Buzz Bands LA returned to the Internet “airwaves” Friday on MoheakRadio. One of the tunes I played was from L.A. trio Mini Mansions, the side project of Queens of the Stone Age keyboardist Michael Shuman, so I’ll take this opportunity to share the recent video they did for the song “Wunderbars.” It’s off today their […]
Tonight’s top show for people who don’t feel like paying for a show: ‣ Mini Mansions – the brainchild of Michael Shuman (Queens of The Stone Age) along with Zach Dawes and Tyler Parkford – unveil their self-titled debut album next week on Josh Homme’s Rekords Rekords imprint. It’s a quirky but intoxicating stew of […]
It’s the second night of Paul McCartney’s stand at the Hollywood Bowl. … Megadeth plays to a sold-out Palladium. … Bad Religion continues its 12-show run at the House of Blues venues – the next three nights the veteran punk-rockers are in Anaheim. … Mini Mansions [pictured], whose name I heard on a couple tongues […]
[Holy Thanksgiving leftovers, it’s almost December. And happy birthday, Steve Aoki …] The fun folks at Buddyhead are throwing a party at the Hotel Cafe, and the loaded lineup looks like this: Imaad Wasif, Dios, Olin and the Moon and Mini Mansions, among others. … Seasons, whose song “The Weight” will be somewhere near the […]
Good stuff in the Silver Lake/Echo Park environs tonight, starting at the Echo and Echoplex, where there is a double dose of free shows. Restavrant, along with Spirit Vine and Mini Mansions (pictured), performs downstairs, while the Growlers’ residency continues upstairs. … Resident guys Local Natives, who enjoyed line-down-the-block status last week at Spaceland, do […]
[Indie pop goddess Tanya Donnelly celebrates a birthday today.] Excellent night to be at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, where Foreign Born supports their sophomore album “Person to Person” with The Veils opening. … The Datsuns [pictured] are back with a raucous new album “Headstunts” and are playing at the Echo with locals Spirit Vine. […]
