A big Thursday as we head toward the holidays: ‣ After problems with the P.A. plagued Wednesday night’s show, Ryan Adams returns for a second night at the Wiltern. [Review of Night 1 forthcoming.] ‣ The “Where’s the Band Tour” brings a fivesome of rock frontmen to the Troubadour for solo acoustic performances – Dustin Kensrue […]
The all-L.A. bill on Wednesday night at the Troubadour put an exclamation point on 2014 for four artists, two of whom released their debut albums this year and two who are only just beginning to make their mark. Stylish retro-soul outfit Caught a Ghost, boasting horns, beats and the vocal interplay between Jesse Nolan and […]
Saturday evening might have offered concert overload for music fans, but that didn’t keep the crowds away from 2013’s final Chinatown Summer Nights. An eclectic lineup of seven bands held forth the LA Weekly Live Music Stage, capped by the dance-friendly electro-pop of Hot As Sun and the rhythmically sophisticated indie-rock of Incan Abraham. The […]
Psych-rock quartet Incan Abraham and dreamy synth-poppers Hot As Sun [pictured] head up the lineup for the Aug. 17 installment of Chinatown Summer Nights, the monthly party that brings live music, KCRW DJs and cultural activities galore to downtown L.A. For the final Summer Nights of 2013, the LA Weekly Live Music Stage expands from […]
February goes out like a lion on this Thursday: ‣ Australian electronic dance-rockers Gold Fields [pictured] – impressive last fall when they visited for Culture Collide and with their new album “Black Sun” out this week – headline the Troubadour, supported by A Silent Film and Royal Teeth. ‣ The albums of Matt Pond – […]
We introduced Paper Pilots back in September by sharing a B-side, which is backwards, we know, but “Catch the Lamplight Low” was better than the average B-side. Today, Paper Pilots – the nom de tune of Justin David Bocchieri – officially released their self-titled EP. The lead single (with its intentionally etymologically challenged title) “Lacksadaisical” […]
Troup, the L.A.-based pop-rock quintet fronted by Welsh singer-guitarist Alex Troup, heads up the lineup for Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday night on Oct. 9 at Lot 1 Cafe. The band will joined by Paper Pilots and Mighty Forces. Troup earlier this year released their tuneful “Last Chance for Romance,” and album that reflects the songwriter’s […]
Ohio-bred, Berklee-educated songwriter Justin David Bocchieri has been laying low since he released a solo EP in 2009, slowly polishing the distinctly Anglophile chops that trace their origin to bands such as the Kinks and the Jam but currently reside more in building on smart, fanciful pop of the ’90s U.K. indie scene. David’s first […]
The Silverlake Jubilee arrives with a bang this weekend, the first-year music and arts festival bringing some 50 bands to a three-stage neighborhood fair featuring cutting-edge DJs, comedy, spoken word, film, art and fashion – not to mention three dozen or so food trucks to satiate attendees’ appetites. Buzz Bands LA has joined with Jubilee […]
