AVI BUFFALO SIGNS TO SUB POP RECORDS

Congratulations go out to our friends in AVI BUFFALO as its been announced that they've signed to Sub Pop Records! It's been a pleasure watching these kids from Long Beach grow right before our eyes and now land on the Mt Rushmore of indies - Sub Pop! If you have your copy of FS33, pop it back on and listen for "What's It In For?" and see what the fuss is about.

LISTEN TO FUTURE SOUNDS ON WOXY 6.29.09

Here's today's playlist...

Future Sounds #29 - June 29, 2009

SPECIAL FUTURE SOUNDS 33 EDITION

Fitz & The Tantrums – Breakin’ The Chains of Love – Songs For A Break-Up Vol. 1 EP – Future Sounds Records

INTERVIEW WITH FITZ

The Nights – Lonely Soul – Demos – Unsigned
Lilofee – Lock & Key - The Only Years – Unsigned
Local Natives – Airplanes – Gorilla Manor – Unsigned
Mumford & Sons – White Blank Page – Mumford & Sons EP – Chess Club Records

BREAK

Django James & The Midnight Squires – Giving Tree – Demos – Unsigned
The Brothers Movement – Sister – The Brothers Movement – Unsigned
All Wrong & The Plans Change – I Get Down – I’m Like Whatever – Unsigned

BREAK

Casxio – Seventeen – 4 Song Demo – Unsigned
Rubber Kiss Goodbye – We See Lights – Rubber Kiss Goodbye – Unsigned
LoveLikeFire – William – Tear Ourselves Away – Heist Or Hit Records
Avi Buffalo – What’s It In For? – Settled Tigertail – Unsigned

BREAK

Lee Memorial – Long Days In Bed – The Lives Of Lee Memorial – Dot Dash Records
Gran Ronde – On Our Own – Secret Rooms – Friends Vs. Records
Vertigo Smyth – Comfort Me – EP No. 1 – Unsigned

BREAK

FLASHBACK TO FUTURE SOUNDS 1-32 HIGHLIGHTS

The Postal Service – Such Great Heights – Give Up – Sub Pop (FS01)
The Killers – Somebody Told Me – 5 Song Demos – Unsigned (FS03)
Raycharles Lamontagne – Please – Demos – Unsigned (FS08)
Shout Out Louds – Please Please Please – Howl Howl Gaff Gaff – Bud Fox (FS10)

BREAK

Bloc Party – She’s Hearing Voices – Demos – Unsigned (FS14)
Editors – Bullets – Demos – Unsigned (FS18)
Gnarls Barkley – Crazy – St. Elsewhere – Downtown Records (FS23)
Lily Allen – LDN – LDN Single – Parlophone Records (FS24)

BREAK

Sam Sparro – Black & Gold – Black & Gold EP – Unsigned (FS29)
MGMT – Time To Pretend – Time To Pretend Single – Columbia Records (FS29)
Lykki Li – Little Bit – Little Bit EP – Unsigned (FS30)

BREAK

Ida Maria – Oh My God – Demo – Unsigned (FS31)
The Muslims – Bright Side – The Muslims – Unsigned (FS32)

BREAK

Band Of Skulls – Patterns – Baby Darling Doll Face Honey – Shangri-La Music
Portugal. The Man – Work All Day – The Satanic Satanists – Equal Vision Records

END OF PROGRAM

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: AVI BUFFALO @ REGENT THEATRE

Our friends in AVI BUFFALO just returned home from a trip up to Seattle and back on tour and have never sounded better rolling into tonight's show at the Regent Theatre in downtown LA with THE MINOR CANON and LANDY. Little Radio is presents the evening. $5

The Regent Theatre

448 S. Main St.

Los Angeles, California

FINAL NIGHT OF THE AVI BUFFALO RESIDENCY

Tonight is the final night of the AVI BUFFALO residency at The Echo, as each week the band has gotten tighter and tighter and this finale should be a blazer. We're not going to hide our love for this young band and their endless potential, but if you haven't seen this band from Long Beach, get out tonight - it's free.

