Incoming: Cage the Elephant, Eliot Sumner, Curren$y, Vulfpeck, Suuns, Case/Lang/Veirs, Aqualung, Nothing, Sonny & the Sunsets, Cherry Glazerr, Eagulls, Twin Peaks, Mudcrutch, the Roots, Shana Halligan, the Game, Real Estate.
An extra-large Thursday night for you: ► Reunited L7, who warmed up with a roaring show at the Echo back in May, returns to L.A. to do the first two nights at the Fonda Theatre, with Lou Man Group opening. ► Real Estate and Hippo Campus team up to do Week 2 of the free […]
Incoming: Viva! Pomona, Steely Dan, Elvis Costello, Ryn Weaver, XXL Freshmen, Built to Spill, Hunter Hunted, Young Rising Sons, Phantoms, Beach Party, Sonny Boy Thorn, Sleep State, Shellac, Jonny Rock, Fetty Wap, Van Halen, Two Sheds, Tanlines, John Fogerty, Keb’ Mo’, Little Boots, the Helio Sequence, Cayucas, L7, Real Estate, Sam Sparro, Roosevelt, Light Asylum, […]
A little gentle stalking goes a long way in Ducktails’ friendly music video for “Surreal Exposure.” Matt Mondanile creeps around a Far Rockaway, Queens, home with recording devices and binoculars while musician Mac DeMarco strums a guitar inside, until Mondanile gathers the courage to knock on the door. What ensues is a comically awkward exchange […]
Your Tuesday show things: ‣ It’s been 10 years since the release of their album “So Jealous,” and Tegan and Sara headline the Hollywood Palladium, supported by WATERS and the Courtneys. ‣ Brooklyn’s X Ambassadors rock the Troubadour, supported by Parade of Lights and Busy Living. ‣ Singer-rapper Hoodie Allen visits the Wiltern behind last […]
Incoming: Deerhoof, Dirty Loops, Dorothy, Wartime Recitals, Brooklyn Pets, Smallpools, Tegan and Sara, Real Estate, Hoodie Allen, Goapele, Sam Outlaw, X Ambassadors, Culture Club, the 1975, Mr. Little Jeans, the Weeks, Bell Gardens, Cold Specks, Rhett Miller, Bastille, Sky Ferreira, Capital Cities, James Vincent McMorrow, Future Islands, Alexz Johnson, Cold War Kids, Gruff Rhys, Death […]
Reviews: Grimes, Slowdive, Little Dragon, Real Estate, Mariachi El Bronx
Happy FYF Fest Day: ‣ FYF Fest, the annual summer festival curated by Sean Carlson, kicks off the first of two days at the LA Sports Arena & Expo Park. Today’s lineup features:Â Phoenix, Interpol, Julian Casablancas, Grimes, Little Dragon, Caribou, Future Islands, Tycho, Slint, Against Me!, Albert Hammond, Jr., Real Estate, Run the Jewels, Ty […]
SXSW 2014 was busier than ever and the Buzz Bands LA staff was once again running around covering as many bands as we could – as usual, leaving the A-list party-crashers to outlets in favor of the spirit of discovery we think the festival is all about. With the help of guest blogger Trina Green, […]
[The snack chip saleslady played a show Thursday night, and a bunch of other attention-whoring A-listers were seen crashing SXSW as well. I missed them all and have no regrets, although the tearful fans left standing on Red River Street outside the snack chip saleslady’s show probably had some. Heard something about vomit. At least […]
