Tonight in L.A.: Bob Dylan, the Afghan Whigs, Beach Goth 3, Tinariwen, Francisco the Man, Tenacious D’s Festival Supreme, Tennis, Wiz Khalifa, St. Lucia, Erasure, Leon Russell, KCRW Masquerade, Broken Bells, Mineral, Gorgon City, Stranger Kings
It’s doesn’t get any more super than this Saturday: ‣ The Afghan Whigs [pictured] rock the Fonda Theatre behind their new album “Do the Beast,” their first in 16 years, and the deluxe reissue “Gentlemen at 21” (out next week on Rhino), a value-added re-release of their acclaimed 1993 album. Joseph Arthur opens. ‣ L.A. […]
Incoming: Alt-J, Pentatonix, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Metronomy, White Denim, Banks, Dry the River, Hanni El Khatib, Olin & the Moon, Hobart W Fink, TV on the Radio, Nas, Eastern Conference Champions, Fever the Ghost, the Acid, Matt Ellis, the Brave Ones, Ceci Bastida, Matisyahu, Jessie Ware, the Melvins, Le Butcherettes, Kimbra, Sloan, Tom Vek, Movement, Colin […]
Scenes from Saturday’s Make Music Pasadena, from Buzz Bands LA contributing photographer Zane Roessell.
Make Music Pasadena takes over the Crown City on Saturday, featuring music at more than 25 locales and including the likes of Surfer Blood, Yuna, Tennis, Finish Ticket, the Record Company, Sylvan Esso, Saint Motel, Moses Sumney, Andy Allo, Shelby Earl, the Janks and Slow Graffiti. It’s free, but organizers are asking than fans make […]
Florida-bred indie-rockers Surfer Blood, Malaysian songstress Yuna, Bay Area quintet Finish Ticket and Colorado indie-pop duo Tennis join L.A. standouts such as the Record Company, Saint Motel and Moses Sumney in the first batch of artists announced to play Make Music Pasadena on June 7. The all-ages, all-day festival brings free concerts to multiple venues […]
SXSW 2014 was busier than ever and the Buzz Bands LA staff was once again running around covering as many bands as we could – as usual, leaving the A-list party-crashers to outlets in favor of the spirit of discovery we think the festival is all about. With the help of guest blogger Trina Green, […]
Saturday things: ‣ The Echoplex hosts “We All Join Hands,” a benefit concert for Richard Gowen with some remarkable guests. Proceeds from the show will go to held defray recent medical expenses incurred by Gowen, who’s drummed for Jonathan Wilson, Robert Francis and many more. The lineup features Dawes [pictured], Nick Waterhouse, Allah-Las, Pink Mountaintops, […]
Incoming: Califone, Vanaprasta, DWNTWN, Criminal Hygiene, Tiny Hearts, Hudson, Tall Tales & the Silver Lining, Rosanne Cash, Ethan Gold, De Lux, Viza, Youngblood Hawke, Pickwick, Golden State, Tribal Seeds, Michael Kiwanuka, Missing Persons, Snoop Lion, Dawes/Nick Waterhouse/Allah-Las, Linkin Park/the Offspring, Tennis, Rye Rye, Spindrift, the White Buffalo, Jonny Lang, Dramarama, Sanglorians Above:Â Â Pickwick, the Seattle-based band […]
A sensational Sunday: ‣ The highly anticipated show at Hollywood Forever Cemetery with Sigur Ros happens tonight in support of the Icelandic post-rock band’s latest album “Valtari.” [That’s their gorogeous Alma Har’el-directed video for “Fjögur pÃanó” above, starring Shia LaBeouf.] L.A. artist Julia Holter opens. ‣ It’s double the fun at the Greek Theatre with performances […]
Incoming: Green Day, Aerosmith, Black Lips, Seal, Redd Kross, Bear in Heaven, Husky, Pitbull, Nicki Minaj, Hanni El Khatib, the Kills, Langhorne Slim, Jack White, Norah Jones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Childish Gambino, John Doe, White Denim, Sigurb Ros, Andrew Bird, Tennis and more. Above: The Hype Williams-directed video for Jack White’s “Freedom at 21.” […]
