Los Angeles, CA- When Phoenix lead singer Thomas Mars addressed the audience at the Hollywood Bowl with, “We’re very happy to be here. This is the best place in the world,” I’m fairly certain that each and every one of the fifteen thousand plus in attendance was feeling the same way. With a performance that […]
FOR OUR COMPLETE BROKE L.A. COVERAGE CLICK HERE! The first band I was able to catch play at Broke L.A. was Ugly Sweaters. This band was a lot of fun. Their catchy indie rock with surf rock vibes kept the mood light hearted and had festival goers who were looking for shade from the afternoon sun nodding […]
For every artist we decided to catch at SXSW, we decided to review each performance with our own version of “Five Ws and One H” answering the questions: 1) Who are they, 2) What kind of music do they play, 3) When did they play, 4) Where are they from, 5) Why did we decide to catch them […]
Following the release of their 5th studio album After the Party, The Menzingers hit the road on a cross country tour with their friends in Rozwell Kid and Jeff Rosentstock. For me, the pairing of The Menzingers with Jeff Rosentock a dream line-up and I could not have been more excited to catch them both at The […]
CLICK HERE FOR MORE 30 DAYS IN LA COVERAGE! Kicking off the musical offering for Red Bull Sound Select’s 10th day of “30 Days In LA” was the Washington DC trio, SHAED. Their electro-pop style of music was very polished, but what make them stand out from other female-fronted synthpop bands is the vocal power of […]
CLICK HERE FOR MORE 30 DAYS IN LA COVERAGE! You’ve got to feel at least a little sorry for Red Bull. The observance of the programming of their annual 30 Days In LA series – tastefully curated and thoughtfully booked as ever – ought to be an opportunity for celebration. Then November 8th happened, and […]
CLICK HERE to check out the rest of our coverage of Music Tastes Good 2016 RECAP: Squeeze is one of those iconic bands that have been around for decades. Perhaps you were around in the 70’s for their onset, or perhaps you were introduced to them through MTV (when MTV actually played music videos and kids […]
CLICK HERE to check out the rest of our coverage of KAABOO 2016 RECAP: If you didn’t already know, Rooney is back! When I missed their show earlier this year at the Teragram Ballroom, I was bummed. After all, I had been anticipating when Robert Shwartzman would get back to recording under that band name […]
