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Friday, September 5, 2008
Buzz Bands
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BUZZ BANDS:
The Lovetones flip the blacklight on for their throwback psychedelia.
June 14, 2007
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BUZZ BANDS:
The synth-driven post-punks make noise with their dancey debut, and Test Your Reflex needs police protection.
April 19, 2007
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BUZZ BANDS:
Earl Greyhound bring searing, hairy classic rock back, and 120 Days gets as chilly as their brooding techno-pop.
March 29, 2007
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BUZZ BANDS:
The CSNY-stylings of Low Stars open eyes at Starbucks, and Astra Heights lives the L.A. rock dream.
February 15, 2007
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BUZZ BANDS:
Folkstress Jesse Sykes one-ups Fall Out Boy in this week's battle for Dickens-length titles, and the Minor Canon has a major pedigree.
February 8, 2007
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BUZZ BANDS:
Dapper indie rockers The Airborne Toxic Event get inspired by death and Don DeLillo, and Sky Parade beat back injuries with woozy guitar noise.
February 1, 2007
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BUZZ BANDS:
Guy Blakeslee's doom-laden songwriter project gives neo-folk a blast of stoned psychedelia, and The View speak in modish punk codes.
January 4, 2007
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BUZZ BANDS:
Silversun Pickups lead a pack of scruffy rock bands, amiable rappers and pure power-poppers that defined local music in 2006
December 28, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
The husband-and-wife combo recalls the Dresden Dolls. Also, Nikhil Korula Band.
December 14, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Stars singer Amy Millan leaves her dream-pop heaven for earthy folk, and ramshackle popsters the Parson Red Heads are more adorable than you.
December 7, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
The Coup's verbal assaults are withering, but their funk is undeniable.
November 30, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
U.S. Mail communicate via scruffy country/folk, and the Hidden Cameras tone down the camp in favor of ornate chamber-pop.
November 23, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Copeland hopes audiences grow into their atmospheric new sound, and Let's Go Sailing chart a course toward heartfelt chamber-pop.
November 16, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Bon Savants give a literal twist to 'math rock,' and Goldenboy's sunny pop can do no wrong.
November 9, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Spritely rockers Love Is All beat the long Scandinavian winters with hot dancefloor jams, and cerebral programmers Mouse On Mars go genre-hopping.
November 2, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Indie-poppers Voxtrot try to live up to the hype, glitchy electronica duo Alias & Tarsier find inspiration through the mail, and Micah P. Hinson and The Thermals dissect America.
October 26, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
An all-Brit edition of Buzz Bands, featuring hot-to-trot disheveled rockers the Kooks and charmingly abrasive post-punkers Archie Bronson Outfit.
October 19, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Ill Lit's electro-country champions "Tom Cruise," The Hold Steady goes beatnik and Head Like a Kite make movies.
October 12, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Asobi Seksu's ethereal shoegaze pop sounds great in any language, and Califone's clatter finds new life in film scores.
October 5, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
The ramshackle folk of Briertone inspired a move to L.A., and Fields' ethereal pop sounds better outside of the classroom.
September 28, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
The Oohlas' punkish pop got them signed to a hip new label, and Glacier Hiking survives an uphill climb.
September 21, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
The Sharp Ease get intimate on their new arty e.p., and Favourite Sons can thank liquor for helping their career.
September 14, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Irving's Alex Brown Church finds his inner folkie in Sea Wolf, and Los Abandoned's Lady P pays punky tribute to her native Van Nuys.
September 7, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Bitter:Sweet blends exotic sounds and progressive electronics on its debut album, and Simon Dawes is no English aristocrat; it's a snappy Malibu rock group.
August 31, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Jazzy duo The Bird and The Bee has fans chirping and buzzing, and The Gray Kid dabbles in shades of hip-hop and avant-rock.
August 17, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
The Emerald Isle gave the world stadium-poppers La Rocca, and helped the flamenco/death metal guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela find an unlikely audience.
August 10, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Nick Castro & the Young Elders throw a nouveaux-folk free-for all, and Tally Hall's eclecticism outshines even their wardrobe.
August 3, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Abby Travis proves that 'Glitter' isn't synonymous with Mariah Carey bombs, and The Distants get a noisy closeup at Silverlake Lounge.
July 27, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Nobody and Mystic Chords of Memory migrate from hip-hop and folk to find a dream-poppy middle ground.
July 20, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
The Submarines survive a rough patch in their musical marriage, and the Outline draw more than a rough sketch in the studio.
July 13, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Darker My Love put an obsidian sheen on fierce guitar riffery, and Building a Better Spaceship are already wistful for '90s alt rock.
July 6, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Spores spread their trippy psych-rock across the stage with an army of puppeteers.
June 29, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Sierra Swan has a smoky voice and strong piano chops, but she falls far from the Fiona Apple tree.
June 22, 2006
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BANDS:
Sound Team built their debut album and recording studio from the ground up, and Naked Rhythm want you to shake it- your belly, that is.
June 15, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
The cure for Hello Fever's lineup woes wasn't more cowbell, and the Weepies are softer than Steely Dan.
June 8, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Emo heartthrobs Halifax hook up with a favorite label and hit the road, and Languis looks thinner lately.
June 1, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Controlling the Famous turn a bleak vision of L.A. life into a math-rocking screed.
May 25, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Clear Static grabs the last seat on the dancepunk bandwagon, and BRMC rides off into the Sunset (Junction, that is).
May 11, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Avant-beatmaker and noise experimentalist Daedelus ties the knot, and The Essex Green traverses a "Cannibal Sea."
May 4, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
The Duke Spirit's Brit-rock triumphs over bandits, and the Octopus Project makes a garden of strange sounds.
April 27, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
South African rockers Just Jinger can't catch a break in L.A., and the Little Ones dirty up their Sunday's Best.
April 20, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Trespassers William wander through spacey atmospherics, and the Good Listeners pay attention to their studio time.
April 13, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
The Bangkok Five give love back to MySpace, and please be gentle with the Boy Least Likely To.
April 6, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
William Tell forgoes overtures for retro pop, and Two Gallants tackle blues, benders and racism on their new album.
March 30, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Retro-rockers The Shys have reason to feel confident, and local indie heroes Division Day get caught in a "Beartrap."
March 23, 2006
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BANDS:
Indie-folkers Band of Horses couldn't be dragged away from van troubles, but Film School had an even worse week.
March 16, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Rock Kills Kid beats social phobias with sexy death-disco, and the ageless Steve Wynn gets noisy.
March 9, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Under the Influence of Giants find big grooves and a new record deal, and The Letter Openers will kiss, and perhaps kill you, at their new residency.
March 2, 2006
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POP MUSIC:
Editors find silver linings in gloomy post-punk clouds, and Michael Azerrad finds a new beat with King of France.
January 12, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Nico Vega resists Portland's siren song, and Get Set Go does just that.
February 23, 2006
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BUZZ BANDS:
Film School forgoes popcorn for dreamy pop-rock, and hip-hop combo Lightheaded feels a little loopy
January 19, 2006
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