Ten years after: Ten things I remember about 2008 (and a flashback playlist)
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Ten years later, 2008 sounds pretty good. The memories, though, are a mixed bag. Here’s Buzz Bands LA’s annual flashback.
Download: Valentine Day’s mix from Eeenie Meenie
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How do you spell love? If it’s not “L-O-V-E,” the title of the 2002 single by L.A. indie-pop band Irving, then it’s “f-r-e-e m-u-s-i-c.” So, in time for Valentine’s Day, L.A.-based independent label Eenie Meenie Records has a free 10-song mix that offers a look into their small but eclectic catalog. Besides Irving, there’s a […]
Afternoons simply say yes when everything at their album-release show seemed to shout ‘no, no, no’
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If you’ve followed the trials and tribulations of L.A. sextet Afternoons for the better part of a decade, what befell them at their album-release show Friday night at El Cid absolutely, positively certified the band as star-crossed. Midway through Afternoons’ set celebrating the long-awaited release of “Say Yes,” drummer Brent Turner’s kick pedal busted beyond […]
Tonight in L.A.: Lana Del Rey, New Pornographers, Afternoons, St. Lucia, Culture Collide (Cloud Nothings, Nina Persson), Joey Bada$$, Polica
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Why, hello Friday, it’s been seven days since we’ve seen you: ‣ L.A. indie-rockers Afternoons celebrate the long-awaited release of their full-length “Say Yes” [check it out here] with a show at El Cid. Opening the evening are the Little Ones and Aaron Espinoza of Earlimart. ‣ Pop singer Lana Del Rey performs the first […]
The Week Ahead: Oct. 13-19
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Incoming: Moon Block Party (Spoon, BRMC, Band of Skulls, Black Angels, Black Lips), Culture Collide (Cloud Nothings, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Nina Persson), Broods, David Bazan, Gerard Way, Will Hoge, Meiko, Jessie J, Catfish & the Bottlemen, Kate Boy, Andrew McMahon, the Horrors, SBTRKT, Fujiya & Miyagi, Walk the Moon, Eddie Cohn, Russian Red, […]
Video: Afternoons, ‘Say Yes’
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Call this “Say Yes,” Take 3. When resurgent L.A. sextet Afternoons finally release their full-length, “Say Yes,” on Oct. 21, it will be a milestone for band, four of whom (Brian Canning, Steven Scott, Brent Turner and Aaron Burrows) comprised the pop quartet Irving back in the early ’00s. The band, which grew to include […]
Tonight in L.A.: Arcade Fire, Echo & the Bunnymen, Las Cafeteras, Conjunto ChappotÃn y Sus Estrellas, Kevin Barnes, Miniature Tigers, Afternoons, the Janks, Jay Brannan, the Furys, Castro, Old Monk
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Show for your Friday the 1st: ‣ Arcade Fire brings its “Reflektor” tour to L.A. for the first of two nights at the Forum. Dan Deacon opens. ‣ Las Cafeteras and Chicano Batman team up for an evening of free music at the Figat7th Downtown Festival. ‣ Cuban son superstars Conjunto ChappotÃn y Sus Estrellas […]
The Week Ahead: July 28-Aug. 3
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Incoming: La Santa Cecilia, Doja Cat, te Hold Steady, Boston, Ruben Blades, Xiu Xiu, Deluka, Shabazz Palaces, Aerosmith, Aan, Dub Thompson, the Dustbowl Revival, Echo & the Bunnymen, Lifehouse, Omar Souleyman, Foxy Shazam, Hundred Waters, Hamilton Leithauser, the Budos Band, White Arrows, International Pop Overthrow, Arcade Fire, Las Cafeteras, Chicago, Kevin Barnes, Miniature Tigers, the […]
Gallery: Eastern Conference Champions, Madi Diaz, Afternoons, Seasons, Black Apples, Wet & Reckless and more at Chinatown Summer Nights
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The year’s second installment of Chinatown Summer Nights lacked nothing, except for maybe a bigger Chinatown. One of the biggest crowds yet turned out Saturday night to enjoy the sights, tastes and sounds – which were capped by an explosive set on the LA Weekly Live Music Stage by Eastern Conference Champions, playing a set […]
Chinatown Summer Nights returns in July with Madi Diaz, Eastern Conference Champions, Afternoons, Francisco the Man, Black Apples and Wet & Reckless
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Indie-pop siren Madi Diaz will be joined by anthem-bearing sextet Afternoons and rock quartets Eastern Conference Champions and Francisco the Man at the July installment of Chinatown Summer Nights. The free, all-ages show near Chinatown’s Central Plaza, which kicks off a 6 p.m. on July 12, also features Black Apples and Wet & Reckless. All […]
