Voxhaul Broadcast has been added to the Echo Park Rising lineup to anchor the Echo stage, and Hands, Calvin Love, Oh Boy Les Mecs and the Dead Ships have been slotted to play the Echoplex as plans are finalized for the free, one-day neighborhood festival on Saturday. Fool’s Gold (previously announced) highlights a big lineup […]
So how’s your summer going? Great? Well, this will make it even better. Soft Swells – whose bright self-titled debut album gave everybody a head start on the summertime vibe when it was released back in February – have unveiled a new single. “Summer” sounds like a classic the moment Tim Williams picks the first […]
Buzz Bands LA Stage at Taix to feature Soft Swells, Warships, the Lonely Wild, the Record Company, Pageants and more Remember Sunset Junction? Not the fenced-off, charge-you-an-arm-and-a-leg Sunset Junction, but the free, neighborhood-y festival of its early years? That’s what organizers have in mind for Echo Park Rising – a free, one-day celebration of local […]
South by Southwest 2012 offered an orgiastic selection of music, too bounteous for any one person to digest. Buzz Bands LA contributing photographer Scott Dudelson made the rounds all week and hit some of the festival’s buzziest artists – from everyone’s darlings, Alabama Shakes (top photo) to swoon-worthy songstresses (Fiona Apple and Norah Jones) to […]
Nine SoCal bands are playing Buzz Bands LA’s “Dear Austin: Love, L.A.” day party next Wednesday on the first day of the South by Southwest Music Festival. It seems like 999 SoCal bands are actually headed to Austin. When we started culling music from those artists, our uploader begged for for mercy. So we called […]
A bounty of excellent local shows tonight: ‣ Soft Swells celebrate the release of their self-titled album with an early show (8 p.m.) at the Hotel Cafe, where the Ruby Friedman Orchestra plays an even earlier set (7) and King Washington plays later. [See Soft Swells’ “Put It on the Line.”] ‣ The Dead Ships […]
Besides its obvious charms – agile melodies, caffeinated percussion and twinkling keyboards – the debut album from Soft Swells feels like a pep talk from an old friend. It’s full of polite but candid imperatives. “Say It Like You Mean It.” “Put It on the Line.” “Shake It Off.” “Never Leave Home.” “Make It Go […]
So as rich as 2011 proved to be for local music, 2012 promises even more. Following is Buzz Bands LA’s list of “Bands to Watch” for 2012 – 33 newbies who have not yet released a full-length album and are on our radar to do so in the coming year. Whom did I miss? Leave […]
SecondTuesday – Buzz Bands LA’s monthly songwriter night at Lot 1 Cafe – takes a turn for the eclectic in October. On the agenda: sibling rivalry, a birthday celebration, a beer crawl and plenty of good tunes for a good cause. Headlining on Oct. 11 will be Joey and Andy Siara of the Henry Clay […]
