Sunday things for your long weekend:Â ‣Â Y LUV and Drive He Said continue the festivities on the Local Music Stage at Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Festival. The free day of music starts at noon and also features Random Ninjas, the Vim Dicta and TM87. See set times at the end of this post. ‣Â Soundgarden plays […]
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 […]
Here’s your Tuesday: ‣ Canadian songstress Kathleen Edwards visits the El Rey Theatre behind her fourth album (and finest yet), “Voyageur,” which was co-produced by Justin Vernon (Bon Iver). That’s her video for “Change the Sheets,” above. ‣ White Arrows, their new EP “Fireworks of the Sea” out earlier this month, headline the Roxy on […]
The BBLA squad is in Austin for the week, so our local reporting might be spotty. Here’s an abbreviated showlist for tonight: ‣ Long-running British post-punk band the Raincoats headline the Echoplex, with San Francisco’s Grass Widows opening. ‣ Lonely Trees help kick off the Moheak-sponsored “LA x LA” series at the Satellite – there […]
Your terrific Tuesday, starting with our own monthly event: ‣ Buzz Bands LA’s monthly songwriter night at Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park features Sara Radle – her new album “Same Sun Shines” came out two weeks ago – along with Andrew Carroll & Jessi Williams of the Lonely Wild, Zenda Marie, Amy Rieckelman and […]
Our cups overfloweth: ‣ His new album “A Wasteland Companion” en route in April, M. Ward plays at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. [That’s his new video for “The First time I Ran Away,” above.] ‣ Gotye, his album “Making Mirrors” out this week, plays the sold-out El Rey Theatre, joined by Kimbra, who’s featured on the […]
Happy Wednesday, and it will be a happy one … ‣ Alabama Shakes, the Athens, Ala., quartet winning accolades for their ferocious and unpretentious fusion of Southern rock and blues, visit the Troubadour for a show that’s been sold out for weeks. Alabama Shakes’ debut album will be out April 10 on ATO Records. On […]
L.A.’s Y LUV may be fairly new to the music scene but they’re already well on their way to earning spots on iPods and party playlists with recent songs like the electro-rock anthem “Keep It Rollin’.” Young but hardworking, the quintet’s latest single is a nice expansion on their sound from the previous EP “How […]
Your Carmageddon Sunday touts: ‣ L.A. quintet Old Californio celebrates the release of their new record, “Sundrunk Angels,” at the Grand Old Echo. Brett Detar and Sweet Chariot join in on the fun. ||| Download: “A Cool Place in the Light” (previously posted) ‣ Goldroom brings his nostalgic synths and summery beats to the Standard […]
College friendships blossoming into something more is not an uncommon beginning to a band’s back story. In fact, plenty of collegiate buddies have gone on to sell out arenas together through music. In a similarly hopeful but local vein, Y LUV may be on their way to playing together for crowds larger than any “Battle […]