FUTURE SOUNDS PRESENTS THE AVI BUFFALO RESIDENCY NIGHT 1

Tonight is the first night of the May residency of AVI BUFFALO at The Echo, and Future Sounds was more than eager to help spread the word and "Present" the night. Avi and the gang recently played our Rumble: LA party and if we weren't already impressed by the music, seeing this band perform live, we absolutely fell in love with them. We spent some time with the band and got this great interview out of them > {Read Interview}.

For a taste of what you can expect, here's an mp3 from their new EP, "Settled Tigertail":
Download "What's In It For?" (mp3)

The show starts nice and early, 8pm, as some of these kids are still in high school and it's Free if you're over 21, $7 if you're under 21.

For this first party, AVI has chosen an amazing supporting cast, with DEEP SEA DIVER from Long Beach performing her new EP, "New Caves". Another band we play very often on the FS radio show is Austin's TENLONS FORT, and we're praying he plays songs off "Forever Is A Long Time EP". 60 WATT KID and TIME OF WOLVES round out this fantastic bill.

MAY 5TH 2009
Future Sounds Presents
Avi Buffalo
Tenlons Fort
Time Of Wolves
Deep Sea Diver
60 Watt Kid

AT THE ECHO
ALL AGES!
8:30pm / FREE for 21+, $7 for under 21 / all ages

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Here's today's playlist...

Future Sounds #22 - May 4th, 2009

Miniature Tigers – Dino Damage – Tell It To The Volcano – Modern Art Records
Generationals – Angry Charlie – Con Law – Park The Van
Wave Machines – I Go I Go I Go – Wave If You’re Really There – Neapolitan Recordings
Casxio – My Book – Demos – Unsigned

BREAK

Sean Bones – Sugar In My Spoon – Easy Street 7” – Frenchkiss
Telekinesis! – Imaginary Friend – Ideas – Merge Records
Blue Giant – Clean The Clock – Target Heart EP – Unsigned
Patrick Watson – Man Like You – Wooden Arms – Secret City Records

BREAK

Telepathe – So Fine – Dance Mother – IAMSOUND
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll – It’s Blitz! EP – Interscope Records
K. Flay – 5AM – Demos – Unsigned
Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer – Psychic Chasms EP – Unsigned
Deastro – Biophelia – Moondagger – Ghostly

BREAK

Corto Maltese – The Heat Death Of The Universe – Answer, Answer EP – Unsigned
Little Red – Little Bit Of Something – Demos – Unsigned
The Ettes – We Repel Each Other – Shake The Dust – Take Root Records
Saint Motel – Butch – Saint Motel Sampler – Unsigned
Berko – Concrete Resolution – Hidden City – Unsigned

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THE RUMBLE: MAY
The Frail – Firefly – Firefly EP – Unsigned
Django James & The Midnight Squires – Hurricane – Hurricane Single – Once Upon A Time Records UK
The Yelling – 21st Century Freak – EP – Unsigned
Mack Winston & The Reflections – Don’t Kiss & Tell – Reflections – Unsigned

BREAK

FUTURE SOUNDS PRESENTS AVI BUFFALO RESIDENCY
Avi Buffalo – What’s It In For? – Settled Tigertail EP – Unsigned
Deep Sea Diver – New Caves – New Caves EP – Unsigned
Tenlons Fort – Forever Is A Long Time – Forever Is A Long Time EP – Haunted Maggot Records

BREAK

THE HOT 5
Diane Birch – Nothing But A Miracle – Bible Belt – S-Curve Records
Portugal. The Man – All The People Say – The Satanic Satanists – Equal Vision Records
Qu’est-ce Que C’est – The Get Away – Demos - Unsigned
Lee Memorial – Long Days In Bed – The Lives Of Lee Memorial – Dot Dash (Australia)
Mumford & Sons – White Blank Page – Mumford & Sons EP – Chess Club Records UK

