Western Scene debuted their expansive pop-rock last year after Tom Pritchard, formerly of San Diego’s the Dynamite Walls, began collaborating with Jason Burkhart (Kenan Bell’s bandmate). Their melodically rich music, made with producer Hugo Nicolson, ranges from propulsive singles such as “Listening” to lovelorn tracks like “For You,” and last week the band, without much fanfare, […]
Thousands flocked to Chinatown on Saturday for L.A.’s Year of the Snake Lunar New Year Festival, which featured a huge, slow-moving parade, cultural entertainment of all manner and performances by six bands – Eastern Conference Champions, Troup, Mind the Gap, Spirit Vine, Western Scene and Daniel Ahearn & the Jones – on the local music […]
The mind is a powerful thing, right? The subjects of Western Scene’s “testing” in the video for the band’s single “Listening” take it to another place. The song is the first single by lab-coasted conspirators Tom Pritchard and Jason Burkhart, whose explorations in electro-tinted indie-rock began last year. The idea for the video originated with […]
Eastern Conference Champions, Y LUV, Troup, Drive He Said and Western Scene are among the bands rocking the Local Music Stage on Feb. 16 and 17 as Chinatown plays host to the Year of the Snake Lunar New Year Festival. In all, 11 emerging local bands will play the outdoor stage (located steps away from […]
Your massive Monday: ‣ Maximum Hedrum, the new project from Sam Spiegel of N.A.S.A. and Sepultura vocalist Derrick Green, plays its first show at Los Globos. See our December post. ‣ Globetrotting songstress Yael Meyer swings back through L.A. to performa t the Hunnypot Radio night at the Central SAPC along with Matt Jaffe & […]
What a Wednesday, world: ‣ Breakout sister band Haim headlines the sold-out Troubadour, supported by the Damn Sons. ‣ Robert Francis returns to L.A. for a hometown show, teaming up with Trevor Hall for a holiday party at the Roxy. Brian Wright (who’s playing with a band that includes Brother Sal, Eli Wulfmeier, Joe Purdy, […]
The brother-sister pop confections of Blondfire made for a tasty Tuesday night at the latest edition of the KCSN/Buzz Bands LA local music series at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood. The L.A. based band anchored by Brazilian-American siblings Bruce and Erica Driscoll included their first single “Where the Kids Are,” as well as the […]
Blondfire, the brother-sister electro-pop duo who have just signed to Warner Bros. Records, heads up the lineup for the September edition of the KCSN / Buzz Bands LA local music series at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood. The band, anchored by Bruce and Eric Driscoll, will be joined by newcomers Western Scene and Go […]
Here are some Tuesday touts: ‣ Minneapolis-based Poliça [see “Dark Star” here] bring their ambient electrnoic R&B to the Echoplex, supported by Chicago duo Supreme Cuts. ‣ The Ross Sea Party’s free residency at the Central SAPC charges on, this week featuring sets by the Breakups and Dylan Trees. ‣ Father Tiger – they of […]
Western Scene emerged in May as the latest vehicle for ex-Dynamite Walls singer-guitarist Tom Pritchard, who teamed up with Jason Burkhart and a handful of resumé-toting players (including Jonathan Hischke, who played with Broken Bells, and all-star drummer/producer Joey Waronker) to fashion a more polished take on indie rock. Their work in the studio with […]
