Kazoos, face-painting, gorgeous vocal harmonies, the sweet lilt of country music and a handful of bands with really long names – the album-release party for Leslie & the Badgers’ “Roomful of Smoke” on Tuesday at Spaceland had a little bit of everything. The evening featured harmony-laden opening sets from Eagle Winged Palace and the Chapin […]
That rock cliché about smoky vocals took on a whole new meaning when Leslie Stevens and her band were recording their new album. It was 2008, and “the wildfires were raging,” Stevens says. “You could see on the hills, there were chunks of ash in the air, and you could smell it in the room.” […]
[Happy birthday to Fabrizio Moretti of the Strokes, all of 29 years old today. His side project, Little Joy, will be in town later this week – Thursday at the Detroit Bar and Friday at the Troubadour. Now, on to tonight …] How difficult is it to support good local bands in L.A.? Damned hard […]
The Buzz Bands show closes out May with a passel of new music, and my guest this morning will be Leslie Stevens of Leslie & the Badgers, who will soon release a new album, “Roomful of Smoke.” Click on Little Radio to listen in at 10 a.m. UPDATE: Internet problems scotched the live webcast of […]
[Twenty-seven years after the Grammys anointed her best new artist, Sheena Easton celebrates a milestone birthday today. Cheers to her as we rocket into the final week of the month …] Yes, the Henry Clay People’s residency at Spaceland this month has been raging, but they are not all the rage. Two other Monday night […]
[I’m a few days ahead of myself, but I would be remiss if I did not point out that the Cure’s headlining set Sunday at Coachella falls two days before Robert Smith’s 50th birthday. Let’s all get our eyeliner just so, OK?] Buzz Bands is in Indio, where highs are forecast in the upper 80s […]
[One day left till Coachella, and my schedule sheet looks like a 4-year-old practiced drawing circles, lines and arrows on it. So many tough decisions this year …] Tonight isn’t any easier. My Bloody Valentine shakes the chandeliers at the El Rey Theatre, and the Black Keys have a pre-Coachella show at the Glass House […]
There’s no Olin in Olin and the Moon, but there’s plenty of good-natured lunacy. Cherubic frontman David LaBrel, 22, moved to L.A. over three years ago from Sun Valley, Idaho, and older brother Travis, along with drummer Marshall Vore, soon followed. But it took a while for the newbies to find bassist Kyle Vicioso and […]