END OF PROGRAM

* Bold denotes debut artist on Future Sounds radio show

FUTURE SOUNDS PROUDLY PRESENTS THE 1ST NIGHT OF AVI BUFFALO RESIDENCY

If you read this blog or listen to the FS radio show even occasionally, you know we have a real sweet spot for the high school band from Long Beach called AVI BUFFALO. The band has a residency for the month of May at The Echo starting Tuesday May 5th, and Future Sounds is getting behind the night to support them. Lots of rumors swirling about around this young band, that one of the historic indie labels is sniffing around them, and personally, it's only a matter of time before the world wakes up to this talent. Also playing are some other FS favorites, like TENLONS FORT and DEEP SEA DIVER.

It's Free if you are 21 and up, $5 if not.

THE AVI BUFFALO INTERVIEW

If you were one of the early birds to last week's Rumble: LA, then you caught a set by high schoolers from Long Beach that have the interest of a couple of the most well-respected indie labels out there - AVI BUFFALO. The band has the May residency at The Echo, so you'll hear plenty about them in the coming months. Most bands at this age are still cutting teeth, not playing guitar solos the way Avi does.

Q: Can you tell us a little bit about the make up of your band? Describe the players and what they contribute.

Avi: Sheridan Riley is our drummer, and the two of us have played together for a number of years. Back in middle school, I was in 7th and she was in 6th, we were jammin' hard in the jazz band. When we met up again in high school her freshman year, we started playing again (in the jazz band and outside of school). She has a wonderful sensitivity for color, and she really helps
with making songs come together. The key word is "vibe". Nobody plays like Sheridan.

Arin Fazio was in a band called THE BIG SKY, and we'd played with them a number of times. I knew he was a huge Wilco fan, which I am, and our bassist Andrew Celik had to quit the band to start working on becoming an electrician. I called up Arin, he came over, we played, it sounded good! He's a dear friend of mine, and a solid player.

Rebecca Coleman was the girl I started the band for. She sort of broke my heart the summer after 9th grade, and I began writing/recording songs about it my sophomore year. These were the first songs of Avi Buffalo. The next tune I recorded I had a female vocal part in mind, so I asked my friend Adrianna Whalen. As I remember I flaked out and rescheduled, and Adrianna couldn't make it...then I ended up asking Rebecca, who came over and did such a beautiful
job that I was like "Oh my god! Great job!" When I got asked to play our first show, I asked her to come along, and she did. Ever since, she's been in the band. She's a very gifted musician, and a great person. After the full-electric band got rolling, we ended up together, which was a big deal because I'd liked her for a long time, and because I'd stolen her from her previous boyfriend, Kendall. After that all Long Beach teens hated my guts, but it didn't matter because LA Underground had done a write-up on us and we'd started playing in Los Angeles more. It also gave us more time to focus on music since we didn't have to worry about having friends.

Q: How do you juggle High School and playing in an active band?

Avi: I just barely scrape along. I almost never do my homework. We come home late a lot from gigs, which is rough because Jazz Band is a 0 Period class at 6:30 in the morning. Sheridan and I tend to walk in late and half-asleep. The weekend means a lot to me. My grades are pretty bad right now.

Q: The band is based in Long Beach, CA, what's going on in terms of a "scene" in the LBC? Where do you go to see music?

Avi: Long Beach is weird, but there's more happening now than there was. My goodfriend Maria Garcia just started an all ages venue on 10th and Daisy called "The Bookstore". It's an actual bookstore. It was called "The Bookstore" before it was a venue. There's a radical house show spot
called The Hickey Underworld, on Anaheim and Magnolia. A lot of great bands come through that place.

Q: Avi, you can play the guitar like very few people out there, let alone anyone your age, who were your guitar heroes?

