What’s on tap for the final Sunday of June: ‣ Robyn and Röyksopp, who collaborated on the mini-album “Do It Again” (which came out in May), team up for a big show at the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Wildcat! Wildcat!, new album on the way in August, kick off the new Petersen Automotive Museum’s Concert Series. It’s […]
Incoming: Lolipalooza, Jaded Incorporated, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Steve Winwood, the Moth & the Flame, Spanish Gold, Delta Rose, Movement, Isaiah Rashad, Ty Dolla $ign, Quantic, the Wallburds, Sly & Robbie, Taylor Locke Band, Ian McLagan, Fuck Button, Somekindawonderful, Pure X, Tigers Jaw, David Poe, the Thermals, Kurupt, Very Be Careful, Colin Hay, […]
Easy like Sunday morning…even though it’s Saturday. ‣Philadelphia trio the War on Drugs may sound firmly rooted Americana, but listen deeper and you’ll hear (or feel) hypno-melodies and the shoegaze sect of alt-rock. Their second album, “Slave Ambient”, is an intricate weave of reflection: plaintive vocals, washes of cascading guitars”¦the pieces just fit. See for […]
‣ Ari Shine brings his new power-pop to the Sunday Night Jones series at the Satellite tonight. That’s his video for “Ship in a Bottle” above. [Make sure to grab “It’s A Go.”] Also, Daniel Ahearn and the Jones play in addition to Americana-folk collective Eagle Rock Gospel Singers who round out the bill for […]
April sure was fun, wasn’t it? No sooner had we dispensed with our SXSW hangover than we were immersed in Coachella goings-on. But outside of the festivals, there were myriad good tunes landing in our inboxes, and Buzz Bands LA staff writer Seraphina Lotkhamnga (that’s @Seraphina_L to many of you) has compiled some of the […]
Who: Robyn in the Mojave Tent In 3 Words Or Fewer: Perfect festival pop I’ll Remember This Until: Another bubblegum pop star from the ’90s can reinvent her self with even half the energy this Swedish badass has – or at least until the batteries in my complimentary blinking “I <3 Robyn” necklace dies. Fans […]
[My overall Top 20 albums in a year informed by a mountain of good music and an avalanche of trying times, based purely on how much they resonated with me. I was lucky this year to have seen all but 4 of these artists live. With my 4-word reviews:] 1. Arcade Fire, “The Suburbs.” Sonically […]
Top 3 shows to improve your possibly flagging midweek disposition: ‣ NYC indie-pop quartet Bear Hands [pictured] are pals of MGMT whose debut album “Burning Bush Supper Club” is full of downright infectious tunes. They headline Spaceland with Cantora Records labelmates Rumspringa. ‣ Fitz & the Tantrums wind down an amazing year by playing to […]
To say that I am not much of a dance-music guy would be an understatement. But the opening of the Robyn/Kelis “All Hearts” tour on Friday night at the Music Box – which old pal Lina Lecaro tells me was attended by a lot of gay men – was one impressive display of disco dynamite. […]
[It’s a ridiculously busy weekend, but I would be remiss not to wish Rob Dickinson a happy birthday today. Now for the rest of this morning’s presentation:] Five shows I want to see tonight alone: ‣ Rage Against the Machine (in a battle of the bands with Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band) rages […]
