Buzz Bands LA is partying next month at the South by Southwest Music Festival. “DEAR AUSTIN: LOVE, L.A.” brings nine southern California bands to Austin for a kickoff party on Wednesday, March 14, at Opal Divine’s Freehouse, 700 W. 6th Street. The showcase (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) is free, no RSVP in necessary and […]
And so starts a seriously busy week: ‣ Riding praise from her recently released album “CYRK,” Welsh singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon plays the free, RSVP-only It’s a School Night at Bardot along with John C. Reilly and friends (those friends being Becky Stark and Tom Brosseau) and buzzing L.A. sister act Haim. ‣ Milo Greene […]
A marvelous Monday ahead: ‣ Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor – her ninth album “How About I Be Me (and you be you)?” coming out this week – plays the first of two nights at the El Rey Theatre. Stream three songs from the album below: ‣ The Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn headlines the Troubadour behind […]
Excellent night up and down and all around our fair city: ‣ Milo Greene, the L.A. quintet that just finished recording its forthcoming debut album, kicks off a three-week residency at the Satellite. Family of the Year, Maniac and Handshakes support on opening night. That’s Marlana Sheetz at right, from Milo Greene’s performance last July […]
In 2011, I saw more than 500 bands perform live over 265-plus days of show-going, and still I feel as if I missed a lot. Plenty of what I did see remains etched in my memory, though, from festival adventures big and small (SXSW, Coachella and FYF to the Silverlake Jubilee, the substitute Sunset Junction […]
So as rich as 2011 proved to be for local music, 2012 promises even more. Following is Buzz Bands LA’s list of “Bands to Watch” for 2012 – 33 newbies who have not yet released a full-length album and are on our radar to do so in the coming year. Whom did I miss? Leave […]
‣ We can get these two guys out of the way quickly: Sting plays the Wiltern; Morrissey plays the Fox Theater on Pomona. ‣ Now for the fun (free) stuff: Vanaprasta puts an exclamation point on its residency at the Satellite, topping a lineup that includes Voxhaul Broadcast, Chasing Kings and Summer Darling. (Your friendly […]
Your Saturday touts: ‣ Milo Greene finally return to their hometown as their North American tour with alternative folk duo Civil Wars lands them at the Wiltern tonight. [Check out those harmonies in Civil Wars’ video for “Barton Hollow” above.] ‣ Philadelphia’s folk rockers Good Old War (consisting of members from former prog-rock band Days […]
Sunset Junction, who needs ya? That seemed to be the attitude on Saturday as Silver Lake, Echo Park and downtown sprang to life on Saturday, with music venues and other businesses opening their doors to bands displaced by the cancellation of the annual street fair. Fans shuttled to and from locales hosting day- and nighttime […]
Bands who were all dressed up for Sunset Junction and now have nowhere to go scrambled to find other gigs this week in the wake of the festival’s cancellation. Talent buyers with holes in their weekend schedules suddenly have myriad options. Here’s what’s on our radar (Thursday morning updates in red, Thursday afternoon updates in […]
