[Birthday cheers go out to Cedric Bixler-Zavala today as we take a look at a busy midweek show lineup ...] The album-as-concert concept gets realized at two L.A. venues tonight — the Pixies start a three-night run at the Palladium with their 20-year-old masterwork "Doolittle" on the menu (L.A. duo No Age opens), and Frank Black talks about the reunion here . And Devo does a second night at the Fonda Theatre, this one to perform its 1980 album "Freedom of Choice." ... [...]
Tonight is the first of two nights to catch Those Darlins [ download ] in town when they play the Silverlake Lounge with The Grates and Leslie and the Badgers . ... You know Brakesbrakesbrakes has got it goin' on when their singer quits British Sea Power (Eamon Hamilton moonlighted as keyboardist in the fellow Brighton band) to keep the touring going. They bring their high energy, Pixies-inspired Britishness to Spaceland with Chicago's Ezra Furman & the Harpoons and Rachel Goodrich . ... Thee Oh Sees (pictured), who [...]
For anyone music fan living in LA, it's pretty much a given that when you go to any show in town each night, you'll bump into Kevin Bronson of BUZZBANDS.LA . I can't believe it's already been a year since he broke away from the big machine and went solo with the blog, and tonight, it's celebrating this one year anniversary with some of our favorite local bands: EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS + VOXHAUL BROADCAST + SAM STEWART [...]
[I'm a little biased about tonight's proceedings.] Eastern Conference Champions and Voxhaul Broadcast co-headline Buzz Bands LA's One-Year Anniversary [ details here ] at the Echo. It's an EP release party for both bands, and the bill is augmented by Samuel Stewart and Radio Freq . ... Plenty else going on — the big stuff includes Pearl Jam [pictured] and Ben Harper & Relentless7 playing the sold-out Gibson Amphitheatre; Alice in Chains playing a [...]
Follow the synth lines, they will lead you to the Promised Land. Or at least a great warehouse party. That's what you get with Radio Freq , the L.A. electro trio that just released its debut EP "Alive" (on iTunes and on Coming Home Records ). The new project from longtime pals Ben Adams and Cliff Magreta, augmented by drummer Jack Duff, layers some indelible melodies atop New Order bass lines, frisky rhythms and probing synths — if this stuff doesn't get you moving, you might try an electric prod. Radio Freq is more electro and every bit [...]
Voxhaul Broadcast is quartet that discovered a fountain of soul in its native Orange County a couple of years ago and drank from it to wash down a steady diet of freshly prepared guitar rock. The urgent, scratchy licks on their "Rotten Apples" EP two years ago earned them some notice in L.A., but after a time on the developmental label Retone Records, bandmates David Dennis, Anthony Aguiar, Phillip Munset II and Kurt Allen are back on their own. And so far, so good — their new "Fact Fiction and Turquoise" EP (out this week) is mighty meaty, with [...]
From their album Rotten Apples By harnessing a sound that reflects a range of influences from old school to Cold War Kids and Kings of Leon, Voxhaul Broadcast composes tracks with smart lyrics and undeniably catchy beats. In turn, the results of their labor are 8 songs full of raw enthusiasm, echoing the sort of musical honesty that turns even the most pretentious listeners into fans. Download | Subscribe [...]
[Birthday cheers to Fran Healy of Travis. And speaking of cheers, it's hard to go wrong if you go out tonight:] The free "Also I Like to Rock" series winds up its run at the Hammer Museum with Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros playing from their recently released album of x'60s-styled anthems, "Up From Below," joined by local shoegazers Eskimohunter . ... If you didn't check out the new Robert Francis song "Nightfall" when I posted it the other day, head to his MySpace [...]
[Birthday greetings go out to Rufus Wainwright today. Meanwhile, big doings all over SoCal tonight:] No Doubt's return to the road has been triumphant, from all the reviews, and it finally hits the band's native southern California tonight. Paramore is the main support band at the sold-out Gibson Amphitheatre, and although they don't seem to be listed on LiveNation sites, Sweden's the Sounds are first up — their new album "Crossing the Rubicon" is loads of fun. ... [...]
