Happy Monday, and it is indeed: ‣ Coldplay’s new album “Ghost Stories,” the band’s sixth, comes out today, and the band visits UCLA’s Royce Hall to celebrate, supported by London Grammar. ‣ Lykke Li does a sold-out show at the Theatre at Ace Hotel ‣ James Blunt wraps up a U.S. tour behind his new […]
Incoming: Lykke Li, Coldplay, James Blunt, Phil Beaudreau, Their/They’re/There, Banta, Eliza Rickman, Hozier, King Washington, DevilDriver, Band of Skulls, Nickel Creek, Melpo Mene, Dreamland, Wake Owl, Dead Sara, Gabrielle Aplin, Our Last Summer, Us the Duo, Jenny Lewis, Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel, Black Flag, Ledisi and the Robert Glasper Experiment, Gesaffelstein, Ty Dolla […]
Sunday’s surprising selections: ‣ Damien Jurado plays the Bootleg behind his latest album “Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son,” with Jerome Holloway supporting. That’s the video for “Silver Timothy,” above. ‣ U.K. indie-pop trio London Grammar visits the Wiltern behind their album “If You Wait.” [See our review from September at the Troubadour.] ‣ […]
Incoming: Bizarre Ride, Strange Talk, Rachel Goodrich, Jonny Two Bags, Kadavar, Saint Vitus, Jerome LOL, Moons of Mars, Meiko, Jared Evan, Broods, Niney the Observer, Dead Sara, Dreamland, Circa Zero, Cisco Adler, Green Gerry, Iggy Azalea, Maximo Park, Lindsey Stirling, White Arrows, Two Gallants, Royal Blood, Hands, Say Hi, New Young Pony Club, Chuck Palahniuk, […]
Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li says every song on her forthcoming third album “is a power ballad. Like one of those old radio stations.” Which explains the slow-motion ache of “Love Me Like I’m Not Made of Stone.” Li’s album, titled “I Never Learn” (due May 6 via Atlantic), was largely recorded in L.A. and produced […]
[It’s Buzz Bands LA staff writer Seraphina L’s turn to share a year-end list …] By Seraphina Lotkhamnga Choosing one’s favorite albums of the year is always a daunting task, and it’s even worse when you have to whittle your list down to 25. Here are my thoughts on 2011 albums (local and non-local), and […]
By the time Lykke Li got to the slow-burning “I Know Places” midway through her set Wednesday at Greek Theatre, you didn’t know whether she was boxing with her demons or dancing with them. One thing for sure, though: The demons don’t have a chance. At once an exorcism and concert, Li’s 75-minute turn in […]
[Happy birthday to Mettalica’s James Hetfield – here’s your midweek show menu:] ‣ Lykke Li, with her sophomore album “Wounded Rhymes” winning new fans and with gigs on “The Tonight Show” (Thursday) and Lollapalooza (Saturday) on the horizon, headlines the Greek Theater tonight, topping a bill that includes L.A.’s Best Coast and Fool’s Gold. ‣ […]
‣ Hands (pictured) have come a long way since January – tonight the L.A. quartet plays the Satellite, joined by Oberhofer (whose songs you should really check out here). ‣ The Check Yo Ponytail party at the Echoplex features Stereo Total and Giant Drag. ‣ Lykke Li plays to a sold-out Wiltern Theatre, with Grimes […]
Tonight’s top shows: ‣ Swedish songstress Lykke Li brings material from her acclaimed new album “Wounded Rhymes” to the sold-out El Rey Theatre. Johnossi opens. ‣ Asobi Seksu has a worthy new album too, “Fluorescence,” and the NYC shoegazers visit the Troubadour supported by Brahms. ‣ Exene Cervenka celebrates the release of her new album […]
