Derrick Lee
The Soul Revival Movement Needs To Keep An Eye On Durand Jones & The Indications
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SANTA BARBARA POLO & WINE FESTIVAL COVERAGE! Santa Barbara, CA- It took us a little while to this get this up, but we’d be remiss not to include our thoughts and photos of the Bayou-born soul sensation, Durand Jones and his extremely…
Robert Pollard Of Guided By Voices Has Still Got It
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE GROWLERS SIX COVERAGE! San Pedro, CA- At age 60, Robert has still got that rock star flare. With the band playing his melodic gems loudly with vigor, it was an inspired moment to watch unfold on stage. Follow Guided By Voices…
Cigarettes After Sex Bring The Downtempo Sexy To San Pedro
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE GROWLERS SIX COVERAGE! San Pedro, CA- …Their music induces the kind of feeling you get after you’ve just finished having … well … sex, and are sweaty and exhausted lighting up that relaxing cigarette. Sweet mellow melodies floating over a daze…
Modest Mouse’s Sonic Barrage Rocks The Growlers Six
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE GROWLERS SIX COVERAGE! San Pedro, CA- … and Isaac Brock and company never fail to entertain [and] gave festival attendees a loud sonic barrage of some of my favorite songs including “Dramamine” and “King Rat”. As if the music weren’t enough,…
Yasmine Hamdan’s Video For Her “Country” Is A Powerfully Moving Statement
Los Angeles, CA- Yasmine Hamdan is a pioneer in Middle Eastern pop music. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Yasmine’s music blends traditional Arabic music with contemporary electronic sounds. Since embarking on a solo career in 2012, she has made it a point of weaving the social and political themes…
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Gives The Growlers Six A Fever We Want To Tell Everyone About
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE GROWLERS SIX COVERAGE! San Pedro, CA- … And Karen O reminded us of how much of a bad-ass she is on stage. Everything she did embodied a punk ethos that other female rockers should aspire to […] it was rock and…
The Growlers Are Rejuvenated With Their DIY Music Festival
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE GROWLERS SIX COVERAGE! San Pedro, CA- …I could get a sense that that their performance was a celebration of overcoming odds. Perhaps, going back to the way it was … a DIY festival that was more of a party than a…
The Growlers’ DIY Music Festival Is Back, Bigger And Better Than Ever
EDITOR’S NOTE: Blurred Culture did not submit a request to cover The Growlers Six (we’re always looking for more contributors, so hit us up if you are an aspiring journalist!), but as fate would have it our dude Derrick got a last minute opportunity to take…
Nick Hakim’s Soulful Expression Woos The Echoplex [PHOTOS]
Echo Park, CA- Three years in the making, Nick Hakim’s eagerly anticipated, debut full-length album (“Green Twins”) was released earlier this year. It’s an album that melds psychedelic soul and funk wrapped in an ethereal, downtempo cloak of mellow vibes. Imagine taking a 33 1/3…
Nick Waterhouse And His Band Are Sounding As Good As Ever [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR MORE SANTA BARBARA POLO & WINE FESTIVAL COVERAGE! Santa Barbara- If there’s a musical genre that pairs nicely with wine- other than jazz or classical- it’s 1950s inspired blues and R&B. Nick Waterhouse’s modern take…