Blog: Buzz Bands

[Birthday greetings go out today to songbird Nanci Griffith — now on to ways you can work off the holiday weekend hangover ...] July's free residencies bring some new flavors to the Eastside clubs: Australian transplant Andy Clockwise unleashes his biting, boisterous bar rock at Spaceland, where his track "Everybody's in a Band" ought to resonate with the locals. ... Fronted by a former pro surfer (though you'd never guess from the music), Alex Knost, Costa Mesa's Japanese Motors [pictured] invades the Echo. ... And [...]