Mark Sovel – aka Mr. Shovel, the former music director at Indie 103.1 – returns to the FM airwaves this weekend when he launches a new show on KCSN (88.5 FM). “City of Night With Mr. Shovel” will air weekly at 8 p.m. on Saturdays. It’s part of a revamped KCSN lineup that includes another […]
[Update: So tonight’s news bulletin was that the L.A. Buzz Bands Show moves to a new time slot beginning next Sunday, Jan. 15 – I’ll be on at 7 p.m. each week for a hour of local tunes. Thanks to everyone who tuned in during the midnight hour these past six months.] Barely a week […]
During the course of my three-week “Fave 40” local song countdown in December, I received a bouquet of messages from listeners. Most went like this: “Hey, Buzz Bands, what about ….?” Or, “Dude, you forgot …” So the playlist for tonight’s show on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org) will be culled from those suggestions […]
Now that all the presents have been opened, let me put a bow on your holiday weekend with tonight’s L.A. Buzz Bands show on on KCSN (88.5 FM, or streaming at KCSN.org). At midnight, the special Boxing Day edition (well, the first hour of Boxing Day, anyhow) will feature the third week of my “Fave […]
Tonight’s LA Buzz Bands Show on KCSN (88.5 FM, or streaming at KCSN.org) features Part 2 of the three-week countdown of my “Fave 40” local songs of the year. The first week was heavy on tracks from stellar debut albums by SoCal artists – Foster the People, the Belle Brigade, Active Child and Hanni El […]
Join me at midnight tonight on KCSN (88.5 FM, or streaming at KCSN.org) as my LA Buzz Bands Show begins a three-week celebration of my favorite local music of 2011. My “Fave 40” countdown will feature the local tunes I had in heaviest rotation this year, and there were plenty to choose from. Tonight’s show […]
Before I set about the ritual year-end list-making this coming week, there is one final batch of new 2011 arrivals to share, so you’ll want to tune into the LA Buzz Bands Show tonight at midnight on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org). I’ll have new music from Robert DeLong, Saint Motel, Harriet, Yael Meyer, […]
Hope everyone had a fine Thanksgiving, and an excellent long weekend to boot. There won’t be any leftovers on the plate tonight on the LA Buzz Bands show on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org) – I not only have new music from Silversun Pickups, Spirit Vine and the Jigsaw Seen, but there will be […]
Neither rain nor cold nor nauseating TV awards shows will keep the L.A. Buzz Bands Show from its appointed rounds – join me at midnight tonight on KCSN (88.5 FM, streaming at KCSN.org) for this week’s batch of ear-tickling SoCal music. Tonight I will have new material Just An Animal, Coco Morier, the Sister Ruby […]
If you’re a night owl (check) and give a hoot about good local music (check), join me at midnight for this week’s edition of the L.A. Buzz Bands show on KCSN (88.5 FM, or via the live stream at KCSN.org). I’ll have new music from NO, Monte Mar and League – all of whom we’ve […]
