With Tinariwen, The Desert Blues Have Never Sounded More Empowered [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
SANTA MONICA, CA- Like many others in the wake of February’s drought-breaking rain, I made the trip to Joshua Tree National Park following highly corroborated promises of flowers blooming in this desert for the first time, supposedly, in years. Attached to the park map provided…
Kodo: Dadan Builds Suspense With Every Pulse [REVIEW]
LOS ANGELES- One of the first words that comes to mind to describe the music of Taiko drumming ensemble Kodo is “visceral”; I am far from the first to describe them this way, and it may have something to do with the word “Kodo” itself,…
