Artist: dead ships

Echo Park’s trio The Dead Ships deliver quality bluesy garage pop jams.

Brokechella , the one-day music and arts event that bills itself as "A Fest for the Rest of Us," returns to downtown L.A. on Saturday with three stages of music, as well as a potpourri of activities including installations, a photo booth, food trucks and assorted vendors. The music offerings are highlighted by a host of local favorites, including garage-blues trio the Dead Ships , art-rockers Body Parts , electro maven Mystery Skulls and indie-folk duo yOya . Goofball Bay Area funksters Planet Booty join the fun, along with L.A. artists Krea & [...]

Perfect weather? Check. Great Austin vibe? Check. Stellar music? Check. The elements at the South by Southwest Music Festival on Wednesday conspired to make Buzz Bands LA's annual "Dear Austin, Love L.A." day party at Opal Divine's Freehouse a memorable one. Cayucas , the Lonely Wild , the Dead Ships , Hindu Pirates , Beach Party , Pageants , Criminal Hygiene , Yellow Red Sparks and Fairbanks all gave remarkable performances on a day that went off without a hitch. Thanks to the bands and to everybody [...]

Buzz Bands LA's annual "Dear Austin, Love L.A." showcase and day party goes off from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Opal Divine's Freehouse, 700 W. 6th Street in Austin. If you're in Texas for South by Southwest, stop by — it's free, no RSVP necessary. After the jump, the rundown on who's playing when: The lunch hour kicks off with sets from folk artists Fairbanks and Yellow Red Sparks before the rockers take over, with Criminal Hygiene, Hindu Pirates, Pageants, the Lonely [...]

Buzz Bands LA returns to Austin this year for another “Dear Austin, Love L.A.” day party on Wednesday, March 13, at Opal Divine’s Freehouse, 700 W. 6th St . It's free, no RSVP required, and runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. More info on our special page here . Above, a mixtape with a song each from the nine bands playing the party. Enjoy.

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Hey Austin, L.A. is coming for you again this year. "Dear Austin, Love L.A," the annual party thrown by Buzz Bands LA , returns to Opal Divine's Freehouse on Wednesday, March 13, for a day of music from nine emerging bands. The showcase runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is free and all-ages (no RSVP necessary). Details here . The 27th year of the South by Southwest Music Festival kicks off the night before throughout Austin. The lunch hour kicks off with sets from folk artists [...]

Sunday fun day:  ► Alternative reggae-rockers 311  (pictured) headline the Roxy Theatre. DJ Unite also spins. ►  The Reflections conclude their residency over at the Satellite tonight. The Dead Ships and the Breakups round out the bill for tonight's finale. ► Matt Embree's new band, Biceratops , stops by Bootleg Bar tonight. Big Sir (Lisa Papineau and Juan Alderete of Mars Volta) and Flying Hand support. ► And over at the Echo, Part Time Punks brings in Black Marble , Cold [...]

Friday night fun: ► Coheed and Cambria rock the Wiltern behind this month's release of the second volume of their double album, "The Afterman: Descension." Between The Buried And Me and Russian Circles open. That's Coheed and Cambria's video for "Dark Side of Me," above. ► Chicago's teenage garage-rockers the Orwells make noise at the Echo, supported by Gap Dream and Criminal Hygiene . ► Brandy holds forth at Club Nokia behind last fall's release of her sixth album "Two Eleven." ► And [...]

This event is a collaborative, interactive, live experience being held at Hollywood's underground Church of Fun, a recent hub for celebrities ranging from Axl Rose to Moby to Weird Al, on March 2nd. A 2 ½ minute short film premiere evolves into a Last Waltz meets Truman Show one-off Two Act Filmed Showcase with a DJ Intermission. Artists coming together in community, all united by the romance of Echo Park, persons who might otherwise remain strangers. A variety show featuring performances by emerging indie artists to Echo Park's greatest mariachi band, belly dancers, poets, and lounge singers. The lineup includes [...]

