Derrick Lee
Ella Vos Takes Breathes Away At The Echoplex [PHOTOS]
Echo Park, CA- Ella Vos likes to take her time. Ever since she dropped her first single “White Noise” in 2016 and Rolling Stone magazine noted her as one of 10 new artists that we needed to know in October 2016, she has been taking…
NIIA’s Concert For KCRW’s “Rebel Rebel” Series Was Perfection [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Los Angeles, CA- Headlining KCRW’s second installment of the Rebel Rebel concert series at the Hammer Museum on July 13th, 2017 was the soulful chanteuse Niia. Having released her long awaited debut album “I” earlier this year (May 5th,…
Annie Hardy Bares All With Poignant Acoustic Performance [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Los Angeles, CA- When I saw the name Annie Hardy on the bill as one of the opening acts for Sean Rowe at The Sanctuary at Pico-Union, I did a quick double take. It was a familiar…
GROVES Opens For Ella Vos With A Solid Set At The Echoplex [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Echo Park, CA- The L.A. based band (via Texas) Groves has been hustling the past few months, playing tons of gigs opening for bands like La Bouquet and Katelyn Tarver and also playing a handful of festivals like…
Off Bloom Leaves Lasting Impression With First U.S. Live Performances [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Los Angeles, CA- There’s some exciting new electronic pop coming out of Denmark. The trio of Mads, Alex and lead vocalist Mette are Off Bloom, and there’s nothing “off” about them. Alex and Mads are producers whose…
SPELLES Opens Rebel Rebel Concert With A Solid Performance [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Los Angeles, CA- It always make me happy to see a recording artist make progress with their live performance. I can’t remember when it was, but I first caught SPELLES a little while ago at The Echo…
EXES’ Electronic, Dream-Pop Sonics Fills The Echoplex [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Echo Park, CA- Opening for Ella Vos at The Echoplex on June 27, 2017 was the Los Angeles based electronic, dream-pop band EXES. Fronted by vocalist Allie McDonald, this band has recorded and released a handful of tracks…
Cory Becker’s Music Imbued A Strong Mood At The Sanctuary [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Los Angeles, CA- Los Angeles based (via St. Louis) singer songwriter Cory Becker performed at The Sanctuary at Pico-Union opening for Sean Rowe on July 7, 2017. Having just released his latest album (which I’m assuming was…
Round Two With Lauren Ruth Ward Knocked Me Out
Echo Park, CA- There’s something magical about the musical creature named Lauren Ruth Ward. Ever since I saw her perform at The Roxy, I was instantly hooked. With a voice that some have called a “70s-Channelling mix of Janis Joplin and Courtney Barnett” and with a stage…
The Atomics Were Energized And Ready To Rock The Roxy [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Hollywood, CA- I was able to watch The Atomics Coachella performance earlier this year. Though they would be highly critical of their own performance after the first weekend, I found it pretty enjoyable. Plus, it certainly doesn’t hurt…