Avi: In middle school I was a huge Hendrix head, and I loved Jimmy Page a bunch too. When I got into Wilco, Jeff Tweedy's guitar playing on 'A Ghost is Born' really got me crazy, and then I discovered Nels Cline, who is one of my hugest influences ever. I got into Jim O'Rourke my sophomore year, and he really blows my mind too. Kevin Litrow and Derek Thomas from 60 Watt Kid have made a mark on my brain with their major-pentatonic spiral riffs. I could go on
for a very long time about guitar heroes, because I'm pretty into guitar.

Q: Future Sounds is all about blowing up bands and artists on their way up, the up-and-comers, who do you admire and think no one knows about that people should know about?

Avi: Elijah Forrest is a wonderful guitar player who lives in Long Beach. His project is called TERRORS, and his songs are really moving. I'd highly recommend checking out some of the tapes he's put out.

Q: This is for each band member: PIck one of your favorite albums of all time, and pick one that is a current favorite.

Avi: All Time: Wilco - A Ghost is Born
Current: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Scared Famous

Sheridan: All Time: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Current: Chicago Underground Trio - Slon, Deerhoof - The Runners Four

Rebecca: All time: Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Current: Wavvez - Wavvez

Arin: All time: The Band - Music from Big Pink
Current: Grizzly Bear - Veckatemist

Q: What's going on with the band in terms of recordings? What's the next thing we can look for from Avi Buffalo?

Avi: We're almost finished with our first record. It's called "Settled Tigertail" and we recorded it with our dear friend Aaron Embry at his own Hunter's Hollow Recording Studio. Not sure when it's going to be out....but we might throw a little something together to give out before then. We're doing a residency at The Echo in May. It'll be every Tuesday, and they'll be plenty of amazing bands supporting us as well. Everyone should get ready for Long Beach's best, because many of them will be playing with us.

Thanks again to Avi and the band for playing The Rumble: Los Angeles, as Avi showed up under the weather and still threw down.

PHOTOS FROM LAST WEEK'S RUMBLES (SF & LA)

Here's a batch of photos from last week's RUMBLE parties in San Francisco and Los Angeles....

THE RUMBLE: SF @ HARLOT - LILOFEE

More pictures by Julie Suchard of the night HERE

THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES @ 3 CLUBS - AVI BUFFALO

THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES @ 3 CLUBS - HERE HERE

THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES @ 3 CLUBS - FITZ & THE TANTRUMS

Thanks to all the bands and DJ's for participating in our parties.

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: THE RUMBLE @ 3 CLUBS

We're going to give you the chance to say you saw a star back when if you're smart enough to roll out to the 3 Clubs tonight for THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES when FITZ & THE TANTRUMS take over that backroom. Driving down from San Francisco is HERE HERE loaded with new songs from the forthcoming record, as well as another star in the wings, AVI BUFFALO, from Long Beach. DJ's MiCHAEL do their thing, guest blogger FMLY does his, and the rest of us will cover the bar.

RSVP here to get in free by 6pm - http://sonicliving.com/therumble-LA
If not I guess you like to give away $5

3 Clubs is on the corner of Vine and Santa Monica in Hollywood - building just says "Cocktails"...

THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES LINE UP ANNOUNCED! FITZ & THE TANTRUMS TO HEADLINE

The March version of THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES just got even hotter as we've added FITZ & THE TANTRUMS as the headliner to this Thursday's show at 3 Clubs. On top of that, we have San Francisco's HERE HERE driving down to debut songs from their forthcoming record, as well as Long Beach's AVI BUFFALO, young guitar hero and amazing songwriter opening up. Our guest blogger this month is FMLY doing live blogging from the event, as well as resident DJ's MICHAEL. We'll be giving out more VESTALIFE Ladybugs to party attendees.