Stephen Malkmus Monday, July 20th: Dead Weather @ The Viper Room Pains Of Being Pure At Heart @ The Echo Tuesday, July 21st: Micachu and the Shapes @ Echoplex Wednesday, July 22nd: Elbow @ Wiltern Voxhaul Broadcast @ Pershing Square Thursday, July 23rd: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone @ Echo Friday, July [...]
[Birthday greetings go out today to Paul McCartney ... in L.A. tonight we have something of a Brooklyn Invasion:] Brooklyn's White Rabbits new album "It's Frightening" was produced by Britt Daniel of Spoon, and the music brims with the same spare-but-urgent qualities (that's the video for "Percussion Gun," above). The sextet headlines the Troubadour tonight with fellow Brooklyners the Subjects . ... Also in from the borough is electro-pop trio Chairlift [pictured], who made their mark with the song from the [...]
Avoid the rain tonight by hanging out at The Skylark! Not only is it FREE, which is great in this economy, you'll have a chance to see two great up and coming Seattle bands: The Globes and Magic Mirrors. Joining the local acts on the bill will be Silverlake's Voxhaul Broadcast, who comes highly recommended from Sound on the Sound favorites The Local Natives. When we asked the Local Natives about some of LA's best up and coming bands, Voxhaul Broadcast was the first name they mentioned. We planned on staying in tonight, but after seeing this line-up, we'll [...]
It's a resounding "Yes" over at the contrast podcast today, with "yes" being the theme for this week's episode . I had a lot of fun looking for songs and found a great many to choose from, running the gamut from poppy to indie rock to electro. So what did I pick? I decided on "Say Yes" by Los Angeles band Afternoons . No special reason, really. I just think it's catchy and upbeat and I [...]
[Birthday cheers today for Emmylou Harris , who, via her website, points well-wishers to her favorite charity, the Keeta Fund ...] It's a massive evening for shows, starting with biggies like Lily Allen at the Wiltern and Will Oldham, as Bonnie "Prince" Billy , at the El Rey Theatre. ... It's almost criminal that Billy is playing the same night as Jason Isbell (who is at Spaceland) and Robert Francis (at the Troubadour) — it's not a stretch to think [...]
SPIRIT VINE, MY PET SADDLE, OLIN AND THE MOON AND VOXHAUL BROADCAST AT THE ECHO, 1822 SUNSET BLVD., ECHO PARK. 9 PM / CONTACT VENUE FOR COVER AND AGES. ATTHEECHO.COM.
Helluva start to the year. Thank you Animal Collective for setting this shit in motion, starting the year off with a "Hey bitches, top this" sorta method. Well there definitely should be some competition. Between Phoenix's pop perfection, Dan Deacon maturing sound, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs dance album, and a barrage of new local LA acts surrounding me, 2009 will closer match the achieving heights of 2007 and not the depressive, lost 2008. 20: > Cymbals Eat Guitars - And The Hazy Sea Fuckin' Pitchfork. [...]
Outta the OC, Voxhaul Broadcast, flavored a whole lot like Cold War Kids and Kings of Leon, already moves with the poise of a well-embraced band, apparently settled comfortably in a working groove and enjoying their gig of life as successful rockers. Maybe they've had a look in a crystal ball. Let's hope that forecast is accurate. The band's general sound is psychedelic haze, heavy on sedative properties of dope or Robitussin, pavement inside your shoes when the wind's gusting, or suspension in a vat of sticky warm molasses with your very special someone. I personally vote for the last [...]
As far I'm aware this band weren't formed from people who work at the Vauxhaul car plant well not unless they're from the USA version General Motors. These guys come from LA where they were voted third best band in 2008. MP3: Chained Up - Voxhaul Broadcast ( YSL )
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