Video premiere: yOya, ‘The Heartwood’
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The L.A. duo’s new DIY video involved creation a 375-foot-long painting and “animating” it. Limited-edition artwork, anyone?
Stream: yOya, ‘The Heartwood’
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The hard-to-type but easy-on-the-ears L.A. duo yOya continue walk the tightrope between the worlds of acoustic folk and electro-pop. It’s an act they pull off with uncommon grace, owing to the strong vocal harmonies and songwriting from principals behind Alex Pfender and Noah Dietterich. The native Oregonians are following up last year’s “Fool’s Gold” single […]
Video: yOya, ‘Fool’s Gold’
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If Simon & Garfunkel loved synths as much as Alex Pfender and Noah Dietterich, there’s a large chance they would have sounded like L.A.-based yOya. Releasing beautiful single after heartrending single, the duo has kept it simple while going big with their soaring melodies. The clip co-directed by Dave Suchanek and Eleanore Kody does the same […]
Make Music Pasadena 2014: Ten memorable moments from Saturday’s festival
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Thousands filled the streets of Pasadena on Saturday for the Crown City’s annual Make Music Pasadena festival, which once again brought a diverse lineup of artists for a day of free shows. From the streets to parking lots, alleys, parks, coffeehouses, pubs and pop-up stages located within Old Town Pasadena, every nook and cranny was […]
Tonight in L.A.: Coachella, Brokechella, Dream Theater, La Femme, Anvil, The New Division, Royal Canoe/Madi Diaz, Bonfire Beach, more
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Your big Saturday: ‣ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival continues Weekend 2 at the Empire Polo Club. Tonight’s headliners include Nas, the Disememberment Plan, Pet Shop Boys, Skrillex, Muse, Pharrell Williams and more. See set times for Weekend 2 here. ‣ If you’re staying local but still want to get into the festival season, […]
Tonight in L.A.: Coachella, Knower/Hands/yOya, David Crosby, Grand Ole Echo, more
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Sunday’s things: ‣ Coachella wraps up Weekend 1 with Arcade Fire, Beck, Disclosure, Lana Del Rey and more at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. ‣ Futurisitic funk-pop duo Knower [pictured] headlines the Satellite, appearing along with yOya, Hands and Ed Ghost Trucker. ‣ David Crosby does the first of five sold-out nights at the […]
Stream: yOya, ‘Fool’s Gold’
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yOya‘s soundscape has blossomed into something bigger than “folk-tronica” on their new single. Yes, there are still those pliable vocal melodies, synth lines and acoustic guitar but Alex Pfender and Noah Dietterich continue to soar and break through genre lines with each release. “Fool’s Gold,” the latest song out now on New Professor Music, still […]
Bleachers find their fun fans at the Troubadour
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Words and photos by Kelsey Heng Jack Antonoff’s newly public New York based-side project Bleachers played their first show Wednesday night (aside from SXSW showcases) at the Troubadour to a sold out crowd of already dedicated younger fans. The fun. co-founder, former Steel Train leader and Grammy award-winning Antonoff is again in the stage spotlight […]
LA Font, Kera & the Lesbians, yOya, HOTT MT top lineup for Brokechella on April 19 in DTLA
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Brokechella – billed as “the music fest for the rest of us” – returns for a fourth year on April 19 as LA Font, Kera & the Lesbians, yOya and HOTT MT head up a diverse lineup of music on four stages. Advance tickets for the event, which starts at 3 p.m. and includes interactive […]
Popular With Us 2013: Buzz Bands LA’s favorite EPs of the year (local edition)
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There may have been 202 local albums released this year (yes, 202), but sometimes you can’t get have a successful finale without putting out a little teaser first. EPs are often overlooked when making year-end lists, but we at BBLA HQ believe the preview is just as important as the finished product. Short releases are […]
