2016: Buzz Bands LA’s Favorite L.A. Albums of the Year
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From folk to punk to psych-rock to soul to industrial to indie-pop, here are Buzz Bands LA’s favorite albums of the year by Los Angeles artists.
From folk to punk to psych-rock to soul to industrial to indie-pop, here are Buzz Bands LA’s favorite albums of the year by Los Angeles artists.
Also on Thursday: Rainbow Arabia, Hayley Kiyoko, Jesu, White Lung, Amanda Shires, Water Slice, the Absurd, Will Dailey
Incoming: Temple of the Dog, HAIM, Sturgill Simpson, Gusgus, the Active Set, Steady Holiday, William Fitzsimmons, Clean Bandit, Cloud Nothings, Psychic Love, the Record Company, Body/Head, Death Valley Girls, Rainbow Arabia, LANY, Bad Suns, L7
A quick trip around SXSW on Saturday, with George Clinton, Judy Collins, Jenny Lewis, Naughty by Nature, the Record Company, Le1f, Beach Slang and more.
How a Wisconsin dairy farmer fell in with two guys in Los Angeles and became roots-rockin’ The Record Company. Frontman Chris Vos on the trio’s four-year climb.
Also on Friday: Built to Spill, ALO, Lamb of God, Super Furry Animals, Paul Van Dyk, Alessia Cara, Howler, Vug Arakas, Meat Wave
Incoming: Fleetwood Mac Festival, Chinese New Year Festival, Penguin Prison, Jukebox the Ghost, Hiatus Kaiyote, Albert Hammond Jr., Black Sabbath, James Supercave, Built to Spill, Super Furry Animals, The Record Company, the Weeknd, Paul Van Dyk and more.
Counting some holdovers from last year’s list, here is Buzz Bands LA’s 16 Bands to Watch for 2016 — and 16 more besides them to keep an eye on.
It’s the first single from the debut album, “Give It Back to You,” coming Feb. 12 from the L.A. trio of Chris Vos, Alex Stiff and Marc Cazorla.
Have a fun Friday night: â–º NYC’s MisterWives headline the Troubadour behind their album “Our Own House.” BØRNS and Handsome Ghost open. â–º Veteran troubadour Martin Sexton holds forth at the El Rey Theatre behind his latest, “Mixtape of the Open Road,” with Brothers McCann supporting. â–º At the Wiltern, it’s Kongos, Sir Sly and […]