At the helm of the indie quartet Blonde Summer, Chris Pope has released three EPs of distinctly Californian, guitar-tastic (and, we might add, criminally overlooked) rock as Blonde Summer. Pope’s side project Solai, realized in his Silver Lake apartment, has a West Coast feel too – the sun- and synth-drenched nostalgia that permeates a lot […]
The tricky thing about Blonde Summer is the name – you think you might be in for some waifish, breezy indie-pop, and, bang, the quartet of Chris Pope, Matt Reid, Stephen Kurshner and Roland Trafton hits you with a tight-fisted blast of guitar. It’s sublime, and Blonde Summer has been doing it for three EPs […]
Tuesday’s totes: ‣ It’s a night of local power pop at the Bootleg Bar. Thorcraft Cobra [check out “Count Me Out” and “Another Day”] headlines. Boys School and the Donnies the Amys support. ‣ The Satellite continues its week-long free show series with another solid local lineup featuring the Ross Sea Party, Line & Circle and Blonde […]
By Seraphina Lotkhamnga There is no doubt that L.A. bands had a fruitful 2012. Not only did Buzz Bands LA taste-test more than 140 local albums [our list is coming Friday], we had more than plenty to choose from when it came to EPs. Normally, I would stick to top albums and top songs for […]
Thousands of bicyclist and pedestrians took to normally car-clogged streets on Sunday as part of the quarterly CicLAvia event, and those who traversed Broadway to visit CicLAvia’s Chinatown hub got a special treat – live music from four L.A. bands and some delicious suds in the craft beer garden. On a picture-perfect afternoon, Sanglorians, Blonde […]
Show picks for Sunday: ‣ Coming off their epic club show Saturday night at the Echoplex, Of Montreal headlines the Culture Collide Block Party (on Reservoir between Alvarado and Sunset in Echo Park, free with RSVP) as the Filter magazine festival comes to a close. The Wombats, School of Seven Bells, Niki and the Dove, […]
The live music at last weekend’s Moon Festival was so much fun that Chinatown is doing it again this Sunday. A matinee show in conjunction with CicLAvia will bring four standout L.A. bands to an outdoor stage near Chinatown’s Central Plaza (specifically, adjacent to the Grand Star Jazz Club). There will be a craft beer […]