Incoming: Alt-J, Pentatonix, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Metronomy, White Denim, Banks, Dry the River, Hanni El Khatib, Olin & the Moon, Hobart W Fink, TV on the Radio, Nas, Eastern Conference Champions, Fever the Ghost, the Acid, Matt Ellis, the Brave Ones, Ceci Bastida, Matisyahu, Jessie Ware, the Melvins, Le Butcherettes, Kimbra, Sloan, Tom Vek, Movement, Colin […]
There is a new TV on the Radio album in the pipeline, Tunde Adebimpe says, but for now there he is having fun with the Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band. It’s a side project with friends Ryan Sawyer (Lone Wolf and Cub), Josh Werner (Lee “Scratch” Perry, CocoRosie) and Alex Holden (Big Numbers), and the […]
TV on the Radio does have a new full-length in the works. We think. Hope. Or intuited from their performance Saturday at FYF Fest. Until then, there is the new single “Million Miles,” an expansive pop song that takes on a deeper meaning thanks to the video directed by Kyp Malone and Natalia Leite. Malone […]
Did you miss anything at FYF Fest? Did you miss FYF Fest altogether? Buzz Bands LA reviewed 37 of the 57 acts and published more than 150 photos from the weekend’s 10th annual FYF, which announced ticket sales of 30,000 for the dusty, bustling proceedings at L.A. State Historic Park. Here are quick links to […]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Deerhunter, the Breeders, Charles Bradley, Mikal Cronin ||| Photos by Carl Pocket After the jump, more photos and capsule reviews:
It’s suddenly feeling like a long holiday weekend … ‣ The first day of Hard Summer 2012 goes off at L.A. State Historic Park with Bloc Party, Boys Noize, Bootsy Collins, Miike Snow, A-Trak and more. Are you going? Recommended reading: The “Getting Here” section of Hard’s website. Riding the Metro is free today with […]
Incoming: Hard Summer 2012, the New L.A. Folk Fest, Kelly Clarkson, Neon Trees, Andy Clockwise, the Ruby Friedman Orchestra, Tenacious D, Jason Falkner, the Mynabirds, Best Coast, Tears for Fears, TV on the Radio, Grouplove, Real Estate, the Belle Brigade, Beachwood Sparks, the Bangles, Tempest and more. Above: Chrysta Bell, the singer who collaborated with […]
In 2011, I saw more than 500 bands perform live over 265-plus days of show-going, and still I feel as if I missed a lot. Plenty of what I did see remains etched in my memory, though, from festival adventures big and small (SXSW, Coachella and FYF to the Silverlake Jubilee, the substitute Sunset Junction […]
Friday fun: ‣ Tinariwen visits the El Rey Theatre as part of the Ooh LA L.A. Festival, abetted by TV on the Radio. The Malian band recorded their new album “Tassili” (which came out in August) in the Algerian desert with contributions from TVOTR’s Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone (as well as Nels Cline and […]
With her sultry flair that isn’t far from the smooth sounds that make both Sade and Billie Holiday so appealing, songstress Hindi Zahra has been gaining fans among critics – acquiring the Prix Constantin (France’s Mercury Prize) in 2010 – and listeners of folk, jazz and soul since her self-titled EP in 2009. Zahra now […]
