CLICK HERE FOR MORE SOUND IN FOUCS 2017 COVERAGE! Los Angeles, CA- The City Of Angels loves its native sons. Miguel Jontel Pimentel a/k/a “Miguel” is one of them. As he took the stage at KCRW and the Annenberg Space for Photography’s “Sound In Focus” concert series, his hometown cheered his return. “It’s been a while […]
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SANTA MONICA PIER TWILIGHT CONCERTS 2017 COVERAGE! Santa Monica, CA- Mr. Elevator is pretty damn trippy. Opening for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame singer Eric Burden at Santa Monica Pier’s Twilight Concerts on July 20, 2017, as the bright summer sun slowly dipped into Pacific Ocean, Mr. Elevator played a set that […]
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SOUND IN FOUCS 2017 COVERAGE! Los Angeles, CA- There’s nothing more satisfying for me than to watch a recording artist develop over the course of several years. I knew the from the first time I saw Gabriel perform back in 2015 at The Regent Theater that the kid was musically talented. His live show […]
Los Angeles, CA- Earlier this year, Sean Rowe, the alternative folk troubadour with a baritone voice gifted by angels, released his fifth studio album, “New Lore”. Like his four prior albums, “New Lore” is an album imbued with a certain grace that makes you simply want to fall into its melodies and let your mind venture […]
Echo Park, CA- Ella Vos likes to take her time. Ever since she dropped her first single “White Noise” in 2016 and Rolling Stone magazine noted her as one of 10 new artists that we needed to know in October 2016, she has been taking her time to release electronic pop-gems at a slow but […]
Los Angeles, CA- Headlining KCRW’s second installment of the Rebel Rebel concert series at the Hammer Museum on July 13th, 2017 was the soulful chanteuse Niia. Having released her long awaited debut album “I” earlier this year (May 5th, 2017), Los Angeles was ready to have her stirring melodies gently reverberate against the courtyard’s walls … and what […]
Los Angeles, CA- When I saw the name Annie Hardy on the bill as one of the opening acts for Sean Rowe at The Sanctuary at Pico-Union, I did a quick double take. It was a familiar name to me, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on why it was ringing my bell. As […]
Echo Park, CA- The L.A. based band (via Texas) Groves has been hustling the past few months, playing tons of gigs opening for bands like La Bouquet and Katelyn Tarver and also playing a handful of festivals like Lobster and Mini Fest. On June 27th, they graced The Echoplex stage opening for Ella Vos. The three-piece band consists […]
Los Angeles, CA- There’s some exciting new electronic pop coming out of Denmark. The trio of Mads, Alex and lead vocalist Mette are Off Bloom, and there’s nothing “off” about them. Alex and Mads are producers whose beats will melt brains and with Mette wailing passionately over their instrumentals, they seem to be a match […]
Los Angeles, CA- It always make me happy to see a recording artist make progress with their live performance. I can’t remember when it was, but I first caught SPELLES a little while ago at The Echo … and the quality of her performance at the Hammer Museum for KCRW’s Rebel Rebel summer concert series was […]
