It’s a monster weekend ahead – and not just for Hanni El Khatib, who does the Abbot-Kinney Festival en route to his album release show for “Will the Guns Come Out” (Monday night at the Echo). On Saturday, there’s free music at the Frogtown Art Walk, as well as a beer-sponsored event called “Walk the […]
Be still thy teenage heart. The heartbreak of a youthful crush gets over-the-top treatment in the new video for Superhumanoids’ dreamy single “Mikelah.” A young athlete … the school beauty … the agony of defeat. It was directed by the band’s drummer Evan Weinerman, a filmmaker who works as Arms Race. “Cameron [Parkins] and I […]
L.A. quartet Superhumanoids have a slightly off-kilter name, so it’s fitting in a way that the visual accompaniment to their song “Malta” be abnormal as well. The song, which is off of their recent “Parasite Parade” EP, offers lyrics that focus on the fear of a friendship falling apart. To represent this questionable relationship, director […]
Your solid Saturday touts: ‣ Power pop fanatics need not stay home tonight, because the Posies [pictured above] play 1993’s “Frosting On The Beater” tonight at the Viper Room. ‣ She never really just worked 9 to 5. Country’s legendary lady Dolly Parton plays a second night at Hollywood Bowl. ‣ Chillwavers Memory Tapes headlines […]
[As this steamy week comes to an end, it’s time to raise a glass and wish Beck a happy birthday …] Your fine Friday fare: ‣ Autolux and Superhumanoids do a special show at the Skirball Center as part of a program titled “Into the Night: Music and Magic” in conjunction with the exhibitions “Houdini: […]
Superhumanoids’ new single “Mikelah” (just out as a 7-inch on White Iris) is the L.A. quartet’s strongest yet, and “Malta” was pretty strong. The new song poses a sonic tug-of-war between Moz-like melancholy and winsome optimism, owing to the dueling entreaties of Cameron Parkins and Sarah Chernoff. Lightly coated with a sheen of synth, it’s […]
April sure was fun, wasn’t it? No sooner had we dispensed with our SXSW hangover than we were immersed in Coachella goings-on. But outside of the festivals, there were myriad good tunes landing in our inboxes, and Buzz Bands LA staff writer Seraphina Lotkhamnga (that’s @Seraphina_L to many of you) has compiled some of the […]
[Happy weekend. Just a reminder that today is the day tickets go on sale for the Hollywood Bowl season. Yeah, including the National’s show on the 10-year anniversary of 9/11.] I don’t wanna say that if you aren’t out tonight you aren’t breathing, but it is the busiest Saturday night in recent memory: ‣ Their […]
There’s a bounty of riches on this fantastic Friday: ‣ Prince is back for another thrill ride at the Forum. ‣ The Airborne Toxic Event completes its string of album-release week shows with a gig at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre featuring teaturing the Calder Quartet. ‣ Tennessee rockers Royal Bangs [see our posts from […]
[Three local artists who have recently gotten the remix treatment … Turn the volume up and let these beats help ease you into the weekend.] Superhumanoids, “Malta (Lesands Remix)” — L.A.’s dream-pop quartet, Superhumanoids, gets a heavy New Wave treatment from San Diego group, Lesands. Don’t worry. If we didn’t know the lyrics, we would […]
