Mainstream music under the stars, and the red-hot residencies: ‣ Maroon 5, Train and Gavin DeGraw do the Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Sugarland, Sara Bareilles, Casey James team up at the Greek Theatre. ‣ The hottest free show in town? It certainly has been every Monday this month – Crystal Antlers close out their residency at […]
[Here’s where it starts to get busy, folks …] For my money, there is no better punk-rock outfit doing business the past few years than Florida’s Against Me!, who remain the only band to have slayed me at both Coachella and the Warped Tour. The quintet just finished a new album, “White Crosses,” with producer […]
[Apologies for the server problems that befuddled Buzz Bands all morning. Back to disseminating:] Big doings all over town – under the stars, there is Jackson Browne at the Greek Theatre; Buddy Guy, Dr. John and the Lower 911 and James Cotton at the Hollywood Bowl; and, on a smaller scale but no less enjoyable, […]
[Notes gleaned on a gorgeous Saturday morning in L.A. …] Half of me wishes I were in Grant Park in Chicago for Lollapalooza – the other half thinks that it’s OK that I missed a rain-soaked Day 1. Of local interest: The Henry Clay People (recommended by the likes of MTV) played early and didn’t […]
Beastie Boys have canceled upcoming concert appearances – including a Sept. 24 date at the Hollywood Bowl – and pushed back the release of their new album “Hot Sauce Committee Part 1” after band member Adam “MCA” Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his salivary gland. The cancer is considered treatable, and Yauch […]
[Birthday candles Sunday for both Ry Cooder and Sly Stone on what will be a very busy weekend …] Tonight: Van Nuys-based imprint Hopeless/Sub City Records has been doing good things for years with its charity outreach, and its eight annual Take Action Tour, with DoSomething.org as this year’s beneficiary (the group will get three […]
[I will be off the grid much of the coming week — and regrettably missing so many good shows — but I will be posting some material I have written in advance. E-mail response will be slow, and the phone will be off. However, I am fortunate to have procured the services of an intern, […]
