Blog: Buzz Bands

L.A. trio Nico Vega should have been spending this week gearing up for a monthlong national tour with London rockers Placebo. But it wasn't to be. Placebo was forced to cancel its U.S. tour in August after singer Brian Molko collapsed onstage in Japan from the effects of a virus. So Nico Vega, coming off an explosive performance at Sunset Junction a couple of weeks ago, has gotten dates with San Diego's Dirty Sweet and Atlanta's Gringo Star — and that tour, with the Silent Years , visits the Roxy tonight. ... It's [...]