Ears Wide Open: Brian Green
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Have a love song: Brian Green’s solo EP “No Ordinary Style” is out Feb. 9, and the title track is about someone extraordinary.
Gallery: Incan Abraham, James Supercave, Beach Party, Gothic Tropic and more at Friday’s FOMO
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A wintry blast of some of L.A.’s best emerging talent roared through the Echo and the Echoplex on Friday night. Curated by Origami Vinyl, 10 local bands played L.A.’s Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) 2013, which offered enticing sets from Vum, Beach Party, Gothic Tropic, Cosmonauts and the Abigails upstairs, but the real party was […]
The Week Ahead: Dec. 31 – Jan. 6
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Incoming: Redd Kross, Vintage Trouble, Cake, the Henry Clay People, Zedd, Social Distortion, Michael Davis With Lions, Royal Teeth, Neurosis, Brian Whelan, Seven Saturdays, Escape the Fate, Reel Big Fish Above: Tashaki Miyaki (that’s their video for “Best Friend,” above) is one of the bands playing “FOMO” – that’s Fear of Missing Out on Friday. […]
Premiere: Montë Mar, ‘Reason Why’
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It’s not surprising to hear that members of pop quartet Montë Mar have been busy on tour with other bands (Bill Zimmerman played keys with America and Kyle Crane has been drumming with Everest). But even with their hectic schedules as in-demand musicians, the band has been working together to release songs, one at a […]
Tonight in L.A.: Nicolas Jaar, the Henry Clay People, Voxhaul Broadcast, NO, Monte Mar, the Janks
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Soaking it up on the final Monday in March: ‣ Twenty-two-year-old electro whiz Nicolas Jaar plays his first official L.A. show at the Echoplex behind his 2011 album “Space Is Only Noise.” ‣ The Henry Clay People rock the Viper Room, supported by TS & the Past Haunts and the Mowgli’s. ‣ NO’s residency at […]
Tonight in L.A.: The Temper Trap/PAPA, Loney Dear/Ed Vallance, Voxhaul Broadcast/Robotanists, NO/LA Font, Monte Mar/yOya, more
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The Buzz Bands LA crew is still in Austin due to a late flight out, but the excellent post-SXSW shows in L.A. start tonight: ‣ The Temper Trap‘s first post-SXSW show happens at the El Rey Theatre tonight as they continue to tour in support of their forthcoming self-titled album (out June 5 on Glassnote […]
Tonight in L.A.: Guns N’ Roses, Apparat, NO, Voxhaul Broadcast, Say Anything, Monte Mar, Bleeding Knees Club/Choir of Young Believers
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Big start to the week: ‣ One more night of Guns N’ Roses, this time at the House of Blues. ‣ Berlin-based Sascha Ring (pictured), whose latest album as Apparat “The Devil’s Walk” was lauded as one of the best electronic releases of the 2011, plays a full-band show at the El Rey Theatre. Apparat’s […]
Tonight in L.A.: Voxhaul Broadcast, NO, Monte Mar, the Janks, Robert Francis, Drake, Scars on 45, Typhoon, Rachel Yamagata, Chelsea Wolfe
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A manic Monday, starting with four fine free residencies: ‣ Voxhaul Broadcast, the release of their debut album and a follow-up EP in 2011’s rear-view mirror, roar into 2012 with some new songs and the Satellite residency. Opening night features support from Eastern Conference Champions, sibling duo Blondfire and the Little Richard tribute band Big […]
Tonight in L.A.: First Fridays with Mariachi El Bronx, Meshell Ndegeocello, No Age, the Lumineers, Monte Mar, Hanni El Khatib, Black Flamingo/NO
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Your slammin’ busy Friday: ‣ First Fridays at the Natural History Museum kicks off its 2012 series by welcoming Mariachi El Bronx, along El Haru Kuroi. ‣ No Age heads up a huge lineup at the Smell, which kicks off its weekend-long 14th anniversary celebration. s celebrates its 14th anniversary. ‣ Excellent up-and-coming folk-rock band […]
BTW (Bands to Watch), 2012: 33 Los Angeles bands who figure to make our new year happy
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So as rich as 2011 proved to be for local music, 2012 promises even more. Following is Buzz Bands LA’s list of “Bands to Watch” for 2012 – 33 newbies who have not yet released a full-length album and are on our radar to do so in the coming year. Whom did I miss? Leave […]
