The Buzz Bands LA crew is still in Austin due to a late flight out, but the excellent post-SXSW shows in L.A. start tonight: ‣ The Temper Trap‘s first post-SXSW show happens at the El Rey Theatre tonight as they continue to tour in support of their forthcoming self-titled album (out June 5 on Glassnote […]
[Here’s Claudine V. with our look ahead to next week’s shows, along with the video for “Calling Me Names” by Good Old War, playing next Sunday at the Avalon:] Incoming: The Temper Trap, Nada Surf, Sharon Van Etten, Of Montreal, the Naked and Famous, Lucero, the Magnetic Fields, the Ting Tings, the Lumineers, Y La […]
[Birthday greetings to the Meat Puppets’ Cris Kirkwood, who hits the big 5-0 today. Take it from an old blogger, ain’t nothing but a number.] Top 3 big darn deals this weekend if you aren’t into Shakira: ‣ Black-dressed post-punkers Interpol visit the Greek Theatre on Saturday. Maybe they can change weather patterns. ‣ Monster […]
Our friendly neighborhood rock radio giant flexes its muscles today by throwing the annual KROQ Weenie Roast at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. If you’re shut out of the sold-out show, or simply don’t want to battle traffic, crowds and the inevitable rowdy dudes stoked to see Stone Temple Pilots, Buzz Bands is hosting the live […]
[Birthday greetings this weekend to local rockers Michael Bauer (Useless Keys) and Annie Hardy (Giant Drag). Meanwhile:] One great thing about living in this neighborhood is that if you wait long enough, festivals come to you. Like this weekend – when eight of the acts who graced stages at Coachella 2010 are playing around town. […]
G is for Goldenvoice. G is for all the grousing I heard about the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival lineup when it was announced three months ago (all but silenced now). G is for all the grumbling about the festival’s new policy to not sell one-day passes (still hearing that). And G is for […]
No instrument is safe (and, for that matter, neither are the Edge’s guitar tones) in the Temper Trap’s “Sweet Disposition.” The Australian quartet blew through town recently for an exhilarating show at the Fonda Theatre that reinforced the notion that there’s still an audience (and a young one at that) for well-done atmospheric rock. Singer […]
A lot can happen in a year. About this time last spring, an unsigned band out of Australia, the Temper Trap [pictured], was one of the big buzzes of the South by Southwest Music Festival. Now the London-based band with the big, anthemic sound is riding a wave of support for its debut album “Conditions.” […]
Canadian quintet Jets Overhead landed on my radar in 2007 when a friend sent me one of those breathless missives that went something like, “Dude, you will love these people. And they’re giving their album away.” Indeed, the churning psych-rock on 2006’s “Bridges” had a lot to recommend it (and it’s not too late to […]
[It’s not Oct. 31, no matter what the first item would lead you to believe, but it is Usher’s birthday. Best wishes, and here’s your deluge of shows tonight …] Canadian duo Junior Boys [pictured, with download below] headline the El Rey Theatre, and don’t be alarmed if you see some costumed crazies along Wilshire […]
