Algiers Pushes Boundaries and Stays True to Their Roots at SXSW Thoughts+Photos: Algiers at Hotel Vegas during SXSW 3/16/23
CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF THE ACTS WE COVERED AT SXSW 2023 AUSTIN, TX- It had been some time since I had the privilege of experiencing Algiers’ dynamic live performances….
Genre Defying British Legends New Order Delights San Antonio, TX Review & Photos: New Order at AT&T Center in San Antonio 3/11/23
SAN ANTONIO, TX- New Order played a packed show at AT&T Center in San Antonio on March 11, 2023 with the support act of Korean/American artist Miss Grit. Regardless…
Agender Brings Post Punk Energy To The Echo Thoughts+Photos: Agender at The Echo 2/6/23
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT OTHER ACTS PERFORMING AT CROOK’S 2023 RESIDENCY AT THE ECHO LOS ANGELES, CA- Agender is an LA-based post-punk band and I caught them for…
Substance Elevates The Festival Experience With Their Dark Offerings
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY LOS ANGELES, CA- Music festivals come in all shapes and sizes. When the huge multi-genre, 50K-plus in-attendance events wear thin, it’s always a…
Acts Blurred Culture Caught On Saturday At Substance 2022
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY LOS ANGELES, CA- Below are the acts we were able to catch Saturday, October 22nd At Substance 2022 ************************ THOUGHTS AND A PHOTO…
Acts Blurred Culture Caught On Friday At Substance 2022
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY LOS ANGELES, CA- Below are the acts we were able to catch Saturday, October 22nd At Substance 2022. THOUGHTS AND A PHOTO GALLERY…
Viagra Boys Fill In For Iggy Pop At Desert Daze THOUGHTS+PHOTOS: Viagra Boys at Desert Daze 10/1/22
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- “…In the run-up to Tame Impala on the Moon Stage, Viagra Boys did their best to fill the…
Automatic’s fresh post-punk energy excites at KCRW’s Apogee Studio session Los Angeles-based Automatic, born out of the L.A. DIY scene, brings all their post-punk feminine energy to the Apogee Studio stage, fresh off the release of their new album 'Excess.'
LOS ANGELES, CA — The year is 1989. I’m coasting down the Pacific Coast Highway, headphones on, ocean breeze in my face under the cool late summer glow. It’s…
Perfect Sunday, Here is a love song with The Damned with Suzi Moon and Vacation Review+Photos: The Damned, Suzi Moon & Vacation at Bogart's 8/28/22
CINCINNATI, OH- Ladies and gentlemen, how do!!! What do you get when you mix punk rock legends, the rising punk rock queen, and an outfit of pure rock energy?…
IDLES Left Every Inch of Themselves On Stage At This Ain’t No Picnic Thoughts+Photos: IDLES at This Ain't No Picnic 8/28/22
MAIN PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LOS ANGELES, CA- “…Next on stage was IDLES, another band that my editor loves, and the band that the man sitting next to me came…