[A taker of notes shares some:] ”¢ There they are: Except for a couple late-2008 shows, we haven’t heard much from the Like recently – unless you like to pore over the Cobrasnake’s photo galleries. But the L.A. trio is surfacing on the high-profile compilation album, “War Child Heroes,” a benefit for children affected by […]
[Happy 70th birthday to Ray Manzarek, the pride of DePaul University …] Busy, busy busy: Besides the sold-out concert at the Music Box @ Fonda featuring the Airborne Toxic Event, the Henry Clay People and Rademacher, there are a couple nice record-release shows: Lemon Sun [pictured] rocks the Troubadour in support of its latest, “Run […]
Before I introduce Buzz Bands’ tour diarists for the next six weeks, I feel it is only appropriate to spring a pop quiz on you faithful readers: 1. The name “the Airborne Toxic Event” is a reference to: a) A drummer who passes gas in a tour van b) An album review on Pitchfork that […]
[Birthdays wishes go out to Robin Zander … now, if making through this weekend’s concert schedule were only a cheap trick:] Today: Chris Pierce [pictured] has been spreading his feel-good R&B around his native Los Angeles since he was a teenager, and the young soul man has amassed enough devotees that he has the headlining […]
Afternoons delivered on the promise of an exuberant night on Saturday, conspiring with the Flying Tourbillon Orchestra, Lemon Sun and the newly reconfigured Henry Clay People to give a party the likes of which Spaceland hadn’t seen since … well, since the Henry Clay People tore the place apart on New Year’s Eve. Photographer Timothy […]
The South by Southwest Music Festival has announced a partial list of bands scheduled to perform at this year’s shindig (March 18-22). From L.A.’s neck of the woods: the Crystal Method, Dave Alvin, Franki Chan, LA Riots, Mandi Perkins, Mika Miko, Waz and Port O’Brien. … Meanwhile, there’s a bunch of interesting tours shaping up […]
Not to get all People magazine on you, but the early part of 2009 seemed to be all about the love, and not just the Benjamin Gibbard-Zooey Deschanel variety. First there was the Henry Clay People’s headlining set on New Year’s Eve at Spaceland. After leading up to the 12 o’clock countdown by covering the […]
Nailed down your plans for New Year’s Eve yet? The Times has exhaustive guides of options for ringing in 2009 — I went through two plates of hors d’oeuvres just reading them, then got a stomach ache over the ticket prices. Not one to partake of any of the dance-music massives (and not one to […]
There are 112 albums in my “L.A. stack” for this year, and a few might have been misplaced in my job transition. Here are my favorites: 1. Darker My Love, “2” (Dangerbird) — A wide-ranging psych-rock record with the legs to take you almost anywhere. 2. Everest, “Ghost Notes” (Vapor) — Indie Americana that will […]
[Some 200-plus shows later, here are my favorite sets of 2008, counting down from No. 10 to No. 1 . You have a favorite? Tell me about it in the comments …] 10. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Jan. 25, Safari Sam’s: Probably my fondest memory of Safari Sam’s, the east Hollywood club whose lowlights exceeded […]
