Bands to Watch 2017: 20 artists (and then some) for the new year
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It’s Buzz Bands LA’s annual “Artists to Watch” — short missives about the music we’re anticipating the most in 2017. Dig in.
Premiere: Phoebe Bridgers, ‘Prayer in Open D’ (from ‘To Emmylou’)
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Ten L.A. artists, including Phoebe Bridgers, Wires in the Walls, Tall Tales and the Silver Lining and Little Red Lung, salute Emmylou Harris on the tribute album “To Emmylou.”
Photos: Riothorse Royale, Gothic Tropic and Kera at GIRLSCHOOL
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Those artists, along with Allison Weiss, Phoebe Bridgers, Alina Bea and V.A.J.J., finished up the three-day benefit event at the Bootleg Theater with some electric performances.
Premiere: Brian Whelan, ‘Go Dancing’
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Singer-songwriter-guitarist Brian Whelan’s long-awaited sophomore album, “Sugarland,” will be out March 25. But does he have any dance moves?
Bands to Watch 2016: 16 artists (and then some) for the new year
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Counting some holdovers from last year’s list, here is Buzz Bands LA’s 16 Bands to Watch for 2016 — and 16 more besides them to keep an eye on.
Inaugural GIRLSCHOOL Field Day Weekend announces lineup
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Three-day festival in January at the Bootleg Theater features all-female-fronted acts. It’s the brainchild of Anna Bulbrook of the Bulls (and the Airborne Toxic Event).
Echo Park Rising overheats but overcomes on a feverishly hot Friday
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Sound problems temporarily silence main stage and sabotage Fever the Ghost’s set. Dengue Fever, SWIMM, Phoebe Bridgers, the Blank Tapes and the Herms stand out.
Television give capacity crowd at the Teragram Ballroom a glimpse back into the NYC underground
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Pioneers of the New York City underground, Television visited L.A.’s Teragram Ballroom on Thursday, displaying the sophisticated guitar work and enigmatic style that influenced scores of punk and alternative rock bands since their 1970s infancy. ||| Photos by Michelle Shiers The quartet’s seminal 1977 album “Marquee Moon” dominated the night, as fans of all ages […]
Tonight in L.A.: Phoebe Bridgers/Olin & the Moon, Lili Haydn, Grant-Lee Phillips/Steve Poltz, Yellowcard, the Title Trackers
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► Phoebe Bridgers [pictured] and Olin & The Moon head up a great lineup at Grand Ole Echo at the Echo. The early-evening show of Americana also features Matt LaRocca and The Bar Brawl 3. ► Lili Haydn teams up with Christine Lahti and Maggie Rowe for an evening of Mother’s Day=themed music and storytelling […]
Bands to Watch 2015: More than 20 L.A. artists who figure to make noise in the new year
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Forecasting the future, especially at an arbitrary juncture such as year’s end, is a fool’s game. As we learned from our “Bands to Watch 2014,” the timelines for artists’ releases, as well as their creative processes, are frequently capricious. Some things take time. Other things happen overnight. There’s probably some already-signed artist woodshedding right now […]
