJ at KCRW who jumped to KCSN (88.5 FM) last year, is returning to the Los Angeles airwaves on a daily basis. The all-music, listener-supported KCSN announced today that Harcourt would take over the station’s morning show (6 to 11 a.m.) beginning next week. In another move announced […]
The L.A. Buzz Bands Show is not going quietly into autumn. As bountiful as 2012 has proven musically, our mailbox is still bulging with new releases and new bands. And today’s program on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org) is sprinkled with fresh flavors for you to taste-test. I’ll premiere a song from the forthcoming […]
The calender says summer is over, but you’d never know it from the thermometer – or tonight’s playlist for the L.A. Buzz Bands Show on KCSN (88.5, streaming at KCSN.org). Tonight’s sprightly hour of SoCal music will include premieres of songs from the Sister Ruby Band, Wages, the World Record and Handshakes. And if those […]
The brother-sister pop confections of Blondfire made for a tasty Tuesday night at the latest edition of the KCSN/Buzz Bands LA local music series at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood. The L.A. based band anchored by Brazilian-American siblings Bruce and Erica Driscoll included their first single “Where the Kids Are,” as well as the […]
Back in April, Harlan laid a little retro-funk on us when he released his “Native Son” EP. Now Harlan Silverman (Alex & Sam, Little Brutes and others) has some new music on the way, and I’ll premiere a new song on tonight’s L.A. Buzz Bands show on KCSN. Also on tap: new music from Earlimart, […]
I’ll cop to being pretty giddy about tonight’s L.A. Buzz Bands Show on KCSN. I’ll be sharing freshly minted songs from Blondfire, Kitten, Great Northern, the Lonely Wild, Jenny O, Louis Friend and Lord Huron. I’ll introduce you to Paw City and Paper Pilots. And I’ll play a little game of “Then and Now” – […]
Just think of tonight’s L.A. Buzz Bands Show as the halftime to your holiday weekend. Starting at 7 p.m. KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org), I’ll have an hour of SoCal music, including new songs from Earlimart, Paper Pilots, Army Navy, NO, Tsar and Mad Planet. There’s a fresh song from Kitten too, as they […]
Hung over from this big concert weekend? Join me at 7 p.m. on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org) and let the L.A. Buzz Bands Show put the finishing touches on your Sunday. In this week’s hour-long installment of local music, I will have fresh tunes from Eyes Lips Eyes, Kate Earl, the Happy Hollows […]
Blondfire, the brother-sister electro-pop duo who have just signed to Warner Bros. Records, heads up the lineup for the September edition of the KCSN / Buzz Bands LA local music series at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood. The band, anchored by Bruce and Eric Driscoll, will be joined by newcomers Western Scene and Go […]
