NJOMZA Has Her First-Ever Sold Out Headlining Show In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA- NJOMZA. It’s a female Albanian name and it’s pronounced “NYOME-zah”. I recommend that you learn how to pronounce it now, because I have a feeling that you’re going to need to learn how to say it sooner rather than later. Njomza…
Barns Courtney’s Energy Is Tangible At The Palladium
LOS ANGELES, CA- One of the opening acts for The Kooks at The Palladium was another English musician: Barns Courtney. His first single as a solo artist, “Glitter & Gold” was released in 2015, and it received great acclaim throughout the UK. He saw his…
Minke Gives The Hi Hat “Something Better”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Minke is a young British singer, songwriter who has penchant for writing beautifully melodic songs that are imbued with sophisticated themes and deeply-rooted emotional sensibilities. Her 2018 single “Maybe 25”- which has amassed over half a million streams on Spotify- is a…
Brendon Urie Is The Greatest Showman
LOS ANGELES, CA- Back in 2005, Panic! At The Disco released A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out. Brendon Urie and company were fresh out of high school and recorded the album on what was then considered a “small budget”. But small budget or not, and…
Kate Clover Debuts New Solo Project At The Hi Hat
LOS ANGELES, CA- For the longest while, I had been intending to see the band ExSage perform live. Their 2017 EP Total Devotion was three cuts of riff heavy, pulsing indie rock. I know I have a digital copy of “Come Alive” saved somewhere on an…
Post Gig Blues Won’t Stop Loveless Romantics
HOLLYWOOD, CA- On January 26m 2019, Blurred Culture and no season was able to have a Madame Siam veteran grace our stage again: Loveless Romantics. This duo of Nick Chilli Haze and Mike Ball took the stage and rocked the room solid. Loveless Romantics is the…
Femme Fatale Jesse Jo Stark Gave A Seductive Performance On Valentine’s Day
LOS ANGELES, CA- There are thousands of artists who have to learn how to be sexy. They may have “a look”, but they need to be coached on how to have that sensuality ooze from the soul. Jesse Jo Stark doesn’t have to worry about…
The Kooks Return To L.A. And Keep It Fun, Carefree & Loose
LOS ANGELES, CA- Brit Rock saw a massive revival in the 2000s due in large part to a handful UK bands. The Kooks were one of them. Their debut album Inside In/Inside Out is an outstanding album, which was confidently carefree despite it being laden with clever…
Branson Anderson’s “Moonshade” Is Loose and Free-Spirited Americana
LOS ANGELES, CA- A few weeks ago, a musician whose music I respect emailed me a link to a song from an artist that I wasn’t familiar with. When the musician suggested that the artist was a cross between Devendra Banhart and Shakey Graves, my…
Aural Pleasure Abound At Love You Down Fest 2019
[DAY 1] | [HOMEPAGE] | [DAY 2] LOS ANGELES, CA- This was the third year I’ve attended Love You Down Fest, and I can easily say that the fellas of SWIMM easily impressed me with not only the spectacular line-up they curated, but also the…
