Jay Som Closed Out Girlschool 2018 With A Spirited Dream Pop Performance REVIEW+PHOTOS: JAY SOM @ GIRLSCHOOL 2/4/18
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE GIRLSCHOOL 2018 COVERAGE! LOS ANGELES, CA- When I saw Jay Som perform at Music Tastes Good, I thought it was a decent performance. Even though it…
My Friends Were Right … Mating Ritual Is Pretty Damn Good REVIEW+PHOTOS: MATING RITUAL @ THE ECHO 2/2/18
ECHO PARK, CA- Mating Ritual was the solo project of Pacific Air’s Ryan Lawhon. I had heard a lot of positive things about Mating Ritual from another Blurred Culture contributor,…
Love Was In The Air For SWIMM To Love You Down REVIEW+PHOTOS: SWIMM @ THE ECHO FOR LOVE YOU DOWN II 2/2/18
LOS ANGELES, CA- Following the success of last year’s Love You Down mini-fest, Swimm kicked off 2018 with its sophomore incarnation at The Echo with a fantastically curated line-up of local…
Cloud Castle Lake’s Atmospheric Sonics Graced Hotel Cafe REVIEW+PHOTOS: CLOUD CASTLE LAKE @ HOTEL CAFE 1/29/18
HOLLYWOOD, CA- I don’t often head out into Hollywood to catch a band play on a Monday night when my day job has me going crazy with unrelenting deadlines, but…
Crow Capped Off The Third Night Of LWR’s Residency At The Echoplex REVIEW+PHOTOS: CROW @ ECHOPLEX 1/22/18
ECHO PARK, CA- Lauren Ruth Ward‘s residency at the Echo/Echoplex was more than just a chance for her to flex her seemingly otherworldly talents. It was also an opportunity for a…
Sir Sly Gives Los Angeles A Visceral Adrenaline Fueled Performance REVIEW+PHOTOS: SIR SLY @ FONDA THEATRE 1/12/18
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ve seen a handful of my music peers post about Sir Sly on social media over the years, but for some reason I never took the time…
She Came, She Saw, Kimbra Absolutely Owned the Stage REVIEW+PHOTOS: KIMBRA @ MOD CLUB THEATRE 2/2/18
TORONTO, ON- Probably best known for being featured on Gotye’s world-renowned and massively successful hit song ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’, Kimbra Lee Johnson (aka Kimbra) played to a…
Will Varley’s “Spirit of Minnie” Is An Exploration Of The Spirit of The Self ALBUM REVIEW: WILL VARLEY'S "SPIRIT OF MINNIE"
FAWN GROVE, PA- Mainstream country music continues to fumble through an identity crisis, seeming as though it has forgotten its roots as it floods radio stations with songs and bands that…
Draeming’s Kimi Recor Debuts Lone Priestess At The Echoplex REVIEW+PHOTOS: LONE PRIESTESS @ ECHOPLEX 1/22/18
ECHO PARK, CA- Lauren Ruth Ward‘s residency at the Echo/Echoplex was more than just a chance for her to flex her seemingly otherworldly talents. It was also an opportunity for a…
K.Flay Returns To L.A. And Slays The Fonda Theatre REVIEW+PHOTOS: K.FLAY @ FONDA THEATRE 1/12/18
LOS ANGELES, CA- 2017 was a pretty good year for K.Flay. Once a critical darling of the NorCal, underground hip-hop scene, she released her first major-label album “Every Where Is…