Considering her collaborations with big names such as SOHN and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Banks‘ latest Shlohmo-produced track “Brain” isn’t a shocker. However, the first taste from her forthcoming debut (due out on Harvest Records this year) is by no means any less seductive or ghostly. Transforming a typical “woh-oh-oh” pop chorus into the slinkiest […]
Did you miss anything at FYF Fest? Did you miss FYF Fest altogether? Buzz Bands LA reviewed 37 of the 57 acts and published more than 150 photos from the weekend’s 10th annual FYF, which announced ticket sales of 30,000 for the dusty, bustling proceedings at L.A. State Historic Park. Here are quick links to […]
Omar Souleyman, Shlohmo, Flume, Glasser, How to Dress Well, Pional, Antwon ||| Photos by Carl Pocket After the jump, more photos and capsule reviews:
Incoming: Rhye, Hands, Gavin Turek, Chief, 8mm, Low, DWNTWN, A-Trak, Fu Manchu, Dan Deacon, Japanther, Goo Goo Dolls, the Skatalites, Vacationer, Bobby McFerrin, Kopecky Family Band, NO, Phosphorescent, Soul Asylum, the Hectors, the Dan Band, Shlohmo, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, the Three O’Clock Above: That’s Phosphorescent’s video for “Song for Zula,” off the […]
Here are your Wednesday things: ‣ Band of Skulls come back to L.A. behind their sophomore album “Sweet Sour,” released back in February. The U.K. trio headlines the Fonda Theatre supported by IO Echo and Dreamers Dose. That’s Band of Skulls’ new video for “You’re Not Pretty But You Got It Goin’ On.” ‣ It […]
Your fun-filled Friday show picks: ‣ Some sonic explorers from the L.A. beat scene convene at the Echoplex, where a Friends of Friends showcase brings in Shlohmo (aka producer Henry Laufer) to head up a hometown show that features Salva, LOL Boys and Groundislava (new album “Feel Me” out next week). That’s the video for […]
Thursday things: ‣ Part 1 of FMLY Fest – two days of music and communing thrown by the L.A. branch of the eco-conscious collective – goes off at Catnap (1726 N. Spring St. in Chinatown). We posted on the preview mixtape earlier this month. And there’s a very good lineup today, featuring Gangi, Gothic Tropic, […]