• Amanda Jo Williams - Slo-o-o, slowly

It's pretty much a Friday frenzy: ► South Bay punk icons Pennywise are celebrating 25 years — and celebrating having singer Jim Lindberg back in the fold — so the first of two sold-out shows tonight at the Palladium ought to be wall-shakers. Lagwagon opens. ►  Femi Kuti & the Positive Force bring the good vibes to the El Rey Theatre. ► Abandoned Pools plays the Viper Room behind its latest album "Sublime Currency," with Lost In A Car Crash and Charming Liars supporting. ► Warships [...]

Garage-blues duo-turned-trio the Dead Ships ended 2012 on a triumphant note; on a roll from the February release of their debut "Electric Ahab," they closed out the year with a big residency at the Echo. So the video for their single "You Were Young" comes as an exclamation point. It's hard on a wintry day like today to think about frolicking in the surf, but that was only a few months ago, right? And only a few months in the future? ||| Live: The Dead Ships play Feb. 22 at the Central SAPC [...]

Monday madness: ► U.K. quartet Peace [ see our intro last week ] makes its U.S. debut at It's a School Night at Bardot , where they are joined by a trio of local luminaries — the Mowgli's, Torches and Davis Fetter. ► The Henry Clay People's residency at the Satellite — where they are recording a live album this month — gets a little comedic relief tonight. Incan Abraham and the Monolators support, and there will be short comedy sets from the Sklar Brothers, Matt Braunger, Jonah Ray and [...]

Photos and words by Samantha Saturday The second they hit the stage there is no questioning that The Dead Ships have earned its December residency at The Echo. Straight out of Echo Park, the trio demands attention and fans are always eager to give it. Kicking off with The Reflections and Eastern Conference Champions the show was on fire. Even after The Dead Ships’ killer set The Bixby Knolls were able to hold their own for the release of their debut album, Near & Undear . The Dead Ships: [...]

It's been a long road for L.A. quartet the Bixby Knolls , who finally released their album "Near & Undear" this week, two years after they started recording it. As part of the Dead Ships' residency Monday night at the Echo, they celebrated accordingly, capping a night of sharp indie-rock with a raucous set of dark Brit-rock. It was a rowdy night all around: The headliners, now a three-piece, continued to put an exclamation point on a year that saw the release of their debut "Electric Ahab"; Eastern Conference Champions played a strong set of [...]

Your Monday menu: ► Their new EP "Villains and Crooks" just out last week, Handshakes [pictured] continue their residency at the Silverlake Lounge. Buzz Bands LA hosts this installment, which also features performances from Wires in the Walls , Future Dancing , Bedcake and Orange Umbrella. [Recently post on Handshakes and Future Dancing .] ► The Bixby Knolls celebrate the long-awaited release of their album "Near & Undear" with performance at the Echo as part of the Dead Ships' residency. Eastern Conference Champions [...]

If you're seeing the Biebs or Aerosmith tonight, you could be on the wrong blog: ► Montreal's Islands are doing a Hurricane Sandy benefit (proceeds to the World Cares Center and the Rockaway Action Center, $20 at the door) at the Virgil. Comedy guests include Tim Heidecker, Rob Delaney and more. ► The Henry Clay People's residency — which benefits the Songs for Kids Foundation — will be recorded live all month. Helping them kick it off tonight are So Many Wizards , Steelwells and Future Ghost [...]

[Maybe it's because of the recent deluge of covers, including the Record Company's great EP , Seven Saturdays' take on the Cure and the songs on the New Limb's mixtape , but today we were reminded that Buzz Bands LA has a lot of nifty cover songs in the queue. Here we share three — I'll have three more for you tomorrow.] Nite Jewel, "P.Y.T" — Thirty years ago today, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was [...]

• Nite Jewel - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
• The Dead Ships - When I go Away
• wanderhouse - LIGHTS (Ellie Goulding Cover)

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Bluesy garage rockers The Dead Ships heat up the chilly Los Angeles air at The Echo.

All this in one night? Wonder who's in charge here ... ► Seems like about 90% of the punk bands we currently care about are playing tonight in Los Angeles, although at different places. Let's start with Titus Andronicus , whose new album "Local Business," is just out. They headline the El Rey, with local heroes the Henry Clay People kicking off the night and Ceremony also supporting. ► Japandroids and Bleached continue their tour at the Fonda Theatre. ► Cat Power , who has postponed [...]