Priced out of Coachella? Or are you just desert-averse? Fear not: There are local festivals each of the next three weekends, including the April 18 return of Brokechella for its fifth and most ambitious year. Mounted by DIY promoters cARTel, Brownies and Lemonade, Shifty Rhythms and Department 4, Brokechella returns for a second year to […]
Friday’s highlighted shows, and there are many, and all the rest: â–º TV on the Radio visits the Hollywood Palladium behind their acclaimed album “Seeds,” their first in more than three years. â–º It’s Maroon 5 at the Forum. â–º Kitten does the first of two nights at the Troubadour, supported on this one by […]
Incoming: Soko, Conway, Scott Weiland, Seth Avett/Jessica Lea Mayfield, Rodrigo Amarante, Shannon & the Clams, Ibeyi, David Lynch, North Mississippi Allstars, Cody Simpson, the Relationship, Punch Brothers, Guster, ELEL, the Donkeys, Public Service Broadcasting, the Marmozets, Haim, Bonobo, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, TV on the Radio, Maroon 5, the Movielife, Nacosta, Kera & the Lesbians, […]
Pristine weather (despite earlier forecasts), a quality crowd and higher-quality music graced Buzz Bands LA’s annual “Dear Austin, Love L.A.” afternoon party on Wednesday in Austin. Oh, and thanks to the crew at Bar 96, the bands all sounded great. Here’s a gallery from the day, featuring Sego, Avid Dancer, Northern American, Dear Boy, Kera […]
The South by Southwest Music Festival kicks off today, and already things are getting weird. If people are not talking about Ava on Tinder, they’re talking about the dude who attacked Run the Jewels on stage Monday at the Spotify House. Oh, and the weather. It’s not going to be pretty. Around 200 L.A. artists […]
If it’s March, Buzz Bands LA must be coming to Texas. Buzz Bands LA will host its fourth annual “Dear Austin, Love L.A.” day party on Wednesday, March 18, showcasing six top emerging artists from Southern California. The event, the seventh hosted or co-hosted by BBLA in Austin since 2009, will go off from noon […]
L.A. quintet Avid Dancer continued its residency Monday the Echo, playing songs from the forthcoming debut “1st Bath” (out April 4). Jacob Dillan Summers and crew typically started the set fairly mellow, building to rockers “I Want to See You Dance” and “Medication” near the end before the frontman wrapped things up by going solo […]
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 […]
Here’s your Friday, or at least somebody’s: ‣ Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ massive tour beind their new album “Hypnotic Eye” comes to the Forum, where Steve Winwood opens. ‣ The Thurston Moore Band visits the Echoplex behind his new solo album “The Best Day” (have a guitar solo, folks), with Sebadoh opening. ‣ Her […]
Incoming: Belle & Sebastian, Lorde, Boy & Bear, Justin Townes Earle, Dave Rawlings, Mark Gardener, Carbon Leaf, Aeges, Dream Boys, Planets, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the King Khan & BBQ Show, Angus & Julia Stone, Robert Plant, Bishop Allen, Drowners, Halfbluud, Ought, Kasabian, Sondre Lerche, Twenty One Pilots, Shonen Knife, Wartime Recitals, Rose’s Pawn […]
