The Lonely Wild have become staples of the scene not just on the strength of their pulse-quickening debut album “The Sun As It Comes,” or their explosive live shows, but because they are so often present. Having paid their dues with years of sweaty club shows, the quintet of Andrew Carroll, Dave Farina, Ryan Ross, […]
It’s a packed Tuesday, y’all… ‣ The Black Angels roar through Los Angeles and headline the Mayan Theatre. Expect to hear some songs off of their new record “Indigo Meadow.” L.A.’s very own garage doo-wopper Hanni El Khatib supports alongside Parisian psych-rock trio Wall of Death. ‣ Australian electro duo the Presets play the Avalon in […]
Dear 2012, don’t let the door hit you in the ass. Dear friends, please be safe tonight: ‣ The key here will be to dress as well as the band: R&B revivalists Vintage Trouble, already huge just about everywhere but their hometown, bring their retro rock to the Roxy Theatre, where Sy Smith and DJ […]
There were albums I loved, albums I liked, albums I appreciated and albums I avoided in 2012. Because of my regional focus, I spent an inordinate amount of time with music from Los Angeles artists. And strangely for me, a lot of the hyped bands failed to resonate; stuck in traffic, I’d rather have played […]
What a year. More than 140 Los Angeles-sired albums passed through the Buzz Bands LA headphones this year, not counting EPs, mixtapes and singles. Judging from the detritus at my desk – handwritten lists, stacks of CDs, press releases – and my unopened emails, there were a lot more out there. It came in all […]
Monday madness: ‣ U.K. quartet Peace [see our intro last week] makes its U.S. debut at It’s a School Night at Bardot, where they are joined by a trio of local luminaries – the Mowgli’s, Torches and Davis Fetter. ‣ The Henry Clay People’s residency at the Satellite – where they are recording a live […]
Your Monday menu: ‣ Their new EP “Villains and Crooks” just out last week, Handshakes [pictured] continue their residency at the Silverlake Lounge. Buzz Bands LA hosts this installment, which also features performances from Wires in the Walls, Future Dancing, Bedcake and Orange Umbrella. [Recently post on Handshakes and Future Dancing.] ‣ The Bixby Knolls […]
If you’re seeing the Biebs or Aerosmith tonight, you could be on the wrong blog: ‣ Montreal’s Islands are doing a Hurricane Sandy benefit (proceeds to the World Cares Center and the Rockaway Action Center, $20 at the door) at the Virgil. Comedy guests include Tim Heidecker, Rob Delaney and more. ‣ The Henry Clay […]
In 2008, indie-rock agitators the Henry Clay People released a great album titled “For Cheap or for Free,” which embodied the economic times of the moment. (And probably the moments that ensued, but that’s another discussion.) Next month, the Henry Clays will perform for cheap, for free and for charity. They’ve scheduled a residency called […]
This Thursday schedule is so good it oughta be a Saturday: ‣ If you have never seen El Ten Eleven, tonight would be a very good opportunity. No, really. There’s no duo like Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty, and there’s no instrumental rock band like them. They bring their mesmerizing live show to the Echo […]
