Your supermassive Saturday: ‣ The everlasting Depeche Mode headlines a big night at the Staples Center  and fellow electro band Crystal Castles supports. ‣ The Lumineers headline their second night in SoCal this week. This time they’re at the Greek Theatre, where Dr. Dog serves as direct support again and Nathaniel Rateliff opens. ‣ Vampire […]
Road trip, anyone? Titus Andronicus, Milo Greene, Wild Nothing, Ra Ra Riot, the Features, Caveman and Pictureplane are among the featured performers in conjunction with the sixth annual San Diego Music Thing, a mini-South by Southwest-styled music conference held in the North Park district of San Diego. The festival runs Sept. 13-14, with New Politics […]
First as a duo and now as a three-piece, the Dead Ships have been busting eardrums and busting up the blues for more than two years now. Their debut album of garage-rock, “Electric Ahab,” sounded like a mission statement – press the accelerator all the way to the floor and don’t let up – and […]
From the start, when a surprisingly large crowd turned out despite threatening skies, to the finish, when Magic Wands drenched music lovers in dreamy melodies, July’s edition of Chinatown Summer Nights was a great party. The bluesy garage-rock of the Dead Ships and the catchy dance-rock of Beat Club earned the biggest roars of the […]
Wow, what a Saturday: ‣ It’s time for another night of free music and fun downtown – 2013’s second installment of Chinatown Summer Nights goes off in an around Chinatown’s Central Plaza tonight. On the Buzz Bands LA-curated LA Weekly Live Music Stage are Magic Wands, Beat Club, the Dead Ships, Dear Boy, Haunted Summer […]
Dream-pop duo Magic Wands will join Beat Club, the Dead Ships, Dear Boy, Haunted Summer and Irontom on Saturday night, July 20, for the season’s second edition of Chinatown Summer Nights. Music starts at 6 p.m. on the LA Weekly Live Music Stage just south of Chinatown’s Central Plaza on a night that features sets […]
[Buzz Bands LA contributor Dan Frazier covers Saturday at Jubilee:] By Dan Frazier The second day of the the Jubilee Music & Arts Festival again failed to attract big crowds Saturday – Friday was light too – but that didn’t stop the bands from playing as if they were at a massive. In fact, on […]
Brokechella, the one-day music and arts event that bills itself as “A Fest for the Rest of Us,” returns to downtown L.A. on Saturday with three stages of music, as well as a potpourri of activities including installations, a photo booth, food trucks and assorted vendors. The music offerings are highlighted by a host of […]
Perfect weather? Check. Great Austin vibe? Check. Stellar music? Check. The elements at the South by Southwest Music Festival on Wednesday conspired to make Buzz Bands LA’s annual “Dear Austin, Love L.A.” day party at Opal Divine’s Freehouse a memorable one. Cayucas, the Lonely Wild, the Dead Ships, Hindu Pirates, Beach Party, Pageants, Criminal Hygiene, […]
Buzz Bands LA’s annual “Dear Austin, Love L.A.” showcase and day party goes off from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Opal Divine’s Freehouse, 700 W. 6th Street in Austin. If you’re in Texas for South by Southwest, stop by – it’s free, no RSVP necessary. After the jump, the rundown on who’s playing […]
