Why Cymande’s Return in 2025 Proves Funk Legends Never Die
LOS ANGELES, CA- Question: How can an obscure British funk band become a Gen X icon? Answer: Spike Lee. If you were a music nerd in the 1990s, unless you were a committed crate digger and chased down every sample in every hip hop song, Cymande…
The Memories We Lost in the Fire: Reflections on Loss, Preservation & Rebuilding
LOS ANGELES, CA- I had been on vacation since New Year, and when I got home yesterday, my neighbors told me that at one point since the Eaton fire started in Altadena just the day before, entire pages of burnt books and magazines were wafting…
Marc Rebillet at the Belasco: A Night of Chaos, Comedy, and Community
LOS ANGELES, CA- Marc Rebillet is a phenomenon. Now, that’s a word that I use frequently, so let’s drill down on what I really mean insofar as it applies to Mr. Rebillet. As a phenomenon, Marc is his own universe. He has created his own…
Mariza’s Fado Odyssey: A Master Class in Storytelling at Disney Hall
LOS ANGELES, CA- We tend to revere greatness at the intersection of artistry and craft. Art is pushed forward by the innovators and the iconoclasts but the tectonic shifts are typically achieved by those who demonstrate that they’ve put in the work to both master and…
SXSW 2023 – Post Pandemic 2-Step Starts Soft
CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF THE ACTS WE COVERED AT SXSW 2023 LOS ANGELES, CA- Let’s rip the bandaid off this hairy arm and say it. Covid. I’m so fatigued with the word, the phenomenon, the actual illness, the idiocracy across the full political…
Núria Graham at Central Presbyterian Church: A Divine Experience at SXSW 2023
CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF THE ACTS WE COVERED AT SXSW 2023 AUSTIN, TX- Especially a festival as expansive and intractable as SXSW, where the sea of good talent is so vast that it becomes difficult for otherwise excellent artists to separate from the pack. Like…
New Nashville Riverboat Roadshow: A Curated Lineup of Music Ringers Presented by Bose
CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF THE ACTS WE COVERED AT SXSW 2023 AUSTIN, TX- Boats have always been a mixed blessing to me. The freedom of an unmoored watercraft is exhilarating but the claustrophobia of not being able to get off the damn boat can…
The Minks Unleashed: A Band with Good Roots and Great Potential
CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF THE ACTS WE COVERED AT SXSW 2023 AUSTIN, TX- Excerpted from Original Article “…Back upstairs, The Minks spun the ship around with a punk assault on the placid waters of Lady Bird Lake. I am a dead sucker for a…
Diverse Representation in Country and Americana: Gabe Lee’s Impact on the Conversation
CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF THE ACTS WE COVERED AT SXSW 2023 AUSTIN, TX- Excerpted from Original Article “… Special shout out to Gabe Lee, who joined the ladies for a few songs. The man exudes a quiet and confident gravitas and clearly has the…
Irresistible Shelly Fairchild: A Fusion of Country, Blues, and Rock in a Boat Concert
CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF THE ACTS WE COVERED AT SXSW 2023 AUSTIN, TX- Excerpted from Original Article “… Back upstairs, Shelly Fairchild took the mic and hot damn the lady hustles. She came hard with a sound forged at the intersection of country and…
