Incoming: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the Olms, Lenka, Crystal Fighters, Willy Moon, Big Black Delta, KING, Bjork, Jewel, Parquet Courts, Mihael Paskalev, Ron Sexsmith, Capital Cities, Meg Myers, Ceremony, Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, the Black Lips, Trash Talk, the Virgins, Generationals, the Boxer Rebellion, Iggy & the Stooges, Rocket From the Crypt, the Drums, […]
Decisions, decisions, decisions … your Friday night is full of ’em: ‣ Best Coast kicks off a three-month tour by headlining the Wiltern behind its new album “The Only Place.” Jeff The Brotherhood and Abe Vigoda set the table. ‣ Dum Dum Girls launch a busy L.A. weekend (they’re at the Getty on Saturday) with […]
The Boxer Rebellion, boisterously good when they visited the Roxy last spring, have canceled some upcoming tour dates, including an Oct. 28 show at the El Rey Theatre. A message today to fans read: “Due to personal tragedy we have made the difficult but necessary decision to cancel our upcoming appearances in Mexico, Canada, and […]
Just before the Boxer Rebellion’s encore last Saturday at the Roxy, frontman Nathan Nicholson paused to invite onstage a male fan, who then beckoned his girlfriend to join him, knelt and proposed marriage. It was a rare quiet moment on a night of blaring guitar rock from supporting act We Are Augustines and the London-based […]
Sunday’s several touts: ‣ Grammy award-winning artist Angelique Kidjo, who has been dubbed as “Africa’s premier diva,” plays Cal State L.A.’s Luckman Fine Arts Complex tonight. [That’s her video for “Move On Up” featuring U2’s Bono and John Legend in addition to Bill T. Jones’ FELA! dancers.] ‣ Seattle’s forefathers of grunge Mudhoney headline the […]
It’s a huge Saturday with shows cinematic, theatrical and fantastic: ‣ British orchestral rockers Tindersticks this week released a deluxe boxed set of six scores they created for the acclaimed films of Claire Denis. Highlights from the project, “Claire Denis Film Scores 1996-2009,” are being staged in seven shows worldwide, and only two in the […]
Like a lot of good, Britpop-inspired rock, the music of the Boxer Rebellion can feel larger than life. The London-based quartet (with an American frontman, Nathan Nicholson) makes swoon-worthy anthems that recall Editors or a more virile Coldplay, songs that have attracted U.S. fans in droves. The band went the independent route, self-releasing their third […]
[A recap of my Wednesday evening following Buzz Bands LA’s showcase… Venue-hopping at SXSW as if it’s my job. Oh, wait …] The Boxer Rebellion (at Buffalo Billiards) – This British band-fronted-by-an-American drew huge crowds at last year’s SXSW, and last fall won even more L.A. followers at Culture Collide Festival, they did not disappoint. […]
It’s always nice to be able to see some of the big names in music all in one spot. The South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin is one of the best places to do that, but with bands passing through Los Angeles every night, it’s hard to say we haven’t seen our share of […]
[The weekend’s Culture Collide festival was all about sampling wares from all over the globe. You couldn’t get to everything, but your faithful Buzz Bands honcho, along with contributors David McKay and Addy Danti, submit these quick impressions from Friday night. Photo gallery from the Echo/Echoplex sets by Laurie Scavo.] Who: The Besnard Lakes In […]
