Here’s your big Thursday: ‣ Best Coast and NO close out the Twilight Summer Series with a free show at the Santa Monica Pier. ‣ Legendary sound collagists Negativland hold forth at the Echoplex – the Bay Area provocateurs have a show titled “My Favorite Things” opening Friday at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in […]
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 […]
[It’s Friday the 13th, but here at Buzz Bands HQ we only believe in the luck of the set times:] Going somewhere this weekend? Some picks … ‣ The Dollyrots and their spitfire singer-bassist Kelly Ogden keep the pop-punk flame alive on their new album, “A Little Messed Up.” They celebrate the the release, their […]
[One in a series on new music hitting the local scene …] I confess that all Ingenue had to do to get my attention was boldface the influences. Singer-songwriter Lauren Dolan professes a love for the Boston power pop scene (check); “The Lolita EP” was produced by Letters to Cleo’s Michael Eisenstein (check) and features […]
[Happy-hour nuggets as you head into your weekend …] ‣ “Chinese Democracy.” Sigh. You can compare the reviews by Chuck Klosterman and Ann Powers and draw your own conclusions. I will go listen for myself, maybe even record the stream, but I won’t set foot in a Best Buy. There’ll be a used copy at […]
