Video: Bleu, ‘Golden Child’
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Oh-so-clever: Bleu bids a not-so-fond farewell to a certain politician by getting inside his head on the new single “Golden Child.”
Video premiere: Bleu, ‘I Wanna Write You a Symphony’
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The video for Bleu’s “I Wanna Write You a Symphony” is the work of a filmmaking superfan who pitched the songwriter an idea about a trip to a record store. It’s an ingenious visual for a genius song.
Interview: Taylor Locke, on good times and misdemeanors … and his new video for ‘Dying Up Here’
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Taylor Locke clowns around on a huge stage in the video for his new single “Dying Up Here.” How the singer-songwriter-producer got the gig is a wild story. “What’s the statute of limitations on a breaking and entering?” he jokes in the Buzz Bands LA interview.
Ears Wide Open: Coach & Ref
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Coach & Ref, the new duo of Bleu McAuley and Ryan Perez-Daple, explore the sounds of vintage synths in their first two singles. They make their live debut Wednesday at the Roxy.
Tonight in L.A.: La Santa Cecilia, Sea Wolf, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Jonathan Wilson, Bleu, the Howlin’ Brothers, Saucy Monky, Vans Warped Tour, Jim Lauderdale
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Full-up Friday: ‣ Sea Wolf headlines the El Rey Theatre behind his new album “Old World Romance.” Savoir Adore opens. ‣ La Santa Cecilia and the Boogaloo Assassins team up at the free FIGat7th Downtown Festival. ‣ Wildcat! Wildcat!, In the Valley Below and MT. OSSA at the Echo ‣ The Church Sessions at the […]
The Week Ahead: June 17-23
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Incoming: Camera Obscura, John Grant, Alice Smith, 3OH!3, Peter Tork, Pitbull, Mount Kimbie, Eleanor Friedberger, Kinks’ Tribute, Ida Maria, Kisses, Warships, Joseph Arthur, Vans Warped Tour, Steve Miller Band, Holy Folk, the Dig, Tilly & the Wall, Sea Wolf, La Santa Cecilia, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Jonathan Wilson, Bleu, the Game, Iris DeMent, […]
Tonight in L.A.: The 88, Radar Bros., Bleu, Snowden, Black Hi-Lighter, Tijuana No, the Donkeys
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Wednesday’s wonders: ‣ The 88 celebrate the release of their new album “Fortune Teller” with a headlining show at the Troubadour. We think very highly of this record. We also love magician Rob Zabrecky in the video for “I Saw the Light That Day,” above. Gliss and Aaron Embry open tonight’s show. ‣ Radar Bros. […]
Stream: Bleu, ‘Bottom of My Heart,’ ‘Endwell’
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If this item seems a little discombobulated, that’s because it’s … hard … to type … when … you’re … on … the floor. That might be the destination for longtime followers of Bleu, the pure pop craftsman born William James McCauley III. The Berklee-educated, magnificently sideburned songwriter, whose first four albums pretty much put […]
Tonight in L.A.: Meg Myers, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Francisco the Man, 7Lions/Audible Mainframe, Bleu/Air Traffic Controller, Pussy Riot benefit
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It’s a mad, mad Monday: ‣ Meg Myers closes out her residency at the Bootleg Bar with a big supporting cast that includes the Peach Kings, Max & the Moon and Diamonds Under Fire. ‣ Wildcat! Wildcat!’s residency at the Echo closes up shop with set from DWNTWN and Magic Wands, along Frank+Derol. ‣ Francisco […]
Tonight in L.A.: Lucinda Williams, Wilco, Dengue Fever, Vicky Cryer, Mike Viola/Bleu/Taylor Locke
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Fare for your fantastic Friday: ‣ Lucinda Williams returns for a show at UCLA’s Royce Hall behind her acclaimed release “Blessed.” Blake Mills opens. ‣ Cambodian psych-rockers Dengue Fever join Secret Chiefs 3 for a concert at the El Rey Theatre. ‣ It’s one more local show for Wilco, this one at the Los Angeles […]
