Howard Devoto & The Buzzcocks Reunite
For the first time since 1977 Devoto will front the infamous Buzzcocks which could be potentially be the most amazing (or pathetic) concert of all time.
For the first time since 1977 Devoto will front the infamous Buzzcocks which could be potentially be the most amazing (or pathetic) concert of all time.
an excellent surprise with their combination of power-choruses filled with girl-boy vocal harmonies and layered shoegazing-atmospheric soundscapes
energy seems to be an understatement when you see them on stage, they were constantly jumping and moving despite being on the crowded small stage of the Viper Room, making an impression on the crowd with their sexy outfits (or lack of)…
Between his furious tirades, he was making grandiose, half-elegant half-arrogant gestures, taking the matador pose, with one of his hands on his waist as if he was ready for a Spanish dance or was proclaiming some victory over some fake enemy.
Pyramid Vritra was in fact a duo, rapping over a sluggish-druggy sometimes jazzy or even electronic beats,… people were laughing, as they visibly knew the lyrics, which were delivered with detachment and a sort of second degree, venting some frustrations, sometimes rhythmically with dynamic beats, other times more melodically
The show will be a benefit concert and all proceeds will go to Drop In The Bucket, a Los Angeles-and-Uganda-based organization, that constructs wells and sanitation systems in sub-Saharan Africa in order to provide clean water to populations
The New Year’s Eve Freakout #5 will actually be a two-day party (December 31st and January 1st) and will happen at the Coca Cola Bricktown Events Center,… will Yoko enter Wayne’s bubble?
But when Kyle said that one sentence and I saw all the lights on stage go out, I knew they were about to perform their latest single “Blackout” and my heart damn near exploded.
With their ‘Invernal’ album art for background, a sort of phantasmagoric landscape made of menacing gothic tree-dragons that could have come up directly from a scene from the Lord of the Rings, the vocals were savagely screamed above a wall of noise of distortion.
The Austin-based quartet had indeed a bottomless collection of sharp strident guitar riffs, playing these furious and destructive songs, which were going from hard rock to metal and vice-versa,… and I was thinking about some other element at times, with a brighter side just to compensate the doom side of metal.
With Keith Richards claiming that he has hopes for a Rolling Stones tour in 2012 to mark their 50th anniversary (although Jagger seemed to rule out the idea), Radiohead having already announced dates for their upcoming tour, and Paul Simon planning a Graceland anniversary tour, 2012 will certainly be the year of all the heavy-weights!
A guy in his late 50s next to me was yelling the same song title, ‘Big Bikes‘, every five minutes, quite unsuccessfully as they never played it, and overall the very male crowd was clearly there to see Kyuss Lives!, wearing their best Thin Lizzy t-shirts, denim jackets…
The 22nd annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, the two-day event organized by the Los Angeles radio station, has announced its lineup.
There was most of the time an educative-nursery-rhyme undertone in their quirky songs, and yeah they have played this role with albums like ‘Here comes the ABCs’ (they played ‘Alphabet of Nations’ at Amoeba) or ‘Here comes Science’, the dream album for science teachers.
New Kids on the Block ruled the 1980s and early 1990s and sold 80 million records worldwide. They won two American Music Awards in 1990 for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group and Favorite Pop/Rock Album and they have since aged.
Victorias Secret has brought in a new element this year with the musical guest Nicki Minaj. Not exactly an angel the rapping diva from the hood will add a new dimension to the Swarovski crystal g-strings.
Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft’s gentle guitar duels, accompanied by Jaycelyn Brown’s keyboard and Nathan Shaw and Spencer Schoening’s rhythm section were building the music, but it was the long-sustained five-part harmonies, completed by powerful chants that was characterizing the most their sonic landscapes
Yeah, I was expecting to see John Belushi jump from behind the curtain of the Amoeba stage at any moment during the performance of the Bo-Keys. The Memphis band was actually very crowded on the small stage, they were eight and later joined by a vocalist, with a full and terrific horn section kicking several times during each song.
The Mint is a 1937 Los Angeles landmark that has hosted such legends as Stevie Wonder, Willie Dixon, Natalie Cole, Ray Charles and more recent stars as Wallflowers and Ben Harper. Still keeping its finger on the pulse of up and coming artists nearly seventy five years later.
The band from Kelowna, BC ventures in to the infamous club The Mint for a night of eclectic and experimental rock. According to their Facebook bio “We Are The City will continue their attempt to push musical boundaries and hopefully stumble across something not yet heard in the process.” and we’re there to watch
The Devil Wears Prada grab the fantastic Enter Shkari and hit the road this autum in to winter. Along with White Chapel and For Today this will be a lineup that will not only make your ears ring but will create enough heat to combat any Northern storm. December has the guys in our neck of the woods.
focusing on the keyboard and the distant-dreamy vocals
rock crossed with an appealing modern punk attitude
blown away by the experience.
filled up the stage with fun, feel-good dance-party tunes which, I would not be surprised, could well be the next radio hits.
Visually interesting and musically captivating their entire performance revolves around Justin Furstenfelds current passion.
They’re memorable, so energetic live, and beyond fantastic musicians
There are other North East venues that I should at least give a nod to…
As a whole, their energy was overwhelming. Every note they played,every harmony and scream was completely spot on.
A few tracks have leaked with some pretty mixed reviews. Mixed to others but not me- I love it.
the mosh pit became a human missile launching sight
one of the most musically dynamic bands I have ever heard
a hard-dance party from start to finish
shut your eyes- it was X of days gone by
I hope you can sit on Bono’s lap!
They had crazy energy as they nailed every note
it didn’t have nearly the power of their overall philosophy
the moment couldn’t be more perfect
the fact that the songs he screamed and vociferated like a maniac had little to do with classic rock
not exactly cheerful music, not even catchy, and the atmosphere was a little sad and melancholic
a favorite of rocknyc since day one
they felt completely comfortable in a punk festival playing their upbeat bouncing tunes
a wild scene to see that early in the afternoon
‘It’s a giant party, people should be able to go wherever the fuck they want to go’,
grab the hand of someone you love and join us as we go to the sky
This is the last time we will play in LA for a long, long, long time’