Blog: Buzz Bands

[Birthday greetings today to roots-rock king Dave Alvin, who, by the way, will be playing one of the upcoming West Coast, Left Coast events at Walt Disney Concert Hall — he's there Dec. 6 with Brian Wilson and the Living Sisters (Inara George, Becky Stark and Eleini Mandell). Here's what's up tonight:] Australia-by-way-of-Chicago's Via Tania [pictured, with download below], the nom de tune of Tania Bowers, brings her self-described "moon pop" (she's drawn comparisons to Bat for Lashes) to the Bootleg Theater for the second of two L.A. [...]