Oh Boy Les Mecs – the post-Twilight Sleep adventures of collaborators Tracy Marcellino and Hanford Pittman – sets its sights on altitudes the duo’s dark electro-pop never reached. Beat-laden synths and arching (and for Marcellino, stronger) vocals conspire with rich lyrics to give Oh Boy Les Mecs – French slang for “oh boy you guys” […]
[Happy birthday to Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai, who are in town tonight …] ‣ Buzz Bands LA’s monthly Second Tuesday songwriter night continues at Lot 1 Cafe with Brian Whelan (pictured), Stephen Sowan and Jason Diaz. ‣ Mogwai roars into the Mayan Theatre behind its seventh album, “Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will” [get […]
[Happy birthday, Julian Casablancas, who, the archives tell me, was born in 1978 on the day Keith Moon died.] Top 4 detours from the Hollywood Bowl traffic jam for the Dave Matthews Band concert there: ‣ MNDR (pronounced Mander), the nom de dance music of Amanda Warner (pictured) and Peter Wade, play the RSVP-only It’s […]
[If you root through the archives, you find that Aug. 16 is a pretty momentous day in music history. Robert Johnson (1938) and Elvis Presley (1977) died on this day. Madonna (1958) and LL Cool J (1968) were born. Any headlines so far today?] Top 3 reasons to open your ears (and possibly wallet) tonight: […]
[Birthday wishes go out today to Butch Vig.] One album-release show, three residency openers, and more: ‣ Ferraby Lionheart plays the Bootleg Theater to mark the release Tuesday of his sophomore album “The Jack of Hearts.” ‣ White Arrows has the Spaceland residency (with Kenan Bell and the Franks supporting tonight). ‣ Fol Chen is […]
The post -SXSW onslaught of great shows begins tonight, when Norwegian rockers Serena-Maneesh hit the Troubadour. Their new album “S-M 2: Abyss in B Minor” comes out Tuesday. Supporting will be Brooklyn’s the Depreciation Guild [pictured], which has a new album “Spirit Youth” coming May 18. … Speaking of new album, L.A. trio Oliver Future […]
[Birthday holler goes out to Dave Grohl today. Meanwhile, here’s your rather skimpy show slate for tonight:] The music of Portland quintet the Builders and the Butchers [pictured] has been described as “punkgrass,” and whatever the label says, the band’s album “Salvation Is a Deep Dark Well” is fiery and twangy and intense like whack […]
[Happy 24th birthday today to Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys. In L.A., meanwhile, the new year is starting to get busy …] Does the warm weather (it was 75 today at Buzz Bands HQ) have you longing for winter? Might be a good night to take in Spaceland on Ice at Pershing Square downtown. […]
[Holy Thanksgiving leftovers, it’s almost December. And happy birthday, Steve Aoki …] The fun folks at Buddyhead are throwing a party at the Hotel Cafe, and the loaded lineup looks like this: Imaad Wasif, Dios, Olin and the Moon and Mini Mansions, among others. … Seasons, whose song “The Weight” will be somewhere near the […]
Not to get all People magazine on you, but the early part of 2009 seemed to be all about the love, and not just the Benjamin Gibbard-Zooey Deschanel variety. First there was the Henry Clay People’s headlining set on New Year’s Eve at Spaceland. After leading up to the 12 o’clock countdown by covering the […]