RSVP here > http://sonicliving.com/therumble-LA
If not, be prepared to pay $5

FUTURE SOUNDS COLUMN IN RECORD OF THE DAY (UK)

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FUTURE SOUNDS BEST OF 2008 - THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN 2009

I actually have a really hard time with 'Best Of' lists each year because it's sometimes hard to put in perspective which bands, songs, albums, etc meant the most to you - which ones you played ALL the songs more than others with just one or two tracks - which ones marked a special moment that year or struck some personal connection. In a world where the iPod and iTunes has changed the way we encounter and devour music, so many have great individual songs, or just good songs, but it takes a real focused effort to turn out 10-13 cuts anymore that are comprehensive and interesting.

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2008

Benji Hughes – A Love Extreme – New West Records
Birds & Batteries – I’ll Never Sleep Again – Self-released
The Botticellis – Old Home Movies – Antenna Farm Records
Christopher Denny – Age Old Hunger – 2:59 Records
The Ettes – Look At Life Again Soon – Take Root Records
Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes – Sub Pop
King Tuff – Was Dead – The Colonel Records
The Muslims (Aka The Soft Packs) – The Muslims – 1928 Recordings
The Weight – Are Men – The Colonel Records
White Denim – Explosion – Transmission


TOP TRACKS OF 2008

Adele – Hometown Glory
Alberta Cross – Old Man Chicago
Belaire – You Really Got Me Going
Benji Hughes – The Mummy
Benji Hughes – Tight Tee Shirt
Bon Iver – Skinny Love
Born Ruffians – Hummingbird
The Cave Singers – Seeds Of Night
Christopher Denny - Time
The Dodos – Fools
The Felice Brothers – Frankie’s Gun
Fleet Foxes – Oliver James
Girls – Lust For Life
Glasvegas – Geraldine
Graveyard – Lost In Confusion
The Heavy – Colleen
Hockey – Too Fake
Human Highway – The Sound
I Blame Coco – I Blame Coco
Ida Maria – Oh My God
Jamie Lidell – Figured Me Out
The Kills – Cheap & Cheerful
Little Comets – Joanna
Loch Lomond – Carl Sagan
M.I.A. – Paper Planes
Magic Wands – Black Magic
Meaghan Smith – I Know
MGMT – Time To Pretend
Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down
Passion Pit – Sleepyhead
Port O’Brien – I Woke Up Today
Radiohead – House Of Cards
Santogold – Lights Out
Stricken City – Tak o Tak
{{{Sunset}}} – Diamond Studded Caskets
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
Tenlons Fort – Forever Is A Long Time
Vertigo Smyth – Comfort Me
Violens – Violent Sensation Descends
Wisely – Through Any Window
The Yelling – Blood On The Steps


10 ARTISTS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2009

AVI BUFFALO

THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT

THE BUILDERS & THE BUTCHERS

DJANGO JAMES & THE MIDNIGHT SQUIRES

THE FEROCIOUS FEW

FITZ

HOCKEY

LILOFEE

VIOLENS

WET PAINT

THE YELLING

FUTURE SOUNDS DEBUTS.....

More information on bands that debuted on the FUTURE SOUNDS radio show....

COLLAPSING CITIES
FROM: Auckland, New Zealand
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/collapsingcities
Unsigned

Four Kiwi's now living in London are starting to pop up in places like NME and have yet to fall over in the States. They've done tours with BLACK KIDS and WHITE LIES and did Reading and Leeds. Listen to "So I Said Last Weekend".

PLASTIC CARAMELO
FROM: Brooklyn, NY
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/plasticcaramelo
Colombia Records

This band popped out at me thanks to the NACOTHEQUE party in New York. They seem to be on everything on the east coast that's cool happening in latin indie rock and electronic music. Calling their style of music "Glampeta", PLASTIC CARAMELO drops some very sticky beats. < Just to clarify, that's Colombia Records, not Columbia Records.>

VETO
FROM: Copenhagen, Denmark
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/vetosite
LABEL: Reset08 - Sony/BMG (Europe)

Found by listening to some cool online radio broadcast from central Europe, VETO grabbed my attention because track "Built To Fall" drops the hammer and combines the electronic shizz that everyone seems to be going nuts over, but also the rock. Looks like nothing is happening in the US yet.

