I actually have a really hard time with 'Best Of' lists each year because it's sometimes hard to put in perspective which bands, songs, albums, etc meant the most to you - which ones you played ALL the songs more than others with just one or two tracks - which ones marked a special moment that year or struck some personal connection. In a world where the iPod and iTunes has changed the way we encounter and devour music, so many have great individual songs, or just good songs, but it takes a real focused effort to turn out 10-13 [...]
I can't remember what I was doing when I was 15/16 (probably getting overly fixated on girls and listening to Idlewild) but I was certainly not making perfectly formed songs. Avi Buffalo are from Long Beach, California and are ridiculously young yet their music is quite breathtaking in it's beauty. Reminding me of the charm of Sufjan mixed with the hushed whispers of Bon Iver, yet this is clearly not music made in a log cabin as it feels warm and like some friends playing songs for you and [...]
More information on bands that debuted on the FUTURE SOUNDS radio show.... COLLAPSING CITIES FROM: Auckland, New Zealand MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/collaps ingcities Unsigned Four Kiwi's now living in London are starting to pop up in places like NME and have yet to fall over in the States. They've done tours with BLACK KIDS [...]
I get by with a little help from my friends, and this weekend, two friends slipped me new music by two Southern California bands that made painting the baby room a hypnotic experience. The first album came from my good friend, El Diablo. As usual, he's right on the money and he gave me the latest release from a band I've loved since Future Sounds 12, DIOS MALOS , as they are about to release [...]
TONIGHT Twilight Sleep , Exitmusic , and Avi Buffalo will play Hell Ya! at The Echo . The Library have also joined as a last minute edition. This is Twilight Sleep 's first show with a new lineup and their first show in over 4 months. I'm also very VERY excited to see Avi Buffalo and Exitmusic . I have seen both bands numerous times over the past few months and they never disappoint. Twilight Sleep are on at 11:15. [...]
As you may or may not have heard Spencer Rollins of Young Animals was recently arrested on some trumped up and totally bogus drug charges. This Thursday July 24th la-underground , Classical Geek Theatre , Web In Front and myself are presenting a benefit show to help Spencer pay his skyrocketing legal fees (which are now in excess of $7K) at All Star Lanes in Eagle Rock. There will be a $5 donation at the door but please give what you can. The Cobra Lilies , Avi Buffalo , Exitmusic [...]
Avi Buffalo caught my interest after they had cited Wilco, Grizzly Bear, Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene, and Jim O'Rourke. I've given their songs a few listens (you can even download them at their Myspace ). Since their style and interest of music is closely aligned with the staff of IndieMuse I hope that the readers will also enjoy the sweet sounds of Avi Buffalo. This Long Beach, California band is not currently on a record label, but I can see that changing soon. Today's song of the day: MP3: Avi Buffalo - Coaxed [...]
All good things must come to an end... You might have heard by now that this is last "First Fridays" for The Monolators. Two years ago, 8-bit passed the torch to them and after hosting the likes of Castledoor, The Henry Clay People, Eagle & Talon, Summer Darling, I Make This Sound, The Breakups, Rademacher, One Trick Pony, Wait Think Fast, Correatown, and many other friends it's now time to
Avi Buffalo Music (Long Beach, CA & Los Alamitos, CA) Avi Buffalo Music are the kind of band that make you glad your mother forced you into piano lessons at 7 years old. They write gorgeous orchestral pop and folk songs that show a wisdom well beyond their years. Oh, did I mention the band is still in high school? Please oh please oh please oh please don't write them off as another cutesy kid band that play indie rock. Their professionalism, musicianship, and focus [...]
Homemade Birthday Pretzels! Many of you know I play bass for The Cobra Lilies which includes Eli and Mary from The Monolators . Today at band practice they had a surprise for me. Mary made me home made birthday pretzels with an assortment of mustards!!!! Anyone close to me knows I have a crazy obsession with mustard. I will eat entire spoonfuls of it straight. It was the pahuuurfect birthday present. The [...]
These kids don't play like kids. When we were in high school, we played in a hardcore punk band for the same reason everyone plays in a hardcore punk band: Three-chord songs are easy and personal hygiene is stupid. So if we ever went head to head in a battle of the bands with the likes of Avi Buffalo, whose "well-groomed" musicianship and songwriting are far beyond their teenage years, we would
FUTURE SOUNDS
A Little Electricity
Rock Insider
Indie Muse
la-underground: los angeles loves you
Throwback Thursday: Evermore – It’s Too Late (Dirty South Remix)
mp3: kechPhrase – I Do It
