Pierce The Veil Close Out Concert Season at Ruoff Music Center with Passion, Power, and Rain-Soaked Resilience
LOS ANGELES, CA- The Pierce The Veil I Can’t Hear You World Tour closed out concert season at Ruoff Music Center this past Saturday. Fans sat and waited in anticipation to see if the show was even going to happen. After two hours of constant…
Rise Carmine Unleashes Dark Tension on New Single “Hooked” Ahead of Come in Closer EP
LOS ANGELES, CA- When Toronto multi-instrumentalist Liam Colbert (better known as Rise Carmine)released “Hooked,” it wasn’t just another single ahead of his forthcoming EP Come in Closer. It felt like a statement of intent. Colbert, freshly signed to Paper Bag Records, is leaning deep…
Girl Tones Channel Youthful Rebellion in Fiery New Single “Burnout”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Some bands try to polish every note. Girl Tones do the opposite: they thrive in the mess, the friction, the noise. Their latest single “Burnout” is a reminder of why I’m so taken with their music: it’s youthful, it’s rebellious, and…
Lovejoy Drop New Single “Common Touch” Ahead of Debut Album One Simple Trick
LOS ANGELES, CA- I first saw Lovejoy back in August 2023 at Bleached Festival at Waterfront Park. At the time, I wasn’t familiar with their catalog, but what struck me immediately was the undeniable stage presence of the band. The crowd gathered at their…
Together Pangea Mature with Darker Edge on New Single “Like Your Father” from Upcoming Album Eat Myself
LOS ANGELES, CA- I can still remember ducking crowd surfers with my camera at Echo Park Rising back in 2014, watching Together Pangea level the Echoplex with raw, sweaty abandon. The energy was chaotic… stage jumpers colliding with the audience, a skateboard even flying through…
Wolf Alice’s “Just Two Girls” Balances Carefree Groove with Cinematic Precision
LOS ANGELES, CA- Wolf Alice’s new single “Just Two Girls,” off their fourth album The Clearing, is one of those tracks that sneaks up on you. On paper, the lyrics lean heavy. The lyrics themselves contemplate beauty standards, possessions, and overthinking everything in the…
The Fray at The Wiltern: How To Save A Life Anniversary Show Breathes New Energy Into a Classic
LOS ANGELES, CA- I waited for The Fray to cross The Wiltern stage like a little kid waiting for Christmas morning. Even though I’m a 33-year-old woman who’s listened to more albums than I can count, I have always found my way back to How…
Girl Tones Unleash Raw Energy on New Single “Cherry Picker”
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s a rawness to Girl Tones that feels almost confrontational. It’s the kind of young, defiant energy that refuses to play nice… and watch out! Those hooks are as sharp as broken glass. With their latest single “Cherry Picker,” the sister…
Alabama Shakes Return With “Another Life” After a Decade Away
LOS ANGELES, CA- It feels good to say this out loud: Alabama Shakes are back. After a decade away, the Grammy-winning powerhouse has returned with their new single “Another Life,” and it’s everything I didn’t know I was missing. Brittany Howard has been keeping…
Bring Me the Horizon Reimagine Their Legacy with Surprise Lo-Fi Album “Lo-files”
LOS ANGELES, CA- For nearly two decades, Bring Me the Horizon have been one of rock’s most restless shape-shifters. Emerging from Sheffield in the mid-2000s with feral deathcore beginnings, they’ve evolved with near-obsessive reinvention, morphing from metalcore chaos into stadium-sized alt-rock, electronic experiments, and…
