Your slammin’ busy Friday: ‣ First Fridays at the Natural History Museum kicks off its 2012 series by welcoming Mariachi El Bronx, along El Haru Kuroi. ‣ No Age heads up a huge lineup at the Smell, which kicks off its weekend-long 14th anniversary celebration. s celebrates its 14th anniversary. ‣ Excellent up-and-coming folk-rock band […]
Big stuff, small stuff, and Buzz Bands LA’s stuff: ‣ Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday songwriter night goes off at Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park with a eclectic quartet of acts – the Quick Hellos, 7Horse, Frankel and Jack Burnside. Get all the details here. ‣ Jay-Z & Kanye West do another installment of the […]
Happy Wednesday … ‣ M83 and Anthony Gonzalez soar into the Music Box behind their new album “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.” Active Child opens the sold-out show. ‣ The Bangles visit the House of Blues behind “Sweetheart of the Sun,” their first album in eight years. ‣ Army Navy brings the bright guitar pop on […]
Before I get all giddy about tonight’s LA Buzz Bands show on KCSN (88.5 FM) – and I am giddy – some thank-yous are in order. First, thanks to everybody who contributed to KCSN’s “Pump the Power” pledge drive (you can still donate here). And second, tip of the cap to Mark Sovel, aka Mr. […]
Bradley Hanan Carter sings with the weight of a guy who’s wrestled some demons, or at the very least covered a lot of miles. The latter, in Carter’s case, is inarguable – he’s the former guitarist/backup singer in the New Zealand rock quintet Steriogram, largely idle (except for a digital album in 2010) since 2007, […]
