U2’s Experience + Innocence Tour Is About The Light In All Of Us During Dark Times THOUGHTS+PHOTOS: U2 @ THE FORUM 5/16/18
LOS ANGELES, CA- With over 14 studio albums and 8 EPs under their belt, U2 has the kind of repertoire that affords them the creative lee-way to do whatever it…
Glaare’s Rachael Pierce Raised The Intensity At The Moroccan Lounge THOUGHTS+PHOTOS: GLAARE @ MOROCCAN LOUNGE 4/17/18
LOS ANGELES, CA- The last time I saw Glaare perform live was when they were kicking off a west coast tour in January at Resident. The performance also came on…
Sera Timms Dives Deep Into Dark Wave and Gothic Rock Sonics With Black Mare THOUGHTS+PHOTOS: BLACK MARE @ THE MOROCCAN LOUNGE 4/17/18
LOS ANGELES, CA- Sera Timms discography is filled with heavy and hard hitting doom rock sonics. From Black Math Horseman to Ides of Gemini, Sera’s haunting vocals have always complimented…
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…
Glaare Rises From Tragedy To Embark On New Journey REVIEW+PHOTOS: GLAARE @ RESIDENT 1/17/18
LOS ANGELES, CA- When I first heard music from Glaare’s debut album, I was instantly hooked. I basically grew up on dark wave, and their sonics hit a really sweet…
Born Ruffians’ “Miss You” Is A Catchy Raucous Rocker MUSIC: "MISS YOU" BY BORN RUFFIANS
LOS ANGELES, CA- We’ve got a few weeks before we fans of the Toronto band Born Ruffians can pick up a copy of their new studio album “Uncle, Duke &…
SWIMM Is Getting Ready To “Love You Down” With Some “True Romance” MUSIC: "TRUE ROMANCE" BY SWIMM
ECHO PARK, CA- Ahead of their now annual music showcase “Love You Down”, SWIMM has released their new single “True Romance” which is from their forthcoming full-length album titled “Sentimental…
HUNNY Celebrates Their Winter Talent Show With A Spirited Headlining Performance THOUGHTS+PHOTOS: HUNNY @ THE ECHOPLEX 12/2/17
ECHO PARK, CA- On December 2nd, 2017, the band HUNNY held their second annual “Winter Talent Show” at The Echoplex. With 7 diverse acts in the line-up, we knew it would be a…
French Vanilla’s New Wave Post Punk Had Me Feeling The 80’s Something Good THOUGHTS+PHOTOS: FRENCH VANILLA @ THE ECHOPLEX 12/2/17
ECHO PARK, CA- On December 2nd, 2017, the band HUNNY held their second annual “Winter Talent Show” at The Echoplex. With 7 diverse acts in the line-up, we knew it would…