Testament Shred In The Dark At Ozzfest Meets Knotfest REVIEW+PHOTOS: TESTAMENT @ OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST 11/5/17
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST COVERAGE! San Bernardino, CA- When you the chance to see one of the most influential bands of a particular musical genre, you make…
Children of Bodom Celebrate “20 Years Down & Dirty ” At Ozzfest Meets Knotfest REVIEW+PHOTOS: CHILDREN OF BODOM @ OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST 11/4/17
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST COVERAGE! San Bernardino, CA- Children of Bodom- Alexi Laiho (vocals, lead guitar), Janne Wirman (keyboards), Henkka Seppälä (bass), Jaska Raatikainen (drums) and Daniel Freyberg (rhythm guitar)- is an extreme metal band from…
The Black Dahlia Murder Unleash The Widowmaker At Ozzfest Meets Knotfest THOUGHTS+PHOTOS: THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER @ OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST 11/5/17
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST COVERAGE! San Bernardino, CA- If you are a band … any band … trying to grow your fanbase, you’ll want to take a…
Larkin Poe: A Band You’ve Got To See Live REVIEW+PHOTOS: LARKIN POE @ HOTEL CAFE 10/24/17
Hollywood, CA- Last year, I got a heads up from a fellow Blurred Culture contributor that I needed to keep an eye on a sister duo that was then on tour…
The Belle Game Fear/Nothing Living In The Abstract BC INTERVIEW+REVIEW+PHOTOS: THE BELLE GAME @ THE WILTERN 10/28/17
The term “nothing” has a bad wrap. The Belle Game, an effervescent crush-pop band from Vancouver, aims to challenge your perception of what it is to truly feel nothing. The…
Bonnie McKee Brings The House Down In L.A. On A “School Night” REVIEW+PHOTOS: BONNIE MCKEE @ SCHOOL NIGHT 10/23/17
Los Angeles, CA- If half the battle of becoming a popular recording artist is having the right songs, Bonnie McKee has that covered in spades. Having written or co-written MASSIVE…
Rationale Brings Some British Pop Vibes to NYC’s Lower East Side REVIEW+PHOTOS: RATIONALE @ MERCURY LOUNGE 11/8/17
Lower East Side, NY – Zimbabwe-born, British singer Rationale rarely ventures to the United States. However, I was lucky enough on November 8th to attend his only NYC performance at…
New York City Surrenders To Japandroids’ Fist Pumping Rock REVIEW+PHOTOS: JAPANDROIDS @ BROOKLYN STEEL 11/26/17
The title track of Vancouver’s Japandroids traces the arc of guitarist/vocalist Brian King’s artistic and personal journey, parsing the fine distinction between home and hometown, destiny and dream. On a…
Johnnyswim Brings The Love To New York City’s Irving Plaza REVIEW+PHOTOS: JOHNNYSWIM @ IRVING PLAZA 11/7/17
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…
Nick Hakim’s Soulful Expression Woos The Echoplex [PHOTOS] REVIEW+PHOTOS: NICK HAKIM @ THE ECHOPLEX 10/19/17
Echo Park, CA- Three years in the making, Nick Hakim’s eagerly anticipated, debut full-length album (“Green Twins”) was released earlier this year. It’s an album that melds psychedelic soul and…