Johnnyswim Brings The Love To New York City’s Irving Plaza
New York, NY- It’s always somewhat of a struggle to put a show into words, especially when the performance resonates with you on an emotional and spiritual level. Johnnyswim, consisting of singer-songwriters Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez, at Irving Plaza on November 8, 2017 had that…
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears Rocked Out in Brooklyn Bowl
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Brooklyn Bowl, NY — Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears are an Austin-based band that melds blues, jazz, funk, soul and rock into a distinct rock and roll sound that pays heritage to rock and roll’s past…
Fiona Silver Is Golden At The Standard’s “Desert Nights”
Hollywood, CA- The first thing that caught my attention was her eyes … her epically smoldering eyes. My friend, and fellow contributor, Cortney Armitage, had posted a photo on Instagram and I was instantly intrigued. Now, knowing that Cortney’s taste in music is pretty stellar,…
Fiona Silver’s “Little Thunder” Is A Perfect Dark Sparkle [Album Review]
“People are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross With this said, Fiona Silver’s voice will…
With Tinariwen, The Desert Blues Have Never Sounded More Empowered [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
SANTA MONICA, CA- Like many others in the wake of February’s drought-breaking rain, I made the trip to Joshua Tree National Park following highly corroborated promises of flowers blooming in this desert for the first time, supposedly, in years. Attached to the park map provided…
The Bluesy, Raspy Lilt Of LOLO’s Voice Will Draw You To Her [PHOTOS+REVIEW]
AUSTIN, TX- For every artist we decided to catch at SXSW, we decided to review each performance with our own version of “Five Ws and One H” answering the questions: 1) Who are they, 2) What kind of music do they play, 3) When did they play,…
Vaud and The Villains Bring Their Raucous Good Time To The Broad Stage [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] It’s rare to see a band larger than five members in Los Angeles. So, it’s an extravagance to see a 19 member jazz troupe…BUT to call Vaud and The Villains simply a jazz group is to diminish…
Vintage Trouble Gets Music Tastes Good In The Troublemaker Groove
CLICK HERE to check out the rest of our coverage of Music Tastes Good 2016 RECAP: We here at Blurred Culture are huge fans of Vintage Trouble. They performed at Music Tastes Good, and once again blew our, and the audiences’, collective minds. We felt…
Music Tastes Good Got Lost In Son Little’s Soulful Blues
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE to check out the rest of our coverage of Music Tastes Good 2016 RECAP: Whoever thinks that traditional rhythm and blues has been slowly fading away needs to look up Son Little, stat. Music journalists have been…
The Walcotts’ Roots Rock Draws In New Fans At KAABOO
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE to check out the rest of our coverage of KAABOO 2016 RECAP: After getting a chance to listen to an advance copy of The Walcotts’ latest album, “Let The Devil Win”, I knew that their…
