[Birthday greetings this weekend to local rockers Michael Bauer (Useless Keys) and Annie Hardy (Giant Drag). Meanwhile:] One great thing about living in this neighborhood is that if you wait long enough, festivals come to you. Like this weekend – when eight of the acts who graced stages at Coachella 2010 are playing around town. […]
Happy to report the folks at Merge Records seem to have been struck by same spring fever that’s raised the temperature at Buzz Bands HQ. The label’s new digital sampler offers freebies from 14 bands, Spoon, the Clean, She & Him, Superchunk, the Clientele and L.A.’s own Radar Bros., among others. It’s available through Amazon.com, […]
It’s Austin and it’s Spoon. If Britt Daniel couldn’t get elected mayor of this music mecca, he’d at least be toasted as the crown prince of its indie constituency, at least judging from the adulation showered on the quartet during its 75-minute performance at the outdoor stage at Stubb’s. The heaping helping of home cooking […]
In case you missed the premiere Friday on Pitchfork, Spoon has released a video for “Written in Reverse.” It was shot by Danny Clinch in black and white, with the band performing the song against a large mirror. … Oh, I get it. The tune is the first single from the Austin outfit’s seventh album, […]
[Buzz Bands is on an an extended weekend. … Quickly, here’s what’s up tonight:] Spoon’s cozy show at El Cid (with Deep Sea Diver opening) is sold out. Spoon’s new album “Transference” is out this week. … Oren Lavie [who caught our eye with his Grammy-nominated video for “Her Morning Elegance” last year] plays the […]
By Meriah Doty A lost episode of “Twin Peaks.” Some super heavy Brooklyn-style reverb. And … Al Stewart (“Year of the Cat,” 1976). These were among the elements swirling around the El Rey Theatre on Monday night as the Local Natives opened for the White Rabbits. The two bands are a perfect fit for touring, […]
