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Baptism By Tortilla And Other Thoughts On A First SXSW Read A SXSW Newbies Impressions Of Austin's Preeminent Festival
LOS ANGELES, CA- Third day in Austin, sitting at the bar at El Mercado, crushing breakfast tacos and slamming refills of coffee. It’s close to noon but very hard to…
Lucha VaVOOM’s Valentine’s Day Spectacular The brilliant and synergistic blend of Mexican masked wrestling (the Lucha) with burlesque and strip tease (the VaVOOM)
LOS ANGELES, CA- There tend to be two schools of thought regarding the celebration of Valentine’s Day. On the one hand, there are those who absolutely love it. Can’t wait….
Draemings Give Me Hope For Both The Present And Future Of Music. Review: Draemings @ Bardot for It's A School Night 7/2/18
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’m trying to think, I must’ve met Kimi Recor, I don’t know. Some years ago. Didn’t know much about her other than she was cool as fuck:…
Curtis Harding Takes Los Angeles On A Sonic Voyage Through Soul, Blues & R&B Review+Photos: Curtis Harding @ El Rey 5/31/18
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s a beauty and romance in the way soul music continues to rebirth itself into the popular consciousness. It’s not like it ever died. You can certainly…
Florence + The Machine Is High As Hope, Unobstructed and Unapologetic In Los Angeles Review: Florence + The Machine @ Walt Disney Concert Hall 5/21/18
LOS ANGELES, CA- It was an odd sense of arousal I felt when I learned that Florence and the Machine was playing the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Because Frank Gehry’s…
Las Cafeteras: “Beyond La Bamba: A New American Sound” [REVIEW+PHOTOS] REVIEW+PHOTOS: Las Cafeteras @ VPAC 12/9/16
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Why I Stand With Standing Rock [OPINION] OPINION: The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] SUMMARY: The pipeline poses an unnecessary risk of harm to water resources, the environment, and human health and safety. The routing of…
Viva Presents A Chilean Women Synthpop Bonanza for “30 Days In LA” REVIEW+PHOTOS: Javiera Mena, Francisca Valenzuela & Marineros @ Multiply.LA 11/3/16 For Red Bull Sound Select's 30 Days In LA
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR MORE 30 DAYS IN LA COVERAGE! All Chile. All women. All night. The gameplan that Viva Presents put together…
“If You Love Portugal. The Man Say F*CK YEAH!” REVIEW: Portugal. The Man @ Troubadour 10/27/16
Los Angeles, CA- Portugal the Man is dope. Before they even start, they just look like they’re gonna bring it. The stage is set up with the standard band accoutrement…
Jack Johnson’s Only Concert of 2016 At KAABOO Was The Definition of Chill REVIEW+PHOTOS: Jack Johnson @ KAABOO 9/18/16
CLICK HERE to check out the rest of our coverage of KAABOO 2016 RECAP: I still think it’s weird to see Jack Johnson headline a festival. I mean, there’s really not…