Download: Superhumanoids, ‘Too Young for Love’
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Was it the summer of 2010 we first heard from Superhumanoids? Yes. Even though it always feels like some kind of summer when the L.A. dream-pop outfit anchored by Cameron Parkins, Sarah Chernoff and Max St. John unveils new music. No overnight sensations they, Superhumanoids still continue to flirt with the sensational every time they […]
SXSW 2012: 13 SoCal bands to watch in Austin
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So what’s your flavor, South by Southwest? Because these southern California bands are doing battle to get their music on your plates. On Friday we posted a 44-song mixtape featuring SoCal bands performing at SXSW, and frankly that wasn’t enough. Buzz Bands LA, of course, has nine bands who tickle our fancy playing our “Dear […]
SXSW: Download Buzz Bands LA’s monster local music compilation ‘LA x SXSW x 44’
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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 […]
Video: American Royalty, ‘Matchstick’
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American Royalty have always been good at slamming rock and electronica together. “Lately” from their debut “El Ardemo” EP featured an interesting wrestling match between the blues and synth-pop, and their new “Matchstick” EP (out this week on vinyl, next week digitally via Guns in the Sun Records) doesn’t stray far from mashing the unlikely […]
Download: Superhumanoids, ‘Geri’
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Superhumanoids continue to tease. In 2011, the L.A. dream-poppers dropped two appetizers, “Malta” and “Mikelah,” as they continued work on their full-length album (now done, we hear), and this morning the band anchored by Cameron Parkins, Sarah Chernoff and Max St. John unveiled another single, “Geri,” as they announced spring touring plans with Class Actress, […]
BTW (Bands to Watch), 2012: 33 Los Angeles bands who figure to make our new year happy
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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 […]
Tonight in L.A.: Social Distortion/X, Charlie Hunter, Superhumanoids/Papa, Vanaprasta/Chasing Kings, Drake, Chris Cornell, the Belle Brigade, Crash Kings
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Your fantastic Friday night: ‣ GV30 – the Goldenvoice/Gary Tovar celebration of 30 years of Los Angeles punk – kicks off three big night at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium with Social Distortion, X and the Adolsecents. ‣ Guitar virtuoso Charlie Hunter (pictured), on tour with drummer Scott Amendola, starts a two-night stand at the […]
Tonight in L.A.: Phantogram, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Abe Vigoda, Afterhours, the Parlotones, Rubblebucket/Superhumanoids, Cyndi Lauper
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[Happy Friday. I’ll post a radio preview in a bit, but I just want to mention here that the Buzz Bands LA show Moheak Radio moves to a new timeslot starting this week – 11 a.m. on Fridays. Talk to you later this morning …] Your fantastic Friday: ‣ Portland’s Unknown Mortal Orchestra plays the […]
Mp3-pack, Remixes Dept.: Saint Motel (Junk), Fool’s Gold (Superhumanoids), Pizza! (Kid Infinity)
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[A weekend special: Here are three local bands who have gotten the remix treatment.] Saint Motel – “Puzzle Pieces (Junk Remix)” – Indie rock outfit Saint Motel gets a danceable but darker remix from Junk. Heavier beats warp the vocals and rhythm while also touching on the dark subject matter hidden in between those peppy […]
