A super Saturday again: ‣ Rhye performs a sold-out show at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in support of their album “Woman.” ‣ Danish electric music producer Trentemøller headlines the Fonda Theatre. ‣ Southern rockers Widespread Panic stops by the Orpheum Theatre. ‣ Crosby, Stills & Nash, John Mayer, Don Felder, Brandi Carlile and Chris Stills […]
L.A. quintet Line & Circle are not fast workers, but they are meticulous workers. The band – singer-guitarist Brian Cohen. keyboardist Brian Egan, guitarist Eric Neujahr, bassist Jon Engelhard (having replaced Nathan Gammill) and drummer Nick Cisik – recalls those heady days of the ’80s and ’90s when songwriters wrote anthems, not just hooks. And “Mine […]
Chinatown welcomed the Year of the Horse over the weekend with a parade, pageantry and a healthy dose of local rock ’n’ roll – the latter coming via 11 bands performing on the Chinese New Year Festival’s Local Music Stage. On Saturday, the Happy Hollows and Parade of Lights closed out the stage amid showers […]
A strong Saturday night:Â ‣Â If you’re up for a night of free music and fun downtown, the Chinese New Year Festival kicks off at Chinatown’s Central Plaza tonight. The LA Weekly Live Music Stage featuring a Buzz Bands LA-curated lineup includes the Happy Hollows, Parade of Lights, Line & Circle, Raw Geronimo, A House for […]
The Happy Hollows, Parade of Lights and Act As If head up a huge lineup of local bands playing the LA Weekly Live Music Stage during the two-day Chinese New Year Festival in Chinatown on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 1 and 2. The festivities welcoming the Year of the Horse include the 115th Golden Dragon […]
Here’s your Wednesday: ‣ Long-running electro provocateurs Beats Antique play the first of two L.A.-area dates on its “A Thousand Faces” tour, which features an extravagant set and high-tech digital visuals. Tonight, the band visits the Yost Theater in O.C. (On Friday, they’re at the Fonda Theatre.) Above, their animated video for “”Beelzebub feat. Les […]
Incoming: Andrew McMahon, Diane Coffee, Sparks, Of Montreal, Blink-182, M.I.A., the Fratellis, Minor Alps, Alison Moyet, Cults, the Cartel, Strange Markings, Quasi, Mad Professor, Only You, Melt Banana, Lupe Fiasco, Mason Jennings, Cass McCombs, Big Freedia, the Vim Dicta, Jonathan Wilson, Steve Aoki, Iggy Azalea, Waka Flocka Flame, Beats Antique, Mayday Parade, the Record Company, Vienna […]
Eastern Conference Champions closed out the Buzz Bands LA / White Iris Records stage at Echo Park Rising on Sunday night with a signature blast of guitar-driven ecstasy. But that we expected. What surprised was the soulful, rather show-stealing turn from Rachel Fannan and her band Only You. It was but one reason the Taix […]
Thought we were going to end our first night of Echo Park Rising on a nice note? Think again. Buzz Bands LA is happy to announce the Icarus Line as the latest addition to the Taix Champagne Room stage co-presented by White Iris Records. As our closing act for Saturday night, Joe Cardamone and crew will […]
Echo Parking Rising, the free, two-day neighborhood festival is happening on Saturday, Aug. 17 and Sunday, Aug. 18, and Buzz Bands LA is once again privileged to be curating one stage during the festival, in the Champagne Room at Taix Lounge. This year, we team up with White Iris Records to present 16 local bands […]