BLACK TAXI
FROM: Brooklyn, NY
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/blacktaximusic
Unsigned

Track "Pretty Mama" is a track that's gotten into my brain and drives me mad eventually, because it's so hooky, and this looks like the kind of hit that could start on the 'cool' side of the fence before swinging over to the KROQ's eventually because it can appeal to so many different music heads. They are playing tonight at Arlene's Grocery at CMJ and I'm told the other interesting note is that one of the guys is SANTOGOLD's boyfriend. "Lights Out" indeed!

HOTPIPES
FROM: Nashville, TN
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/hotpipes
Liquid Panda Records

"Future Bolt" is for fans of THE HOLD STEADY, for fans of GUIDED BY VOICES, and could be a song on the soundtrack of 'Dazed & Confused'. This four piece from Nashville started their own label and have dropped a record that should fill them with pride. Smokin'!

LITTLE COMETS
FROM: Newcastle, UK
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/littlecometsmusic
Unsigned

Yeah, indie rock! Newcastle's LITTLE COMETS are on the UK radar list of bands getting attention right now. Since downloading "Joanna" its been on steady rotation at the FSHQ.

AVI BUFFALO
FROM: Long Beach, CA
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/avibuffalo
Unsigned

See my blog post from Sunday about this young virtuoso.

LIKE A FOX
FROM: Philadelphia, PA
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/likeafoxband
LABEL: Transit of Venus

The Sugar Bear was at it again by sending us this new band from Philly - LIKE A FOX - that has the quirkiness of THE SHINS mixed with GRANDADDY and THE FLAMING LIPS. More great indie rock here!

STARS & SONS

FROM: Brighton, UK
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/starsandsonsuk
Unsigned

Brighton's STARS & SONS appear to be baked from the brain of a guy named Matt and filled in by his bandmates, and the EP I download for FREE (http://www.mediafire.com/?mjkaoumljgk) off their Myspace page had a number of strong songs. Keep an eye on this band.

FUTURE SOUNDS PICKS: DIOS MALOS & AVI BUFFALO

I get by with a little help from my friends, and this weekend, two friends slipped me new music by two Southern California bands that made painting the baby room a hypnotic experience.

The first album came from my good friend, El Diablo. As usual, he's right on the money and he gave me the latest release from a band I've loved since Future Sounds 12, DIOS MALOS, as they are about to release their third full-length album. They've always leaned towards THE BEACH BOYS in sound, having grown up near Hawthorne, but this release is far more "Smile" (Windchimes/Vegetables), while giving us the creaminess of 'Deserter's Song' era MERCURY REV or BEACH HOUSE or more recently the lushness of PANDA BEAR. I also got nostalgic on the opening track as it samples a scream from my childhood from my favorite Halloween LP that my parents played in our garage for our neightborhood haunted house each year to scare the trick-or-treaters. Song, "Tel Mee Theen" has the most gorgeous-George Harrison like guitar rip! This is a record of maturity, or depth and of vision. I have no idea yet when this album will be released or what it's called.

Someone else that's listened to many of these references, is the teenage AVI BUFFALO from Long Beach, California. Thanks to Jax of ROCK INSIDER for this gem! What's more impressive is after finding out how young Avi and his band are, as he started writing and recording at 10 years old, and are now only 17. I was trying to talk my parent's into letting me get my learners permit and earning some coin as a busboy at THE PUB when I was this age, not writing music that is so gentle and advanced. I received a collection of songs from various recordings, but tracks like "Truth Sets In" and "Where's Your Dirty Mind" are impressive and have me eager to see this live and have a conversation with the person behind such grand ideas.
Avi will be playing a half dozen times over the next six weeks in Southern California, with gigs on Oct 29th at The Smell, and the 30th at the Echo Curio.